tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126474537687051974.post4919240301942035707..comments2024-02-16T23:48:54.987-06:00Comments on The Daily Diary of a Winning Loser: Day 24 "Calories on Credit" and "The List"Sean Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07973189725254566966noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126474537687051974.post-65290017410443541112010-07-18T08:14:30.746-05:002010-07-18T08:14:30.746-05:00”I know that I'm out of calories today, but I&...”I know that I'm out of calories today, but I'm just gonna eat 200 more, then I'll eat 200 less tomorrow”...OR... “I'll go ahead and eat an extra piece, but I'll exercise 15 minutes longer to make up for it”....OMG, that's exactly what I use to say to myself. Rationalise and bargaining. Thankyou for the reminder Sean.******https://www.blogger.com/profile/08710719731709071494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126474537687051974.post-83542998718268623582009-02-01T13:21:00.000-06:002009-02-01T13:21:00.000-06:00I've always hated the word "obese", so "morbidly o...I've always hated the word "obese", so "morbidly obese" is a term I really despise. I can deal with "overweight", or even "overweight by 75 pounds", as the connotations aren't as negative. At least not to me. "Obese" is an ugly word; so is "morbidly". Whenever I read or hear them put together I tune out in disgust, even knowing that "morbidly obese" is a medical term. I think that the medical community could, if it wanted to, come up with different terminology that would denote the fact that a person is dangerously overweight (healthwise) without connoting slovenliness. <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_mass_index" REL="nofollow">Body Mass Index (BMI)</A>, or some variation of it, seems to me to be a better way to convey information about a person's weight without the negative connotations associated with terms such as "obese".Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03579564696899897754noreply@blogger.com