Allan (OBESITY POLICE COMMISSIONER): I refer to your comment today that "there is no quick fix to the so-called obesity epidemic". What rot! The solution is VERY simple. Stop shoveling copious amounts of food into your mouth. Is that so hard to get?
Cate: Dear Allan, thanks so much your response to my column. I think you'll find that it is a little more complicated than that. Yes, I speak from experience. Nevertheless, I always welcome feedback, even when I disagree.
Allan: I too speak from experience. I have 5 seriously obese people in my family, and they are all eating themselves to death.
Cate: So you haven't been able to convince them to stop shoveling food in their mouths ... I wonder why? ... Can I suggest that unless you yourself have been seriously overweight, then it's a little difficult to understand what goes on psychologically and emotionally
Allan: Because they couldn't give a shit about the outcome! That's why. And, for the record, I have been seriously overweight. So don't tell me I don't know what is involved. I was brought up on junk food.
Cate: I'm glad that you were able to find a solution to your weight problem
Allan: Believe me, everyone has the solution. It’s lurking in their head.
Cate: Mhmmm lapband surgery last august ... failed due to an infection ... having it put back in November
Allan: Lap-band be buggered. I thought you were a learned person.
Cate: As I believe I've said, Allan ... it's not that simple ... and you should be wary of telling me what's going on inside my head, just as I shouldn't tell you what's going on inside yours
Allan: Come down to see me. I have a gym in Mermaid Beach. I will help you loose your unwanted weight, at no cost. PLEASE. DO NOT abuse yourself by doing that stupid gut wrenching lap-band surgery thing.
Cate: Thank you for the offer ... but as you said ... been there done that I am a member of a gym and work out 4-5 times a week ... as I said ...not that simple
Allan: I didn't say anything about working out in a gym. Did I? What I said was, it's what goes in your mouth that counts. It is as simple as that. If you can't control your eating habits, then I am willing to help you control them. We all need motivation. Some of us need more than others. You can loose unwanted fat - anytime you want - without exercise.
Cate: Allan ... enough, all right? You know nothing about me: my history, my personality, my psychology or what my eating habits are. You know nothing about my motivations, you know nothing about any other medical conditions I might have. You need to open your mind to the possibility that fat people are individuals, with individual needs, problems and solutions. You cannot just provide a blanket solution and expect it to work for everyone. I suggest that the kind of intransigency you're displaying is exactly the kind of response that drives people like me away from simplistic solutions like 'just stop shoveling food into your mouth'.
Allan: I don't need to know anything about people like you as you so protectively put it. As a man thinks, so he is.
Cate: You can't hear what's running through my head right now, I'll bet. Thanks, but no thanks ... you're not the kind of motivation that I need.
Allan: I don't need to know what's running through your head right now. But, do call me when the second abusive attempt at the medico's income producing lap-band surgery fails you: again. Or get your loved ones to call me before you have heart failure.
Cate: Thanks for the encouragement.
Allan: My pleasure.
Friday, January 16, 2009
STOP THE INSANITY
I read with disgust the suggestion that Medicare should help pay for obese Australians to go to weight-loss classes on the understanding that the national health system would recognize obesity as a chronic disease, allowing 'treatment' to be covered by Medicare।
Treatment? What treatment? Eating less is hardly a no-brainer।
Obesity should carry a penalty. Just like any other psychosocial behaviour does, as in rape, sexual assault, theft, burglary, drink driving, peddling drugs, pedophelia, road rage, urinating in public, throwing bricks through your neighbours glass windows, etc
We should recognize that obese people have total disregard for themselves and the rest of us in the community।
They happily stuff copious amounts of food into their mouths with little or no regard for anyone or anything.
Why should the healthy minority pay for the gluttonous majority? Already the cost the community swells into the billions of dollars and we are pussy-footing around trying not to hurt the feelings of those who are grossly overweight or abhorantly fat।
Let's stop this insanity! Medicare should only be available for those who take fair and reasonable steps to look after themselves। Why should it be any other way?
Obesity is not a disease, it's a disgrace। Casually observe anyone who is overweight or obese. They gulp down or swallow excessive amounts of food, drink, or intoxicants to the point of waste.
