| Health issues and dating:Diabetis,Obesity,Smoking Etc.
Posted: 8/24/2005 4:40:05 PM | Am I the only one that thinks that ratboy, gymboy, sabre, chitown and trexx are the same person??
I think that there are rules about multiple profiles, especially when they are all involved in threads like this.
Brutal.
However It might be acceptable if you have multiple personality disorder I suppose
hmmmmm.... | |
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| Health issues and dating:Diabetis,Obesity,Smoking Etc.
Posted: 11/6/2005 6:32:23 AM | Its funny how its okay to heckle smokers, tokkers or drinkers yet it would be INSENSITIVE to heckle people who are obese. Afterall you are what you put into your body -- chances are they pump theirs full of processed and take-out foods! Just look around to see where you find these people.
Would not date an obese person (i.e. a women over 25 lbs for her height) because I fear all the health implications involved. I am not a couch potator either, so mobility is important to me and my significant other. And there ARE MORE health problems (pardon the pun) for overweight people than non-overweight people. Its been proven in medical studies again and again.
Likewise would not date a smoker, no matter how thin she is! No thanks! | |
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Posted: 5/16/2008 7:18:44 PM | where are the irate people? they need to get this thread removed!
well, personally, i feel those things that can be helped SHOULD.
why do nothing about things that can be improved?
logic is pushed aside for that next serving of fries. | |
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| Health issues and dating:Diabetis,Obesity,Smoking Etc.
Posted: 5/16/2008 7:37:33 PM | | I also think we have one person pretending to be three different people. A TROLL POST....... To prove what point I'm not sure.................Perhaps to post enough in the beginning so as not to get deleted.............. | |
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| Health issues and dating:Diabetis,Obesity,Smoking Etc.
Posted: 5/16/2008 7:50:22 PM | | Hey, I'm a "FAT BOY" & am in EXCELLENT Health !!! .... .... What's the deal here ? ... some of us are "Fat-Asses" & some of us are "Skinny-Asses" (& some poor souls are lost somewhere in between *LOL*) .... c'mon people, none of us are "perfect" (O/K, I am close & trying!! *LOL*) .... this may be totallyout of bounds from the original thread, but it's my humble opinion that Fat Boys should hook up with Skinny Girls -&- Fat Girls should hook up with Skinny Boys !!! ... "Physically", everything just works out better that way ! .......... | |
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Posted: 5/16/2008 9:25:01 PM | i'm just goofing around now. so many adults wanted to act like kids to prevent a peaceful discussion. i fear what they'd do to their own pets if they are angry at the world - they take out their frustration on others...if they can't handle something about themselves they try to inflict harm onto others-way to go about learning by being ignorant!
smoking = the worst habit as far as affecting others around them by purposefully polluting the air. if an establishment doesn't allow smoking, you'll find smokers just outside the doors so if a person wanted to go outside for fresh air, they'd be walking into a cloud of carcinogens.
Obesity = obvious. shhhhhhhhhhhhhh, we can't discuss this on POF | |
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| Health issues and dating:Diabetis,Obesity,Smoking Etc.
Posted: 5/16/2008 9:52:32 PM | Wow this is just an awesome thread.
I deal with my "condition" pretty well. Granted, no, I can't run 25 miles, but all the guys I've dated, once, or long term weren't looking for a running partner. So I guess it probably limits me if a guy is looking for a running partner or something. Other than that I really have no limitations, I'm healthy at this point in my life, blood pressure is normal, not diabetic, heart issue I had was fixed [Atrial septal defect], I don't have my tonsils, and my wisdom teeth were taken out. I pretty much hold my own, can I run a marathon? Probably not. Do I want to run a marathon? Not at this point in my career, but I'm sure it's coming.
Anyway, enough about me. I wouldn't let something treatable IE: diabetes, effect my decision on dating someone because it's totally treatable and involves that person only. Diabetes doesn't limit a person's ability to do things, they just have to monitor their blood glucose etc. That doesn't bother me. ALSO there are skinny diabetics out there... it's not just entirely a fat person disease.
I would date a fat guy, but not someone obese. Now the word 'obese' is used nowadays to describe fat people, to ME 'obese' would be a person 300lbs+ who can't move or breathe or drive. Obese people are the people who end up going to that hospital specifically for fat people that they show on TLC. So a guy whose chunky, but can ride a quad, go biking, etc. is fine with me. But no i wouldn't want to date someone bed ridden.
So I guess for me, if the health issue made someone unable to get out of bed, then no I probably wouldn't date them because I would want to do things they obviously couldn't do, but other than that if a condition is treatable and they are off enjoying life in their own way, i really don't care. | |
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| Health issues and dating:Diabetis,Obesity,Smoking Etc.
Posted: 8/27/2008 9:29:33 PM | | I can't expect to have a long term relation with someone that is beyond a "truly occasional" smoker. Years ago, I didn't care, but life since then has shown me things I do not want to encounter when my heart is involved. My neighbor has emphysema very bad and looks as though he's about to fall over as he shakes and breathes like he completed a marathon. Pneumonia hit my step grandmother, but because of her highly compromised lung capacity, it killed her. She reminds me of a deseased tree in a windy storm. My step mother and her sister...cancer 61 and 47. And, what about somebody that has to smoke in their house when you're there? The air in closed window homes only recirculates polluted smoky air. I left a recent closed house smoke situation and discovered I had a sinus infection; not sure if there is a definite link here, but so much smoke filtering through my breath couldn't help me be strong and fight such an infection. | |
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Posted: 8/28/2008 2:52:23 AM | Again this is too funny, maybe i shouldnt read these in the middle of the night.
