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CVS to workers: Tell us how much you weigh or it'll cost you $600 a year
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Mar 24, 2013 14:07:50   #
PhotoTex Loc: Texas
 
TrainNut wrote:
PhotoTex wrote:
TrainNut wrote:
PhotoTex wrote:
Gnslngr wrote:
Obesity is the bane of this American society we live in. I have absolutely no problem with the company a person works for requesting that his/her employees stay in shape - it is both good for the employee (extends life, stops the onset of disease, increases happiness, etc.) and it is great for the employer (a lower health insurance cost, a more productive workforce, a better emotional atmosphere - leading to better work results - in the workplace). Of course, I am also very much for hiring those people stricken by illness or disability, and they should be exempt from the most stringent requirements. :thumbup:
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I submit that morbid obesity is a disability because it is uncontrollable
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Morbid obesity is different from most people who just eat too much.
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Probably. No one wants to be fat. The social stigma is terrible. It hurts job advancement and relationships. In some respects, it is like alcoholism, but the "cure" rate for alcoholism is much higher. Personally, I have lost 100 lbs on 2 occasions and 50 lb on 7 other. I gained it all back.
The recidivism is 95-98%. Only a person who has never had the problem would say, "just eat less"
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I have had the problem. It is not a matter of "just eat less". You have to change your lifestyle and thinking. I ate when I was tired, nervous, board, when something looked good and other times that had nothing to do with being hungry. I went through counseling to solve the problem, a "diet" won't do it.
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How much did you lose and how long have you kept it off?

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Mar 24, 2013 14:12:20   #
TrainNut Loc: Ridin' the rails
 
60 pounds, 12 years.

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Mar 24, 2013 14:15:02   #
PhotoTex Loc: Texas
 
TrainNut wrote:
60 pounds, 12 years.


Congratulations: you seem to be one of the 5%!

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Mar 24, 2013 14:28:18   #
Wabbit Loc: Arizona Desert
 
Gnslngr wrote:
PhotoTex wrote:
I submit that morbid obesity is a disability because it is uncontrollable


I do not agree. Weight can usually be controlled with diet and exercise, no matter how much is gained. Believe me, I know. And, by the way, it simply ain't that hard. :thumbup:


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Mar 24, 2013 14:28:45   #
TrainNut Loc: Ridin' the rails
 
It wasn't a diet it was a life change.

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Mar 24, 2013 15:02:50   #
Gnslngr
 
TrainNut wrote:
It wasn't a diet it was a life change.


Same here.


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