And don't assume that I know anything about the subject. There are gluttonous people in my immediate family all of whom are gorging themselves to death with little or no regard for themselves, their family - or their future.
Treatment? What treatment? Eating less is hardly a no-brainer।
Obesity should carry a penalty. Just like any other psychosocial behaviour does, as in rape, sexual assault, theft, burglary, drink driving, peddling drugs, pedophelia, road rage, urinating in public, throwing bricks through your neighbours glass windows, etc
We should recognize that obese people have total disregard for themselves and the rest of us in the community।
They happily stuff copious amounts of food into their mouths with little or no regard for anyone or anything.
Why should the healthy minority pay for the gluttonous majority? Already the cost the community swells into the billions of dollars and we are pussy-footing around trying not to hurt the feelings of those who are grossly overweight or abhorantly fat।
Let's stop this insanity! Medicare should only be available for those who take fair and reasonable steps to look after themselves। Why should it be any other way?
Obesity is not a disease, it's a disgrace। Casually observe anyone who is overweight or obese. They gulp down or swallow excessive amounts of food, drink, or intoxicants to the point of waste.
And don't assume that I know anything about the subject. There are gluttonous people in my immediate family all of whom are gorging themselves to death with little or no regard for themselves, their family - or their future.
OBESITY POLICE INFRINGEMENT BUREAU™
"GORGING YOURSELF WILL ONLY MAKE YOU SICK AND FAT" --- OBESITY POLICE INFRINGEMENT BUREAU™
The Obesity Police Infringement Bureau ™ is responsible for administering infringement notices relating to obesity and the sale and consumption of copious amounts of junk।
The Bureau plays an important role in helping reduce physical abuse by changing public perceptions of what constitutes 'food'।
The Bureau is responsible for on-the-spot street fines, office fines, early-morning pantry raids,conglomerate food tests, crappy-content lunch-box fines, soft-drink tickets and dealing with idiotic related inquiries।
Bureau Officers are also responsible for conducting televised strip-searches on individuals suspected of concealing any substance banned under the Junk Food Act।
Letter from the Obesity Police ™ Commissioner
Drunkards and Gluttons Become Poor!
It seems I have upset a number of people over my comments in the press lately about obesity। I am not surprised. It's bad enough that I feel compelled to say anything about it at all given that humans consider themselves to be intelligent beings.
And how far has our intelligence taken us? Some 10,000 years ago when man first roamed the earth he gathered and ate only what he needed।
Now, men, women and children rape and pillage the countryside eating and drinking everything in sight। If we were being 'watched from above' as some would have us believe even "He" or "She" would be horrified.
Since time began food and water has been essential to life but since when has pizza, donuts, hamburgers, chocolate chip cookies, thick shakes, milk shakes, chocolate snack bars, soft drinks, candy cigarettes, flavoured milk, alcohol, KFC, et all been essential to our existence?
Only morons consume junk food to excess to the detriment of themselves and the rest of us in the community। Physical appetites are an analogy of our ability to control ourselves. If we are unable to control our eating habits, we are probably also unable to control other habits of the mind.
I am not a religious person at all but the majority of the Worlds population claims to be. Over 70% of Australian's say they are Christian and 70% of Aussie males are obese or overweight and 60% of Aussie females are obese or overweight. Australia is now the fattest nation on the planet.
Something is horribly wrong!
If the general population considers this type of behaviour acceptable then who and where on earth are the role models for our impressionable children?
Proverbs 23:20-21 warns us, "Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat, for drunkards and gluttons become poor, and drowsiness clothes them in rags।" Proverbs 28:7 declares, "He who keeps the law is a discerning son, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father।" Proverbs 23:2 proclaims, "Put a knife to your throat if you are given to gluttony।"
LEGISLATION
After several years of lobbying the State and Federal Governments, legislation shall soon be enacted that shall;
• Enable the Obesity Police to refuse people entry to premises that sell junk food; and
• Issue on-the-spot fines to people who sell junk food; and
• Issue on-the-spot fines to people who are considered to be overweight or obese ; and
• Donate money collected in (2) and (3) above to people who are genuinely starving to death।
The legislation shall form part of Section 165A of the Junk Food Act (refusing entry to premises that sell junk food)।
• The Obesity Police may refuse to allow a person to enter premises that sell junk food if the person is overweight or obese or the person is in company with individuals who are overweight or obese or if the person is a minor।
• A person must not enter, or attempt to enter, premises to which the person is refused entry under subsection (1) above.
