Re: we need our institutions to start helping cure obesity

The Master <tardis@nospam.sdf.lonestar.org.nospam> wrote in
news:Pine.NEB.4.64.0804231550380.14405@sdf.lonesta r.org:

> On Tue, 22 Apr 2008, charley wrote:
>
>> colleges, schools, places of employment should all institute programs
>> where its workers, students whatever be mandated to lose weight in a
>> safe and secure way.
>
> Mandated on who's authority?
>
>> obese people should be treated with respect they
>> do deserve.
>
> By forced weight loss programs or lose their job? How is that respect?
>
> If you want such a program to be offered by an employer to those who want
> to take part (OPTIONAL PROGRAM), then I'm all for it. But I would oppose
> any such program if it was mandatory.
>
>> I too was once
>> obese but over the yrs. have lost over 45 pounds. i did it through
>> smaller meal portions, hard exercise and determination.
>
> And if your place of employment said you were forced to lose weight, how
> much "respect" would they have been showing you? See the problem?
>
>> i was tired of being obese back in the day.
>
> So you decided on your own to lose weight. You decided to do it, you
> wanted to do it. It wasn't forced upon you.

Only an idiot would think that if someone wants you to be healthy they
disrespect you.

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