Comments on: This just in: Relationships make you fat

By: SarahEllen

SarahEllen — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 18:23:37 +0000

Which young adults are they polling who watch LESS TV?!? I watch NO tv and I’m ‘overweight’ and 22 (which, I believe, is relatively young). I’m also an anomaly among my peers who watch at least an hour a day. All of whom come in different shapes and sizes.
In the first 1.5 years that my man and I lived together (in sin, just to clear that up) I gained 20lbs. Gasp! BUT I had spent two years losing 40 lbs by way of vomiting and living on Lipton’s cup o’ soup. For the last year and a half I have maintained my weight, become more active (we do a lot of outdoorsy stuff), FINALLY started to like my body, and been told on a daily basis how beautiful I am (by above boyfriend). Now, I don’t know about USA Today, but I’m willing to trade thinner me for healthier happier in-love me.

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By: Charli

Charli — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 02:25:55 +0000

LOL @ Januarys

Marry me!

Oh wait, you already are!

By: Swistle

Swistle — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 19:28:51 +0000

It sounds to me that people who diet more are less likely to get married. Possibly because they are vain and shallow and illogical.

By: januarys

januarys — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 19:05:20 +0000

I can’t remember the last “alarming new study” results I’ve seen that were anywhere close to scientific.

In other news, in an alarming new study, 2 of the dogs on my block bark at each other when their owners start chatting with one another. Scientists suggest all dog owners should stop speaking to one another.

By: fillyjonk

fillyjonk — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 18:51:56 +0000

I hate it when data is used as a manipulative tactic.

Especially when I’m not even sure what they’re trying to manipulate people to do — not get married?

I don’t think the pre-wedding diet itself skewed the data, just to be clear — if it was a longitudinal study from adolescence to marriage (or lack thereof), they’d be looking at the endpoints, not the highs and lows. What I mean is, I don’t think anyone in the study was artificially thin from pre-wedding diets when a data point was taken. But bounce-back from the pre-wedding diet? Oh HELL yeah.

By: kateharding

kateharding — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 18:50:56 +0000

In other news, how much do I love your new banner?! Thanks! I wonder if my high-strength fully-cured fat coating is bulletproof. That might come in handy. Maybe I could add some rebar to the next layer. BWAH!

By: Cacie

Cacie — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 18:48:25 +0000

fillyjonk (in re: pre-wedding diets): Precisely what I was thinking. The pre-wedding diet couldn’t possibly have skewed this data – of course not, that would be too LOGICAL. I hate it when data is used as a manipulative tactic.

By: Orodemniades

Orodemniades — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:29:25 +0000

*eye roll*

In other news, how much do I love your new banner?!

By: spacedcowgirl

spacedcowgirl — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:07:35 +0000

Hey, Nadai, fat is kind of like my cat’s tartar then! Makes as much sense as anything else.

I wonder if my high-strength fully-cured fat coating is bulletproof. That might come in handy. Maybe I could add some rebar to the next layer.