tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post7316149434099576042..comments2023-10-31T04:53:09.902-04:00Comments on Cold Lake Cathy: Big people have feelings tooCathy Olliffe-Websterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12729578896443750402noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-8361994579354023772012-08-31T13:42:16.045-04:002012-08-31T13:42:16.045-04:00It seems that woman must be truly bitter, if she c...It seems that woman must be truly bitter, if she comes across that vindictive.<br /><br />I'll check out the other blog. I've heard about the Northlander changes, and it's a bone headed decision to say the least.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-56811446900907599572012-08-26T21:30:03.684-04:002012-08-26T21:30:03.684-04:00On a recent flight one of passengers was in tears ...On a recent flight one of passengers was in tears after her weight was ridiculed by her seatmate. Who does that? We hustled her into an empty row and plied her with a glass of wine. She was a delight and she'd been hassled on two flights in the same day. Be happy, it's the best revenge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-36678833119553123792012-08-26T18:17:06.402-04:002012-08-26T18:17:06.402-04:00Never mind Cathy...some people are just never happ...Never mind Cathy...some people are just never happy! I love chubby, garlic, kids and public transit.Sue @ Taylor Road Bee Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12655237287275374137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-30451309533644093032012-08-26T16:47:52.991-04:002012-08-26T16:47:52.991-04:00I could stand to (re-)lose about 30 pounds. Then a...I could stand to (re-)lose about 30 pounds. Then another ten after that. Being more active, getting outdoors more often, will help with that. Then again, my tennis-playing mom weighs 120lb soaking wet in a wool sweater, and has more cholesterol problems than my wife who weighs twice that. Some people are just meant to carry around something extra. Bony chicks aren't a turn-on for me anyway. :-P<br /><br />But yeah, the garlic was a bit much for public transportation. Not everyone can control their weight, but I think I'd skip the extra garlic unless I was trying to peeve a particular person on the bus. And the kicking kid is no fun. I can ignore Mason doing that to me in the car, but the wife can't.Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-61567491989878208082012-08-25T16:13:16.144-04:002012-08-25T16:13:16.144-04:00I am so over my weight. There's a great group ... I am so over my weight. There's a great group on FB for women only called Big Beautiful Wellness BBW I am a proud member of the Advisory Board. People look at my size and shape and see fat and bumpy. They do not see a woman who climbs mountains. They do not see my perfect heart rate, blood plessure, cholesterol, and blood sugar levels. They do not see a woman who has mastered 26 letters and a pocketful of punctuation. They do not see a ghostwriter who has put words into the mouths, and onto the pages and websites of some of the best bodies around. I've been the voice of professional athletes - people in the top 1% of human physique. And guess what? They need my body and mind to help theirs express themselves!Monikahttp://www.monikamoravan.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-15825718420269649452012-08-25T12:02:21.946-04:002012-08-25T12:02:21.946-04:00I'm one of those in between body types that is...I'm one of those in between body types that is prone to being heavy but works very hard to keep my body healthy as I have a family history of heart disease. The rest of my family also struggles with obesity and related heart disease. I agree that no one should be made to feel humiliated or otherwise bad about their body size. However, when I pay for a seat on public transportation, I pay for the entire seat. If you know in advance that you take up more than one seat, you should pay for two. It's not okay to put up the arm between the two seats and spread out onto my seat, just as it is not okay for my to use you as a pillow while I sleep or for me to allow my child to use you as a jungle gym. This isn't about size but about common courtesy. So, while I don't like HOW the woman said it, I do understand where she was coming from.Genevieve Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16178276724159826428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-82090553340827762192012-08-25T11:21:38.461-04:002012-08-25T11:21:38.461-04:00I've always been a sturdy person. And I remem...I've always been a sturdy person. And I remember well how cruel kids were towards others who were different. <br /><br />I think it's the self-righteousness that gets me. Most times it's not down to their great discipline or hard work to be skinny. Reminded me of my SIL, who as she lay dying of cancer, still had enough anger in her to rail at the obese woman in the bed next to her who was succumbing to lung cancer. She bracketed her comments with"I'm a good Christian woman, but..." and "she deserves this and I don't". Never forgot that and I wonder if the skinny ones who are so mean-spirited aren't really very fearful people. Stephanie Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03206167025245206754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-181709942970191002012-08-23T11:13:22.907-04:002012-08-23T11:13:22.907-04:00sounds like a real piece of work... warm $ - bet t...sounds like a real piece of work... warm $ - bet they wouldn't complain if someone gave them the cash for themselves!<br /><br />being of the non-stick person variety I feel compelled to eat garlic and belchbaygirl32https://www.blogger.com/profile/01355816922022246751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-82366220081881673102012-08-23T09:59:23.386-04:002012-08-23T09:59:23.386-04:00So not true but thankyou!So not true but thankyou!Liz Griffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15692897861750525400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-74587610829172752892012-08-23T08:33:02.193-04:002012-08-23T08:33:02.193-04:00Yeah, I figured your Dave was for you what Brandon...Yeah, I figured your Dave was for you what Brandon has been for me. He sounds like a great guy your Dave. :)CarrieBoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05760105674950918729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-41322389116019245182012-08-23T08:13:03.138-04:002012-08-23T08:13:03.138-04:00I know, isn't that ridiculous? But there are p...I know, isn't that ridiculous? But there are people who won't follow a fat person into a washroom stall, or sit at a chair they just vacated. The lingering warmth of their bodies is an extension of their very fatness and, I suspect that some folks are so repulsed that even this shadowing warmth is enough to make them shudder. Perhaps they think it's a virus they might catch.Cathy Olliffe-Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12729578896443750402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-85508931889336952942012-08-23T08:10:30.114-04:002012-08-23T08:10:30.114-04:00Good point, EC. "The size of a planet, with t...Good point, EC. "The size of a planet, with teeny weeny importance." Very insightful.Cathy Olliffe-Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12729578896443750402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-60191613313711742342012-08-23T08:09:20.307-04:002012-08-23T08:09:20.307-04:00Oh, I am, I am, I am. Like you, I recognize that I...Oh, I am, I am, I am. Like you, I recognize that I'm the size I am. I was doing well, diet-wise, but have fallen so far off the wagon that all I see is dust. I need to get remotivated, for health reasons, but man, it's sooooooooooooooooooooo hard.