Comments on: Oh, Mackereally? http://kateharding.net/2007/12/31/oh-mackereally/ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:05:03 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Mary T http://kateharding.net/2007/12/31/oh-mackereally/#comment-80556 Mary T Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:23:06 +0000 http://kateharding.net/2007/12/31/oh-mackereally/#comment-80556 Just read this today, and: "The Lady Masses’ mascot will be a vial of boiling blood." Bwah ha ha ha ha! Thanks. Just read this today, and:

“The Lady Masses’ mascot will be a vial of boiling blood.”

Bwah ha ha ha ha! Thanks.

]]> By: Diets: in which goodbyemyboy bitches about her family, and it won’t be the last time « Waistlines http://kateharding.net/2007/12/31/oh-mackereally/#comment-66466 Diets: in which goodbyemyboy bitches about her family, and it won’t be the last time « Waistlines Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:40:41 +0000 http://kateharding.net/2007/12/31/oh-mackereally/#comment-66466 [...] don’t work. Everybody knows that, even Weight Watchers. Dieting has become increasingly associated with yo-yoing and unhealthy eating habits. So why [...] [...] don’t work. Everybody knows that, even Weight Watchers. Dieting has become increasingly associated with yo-yoing and unhealthy eating habits. So why [...]

]]> By: jj! http://kateharding.net/2007/12/31/oh-mackereally/#comment-59612 jj! Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:55:55 +0000 http://kateharding.net/2007/12/31/oh-mackereally/#comment-59612 I've been reading for a while, and tonight I've been going back and link-surfing through my favorite posts. This is on the list SOLELY because the "melon mousse" makes me cackle every fucking time. One of my co-workers is on WW, and we've had many heated discussions about how it IS actually a diet, and how unhealthy it is. She insists that she's learning life-lessons about portion control and nutrition. I maintain that "points" are not an accurate way of measuring anything. Unless you're a Girl Scout. She's lost a ton of weight, but I have yet to see this "nutrition" knowledge manifest itself anywhere- she pops herself a bag of butter-free popcorn every day for lunch. Ugh. I’ve been reading for a while, and tonight I’ve been going back and link-surfing through my favorite posts. This is on the list SOLELY because the “melon mousse” makes me cackle every fucking time.

One of my co-workers is on WW, and we’ve had many heated discussions about how it IS actually a diet, and how unhealthy it is. She insists that she’s learning life-lessons about portion control and nutrition. I maintain that “points” are not an accurate way of measuring anything. Unless you’re a Girl Scout. She’s lost a ton of weight, but I have yet to see this “nutrition” knowledge manifest itself anywhere- she pops herself a bag of butter-free popcorn every day for lunch. Ugh.

]]> By: Pseudonymity « fat fu http://kateharding.net/2007/12/31/oh-mackereally/#comment-47951 Pseudonymity « fat fu Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:08:20 +0000 http://kateharding.net/2007/12/31/oh-mackereally/#comment-47951 [...] I also feel that the diet culture is toxic and destructive. And Weight Watchers is a DIET DIET DIET. Yes, it is, Dad, sorry. Marilyn Wann Rule Number 3 (or is it 4?): “If you have to count what [...] [...] I also feel that the diet culture is toxic and destructive. And Weight Watchers is a DIET DIET DIET. Yes, it is, Dad, sorry. Marilyn Wann Rule Number 3 (or is it 4?): “If you have to count what [...]

]]> By: Healthier Outcomes Blog » Blog Archive » Um, Excuse Me, Weight Watchers?…. You ARE a Diet! http://kateharding.net/2007/12/31/oh-mackereally/#comment-35034 Healthier Outcomes Blog » Blog Archive » Um, Excuse Me, Weight Watchers?…. You ARE a Diet! Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:09:07 +0000 http://kateharding.net/2007/12/31/oh-mackereally/#comment-35034 [...] Great blog post breaking down the Weight Watchers claims in detail: http://kateharding.net/2007/12/31/oh-mackereally/ [...] [...] Great blog post breaking down the Weight Watchers claims in detail: http://kateharding.net/2007/12/31/oh-mackereally/ [...]

]]> By: Emily http://kateharding.net/2007/12/31/oh-mackereally/#comment-34815 Emily Tue, 08 Jan 2008 21:39:46 +0000 http://kateharding.net/2007/12/31/oh-mackereally/#comment-34815 I'm always torn about WW because it's the only diet my friends (and I) have tried that has some common sense to it. I always figured Dr.'s recommended it because you can still eat lots of whole foods and veggies, fruits, etc. and you don't have to buy lots of processed meals. But then I realized...um, I can eat lots of whole foods on my own. Yeah. I can eat anything I want, and I don't have to give someone my money and sit through scary meetings! Word. It is a good point about how WW teaches to to eat fruits and veggies. But really, I knew those were good for me before I ever started going to meetings. That apparently wasn't enough for me. I needed to "be accountable" which ended up meaning that more than just myself told me weekly that I needed to lose weight before I could "start living"! It's just not healthy to put yourself in that kind of enviroment. What is a baby doughnut? I would like one! I’m always torn about WW because it’s the only diet my friends (and I) have tried that has some common sense to it. I always figured Dr.’s recommended it because you can still eat lots of whole foods and veggies, fruits, etc. and you don’t have to buy lots of processed meals. But then I realized…um, I can eat lots of whole foods on my own. Yeah. I can eat anything I want, and I don’t have to give someone my money and sit through scary meetings! Word. It is a good point about how WW teaches to to eat fruits and veggies. But really, I knew those were good for me before I ever started going to meetings. That apparently wasn’t enough for me. I needed to “be accountable” which ended up meaning that more than just myself told me weekly that I needed to lose weight before I could “start living”! It’s just not healthy to put yourself in that kind of enviroment.
What is a baby doughnut? I would like one!

