tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post5548050086539115652..comments2023-08-10T12:55:23.427+01:00Comments on SUBROSA: Beds for Bloaterssubrosahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-34543966608742126582010-09-29T10:29:58.046+01:002010-09-29T10:29:58.046+01:00I was visiting friends the other evening RM and th...I was visiting friends the other evening RM and their grandchildren (12 and 15) were there. Grandmother said 'macaroni cheese for tea' and both said 'is that all?'. <br /><br />I was brought up on that food - it was my brother's favourite and he was given it often being my mother's pet. It was a sake of eat it or starve so I ate it. I would have been given it for tea the next night if I hadn't.subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-5214991670720144222010-09-29T10:06:10.552+01:002010-09-29T10:06:10.552+01:00Cheap high carb food and lack of exercise is the r...Cheap high carb food and lack of exercise is the reason for people getting fat. It's not rocket science.<br />You don't have to be an expert to know this. Look at the results of forced labour camps in Japan and Nazi Germany to see the results of little food and hard work. Or someone lost in the hils for a week.<br />Or even the millions of young people flooding the UK from Poland, Lithuania, Romania etc. Skinny fit and healthy with not a scrap of fat on them. Brought up on homecooking and hard graft. A bit like the UK in the 50's and 60's.RMcGeddonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01665173796157838927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-42540786809807045952010-09-29T09:57:18.164+01:002010-09-29T09:57:18.164+01:00Yes Julia, but that's society today. Nobody a...Yes Julia, but that's society today. Nobody accepts responsibility for their own actions. Somebody else will fix them.subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-35154565724949169412010-09-29T09:54:25.830+01:002010-09-29T09:54:25.830+01:00William, we've become too used to instant '...William, we've become too used to instant 'fixes' which really encourage a lack of self discipline. We have young girls told they can have abortions without their parents' knowledge and therefore nobody taking any responsibility.subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-4647156433487698882010-09-29T09:37:21.998+01:002010-09-29T09:37:21.998+01:00It could be John. Mind you, I'm quite small a...It could be John. Mind you, I'm quite small and these trolleys are quite narrow.<br /><br />Yes they possibly do require to have a bed for the 'just in case' situations. It's sensible if they have a larger wheelchair though because there's nothing worse than having to try to squeeze yourself into a chair which is too small.<br /><br />To undergo such surgery takes some courage I should think John. But of course if it's the last resort then I suppose I'd go for it too.subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-81467446007022035522010-09-29T09:35:36.036+01:002010-09-29T09:35:36.036+01:00"Doctors are now beginning to realise that ob...<i>"Doctors are now beginning to realise that obesity is an illness..."</i><br /><br />You mean, they are desperately trying to find yet another way for people to blame their lack of self-control on outside factors?JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-8092262868326858272010-09-29T09:33:49.616+01:002010-09-29T09:33:49.616+01:00It is Elby.It is Elby.subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-71823952397045552442010-09-29T09:33:34.490+01:002010-09-29T09:33:34.490+01:00My generation was taught to eat everything on thei...My generation was taught to eat everything on their plate DL yet there was little obesity around. Possibly because there wasn't much money to fill plates full of the type of food that isn't too good for you.<br /><br />I can understand the struggle some have with their weight but you're right when you say these days surgery seems to be what folk think will work - because the 'celebs' have it. They don't understand it's major surgery and they also don't understand the other illnesses obesity brings.subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-78741178596364215692010-09-29T09:30:28.030+01:002010-09-29T09:30:28.030+01:00Obesity is not an illness and the NHS is enabling ...Obesity is not an illness and the NHS is enabling people to think it's something over which they have no control (they also do this for junkies and alkies). People need to be told to cut out the garbage in their diet, get more active and they WILL lose weight. There is no magic pills or operations required here. It's simply people being bone idle and refusing to live in the adult world.<br /><br />The main reason the NHS is requiring more and more money (yet is unable to treat more and more serious illness) is because it is spending too much time and money treating people for 'diseases' it was never intended to in the first place.Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14384257837409326870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-74621313367475158022010-09-29T08:06:11.575+01:002010-09-29T08:06:11.575+01:00I just wonder if NHS is the villain here or might ...I just wonder if NHS is the villain here or might it be our old pal elfin safety? Do they 'have' to have a monster bed just in case a monster patient arrives or is there a specific eg Western Isler who weighs that much? If they put a 60 stoner in a 30 stone bed it would be an elfin matter. I once got to 28 stone and apart from being 6'2" tall, I was a VERY fat bstard. I cannot imagine a wee person at 30 stone still less 60. My stapling worked but that is because my stomach only holds about as much a a can of soup so my intake is limited but the staples themselves did nothing for my desire to eat.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13657902425257354006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-63003962287921087942010-09-29T05:43:03.423+01:002010-09-29T05:43:03.423+01:00The obese don't cost the NHS a penny. It is th...The obese don't cost the NHS a penny. It is the taxpayer who paysElby the Beserkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15060519682739666145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-11730324316705515462010-09-29T02:26:19.659+01:002010-09-29T02:26:19.659+01:00Doctors are now beginning to realise that obesity ...Doctors are now beginning to realise that obesity is an illness rather than some twat eating too many pies. A person who is inclined to obesity will always finish what is on their plate, whereas someone who is not will finish eating when they are full. A lot of these problems came from childhood, when children were always told to eat <b>EVERYTHING</b> on their plate. people who have become obese often have additional health problems like diabetes, when taking large amounts of insulin can pile additional weight on. It's easy for someone who is not inclined towards obesity to say, "just go on a diet". Most fat people have been on many diets and their weight has yoyoed throughout their lifetime. Diets <b>DON'T WORK</b> for this group of people and bariatric surgery would save the NHS millions in the long run. Unfortunately there are too many 'celebrities' getting a gastric band and stupid young girls don't realise that you still have to watch what you eat and these celebrities have employed trainers to help with their weight loss.Dark Lochnagarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09086636653505467565noreply@blogger.com