Gotta love how BMI is supposedly the end all be all indicator of health but does not take into account muscle mass, skeletal frame, or ethnic/racial background whatsoever. Technically by BMI standards I'm overweight, but I have a hell of a lot more muscle and stamina than most of the women I know. I've brought some of…

Then we must define what is indeed morbidly obese. I was trying to make the case that those who fall within categories 2 and 3 of the obesity BMI scale indeed will be more likely to develop health problems. However, to assume that all obese people will have health problems is generalization. I can think of several…

@kimmp, you are so lucky to have such an adventurous veggie eater. Keep encouraging it. =)

All these pics bring a happy tear to my eye. I only wish I still lived in Brooklyn so I could celebrate this moment as a NY. Instead I am a grumpy Californian wishing my state would get it the fuck together for equality already.

Felt both episodes were pretty weak sauce.

Morbidly obese people, perhaps. But I would say it would be fair to think that at least 50% of people who are in the obese BMI range are not in fact any more unhealthy than many of their thin counterparts. Also, people are so quick to forget that there are 3 different classes of obesity. It is individuals on the high…

You look like a hotter, more buxom Drew Barrymore!

"I love when some picks a number like 200 lbs to be the OMGFATEST most morbidly obese example they can come up with."

It is not that weight doesn't correlate to an increased risk of certain health complications, it is that weight does not exclusively indicate one's level of physical fitness and nutrition. When one looks at a person who is heavily overweight, society tells us that it is okay to assume that they must not treat their…

My dad's retort to "It's not fair!" was, "Well guess what. Life isn't fair. Get used to it now."

#cotd

@keysburg, I had a bitch gyno like that once too. She was filling in for my regular doc who had just moved away, and when she asked me how many partners I had had, I said 5. She then gave me this hard look and said that at 21, 5 partners was an awful lot, and that I should be more choosy about who I let enter the…

I completely agree that by making your baby or child's weight a big deal, you certainly pass on a message of body stigma. However, I also think that a lot of parents feed their kids absolute garbage with no regard for what growing minds and bodies really need. Of course I accept and understand that some of that…

The earliest one I can remember was the boy who sat next to me in 3rd Grade. I have no idea why I thought he was so dreamy. Maybe because he was one of the few kids who was genuinely nice to me instead of teasing me ruthlessly. But that wasn't even like a crush crush. My first "git it bad" crush crush was in 7th…

Tell your friend to look up the word "slasher" on Google. They got a lot stuff on that there internet.

"Girl A meets Girl B and thinks she's cocky/reckless/mysterious/looking very Shane today."

I love the Light Pringles because I get to feel like I'm having a naughty indulgence with way less guilt. I have never had any weird Olestra effects, but I have also never gorged myself in an entire can, nor eaten them for days and days in a row. The serving size on the nutrition label is 15 chips, which is a nice…

Right, but do you really plan on eating like that forever? People who believe that the only way to lose weight is to cut out everything but the bare nutritional necessities are kidding themselves. Most people cannot and will not maintain that lifestyle and will gain back in short time what they have lost.

Um, no. False story. As someone who has recently purchased a wedding gown, I can assure you I looked at David's (didn't buy my dress there, but did get my bridesmaid dresses and shoes), and they carry a fairly large selection of dresses up to a size 24, or 26. Now granted, bridal wear is easily one or two sizes…

This makes me fucking sick. Your body, your choice. Not your mom's. Not your dad's. Not your guardian's. Doesn't matter if you're a minor. If you're old enough to have sex, you're old enough to make a choice to be pregnant or not.