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I've put on weight as I've got older...now that is scarey...I could be moaned at, sneered at, criticised and laughed at and be in groups 1 and 2. :yh_ooooo

oscar;1418568 wrote: Ironically, the non smokers who hiss at you for daring to light up are usually the bossy over-weight people....

Now... can you please go to Gardens of Time and help me build my new wonder? Many Thanks


:wah:

Sorry, Oscar, I've moved on...to pyramids, wwf and blitz

theia;1418572 wrote: :wah:

Sorry, Oscar, I've moved on...to pyramids, wwf and blitz Right that's It... I'm not sending you any more gifts LOL

Oscar, you should try that "Pyramid Solitaire Saga", it's addicting.

theia! I was thinking about you today! Glad you answered!

SnoozeAgain;1418581 wrote: Oscar, you should try that "Pyramid Solitaire Saga", it's addicting.


I noticed that you went whizzing past me...I'm still stuck on level 55 and have been for weeks. I even cleared both boards once, but my score wasn't high enough! Don't go there, Oscar, you'll be tearing your hair out :wah:

AnneBoleyn;1418590 wrote: theia! I was thinking about you today! Glad you answered!


Thanks, Anne.

theia;1418602 wrote: I noticed that you went whizzing past me...I'm still stuck on level 55 and have been for weeks. I even cleared both boards once, but my score wasn't high enough! Don't go there, Oscar, you'll be tearing your hair out :wah:


I cheated and "bought" one of the charms that dissolves the chains. The upper levels get HARD!

SnoozeAgain;1418610 wrote: I cheated and "bought" one of the charms that dissolves the chains. The upper levels get HARD!


I cheated once at the 30 level just to preserve my sanity. But I've now trapped myself in this stubborn mode of, "You're not getting my money, I shall do it myself!" Not so sure...

I don't think it's possible with those damn chains. You need to pick up 6 (?) consecutive cards before the chains dissolve on their own, and in one game there are only two exposed cards before you hit the chained ones. There's NO way to win that one. The one I'm stuck on now gives you nine cards in the stack and only one exposed card. You need a lot of wild cards to beat that one. ARGH!

Anne

Your right - the large group of the "fat Broads" as you stated were Russian.

I had to chuckle - I said - "what are they carrying" it was the luggage rack from their room.

They each unfolded the rack as a seat on the beach.:yh_rotfl :yh_rotfl

You couldn't help but notice - trust me - no one really wanted to see what other surprises they might have.

OH - NO - it's a bikini, kinda.!

So Anne - your familiar with the size of these people - in all our visits to Paradise I've never seen anything like this. There were 6- to @ 8 females in bathing suits/bikini sitting on their luggage racks - they made a wall.

Their size alone was scarey - the stretch marks were horrible - marks were so thick/large & purple - disturbing to me obviously.

A few took their luggage rack in the water with them

They had a pleasant time & stayed for @ 2 weeks

Aloha

Patsy

I only get funny looks when I'm smokin a fatty in public..

SnoozeAgain;1418581 wrote: Oscar, you should try that "Pyramid Solitaire Saga", it's addicting. I see you play that one so I'll give It a go... I'm on ' pet Rescue' at the moment... when you first see It, you can be mistaken for thinking It's a child game but as you go up the levels, It becomes more and more difficult;

SnoozeAgain;1418618 wrote: I don't think it's possible with those damn chains. You need to pick up 6 (?) consecutive cards before the chains dissolve on their own, and in one game there are only two exposed cards before you hit the chained ones. There's NO way to win that one. The one I'm stuck on now gives you nine cards in the stack and only one exposed card. You need a lot of wild cards to beat that one. ARGH! The other one I play Is 'Candy Crush Saga' and again at the onset It looks childish but gets harder and harder.... My sister was whizzing past me on levels and I got stuck on level 46 for weeks. I was absolutely determined I was not going to buy the tools to break the chains and locked cages and In the end I finally did It.

AnneBoleyn;1418551 wrote: Schadenfreude.


My dear I derive no pleasure at all from the misfortunes of others.

However, I do not consider obesity to be a "misfortune."

Interesting stats here.... The USA Is number one In obesity. I can't see Russia per say any where on this table.



Rank Countries Amount

# 1 United States: 30.6%

# 2 Mexico: 24.2%

# 3 United Kingdom: 23%

# 4 Slovakia: 22.4%

# 5 Greece: 21.9%

# 6 Australia: 21.7%

# 7 New Zealand: 20.9%

# 8 Hungary: 18.8%

# 9 Luxembourg: 18.4%

# 10 Czech Republic: 14.8%

# 11 Canada: 14.3%

# 12 Spain: 13.1%

# 13 Ireland: 13%

# 14 Germany: 12.9%

= 15 Portugal: 12.8%

= 15 Finland: 12.8%

# 17 Iceland: 12.4%

# 18 Turkey: 12%

# 19 Belgium: 11.7%

# 20 Netherlands: 10%

# 21 Sweden: 9.7%

# 22 Denmark: 9.5%

# 23 France: 9.4%

# 24 Austria: 9.1%

# 25 Italy: 8.5%

# 26 Norway: 8.3%

# 27 Switzerland: 7.7%

= 28 Korea, South: 3.2%

= 28 Japan: 3.2%

Obesity statistics - Countries Compared - NationMaster

Stands to reason there will be obese people on a Hawaiin beach.

I think with all things Russian Oscar they are not as forthcoming in terms of statistics like we are in the west.

As it turns out, Russia does not have its own obesity statistics. In addition, there is no Russian epidemiology, or the joint medical data about the whole country. Russia definitely has cancer, heart attack, stroke, TB and AIDS stats, but the Russian statistics often differs a lot from the one of the World Health Organization.

