Posted by: milton on 11:59am Tue 25 Sep 07
While undoubtably the country is filled with lamentable bloaters, fit only for being melted down for soap, glib headlines like above to little to improve the situation.
This problem is hardly new to this country. For example, my grandfather wouldn't even have been able to cycle for 5 minutes, never mind 20.
Of course, he lost his legs to necrosis from a bondage game gone wrong, but that is neither here nor there.
While undoubtably the country is filled with lamentable bloaters, fit only for being melted down for soap, glib headlines like above to little to improve the situation.
This problem is hardly new to this country. For example, my grandfather wouldn't even have been able to cycle for 5 minutes, never mind 20.
Of course, he lost his legs to necrosis from a bondage game gone wrong, but that is neither here nor there.
Posted by: martin, Glasgow on 12:16pm Tue 25 Sep 07
A fitness survey for a healthclub with a vested interest in getting people to join a health club. Does no one else notice the self interst here? I am not saying that the problem does not exist but why are the evening times giving this company publicity?
A fitness survey for a healthclub with a vested interest in getting people to join a health club. Does no one else notice the self interst here? I am not saying that the problem does not exist but why are the evening times giving this company publicity?
Posted by: Gary-bhoy, Mosspark on 1:12pm Tue 25 Sep 07
I think this is terrible as a personal trainer myself the amount of young people that can't do simple exercise tasks but at the sametime the companies charge far too much to join their local gym, yet its simple to do exercises in their spare time or when they are sitting at home on their computers!!!
I think this is terrible as a personal trainer myself the amount of young people that can't do simple exercise tasks but at the sametime the companies charge far too much to join their local gym, yet its simple to do exercises in their spare time or when they are sitting at home on their computers!!!
Posted by: milton on 1:44pm Tue 25 Sep 07
Phew, Gary!
You must be very fit, to be able to say all that in one breath!
Phew, Gary!
You must be very fit, to be able to say all that in one breath!
Posted by: Meep, Shawlands on 3:30pm Tue 25 Sep 07
[italic]Can i have a fried Mars bar pizza....with CHIPS!![/italic] I disagree that there is an obseity epidemic. This just seems to be fearmongering by the Health secretary trying to look competent. Lung Disease & heart disease are bigger problems in Scotland. But that is more environmental than what we consume. [italic]"Yes and can i have a bottle of ginger to swallow it down please!!"[/italic]
Can i have a fried Mars bar pizza....with CHIPS!! I disagree that there is an obseity epidemic. This just seems to be fearmongering by the Health secretary trying to look competent. Lung Disease & heart disease are bigger problems in Scotland. But that is more environmental than what we consume.
"Yes and can i have a bottle of ginger to swallow it down please!!" Posted by: Miltons da, The daily record on 4:48pm Tue 25 Sep 07
[quote][bold]milton[/bold] wrote:
While undoubtably the country is filled with lamentable bloaters, fit
only for being melted down for soap, glib headlines like above to
little to improve the situation.
This problem is hardly new to this country. For example, my grandfather
wouldn't even have been able to cycle for 5 minutes, never mind 20.
Of course, he lost his legs to necrosis from a bondage game gone wrong,
but that is neither here nor there.[/quote] Thats all well and good my boy but I'm pretty sure I saw you leave mcdonalds the other day with not one not two not three but four! count em! four big macs. I think your pot is blacker than your kettle. Your Grandpa worked hard to put food on my table. Despite his obvious disabillity. Dirty little ingrate I cant believe you would air your dirty linen in public. Especially with you being a bedwetter up until last year.
milton wrote:
While undoubtably the country is filled with lamentable bloaters, fit
only for being melted down for soap, glib headlines like above to
little to improve the situation.
This problem is hardly new to this country. For example, my grandfather
wouldn't even have been able to cycle for 5 minutes, never mind 20.
Of course, he lost his legs to necrosis from a bondage game gone wrong,
but that is neither here nor there.
Thats all well and good my boy but I'm pretty sure I saw you leave mcdonalds the other day with not one not two not three but four! count em! four big macs. I think your pot is blacker than your kettle. Your Grandpa worked hard to put food on my table. Despite his obvious disabillity. Dirty little ingrate I cant believe you would air your dirty linen in public. Especially with you being a bedwetter up until last year.
Posted by: bluey, glasgow on 7:53pm Tue 25 Sep 07
Anybody whose walked down Sauchiehall Street recently has to fight the desire to snatch pies out of the hands of the wobbling and bloated shoppers.
Anybody whose walked down Sauchiehall Street recently has to fight the desire to snatch pies out of the hands of the wobbling and bloated shoppers.