• If a person attempts to enter premises despite being refused entry to those premises under subsection (1) the Obesity Police may use reasonable force to prevent that person or persons from entering the premises.
• A person must not resist the Obesity Police Officer who is preventing the person from entering EM premises।
Junk Food Act Definitions
• Junk is stuff that is eaten with little or no nutritional value.
• Overweight is carrying more body fat than is optimally healthy.
• Obesity is carrying an excessively large amount of body weight in the form of fat
• EM means early mortality .
The Obesity Police Infringement Bureau ™ is responsible for administering infringement notices relating to obesity and the sale and consumption of copious amounts of junk।
The Bureau plays an important role in helping reduce physical abuse by changing public perceptions of what constitutes 'food'।
The Bureau is responsible for on-the-spot street fines, office fines, early-morning pantry raids,conglomerate food tests, crappy-content lunch-box fines, soft-drink tickets and dealing with idiotic related inquiries।
Bureau Officers are also responsible for conducting televised strip-searches on individuals suspected of concealing any substance banned under the Junk Food Act।
Letter from the Obesity Police ™ Commissioner
Drunkards and Gluttons Become Poor!
It seems I have upset a number of people over my comments in the press lately about obesity। I am not surprised. It's bad enough that I feel compelled to say anything about it at all given that humans consider themselves to be intelligent beings.
And how far has our intelligence taken us? Some 10,000 years ago when man first roamed the earth he gathered and ate only what he needed।
Now, men, women and children rape and pillage the countryside eating and drinking everything in sight। If we were being 'watched from above' as some would have us believe even "He" or "She" would be horrified.
Since time began food and water has been essential to life but since when has pizza, donuts, hamburgers, chocolate chip cookies, thick shakes, milk shakes, chocolate snack bars, soft drinks, candy cigarettes, flavoured milk, alcohol, KFC, et all been essential to our existence?
Only morons consume junk food to excess to the detriment of themselves and the rest of us in the community। Physical appetites are an analogy of our ability to control ourselves. If we are unable to control our eating habits, we are probably also unable to control other habits of the mind.
I am not a religious person at all but the majority of the Worlds population claims to be. Over 70% of Australian's say they are Christian and 70% of Aussie males are obese or overweight and 60% of Aussie females are obese or overweight. Australia is now the fattest nation on the planet.
Something is horribly wrong!
If the general population considers this type of behaviour acceptable then who and where on earth are the role models for our impressionable children?
Proverbs 23:20-21 warns us, "Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat, for drunkards and gluttons become poor, and drowsiness clothes them in rags।" Proverbs 28:7 declares, "He who keeps the law is a discerning son, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father।" Proverbs 23:2 proclaims, "Put a knife to your throat if you are given to gluttony।"
LEGISLATION
After several years of lobbying the State and Federal Governments, legislation shall soon be enacted that shall;
• Enable the Obesity Police to refuse people entry to premises that sell junk food; and
• Issue on-the-spot fines to people who sell junk food; and
• Issue on-the-spot fines to people who are considered to be overweight or obese ; and
• Donate money collected in (2) and (3) above to people who are genuinely starving to death।
The legislation shall form part of Section 165A of the Junk Food Act (refusing entry to premises that sell junk food)।
• The Obesity Police may refuse to allow a person to enter premises that sell junk food if the person is overweight or obese or the person is in company with individuals who are overweight or obese or if the person is a minor।
• A person must not enter, or attempt to enter, premises to which the person is refused entry under subsection (1) above.
• If a person attempts to enter premises despite being refused entry to those premises under subsection (1) the Obesity Police may use reasonable force to prevent that person or persons from entering the premises.
• A person must not resist the Obesity Police Officer who is preventing the person from entering EM premises।
Junk Food Act Definitions
• Junk is stuff that is eaten with little or no nutritional value.
• Overweight is carrying more body fat than is optimally healthy.
• Obesity is carrying an excessively large amount of body weight in the form of fat
• EM means early mortality .
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