"Too Fat For Sex"

I saw the new People magazine in our mailroom (on the "extra magazines" rack) and I had to snag it. It's the new one with Kirstie Alley on the cover, with the quote about how she had fun getting fat and now it's time to diet. She seems pretty honest, I'll give her that, and some of the quotes are funny. But it's sort of a sad article too. And she repeated that quote I saw in a Star headline that blared "TOO FAT FOR SEX."

"I'm not going to have sex while I am fat.... It's probably not right. I should probably be happy with the way I look and happy with the way my body is and happy that someone would want to have sex with me, but I'm not."

Putting your life on hold and thinking you're "too fat" to do something is one of the most depressing side effects of being overweight. It's unfortunate that she's perpetuating that idea to the world; on the other hand, I've been there.

Karl Lagerfeld Sucks

It's always good to keep track of who totally sucks, and today's addition to the list is Karl Lagerfeld, who is pissed off that his clothes were made to fit larger (size 14) people:

""What I really didn't like was that certain fashion sizes were made bigger. What I created was fashion for slim, slender people. That was the original idea... Incomprehensible decisions made by the management have removed any desire I had to do something like that again."

Ironically, Karl Lagerfeld used to be very overweight, lost weight, and has apparently just published a diet book. I guess the reward is fitting into his skinny-people-only clothes, right, Karl?

Moving To France

This great article, sent in by Shannin, explores why the French live longer and are slimmer, in spite of the fact that they don't diet, go on Atkins, or cut back on the creme brulee. Turns out, it may be part of the culture.

"Food experience. Now there's a phrase. Compare our 'food experience' to that of the French: the time that the average British family takes to prepare a meal has shrunk from two hours to 15 minutes in the past few years. And, while we are speed-eating, cramming in a Kingsize Mars before the lights turn green, the French are taking smaller mouthfuls, resting their cutlery between bites, discussing the food - often because it is worthy of discussion."

Scrubs

Unlike the folks at Big Fat Blog, I have never liked Scrubs. Nothing political, I just find the humor too broad and the characters irritating and it doesn't make me laugh. But anyway, this joke sounds like your typical mean-spirited fat joke. But then again, Scrubs always goes for the easy laugh, in my opinion.

Quiz Time

Today's IMDB news has the trifecta: Kirstie Alley, Renee Zellwegger and Anna-Nicole Smith, all talking about their weight. Here is a fun little quiz for you, before you follow that link. Guess who said what? (You can post your score in the comments.)

A. "I liked me better bigger because now I'm too bony."

B. "It makes life uncomfortable. ... It's an inconvenience to me more than anything."

C. "If you want to know how to gain weight, then maybe I can help you with that. How? Food and more food."

Let The Bridget Jones Posts Begin!

"He doesn’t merely accept of all her flaws – her obsessions, her paranoia, her plus-size booty – he’s actually turned on by them. He’s the equivalent of the models in Maxim magazine who sing the praises of bald guys with beer guts. They’re not real, of course, but it’s nice to imagine that they might be."

Oh no he di'int.

At least Colin Firth has some reasonable, intelligent things to say on the subject.

My Milkshake Brings All The Boys To The Yard

Hey, did you miss me? Well, I'm back!

This article talks about nightclubs that cater to plus-sized patrons, which I think is awesome. "The goal of Abundance Northwest is to ditch the idea that anyone is too fat to go out."

Of course overweight people should be able to go to any club and not feel bad about themselves, but some people just aren't comfortable with the stardard club scene, and this gives those people a place to go and shake their bon bons.