Of interest to womens and those who love them.

[wednes]

Damn...that Veet dipilatory cream is great stuff on the legs, but for gosh sakes dont' use it on your underarms. I think I've learned that "Veet" is sweedish for "chemical burn". I put aloe on it and that just made it worse. Baby powder is working okay though...

Speaking of girly products, I'm having good luck with Olay Quench lotion. Despite its' slight priceyness, it is good stuff. And it really does last all day and into the next day. I'm a bit concerned though that it is making my skin sparkly. It's pretty, but I don't know if it's good to leave sparklies on my skin all the time. Aren't they mettalic or something?

Anyone remember THIS report from 2002?? The CDC claimed that Obesity was the #2 cause of death in the US and would soon overtake smoking as the "number one cause of preventable death".

But guess what?

It was a huge lie.

Conspiracy theorist that I am, I do not think it was a computer error at all. If it was, that would indicate an obscene level of incompetance in an organization important enough to really need to have it's shit together. I think it has much more to do with diet products being big business, and that many people simply have a bias toward fat. I now refer to that as the "Disney" outlook because when you watch Disney films everybody looks like what they are.
I'm especially sensitive to this issue because someone on my friends list is having bariatric surgery, and another person was thinking about it. I am afraid for my friend, and angry that she thinks she needs to surgically alter herself to find happiness.

Speaking of which, Can you even beleive silicone breast implants are coming back? I must confess, I feel bad for those women too. They put so much emphasis on physical beauty, and end up scarred and in pain instead of just looking like themselves.

In Wednes news, I think I've finished my synopsis. I've sent it out to a few people and am waiting to hear what they think so I can do some tweaking and then send it out.

Comments

[spiralwitch.livejournal.com]

i bet your sparkly skin is purty.

[wednes.livejournal.com]

It's okay, but not glowing with happiness or anything...seeing as how YOU are nowhere around.

:-)

[spiralwitch.livejournal.com]

:) !

i'm kinda around... 94 south..... ;)

[wednes.livejournal.com]

*hops in car...oh wait, I have no car*

[nate101000.livejournal.com]

Silicone breast implants are perfectly safe. The incidences of illness 'caused' by them is no greater than that of the general population. In other words silicone breast implants don't cause people to develop these illnesses, they simply aggravate an already existing threat.

[wednes.livejournal.com]

Great, then I think you should have some implanted in your testes. Then when they leak, a doc can cut them open and scrap the hardened silicone off the insides.

[nate101000.livejournal.com]

Are you crazy?! I'm no where near vain enough to have cosmetic surgery.

[1-woman-army.livejournal.com]

I know! I catch myself from time to time, watching MTV's 'I Want a Famous Face' or whatever that show is called. It just blows my mind how huge plastic surgery has become. Just last night I was watching (after the breakdown *laugh*) and I thought about how our archaeologists dig up bones and bodies all the time and form our idea of history. What will historians say about all the leftover silicone, botox, etc.?

[wednes.livejournal.com]

We'd better put some episodes of The Swan in a time capsule so they'll know what they hell some people were thinking.

[skryche.livejournal.com]

You haven't posted about zombies for a few... hours, but I wanted you to see:
zombie porn!

Aw heck. You already read Dan Savage, so you've probably seen it.

[wednes.livejournal.com]

Good heavens!

Thanks.

[vjsmom.livejournal.com]

Gee, how come the first (erroneous) report was widely publicized, but I never heard much about the fact that it was wrong.

I come from a family that has a huge bias toward fat. The one time in my adult like that my parents actually praised something I'd done was when than sent me a congratulatory card and some money for new clothes after I'd lost 25 pounds on Weight Watchers (some years ago). Of course, they're terribly disappointed in me now that I've gained back the 25 plus about 15 or 20 more. My sister is so obsessed with not gaining weight that she is semi-starving herself theough her pregnancy, which greatly concerns and angers me. She's ruining her own health, and who knows how she's affecting her unborn child.

I have finally worked through a lot of my own issues about body image, but every once in a while something (like a cruel comment from someone close to me) will send me right back there to junior high, where kids were laughing at me (which may have had nothing to do with my physical self, but that's how I perceived it), or to elementary school, where my fifth-grade science teacher referred to me as "big-boned." I had actually pretty much forgotten about both these incidents until the other day.

I'm trying to distract myslef at the momentt from a lot of pain due to what I think might be a pelvic infection, but it's not working all that well, so I'm gonna go lie down.

