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Men are also far more likely by far to be delusional about their looks and level of attractiveness to women, while women are more inherently self-critical.
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Originally Posted by Lucario
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I don't think you can say that either. Most men I know are very much aware of how attractive (or not) they are to women. We own mirrors just like you do. I do think women are too self-critical though.
WHAT they are? Perhaps some men like bigger women for WHO they are. The day my husband and I got married in 2006 I weighed 225 pounds, today I weigh 150 pounds however, he did not know me at the highest weight of 650+ pounds. I did not have surgery, do weight watchers, jenny craig or anything like that. I decided for myself one day that I did not want to live like I was any longer so I changed my entire lifestyle but I did it for MYSELF and no one else.
BIG can mean different things though, it can mean physically big as in a very tall woman who is physically built to her height, it can mean overweight a little or a lot, it can mean tall and overweight, it can mean tall and thin.
My point is making a general statement and referring to someone as "what" they are is in my opinion pretty shallow and biased. Getting to know someone for "who" they are no matter "how" they look is the way I choose to do things but to each his own.
I remember seeing a program--might have been Oprah, or Rikki Lake, something like that--in which large women with thin husbands were on stage. The thin women in the audience were castigating the large women. Finally one large woman said, "My husband will still find me attractive if I lose 50 pounds. Will yours still find you attractive if you gain 50?"
She changed the programs every time she'd hit a plateau, and never gave up. I saw her again a few weeks ago and she looks so confident. She has kept the weight off for over a year now and has even inspired some family members to follow in her foot steps. She's Hispanic like me so we are more likely to develop diabetes and she did not want that to be an option. I believe that when it comes to weight people can lose it as long they have realistic goals and stick to a balance of healthy eating and physical exercise.
Congrats to her but is she taking vitamin supplements? She should if she hasn't already have a blood test done to make sure she is getting all the vitamins and minerals she needs to continue to be healthy. I take supplements now and Dr. ordered because my liver does not process food properly because of the disease. He just wants to make sure I don't make things worse and become a bone brittle malnourished mess later.
Thank you. We revisited that aspect just last night and she is of the opinion that she does not need any supplements. She eats a lot of everything except meat and in great moderation. Jackie sees her doctor faithfully due to her condition. She really believes that the absence of meat has helped to control her condition. I actually lost her one night in an elevator in Hartford Ct. but finally brought her around. It is amazing what she has done for herself. Most everything is organic that she eats. She seems smart enough to calculate the necessary vitamins and minerals and has become quite a pro at it.
Yes. Hispanics, African-Americans, and Asian-Americans have a higher risk and rate of developing type 2 diabetes than non-Hispanic whites.
[URL="http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/29/7/1585.short"]Ethnicity, Obesity, and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Women[/URL]
[URL="http://www.everydayhealth.com/type-2-diabetes/ethnicity-and-your-diabetes-risk.aspx"]How Ethnicity Affects Type 2 Diabetes Risk - Type 2 Diabetes Center - EverydayHealth.com[/URL]
Complications tend to be worse in those groups, too.
So forget whether men find you attractive. Health is the greater concern, by far.
I'm a 'big' girl at 6'1 with curves and have had men tell me they were scared and intimidated by me. I've also had men tell me they would never date me because I was bigger than them and that's never fun. People have preferences and there's not much one can do about that.
I can't even imagine someone saying something like that to me. I run into boneheads now and then where I feel like they're mocking me, but sometimes I wonder if it's their sad attempt at trying to get me to notice and talk to them (although I'm sure some were just plain ole d!ck heads), but if a guy was talking to me, I was pretty certain he was interested and either he liked my height or didn't give a crap.
Hispanics are more likely than the general population to develop diabetes. It is estimated that 2.5 million, or 10.4 percent of Hispanic and Latino Americans aged 20 and older have diabetes. Hispanics also are more likely to have undiagnosed diabetes than non-Hispanic whites and non-Hispanic blacks. Nearly half of Hispanic children born in the year 2000 are likely to develop diabetes during their lives. Risk factors include: being overweight; having a parent, brother, or sister with diabetes; being older than age 45; having had diabetes when pregnant; and being Hispanic/Latino, Alaska Native, American Indian, African American, Asian American or Pacific Islander.
You are actually going to try to say that women aren't looking for the best-looking men? That is pure delusion if you actually believe that.
Looks are far less important to women, in general.
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Originally Posted by Lucario
I don't think you can say that either. Most men I know are very much aware of how attractive (or not) they are to women. We own mirrors just like you do. I do think women are too self-critical though.
Complications tend to be worse in those groups, too.
So forget whether men find you attractive. Health is the greater concern, by far.
wait wait wait
ethnicity????
do you know "Hispanic" is not an ethnicity right??
wow, some people here are beyond ignorant.
Im gonna go ahead and say "people with names starting with letter "C" have a higer risk to develop cancer. So if your name is Caroline, watch out!"
OMG
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