People trying to lose weight by changing what they eat, if they DO NOTHING, will fail. If you try to starve your body of nutrition, it will work harder to horde every last bit of food that it can. It is infinitely better to do a little bit of exercise. Increasing muscle mass, even by small amounts, will also cause more calories to be burned when not exercising, because muscle needs fuel all the time.

Absolutely Freelancer, whenever I tell my mates this they give me this skeptical look, mumble something unintelligible and then change the subject. Why oh why is simple logic so hard for people to grasp?

Isn’t the obvious healthy solution to lead life as a shut-in with no contact with the outside world beyond one’s own cable modem? Ahem.

Well, a photo of you would tell us a great deal, wouldn’t it, AP? Hmmm? Yes? Hello, is this thing on?

I’ve recently spent a few weeks between jobs, and lost 22 pounds. While eating more than I was before my previous contract came to an end, since I spend more time within arms reach of the fridge.

20 minutes on an elliptical trainer and 15 minutes of mild weightlifting, three times a week. All it takes for any person on earth to lose weight is to expend more calories than you eat. The math is really irrefutable. Now, how well you choose the foods you eat will determine if you have the energy and mental frame of mind to actually do something physical, so that can’t be ignored, but it is somewhat the lesser factor.

People trying to lose weight by changing what they eat, if they DO NOTHING, will fail. If you try to starve your body of nutrition, it will work harder to horde every last bit of food that it can. It is infinitely better to do a little bit of exercise. Increasing muscle mass, even by small amounts, will also cause more calories to be burned when not exercising, because muscle needs fuel all the time.

On topic, blaming your enablers has certainly become de rigeur, but that won’t drop a single ounce of fat off your back. Go walk a mile if nothing else.

Exit question: Isn’t the obvious healthy solution to lead life as a shut-in with no contact with the outside world beyond one’s own cable modem?

This reminds me of an old Dilbert strip, where Dilbert went from telecommuting to total recluse in four frames. He ultimately decided that in this lifestyle, even underwear was optional.

Exit question: Isn’t the obvious healthy solution to lead life as a shut-in with no contact with the outside world beyond one’s own cable modem?

Exit Answer: No.

Is Allah fat? I always pictured him as [cooly handsome and yet] dangerously thin saint kansas on July 26, 2007 at 5:29 AM

That’s hilarious b/c that’s the same picture I had of him. Dark hair, right?

-By Warner Todd HustonHere is another reason why people look askance at University “researchers” and wonder why for smart guys they seem so stupid? Reuters passed on some stupid smart guy “research” that posits that if someone is fat, so will their…

Exit question: Isn’t the obvious healthy solution to lead life as a shut-in with no contact with the outside world beyond one’s own cable modem? Ahem.

Well, Allah, I think MM would be in favor of that for you. As a shut in you’d have no need for an iPhone.

If someone became obese, their friends were 57 percent more likely to become obese over the 32 years…

Here is some shocking news; in the next 32 years we will all be a little fatter or dead. How many people weigh the same at 45 years old as they did at 13 years old? How many weigh less at 55 than 23?
Thank you, thank you, now give me the government grant.

Maybe Hot Air could sponsor a “Draw Allah” contest, and the one who comes closest wins, like, an iPhone. I don’t know who’d judge, though. Has Michelle ever seen him?

Defector01 on July 25, 2007 at 8:40 PM

Kini on July 25, 2007 at 9:41 PM

Are you saying that your personal experience disproves conclusions from 32 years worth of data? What reason do you have to doubt the statistics from this study?

Kensington on July 25, 2007 at 8:59 PM

You may not personally be a burden on the healthcare system, but there’s no denying that obesity on the whole has been a huge burden. Hospital treatment for diabetics is a big example. You’re right to say that no one should draw the conclusion that other people being obese is your fault (I don’t think either the article or the study were implying this). But studying the spread of obesity is pretty important, and successful preventative measures can be devised as a result of studies like this.

I don’t see why everyone on here is so against this study being done or disagrees with its conclusions.

I blame the moonbat fast for my weight gain.

Mojack420 on July 25, 2007 at 9:06 PM

the 420 doesn’t help things either my friend! ;-)

If all your relatives are fat

You probably are too… or will be.

I need some pizza. It’s the only thing that dulls the pain, my only escape from the reality that Jessica Alba will never, ever love me. :-(