It's a bit scary that we are number three! Although we have been warned long enough that all these ready meals and fast foods are bad for us.

Maybe these Russians have been living in the states for some time and been consuming fast foods, food differences would have been a major culture shock for them after all.

jones jones;1418667 wrote: I think with all things Russian Oscar they are not as forthcoming in terms of statistics like we are in the west.

As it turns out, Russia does not have its own obesity statistics. In addition, there is no Russian epidemiology, or the joint medical data about the whole country. Russia definitely has cancer, heart attack, stroke, TB and AIDS stats, but the Russian statistics often differs a lot from the one of the World Health Organization.


Oh, I didn't think of that.

Betty Boop;1418668 wrote: It's a bit scary that we are number three! Although we have been warned long enough that all these ready meals and fast foods are bad for us.




It's widely reported that It's actually Scotland that Is the second largest obese Nation and not the UK per say...

Scotland is second in the world for obesity - Telegraph

You'll note this Is not the Daily Mail

oscar;1418666 wrote: Interesting stats here.... The USA Is number one In obesity. I can't see Russia per say any where on this table.



Rank Countries Amount

# 1 United States: 30.6%

# 2 Mexico: 24.2%

# 3 United Kingdom: 23%

# 4 Slovakia: 22.4%

# 5 Greece: 21.9%

# 6 Australia: 21.7%

# 7 New Zealand: 20.9%

# 8 Hungary: 18.8%

# 9 Luxembourg: 18.4%

# 10 Czech Republic: 14.8%

# 11 Canada: 14.3%

# 12 Spain: 13.1%

# 13 Ireland: 13%

# 14 Germany: 12.9%

= 15 Portugal: 12.8%

= 15 Finland: 12.8%

# 17 Iceland: 12.4%

# 18 Turkey: 12%

# 19 Belgium: 11.7%

# 20 Netherlands: 10%

# 21 Sweden: 9.7%

# 22 Denmark: 9.5%

# 23 France: 9.4%

# 24 Austria: 9.1%

# 25 Italy: 8.5%

# 26 Norway: 8.3%

# 27 Switzerland: 7.7%

= 28 Korea, South: 3.2%

= 28 Japan: 3.2%

Obesity statistics - Countries Compared - NationMaster

Stands to reason there will be obese people on a Hawaiin beach.


We're number 1

We're number 1

We're number 1

Bring it on world.

I bet my fat daddy can out eat your fat daddy...hoo rah

YZGI;1418671 wrote: We're number 1

We're number 1

We're number 1

Bring it on world.

I bet my fat daddy can out eat your fat daddy...hoo rah


These are the most obese States.....

State % Obese

1. Mississippi 34.9%

2. Louisiana 33.4%

3. West Virginia 32.4%

4. Alabama 32.0%

5. Michigan 31.3%

6. Oklahoma 31.1%

7. Arkansas 30.9%

8. Indiana 30.8%

8. South Carolina 30.8%

10. Kentucky 30.4%

10. Texas 30.4%

Most and Least Obese U.S. States - US News and World Report

Funny thing Is, when I was In Austin I don't remember seeing any large folks.

oscar;1418670 wrote: It's widely reported that It's actually Scotland that Is the second largest obese Nation and not the UK per say...

Scotland is second in the world for obesity - Telegraph

You'll note this Is not the Daily Mail


It's comfort eating - look at who we have to put up with as neighbours.

Austin Powers - Best Of Fat Bastard - YouTube

Make a joke about an american, french, german etc etc fat bastard and no doubt there would be outrage. But then we've always been able to appreciate sophisticated humour. We just laughed our heads off, made him a cultural icon and sell fat bastards suits to the tourists.

Hang on they do have american fat bastards

https://www.americanprecisionarms.com/p ... ard-brake/

Betty Boop;1418668 wrote: Maybe these Russians have been living in the states for some time and been consuming fast foods, food differences would have been a major culture shock for them after all.


No, they arrive this way. It's the diet & the culture of Russia, not the U.S. It's basically the older women, the young Russian ladies are very super-conscious of their looks, are very materialistic (they owned Nothing in Russia). It's also genetic, these are peasant people. It is a culture I understand very much, due to background & childhood experiences.

eta--thought I should use some "Show & Tell", so I added these links concerning a recent reality show, shot in *my* neighborhood, called Russian Dolls, cancelled due to disgust:

Sheepshead Bites » Blog Archive First Look: "Russian Dolls" Brighton Beach Reality Show Video Preview » Sheepshead Bay News Blog

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/15/arts/ ... d=all&_r=0

Daily Mail: "A new reality show in the U.S. called Russian Dolls has been heavily criticised for stereotyping Russians as trashy, money-obsessed drunks."

Seeing red: Russian Dolls reality TV show sparks furious reaction | Mail Online

I wonder why that was more offensive than Jersey Shore.

SnoozeAgain;1418725 wrote: I wonder why that was more offensive than Jersey Shore.


Not being a fan of either one, I can't help you there.

I am envious of large women who have the confidence to show their bodies

I couldn't do it at 17... when my size was great... and I could never do it now at 61.

I grew up in a time that abhorred fat, and its even worse now. I have spent my whole life wishing to be very

thin, and it still hasn't happened. Despite not being svelte myself, I have to admit, I do not like looking at fat people.

Even at this age I struggle to get comfortable with what I look like. I would never be mean to someone fat, because I understand that being fat free is a lot more complicated than many people think. I avoid beaches, and prefer to socialize with people with their clothes on. hahah Then I can enjoy their laughs, their beautiful smiles, and their sparkling eyes without having to look at their butts. My mother and father commented on my weight all of my life, and it did a real number on my self esteem. Not a good thing, as the self esteem issue carries over into every area of your life. Im glad that there are men who enjoy large women, and vice versa. To each his own eh?