tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282765341883251430.post4843777408529658821..comments2023-12-04T03:20:51.397-08:00Comments on Wistful Voyages...: BMI....Grrrrrr!Toniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15960486841313449167noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282765341883251430.post-28542182638617487732011-02-26T12:55:58.052-08:002011-02-26T12:55:58.052-08:00Oh how I love and miss you. I completely agree wi...Oh how I love and miss you. I completely agree with you, especially since I was working in the Medical field for the last year. It was a bit of a shock for me living in the US because there were so many people who were larger then me. It was like the first time I ever felt normal just being me. Im not trying to say that I compared my largeness with them, but I just didn't feel abnormal Meaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15976329882313873728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282765341883251430.post-88965614814604158092011-02-26T09:17:55.605-08:002011-02-26T09:17:55.605-08:00Another comment from a Facebook friend:
Pam:
heck...Another comment from a Facebook friend:<br /><br />Pam:<br />heck ya i could survive a pioneer winter :) tonia... this topic gets me going too. in highscool at a size 6 i weighed 150 lbs. someone of my height "should weigh" 120lbs or less. this too gave me a giant complex. i too will never be that size again, but why am i judged by this. why at a size 6 was i considered obese? i could Toniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15960486841313449167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282765341883251430.post-23759154347879744552011-02-26T09:17:30.143-08:002011-02-26T09:17:30.143-08:00Adding a thought from a Facebook friend:
Tracy:
O...Adding a thought from a Facebook friend:<br /><br />Tracy:<br />Outstanding post! Agreed! Agreed! Agreed!<br />1830's?! Seriously most people were 5' tall with a little change and weighed 120 lbs if they were lucky. There is a balance to be found so that accuracy in the general health of a society can be measured. But then again weight has become political right along with the extreme Toniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15960486841313449167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282765341883251430.post-41807076047459259562011-02-25T17:16:17.850-08:002011-02-25T17:16:17.850-08:00Hi T - Well, yah, sing it sistah! I just polled a...Hi T - Well, yah, sing it sistah! I just polled a few men from my neighbourhood coffee shop. They asked my weight, I said 166. The older guy from Morocco said, lose 16 lbs, you'll feel great. The 29-year old got out his calculator, asked my height, and said lose 40 lbs. WTF. Nutter. I'm going to drop a dress size this year, not 4 dress sizes! I'm exercising daily, something I&Pearlhttp://www.coolwhippings.comnoreply@blogger.com