Posted by: Brian, Garngad, Glasgow on 8:44pm Tue 25 Sep 07
Big fat wobblin' weans are just another leap of evolution. In 50 years time all weans will be made this way!
The streets should be well flooded by then, and by wearing carefully ballasted pants, they should be able to bob along quite nicely on their long journey back to the sea.
Humans going back to live in the sea that spawned them in the first place.
A momentous occasion for all mankind!
Big fat wobblin' weans are just another leap of evolution. In 50 years time all weans will be made this way!
The streets should be well flooded by then, and by wearing carefully ballasted pants, they should be able to bob along quite nicely on their long journey back to the sea.
Humans going back to live in the sea that spawned them in the first place.
A momentous occasion for all mankind!
Posted by: Betty Uttley, overseas on 9:41pm Tue 25 Sep 07
My dad came to America to visit,
his favourite saying was "everyone is wasting away to a lump"
so you see where we are in California, everyone you see is eating ice cream or a donut.
My dad came to America to visit,
his favourite saying was "everyone is wasting away to a lump"
so you see where we are in California, everyone you see is eating ice cream or a donut.
Posted by: ukrossco, Glasgow on 1:39am Wed 26 Sep 07
This article told us nothing we didn't know already. People, especially in the West of Scotland, are unfit and overweight.
Keeping fit and eating well costs money. Didn't I just read somewhere that 33,000 families needed financial help with clothing their kids for school in Glasgow? With that in mind, the Glasgow Club should be free for all of Glasgow's Citizens. The only people who'd say eating well is cheap are the middle class Glasgow City Councillors or the politicians who have never had to worry about feeding themselves and their kids on a budget. How do you get more for your money? Buy frozen rubbish that'll fill your kids up, provide too salt and saturated fat, and malnourish them at the same time.
I don't know what the answer is, but I wish the media would get past the stage of giggling at the 'fatties' like immature kids to the more constructive stance of being critical of the council and government policies (or lack of) that are the root cause of ill health and obesity.
This article told us nothing we didn't know already. People, especially in the West of Scotland, are unfit and overweight.
Keeping fit and eating well costs money. Didn't I just read somewhere that 33,000 families needed financial help with clothing their kids for school in Glasgow? With that in mind, the Glasgow Club should be free for all of Glasgow's Citizens. The only people who'd say eating well is cheap are the middle class Glasgow City Councillors or the politicians who have never had to worry about feeding themselves and their kids on a budget. How do you get more for your money? Buy frozen rubbish that'll fill your kids up, provide too salt and saturated fat, and malnourish them at the same time.
I don't know what the answer is, but I wish the media would get past the stage of giggling at the 'fatties' like immature kids to the more constructive stance of being critical of the council and government policies (or lack of) that are the root cause of ill health and obesity.
Posted by: prather2000, Seattle, USA on 4:46am Wed 26 Sep 07
[quote][bold]Meep[/bold] wrote:
[italic]Can i have a fried Mars bar pizza....with CHIPS!![/italic] I disagree that there is an obseity epidemic. This just seems to be fearmongering by the Health secretary trying to look competent. Lung Disease & heart disease are bigger problems in Scotland. But that is more environmental than what we consume. [italic]"Yes and can i have a bottle of ginger to swallow it down please!!"[/italic] [/quote] Are you really saying that lung cancer and heart disease is purely enviromental? Glasgow has one of the highest cases of these prevenable and managable diseases, it is through lack of education and interest that allow these to overpower society, I grew up in the east end of Glasgow, and although I live here, I know America has it's problems, but at least people are trying to change. My mother had a heart attack, still goes on and on about it, and after having the bypass still sits there smoking her fags and drinking her whiskey. How many more are out there that refuse to change? It seems the Glasgow folk walk aorund with their eyes wide shut.
Meep wrote:
Can i have a fried Mars bar pizza....with CHIPS!! I disagree that there is an obseity epidemic. This just seems to be fearmongering by the Health secretary trying to look competent. Lung Disease & heart disease are bigger problems in Scotland. But that is more environmental than what we consume. "Yes and can i have a bottle of ginger to swallow it down please!!"
Are you really saying that lung cancer and heart disease is purely enviromental? Glasgow has one of the highest cases of these prevenable and managable diseases, it is through lack of education and interest that allow these to overpower society, I grew up in the east end of Glasgow, and although I live here, I know America has it's problems, but at least people are trying to change. My mother had a heart attack, still goes on and on about it, and after having the bypass still sits there smoking her fags and drinking her whiskey. How many more are out there that refuse to change? It seems the Glasgow folk walk aorund with their eyes wide shut.
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