Being a large women okay fat chick there are no activities that i cant do. I scuba dive, hike, canoe and i do have a brown belt in karate. So to all the men who think like rat boy too bad since i can lose weight but an A$$ hole cant change. | |
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Posted: 8/28/2008 7:32:31 AM | WOW well I'm doomed then being that I smoke am overweight and have diabetes.
Just one point to make before I go and committ internet suicide, I was slim before being put on medication for my diabetes (not that I am bothered either way). Not all "fat" people are so because they overeat, and not all are unhealthy.
I run around all day looking after a 4 year old and a 1 year old believe me I get plenty of exercise and v little sleep. And I am extremely healthy despite being overweight. | |
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Posted: 7/24/2009 12:41:22 AM | Mr Mound
this is a long time after you wrote your essays about heavy people, I am a plusize woman and my life has been a living nightmare, I try to be sweet and moveon, but people just will not keep their mouth shut, im sorry to say most are men, They run like heck from ladies like me,
my purpose in writing you is to thank you for the positive things you have said in your messages, Your a sweetheart of a guy, I wish you all the luck that may come down upon you in your quest for a mate, I also whisper a prayer to God that your health will continue to stabalize,
respectfully
pat smith alabama | |
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Posted: 7/24/2009 1:07:20 AM | If someone is diabetic, it is probably not their fault. Chances are that someone else in their family had it and it just was a matter of time before they had it. Even so, if cooking/eating is made real complicated and prescriptions and visits are needed every month, its going to make it harder. But if they can handle the expense and insurance without asking for assistance from anyone, then its less of an issue.
Being overweight has several causes, few of which have anything to do with laziness. But there is always something that can be done. I dropped from a size 22 to a size 6 in 2 years. I took the time and commitment to care about myself in that way, and so should anyone else in those circumstances.
As for smoking, I really am not interested in anyone who reguarly puts themselves at risk in that way. Not to mention the stench and the cost.
25 lbs over what? I weigh as much as I did when I was a size 14 but I am a size 6 now. I am a size 6 and "overweight" by the charts. You care about a number that bad? Besides, even when I was at my biggest, my other numbers were perfect. Cholesterol, BP, complete blood counts, etc. It did not "cause" anything, and doesn't. Its down to other factors with each individual and impossible to generalize.
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| Health issues and dating:Diabetis,Obesity,Smoking Etc.
Posted: 7/24/2009 11:39:31 AM | | You can't help being obese or having diabetes. If you could do something about it you'd think this problem wouldn't be as pervasive as it already is. It's not a will power issue, it's just a sign of the times we're living in. I dated someone twice my size (literally) and it didn't work out because we didn't have the same values and goals. If you met someone that was 300 lbs but met everything else that means so much to you, then by all accounts it should work out and you two should be married and live happily ever after. If the obese girl I was with would've done more than play online games and eat cheeseburgers every 3 hours then she and i would've had something very special. | |
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Posted: 7/24/2009 11:44:23 AM | For the obese people who claim to be able to do everything...
Hmmm At your ages I should hope so... it's 10-15 years down the road it impacts you...
Say Age 50, when the cartilege in your knees gives up because of the extra weight...
When your heart is no longer pumping well...
Same with smokers...
I've been to a few funerals...
1 for a motorcycle death...
1 for a heart attack...
1 for a girl who died of cervical cancer...
All of the other dozen or so were smoking related...including both of my parents.....
and most of them were over 40... and under 60 | |
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Posted: 7/24/2009 12:42:58 PM | I agree......After all, we are all in the priliminary early phase of dating. I f they
only think of themselves, then we're better off without them. From what I've
noticed, men are very selective, inflexible and half the time don't even give the ladies
a chance. How does one know, in one quick glance, how they may relate to this person??
I personally think guys put wayyy too much emphasis on looks and other superficial
criteria.....Another thing, alot of the guys meet, leave very quickly and cut you off
with no further contact and if you decide to try to find out what happened, they
will either block your calls or just not answer.....Very rude in my opinion.... How would
they like it if they were treated like this.............Come on, give me a break...... :( | |
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Posted: 7/24/2009 4:51:44 PM | | I wouldnt if it was terminal or something I could catch. lol Seriously though, as long as the person was taking care of themselves by taking their meds and getting the doctors care they needed, it wouldn't be a problem. I don't see myself being a nursemaid 10 years down the road because someone got lax with their treatment. | |
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Posted: 7/24/2009 7:41:11 PM | I think diabetes can be manageable. It is when you don't take care of yourself that diabetes can have complications. Obesity impairs ones ability to move about and can affect the health. Smoking... Everyone who smokes only lives for that next cigarette. If they could have a crystal ball and see the suffering they may have to endure due to cancer or COPD, then maybe they would reconsider.
All that said, you want to find someone who matches your level of health who is capable of doing the physical things you enjoy, whether it be outdoor activities or enjoying horizontal exercise. | |
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