You're absolutely right. And I, for one, would quite happily see the entire dieting industy crash and burn in a fiery ball of cartoon death. I hate the way they peddle what are often at best dubious quick-fix remedies that are likely to do more harm than good to desperate people. I tend to equate them to somewhere around the same level as drug pushers in my head.
Very much so. I like to find ways to make my life fulfilling and interesting; I find that makes me feel so much better about myself than being 2lb lighter on weighing day does (and I've tried it).
Happened to you too, huh? I ended up going home and talking to my mother, who's a qualified nurse, about it. Her response is actually not repeatable in polite company (and my mother is a classy lady; she never swears!). My current favourite BMI factlet is that the entire England rugby team - professional sportsmen, no less - would register as morbidly obese on the BMI. Moronic really is the best word for it.
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Date: 2009-06-18 11:20 pm (UTC)Very much so. I like to find ways to make my life fulfilling and interesting; I find that makes me feel so much better about myself than being 2lb lighter on weighing day does (and I've tried it).
Happened to you too, huh? I ended up going home and talking to my mother, who's a qualified nurse, about it. Her response is actually not repeatable in polite company (and my mother is a classy lady; she never swears!). My current favourite BMI factlet is that the entire England rugby team - professional sportsmen, no less - would register as morbidly obese on the BMI. Moronic really is the best word for it.