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jadecat
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response 215 of 378:
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Mar 8 21:09 UTC 2006 |
resp:214 in a way. My roommate at the time had two cats that were open
fed- and were mostly okay with it. Sasha had been portion fed from the
time she was a kitten- so with open feeding available she went nuts.
Plus I was in denial about just how chubby she was- until she got a lion
cut... whoa. By that time that roomie had moved out, bhelliom had moved
in and I was able to go back to portion feeding her (the amounts as
suggested by her vet). It took time and much patience with "I'm
STARVING!!11!1" whining, but I won. And so did she- she's much
healthier, and much more active now at 8 than she was at 4.
Keep in mind too that some cats CAN be 18 lbs and right in line with
their optimal weigth/health. Cats like Maine Coons are often that big,
or bigger, and aren't chubby. The majority of 'mutt' cats range from
10-12 lbs. Sasha lost about 1/3 of her weight, so it would be like a
person who should weigh 150 weighing 225...
The idea of her finding anything other than cat food on her own is just
funny. This is the cat that meows at spiders/insects that get into her
view. Apparently she thinks she can talk them into leaving...
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slynne
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response 216 of 378:
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Mar 8 21:41 UTC 2006 |
resp:200 and resp:201
Well. Although the research on set-point theory isn t conclusive, I ll
share it anyways but with the caveat that this is only a theory and one
where there is some research that supports it and some research that
refutes it. But here it is There is a theory that people have a
natural weight set point. Their body will adjust in order to get to
that set point. If a person starts eating less and starts losing
weight, their metabolism will slow down. If a person starts eating more
and starts gaining weight, their metabolism will speed up. Different
people have different set points though. It is possible that 600lb
woman, for whatever reason has a set point that is much higher than
most.
But really, even if she did eat a lot more than most people to get that
fat, I see that as evidence that she has a different appetite level
than other people. There is strong evidence that a large part of a
person s appetite is physical and relates to hormones in the stomach.
Maybe her stomach produced more of that hormone than other people
produce. Maybe her brain is more receptive to that hormone. I have no
idea. I do know that if that is the case, gastric bypass is probably
appropriate for her since cutting out the stomach seems to greatly
reduce the number of those hormones a person produces.
The real thing is that I don t see her weight as a character flaw.
Which of course doesn t mean that she doesn t have character flaws.
Heck, she might be addicted to certain foods for all I know. The point
is that I don t know and neither do you and neither does the author of
that blog Mary linked to. There is a word for judging someone based on
one s own biases rather than actual information and that is what I am
accusing people of.
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richard
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response 217 of 378:
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Mar 8 22:11 UTC 2006 |
that 600 pound woman needs drugs to increase her metabolism. She needs some
strong amphetamines. Better she be hooked on speed than food.
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tod
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response 218 of 378:
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Mar 8 22:12 UTC 2006 |
I agree that obsession with weight is an epidemic. I also agree that obesity
is the cause of the epidemic. I speculate that our country is abnormally
overweight due to the chemicals and sugar in all the food which cause cravings
and weird insulin shocks to our nervous systems.
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richard
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response 219 of 378:
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Mar 8 22:14 UTC 2006 |
They also have those "fat farms", aka diet camps, there's a famous one at Duke
University, which operate on the idea that the key is to remove the person
entirely from their previous environment. That you can't lose that much
weight sitting at home surrounded by your enabling loved ones and bad habits.
If this 600 pound woman had the money to go spend 2-3 months at Duke it would
probably make a world of difference.
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richard
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response 220 of 378:
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Mar 8 22:35 UTC 2006 |
edina before you had your surgery, did you consider other less invasive
options, like liposuction or stomach stapling? Or going to a fat farm on a
beach, where they give you a liquid diet and let you sweat off the pounds in
the high humidity?
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richard
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response 221 of 378:
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Mar 8 22:57 UTC 2006 |
re #207 why did you stop at eleven pounds with Sasha? Surely with a little
extra work, she can get back into the single digits. Its only a pound more
to lose to be under ten! :)
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happyboy
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response 222 of 378:
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Mar 8 23:38 UTC 2006 |
re217: wrong, amphetamines will kill her sooner than the fat,
dummy.
