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NaMeaHou Donating Member (802 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-12-03 07:59 PM
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What's good about being chubby?
I intend to lose 20 pounds to get back to my fighting weight. I look at myself, and don't see so much difference, but know by the lying scales that I am 20 pounds overweight.

For now, I am what I am.

Are there some good things I can take with me mentally as I find my way through tomorrow?
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Fixated Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-12-03 08:00 PM
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1. ....
Nope, I can't really think of any. Hmm. That is strange.
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Fight_n_back Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-12-03 08:00 PM
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2. You provide warmth for others
which makes you a cuddle candidate.
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JVS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-12-03 08:00 PM
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3. Failing the Draft physical!
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HEyHEY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-12-03 10:21 PM
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12. Booyaa!
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DisgustipatedinCA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-12-03 08:01 PM
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4. buoyancy n/t
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Droopy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-12-03 08:02 PM
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5. If there was suddenly a food shortage
You'd be better off than skinny people, at least for a while.
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spinbaby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-12-03 08:13 PM
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6. Sitting is comfier
Because your tush is well padded.
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NightTrain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-12-03 08:16 PM
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7. Not a damned thing!

The only reason I'm still fat is that I lack the willpower to stay the hell away from sugary foods and drinks. It's times like this I think it might not be a bad idea for me to get myself laid once in a while!

Nah, to hell with it. Getting laid takes too much effort!
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area51 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-12-03 08:17 PM
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8. Q: "What's good about being chubby?"

A: People who are overweight & fall down are less likely to break bones (than skinny people who fall down).
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FloridaJudy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-12-03 09:34 PM
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9. There really is an upside to fat
You're far less likely to suffer from osteoporosis!
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WindRavenX Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-12-03 09:42 PM
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10. I'm in the same boat
Because I'm so short (4'11), being the normal weight of a woman (~155 on the higher end) makes me about 20 pounds overweight. Genetics plays a role though: dad was short and stout.
I'm not pissed about myself; I eat right and exercise.
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SmileyBoy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-12-03 09:51 PM
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11. I can pretend that I have boobies.
Edited on Sun Oct-12-03 09:52 PM by northwest
But probably not for long. I'm still losing weight. I'm at 220 and shrinking.
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Maddy McCall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-12-03 10:23 PM
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13. If Y2K would have happened, you could have lived longer without food
off of your stored body fat than skinny people.
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