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Australia\'s Overweight

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Togiget Learner Dubber

18 posts · joined Aug 2007 ·

#607605
Did anyone here catch that commercial on TV? Saying something like half of Australians are some what overweight. I think its quite an exaggeration, i know we enjoy our fast-food but its such a unrealistic number. Having said that, if its true, how do we go about fixing it?

can here the ad here

[ Edited on 21-8-2007 by Togiget ]

phatratpat Fahrvergnugen

958 posts · joined Mar 2005 ·

#607606
I,me not fat ,just short for my weight!!😉

baybuscamperkid prince of insufficient light, ruler of heck

4,316 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#607612
phatratpat wrote:I,me not fat ,just short for my weight!!😉
LOL

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Notch Nut Custom Title Time!

1,011 posts · joined Apr 2006 ·

#607625
I'm not fat but I reckon when I hit 40, I'll go grey and bald. As I have long hair, I am in preparation for the mother of all comb-overs...😂
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7,671 posts · joined Feb 2005 ·

#607626
if i gave up beer and yummy stuff id die anyway..
so as there are no reruns do the good thing and hop to it..
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Opaque Seriously Crusin Dubber

194 posts · joined Feb 2007 ·

#607663
im a 19 year old guy that weighs 60 kilos. enough said.
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Wild1 Wolfsburg Wizard

448 posts · joined Jun 2006 ·

#607797
^ what he said, I eat lots and never put on any weight 😀

Ragerty Seriously Crusin Dubber

112 posts · joined Mar 2006 ·

#607843
Hey, you guys haven't got anything to worry about unless the comparison is made between Oz and the UK....oh we have some fatties over here and on a little island with a population of 60million they take up twice the space...

I guess your right about a sinking Island! The UK is getting smaller. lol :o
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66deluxe Custom Title Time!

1,593 posts · joined Aug 2005 ·

#607883
Aussies are not over weight, with my brief time in the US yesterday on my way to canada, i saw nothing but fat yanks, an image i am trying to remove from memory, no wonder they drive canyonaro's, they need it to move their fat arse around.
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Togiget Learner Dubber

18 posts · joined Aug 2007 ·

#607889
Guess so, travelled to europe again recently and heard they're now handling a obesity problem over there since they had fast-food. i know aussies love their fast-food, and most likely the US, ought to feed our kids something healthier.

shaihulud Custom Title Time!

1,448 posts · joined Nov 2005 ·

#607898
I'm a bit over weight, but my problem is that old saying, "Everything I like is either illegal, immoral or fattening." I eat a good diet with only occasional junk food, but my main problem is that I eat too much.

As far as I'm concerned, we need to make a regular exercise program and the playing of sport, to be compulsory in all schools, as it was when I was a kid back in the 1950s.

We had an hour of full on exercise in the gymnasium 3 times a week and every Wednesday afternoon we all had to play a full game of some sport, depending on the season. No-one was allowed to be excluded. Even the kids with polio had to participte as scorers or some such.

Every Saturday we were expected to represent the school in inter-school sports.

Like so many things we need to go back to basics.

vwtyp2 Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,504 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·

#607992
it's a simple matter of burning off more calories than you consume.
easy maths is if you eat a double quarter pounder value meal with cheese, you need to get off your lazy ass and burn off the 50kcal you've just stuffed yourself with.

My motto is food isn't fattening, not excersising is.
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Anthiron The Baja Rejuvenation Begins

4,936 posts · joined Oct 2003 ·

#607998
amen vwtyp2
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jo_tas Custom Title Time!

1,547 posts · joined Aug 2004 ·

#608016
A couple of years ago could get away with eating anything and still stayed thin.
Now that i've hit 21 i think my metabolism has slowed and i'm getting some fat on me!
I have an addiction tho.. whenever i get hungry all i really crave is fatty food!!
Is there a FFEA? (Fast Food Eaters Anonymous) 😂

Togiget Learner Dubber

18 posts · joined Aug 2007 ·

#608057
i know most schools these days have sporting activities only once a week, a lot less to what u have mentioned. that is the problem, australia has great weather and its perfect for being outdoors, but schools believe in the academic sides of thing. Exercise and being active is very important.