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johnnie
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response 223 of 378:
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Mar 8 23:51 UTC 2006 |
set point: A person's set point can and will change (or so the notion
goes). If one continues to eat too much, the set point will adjust
upwards; if one diets and exercises, the set point will adjust down.
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tod
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response 224 of 378:
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Mar 8 23:53 UTC 2006 |
re #222
Don't you mean amphatamines?!
I'm all for skinny cow ice cream sandwiches after work. Who's with me?
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marcvh
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response 225 of 378:
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Mar 8 23:58 UTC 2006 |
Sure, meet me at the Cold Stone near Westlake Mall.
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tod
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response 226 of 378:
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Mar 9 00:33 UTC 2006 |
I got my oil changed by Jiffy Lube and they gave me a 2 free Cold Stone 1
scoop coupons
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richard
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response 227 of 378:
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Mar 9 00:41 UTC 2006 |
supposedly it helps to change from cow milk to soy milk. cow milk is
high in fat and a lot of kids get obese from loading up on the milk in
their cereal over the years. Problem is I have yet to find a soy milk
that tastes EXACTLY like regular milk.
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tod
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response 228 of 378:
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Mar 9 00:44 UTC 2006 |
Soy milk ruins the male libido.
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marcvh
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response 229 of 378:
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Mar 9 00:49 UTC 2006 |
In that case health insurance should be required to pay for it as a birth
control method, and Wal-Mart should be required by law to stock it.
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rcurl
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response 230 of 378:
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Mar 9 02:35 UTC 2006 |
So far this has just been about obesity. I think it might be enlightening if
slynne is willing to post the values for her cholesterol (HD and LD) and
triglycerides, to compare with what are considered healthy ranges.
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nharmon
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response 231 of 378:
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Mar 9 03:04 UTC 2006 |
I don't see any enlightenment coming from slynee posting her cholesterol
levels. And your amusement is not good enough reason.
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tod
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response 232 of 378:
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Mar 9 04:39 UTC 2006 |
It wouldn't be enlightening unless we had nathan's hdl and ldl counts to
compare with.
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rcurl
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response 233 of 378:
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Mar 9 06:01 UTC 2006 |
OK, in case anyone wants to compare, here is a simplified list. These are
important parameters because, regardless of weight, these values can cause
serious consequences if they are out of bounds.
Total cholesterol: too high > 200 mg/dl
HDL cholesterol: too low < 40 mg/dl
LDL cholesterol: too high > 130 mg/dl
Triglycerides: too high > 150 mg/dl
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nharmon
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response 234 of 378:
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Mar 9 12:53 UTC 2006 |
According to my doctor, my cholesterol levels have never been a
problem. I used to have somewhat high blood pressure, but I think that
was due to stress because it is normal.
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jadecat
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response 235 of 378:
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Mar 9 15:13 UTC 2006 |
resp:221 I 'stopped' at 11 lbs, Richard, because that's what the vet old
me she should weigh. I want a healthy cat, not an Ashley Olson in cat form.
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richard
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response 236 of 378:
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Mar 9 16:31 UTC 2006 |
re: speed. most diet pills on the market are really just high end
amphetamines being sold as "diet pills" The diet products industry is largely
one big scam.
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edina
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response 237 of 378:
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Mar 9 16:33 UTC 2006 |
I love how I passive aggressively got called a fat bigot. I'm sure a
"self-hating fat bigot" is probably more on target.
Richard, I did have my stomach stapled as part of the procedure. And I'm
still trying to figure out how you compare liposuction to it.
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jadecat
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response 238 of 378:
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Mar 9 16:35 UTC 2006 |
resp:236 as is well shown in the movie "Requiem for a Dream."
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mcnally
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response 239 of 378:
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Mar 9 17:13 UTC 2006 |
re #227: Like many of Richard's pronouncements this one doesn't even
pass the standard of "barely plausible." I'm really skeptical that anyone
gets obese from putting milk on their cereal. Probably the cereal doesn't
help much, as many varieties are simply *amazingly* full of sugar, but
putting a cup of soy milk on your Captain Crunch or Frosted Flakes isn't
going to keep you slim.
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