]]> By: and the next step « One Jewish Dyke http://kateharding.net/2007/12/31/oh-mackereally/#comment-33912 and the next step « One Jewish Dyke Sat, 05 Jan 2008 04:43:53 +0000 http://kateharding.net/2007/12/31/oh-mackereally/#comment-33912 [...] like Weight Watchers would give me at this weight as the Shapelings are discussing in Kate’s Oh, Mackereally? thread. She was actually trying to give me a minimum of 1600 calories a day, not a maximum, and [...] [...] like Weight Watchers would give me at this weight as the Shapelings are discussing in Kate’s Oh, Mackereally? thread. She was actually trying to give me a minimum of 1600 calories a day, not a maximum, and [...]

]]> By: slythwolf http://kateharding.net/2007/12/31/oh-mackereally/#comment-33887 slythwolf Sat, 05 Jan 2008 02:21:47 +0000 http://kateharding.net/2007/12/31/oh-mackereally/#comment-33887 I think Weight Watchers saw how well the "steal the opposition's message and try to pretend we're on their side long enough to get them to buy from us" thing was working for Dove. That's my theory. "It's not really a diet" sounds an awful lot like "don't buy from the evil beauty industry, buy from Dove, which is totally not a part of the evil beauty industry even though we sell the same shit they do". I think Weight Watchers saw how well the “steal the opposition’s message and try to pretend we’re on their side long enough to get them to buy from us” thing was working for Dove. That’s my theory. “It’s not really a diet” sounds an awful lot like “don’t buy from the evil beauty industry, buy from Dove, which is totally not a part of the evil beauty industry even though we sell the same shit they do”.

]]> By: kristin http://kateharding.net/2007/12/31/oh-mackereally/#comment-33836 kristin Fri, 04 Jan 2008 22:39:54 +0000 http://kateharding.net/2007/12/31/oh-mackereally/#comment-33836 Ok, I just got my mail, and what did I find? "Make the New Year's Resolution to Not Go On a Diet". A love letter from WW that will give me Free Registration! And a bunch of stuff that even includes help and advice for the first 24 hours! Perhaps that includes stuff like throwing out any milk products with fat in them... Ok, I just got my mail, and what did I find? “Make the New Year’s Resolution to Not Go On a Diet”. A love letter from WW that will give me Free Registration!

And a bunch of stuff that even includes help and advice for the first 24 hours! Perhaps that includes stuff like throwing out any milk products with fat in them…

]]> By: mizerychik http://kateharding.net/2007/12/31/oh-mackereally/#comment-33551 mizerychik Thu, 03 Jan 2008 22:43:06 +0000 http://kateharding.net/2007/12/31/oh-mackereally/#comment-33551 Those WW ads piss me off beyond words. I see the giant posters on the train every day and I just want to scrawl "BUT WW IS A DIET" all over them with a sharpie. My MIL has been going to WW now for about 5 months, and she's lost a decent amount of weight without getting thin. We're at her house frequently, so I know how she is eating and well, it seems relatively normal. She has made a lot of recipes for us from the WW cookbook that are really tasty and filling and not like, curried jello mushrooms with a side of self hatred, but decent normal food that I would cook just because it's freaking tasty. She also eats normal portions of fresh fruit, salad, whatever, and pretty much eats and drinks like a non-dieter, but I really worry about what will happen when she starts to plateau on WW. I mean, the dietary changes she's made have caused a weight loss, but I'm just scared that when the loss stops she'll go into 1000 calorie crazypants disordered eating land and I would hate for that to happen because she's just so wonderful as she is. I worry about what they're telling her at the meetings and weigh ins. Her brother died about 6 months ago, and he was pretty young so I know that prompted the change in eating. I just don't want her to go over the edge, and I have absolutely no way to bring up the topic. Those WW ads piss me off beyond words. I see the giant posters on the train every day and I just want to scrawl “BUT WW IS A DIET” all over them with a sharpie.

My MIL has been going to WW now for about 5 months, and she’s lost a decent amount of weight without getting thin. We’re at her house frequently, so I know how she is eating and well, it seems relatively normal. She has made a lot of recipes for us from the WW cookbook that are really tasty and filling and not like, curried jello mushrooms with a side of self hatred, but decent normal food that I would cook just because it’s freaking tasty. She also eats normal portions of fresh fruit, salad, whatever, and pretty much eats and drinks like a non-dieter, but I really worry about what will happen when she starts to plateau on WW. I mean, the dietary changes she’s made have caused a weight loss, but I’m just scared that when the loss stops she’ll go into 1000 calorie crazypants disordered eating land and I would hate for that to happen because she’s just so wonderful as she is. I worry about what they’re telling her at the meetings and weigh ins.

Her brother died about 6 months ago, and he was pretty young so I know that prompted the change in eating. I just don’t want her to go over the edge, and I have absolutely no way to bring up the topic.

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