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In reply to the discussion: Christie Undergoes Weight Loss Surgery [View all]sofa king
(10,857 posts)29. Rich boy problems.
The first two days of my work week are spent on food, and that sum increases if I work more or harder.
Fuck Christie's weight problems--his constituents' problem is avoiding starvation while working to death, a state of affairs created by Christie's party and perpetuated by Christie himself.
He is the literal embodiment of the fat rich bastard who fucked us all, and I would remind my fellow Democrats to remember that well.
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Excellent points. Recording food eaten is really eye-opening...and depressing.
SunSeeker
May 2013
#21
Also, at what you drink. A good friend of mine recently told me that she can't lose weight,
CTyankee
May 2013
#31
Seriously. Isn't it something how everyone becomes an expert on everyone else w/this topic? (nt)
Posteritatis
May 2013
#58
I'm going through the same thing. I'm damn near vegetarian and eat carbs maybe once or twice
Liberal_Stalwart71
May 2013
#23
I'm definitely going to try that. I want to get good at hills without tearing up my knees, of course
Liberal_Stalwart71
May 2013
#34
Sounds like a similar concept to hill training while running. I will try that and see how it works
Liberal_Stalwart71
May 2013
#40
Didn't mean to imply that. I was a vegetarian for many years but suffered from severe
Liberal_Stalwart71
May 2013
#87
I love it! I'm going to try. It'll be hard during the summer because everyone wants to go out
Liberal_Stalwart71
May 2013
#35
I know someone who gained 100 pounds -- in spite of eating well and being vegan
Arugula Latte
May 2013
#44
That's the only thing that worked for me, with some detoxing upfront, after going veg then vegan etc
freshwest
May 2013
#81
Wellness. Glad he finally listened to Mike Bloomberg. however...it is one day at a time 24/7/365
graham4anything
May 2013
#4
He has to be looking at food with a new perspective. Perhaps he should talk to Bill
CTyankee
May 2013
#6
Really? A fat joke? Only a person who has never had a weight probelm would think that funny.
hedgehog
May 2013
#27
Shame too. "Reduce the size of government" was a nice joke. Rude 'shop was completely unnecessary.
2ndAmForComputers
May 2013
#46
Hope it goes well for him, weight issues are a terrible thing to struggle with.
Jennicut
May 2013
#51
If someone's getting surgery like that they've been in a rough place healthwise for awhile
Posteritatis
May 2013
#59
I read or heard that he's tried "everything else" -- I sure hope this does it for him and that
gateley
May 2013
#61
Personally, I wish him the best and wish the fat jokes would stop..I also wonder
graham4anything
May 2013
#78
I know two people who had this done. It's tough. Wish we had this from British research:
freshwest
May 2013
#83