<br /><br />And yes, her nightie is so twisted I don't think she can breathe.Cathy Olliffe-Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12729578896443750402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-43811963696790173982012-08-23T08:07:26.828-04:002012-08-23T08:07:26.828-04:00You too, Carol! Best of luck with your book - the ...You too, Carol! Best of luck with your book - the cover looks amazing!Cathy Olliffe-Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12729578896443750402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-20337982634995074242012-08-23T08:06:55.093-04:002012-08-23T08:06:55.093-04:00Yes, it takes a lot of work to get that squishy!!!...Yes, it takes a lot of work to get that squishy!!!Cathy Olliffe-Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12729578896443750402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-3099087039231646522012-08-23T08:06:30.907-04:002012-08-23T08:06:30.907-04:00Here, here!!!! I have a husband like that, too, an...Here, here!!!! I have a husband like that, too, and THANK GAWD for that! And thank you for calling me Buttercup!!!! oxoxoCathy Olliffe-Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12729578896443750402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-69836244631785841752012-08-23T08:05:08.797-04:002012-08-23T08:05:08.797-04:00I think I just look skinny because we're so fa...I think I just look skinny because we're so far apart... yes, the Atlantic is very slimming! Or you need new glasses, my handsome friend!Cathy Olliffe-Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12729578896443750402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-22770202720885532372012-08-23T08:04:12.907-04:002012-08-23T08:04:12.907-04:00*STANDING OVATION FOR YOU, JOJO!*
Wonderful, thoug...*STANDING OVATION FOR YOU, JOJO!*<br />Wonderful, thoughtful comment. I LOVE that retort about being ugly! LOVE! <br /><br />I'm wicked sick of it too.<br /><br />But, um, can you still buy those tapeworms???? LOLCathy Olliffe-Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12729578896443750402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-13279624558933817222012-08-23T08:01:58.605-04:002012-08-23T08:01:58.605-04:00Hey, that happens to me, too. Quite often, as a ma...Hey, that happens to me, too. Quite often, as a matter of fact. Cathy Olliffe-Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12729578896443750402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-9080133139030847492012-08-23T08:01:17.829-04:002012-08-23T08:01:17.829-04:00OK, so I fart sometimes... sorry.... :)OK, so I fart sometimes... sorry.... :)Cathy Olliffe-Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12729578896443750402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-52084757134687813672012-08-23T08:00:52.286-04:002012-08-23T08:00:52.286-04:00I think most people would feel sorry for the skinn...I think most people would feel sorry for the skinny woman. And yes, eating smelly things in public and burping is rude. (I never eat smelly things. Or burp. hehehehehe)Cathy Olliffe-Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12729578896443750402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-75325430714389806242012-08-23T07:58:01.454-04:002012-08-23T07:58:01.454-04:00OH! I almost forgot! THANK YOU SO MUCH for the fol...OH! I almost forgot! THANK YOU SO MUCH for the follow on the North Bay blog. You, my dear Joanne, are a peach!Cathy Olliffe-Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12729578896443750402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-40603162417656223292012-08-23T07:57:25.121-04:002012-08-23T07:57:25.121-04:00Well that's the thing, Joanne, she DID air her...Well that's the thing, Joanne, she DID air her prejudices in public, in the form of a letter to the editor of the local newspaper. On one hand I would hope that people would respond with letters of their own but honestly I'm sure the majority either agree with her way of thinking or just don't care enough to write.Cathy Olliffe-Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12729578896443750402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-76650503480398998752012-08-23T07:55:36.442-04:002012-08-23T07:55:36.442-04:00I'm sure she felt your disgust. For people who...I'm sure she felt your disgust. For people who are overweight, food is a comfort. When they are depressed about being fat, they eat more. It's like being an alcoholic, they know booze is the problem but they drink more to medicate their unhappiness. I would bet that having to be carried down the stairs by those men was probably the most horribly embarrassing moment of her life. If it was me, I would wish I was dead.Cathy Olliffe-Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12729578896443750402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-51363894256024740712012-08-23T07:48:10.432-04:002012-08-23T07:48:10.432-04:00Losing weight is the HARDEST thing I have ever don...Losing weight is the HARDEST thing I have ever done. It requires complete focus of the mind, total dedication and denial for every delicious, comforting morsel you've ever had. I believe people are genetically predisposed to being overweight and it really is easier for some to stay slender than for others. I'm not saying it's easy for anyone – I know most in-shape folks work at it with exercise and healthy eating and they've probably got better mind-over-matter than others. But you know what? They might have their own issues. Maybe they smoke. Maybe they drink too much. Maybe they do drugs. Maybe they screw around or beat their kids. I don't know anybody who doesn't have their weaknesses and my weakness is food. Cooking it, eating it makes me happy. Simple as that. When I'm dieting I can fool myself into thinking I don't need food to be happy but that's all it is, fooling myself. Sigh. My sympathy to your sister-in-law. And yes, the other SIL should learn to keep her big mouth shut. You have a wise outlook, certainly one I share.Cathy Olliffe-Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12729578896443750402noreply@blogger.com