[wednes.livejournal.com]

Wow...I feel that. I too was a teased and tormented youth with an family that took carte blanche when it came to insulting my fat. Once my mother said (in front of my date) "We could hear you stomping around like a damn elephant up there" meaning my bedroom where I was so nervous about the date I was afraid to come down.

And now that I'm in my 3's I still cringe at something as simple as an anonymous reply in my comment box. I just think "oh noes, what is some anonymous asshole going to say to me now..."

So I totally know where you're coming from.
As for the CDC correction, I heard about it at Big Fat Blog but had to google some articles. It was no longer searchable from CNN website even though you can still find the incorrect reports from 3 years ago.

[wednes.livejournal.com]

Ha!

I'm actually in my 30"s, not my "3's".

[nate101000.livejournal.com]

I'm still confused as to why we need a government study to tell us that smokeing or being overweight can shorten our lifespan. Well DUH!!!

[wednes.livejournal.com]

But simply being overwieght does not make life shorter. It's a question of overall eating habits, activity level and family history. The old study leads people to beleive they'll die from fat, when that is simply not the case.

[nate101000.livejournal.com]

All other things being equal, someone who is overweight will have a shorter lifespan than someone who is not. Any belief to the contrary is self delusion.

[wednes.livejournal.com]

Ryan says that too. But neither of you can ever name an actual instance in which all things really are equal.

[nate101000.livejournal.com]

If you can get a single doctor to say that I'm wrong then I will admit it. Until then, I will continue to believe that excessive weight is inherently unhealthy. I do however disagree with the current thinking on how much weight is excessive.

[wednes.livejournal.com]

The independent researchers (many of whom are doctors) said it in the original post. If you're not going to look under cuts, please don't assume that the information contained there doesn't exist.

[nate101000.livejournal.com]

I looked under those cuts. And I just looked under them again. Nowhere does it say that being obese is NOT a health concern.

[wednes.livejournal.com]

What they actually say is that earlier reported stuides that claim excess wieght can and does kill more Americans than nearly anything else are incorrect/grossly exaggerated. The CDC has people convinced that they will die if they don't get painful, risky surgery because being fat will kill them even if they eat well, have low cholesterol/bp and excersize. And that's just not so.

http://www.consumerfreedom.com/news_detail.cfm/headline/2535

[nate101000.livejournal.com]

I would like to meet the person who eats a healthy diet, gets as much exercises as would be recommended by their doctor, and has low cholesterol/BP.

My previous statement still holds true.

[wednes.livejournal.com]

I have lower cholesterol than R and K who excersize 3x a week. My bp is 120/85 and I excersize once a week (which granted is 2x a week less than I should, but certainly much much more than most chicks of my size). And my diet is the WW plan which docs agree is the healthiest plan there is.

[nate101000.livejournal.com]

Well then all you have to do is outlive K and R and I'll admit I'm wrong. In the meantime here are some curious things that come to mind.

1) I have no idea what my cholesterol is. I don't feel the need to check. And no doctor has ever recommended it.
2) Ditto on my BP.
3) K is what...22? Why is she so concerned about her Cholesterol and BP?
4) Am I not concerned enough with my Cholesterol/BP?

[wednes.livejournal.com]

Any doc worth his/her salt will reccomend a cholesterol check as part of yearly bloodwork. It's standard.

[nate101000.livejournal.com]

That would assume I go to the doctor every year. I only go when I'm really, really, really sick. The last time I went to the doctor was 3 years ago. Before that it was maybe over 5 years. Of course with our new insurance I can go at zero out of pocket cost up to $300. So I think I'll get a workup when I get back from vacation. I'll let you know what my cholesterol/BP are, we can compare.

[wednes.livejournal.com]

That sounds like fun.

Way more fun than the time we switched glasses.

;-)

[sudrin.livejournal.com]

Talking about Veet reminded me of the great 80s fad.. the Epilady. Ouch.

There was a woman at work who had Gastric Bypass (or similar) surgery and afterwards everyone would come up to her in the hallways or at the elevator and say things like "You look like a totally different person" (or similar) and everyone was "Filled with joy for her" (tm) but now that the "thrill" has worn off, she just looks (to me) gaunt and old.

[wednes.livejournal.com]

Indeed!

The people I know who have done that looked 20 years older after loosing the wieght. Plus thery didn't excersize properly so they have these hanging folds of loose skin that are far more gross looking than simply being heavy.

As for the torture device known as epilady, my mom bought me one after I'd asked for a razor. I used it once and demanded it be returned. As you may have guessed, I'm not a big fan of painful beauty rituals. Of course, I am sitting here with a weeping chemical burn. I'm going to send them such a nasty Email...no wait, maybe I'll phone.