My comments wasn't directed towards you about diets. She has a tweet advocating that we stop promoting all diets on TV. I understand where she's coming from in regards to the weight watchers app, but she implicitly says she is against diets in general.
Nope Nope Nope wrote:
My comments wasn't directed towards you about diets. She has a tweet advocating that we stop promoting all diets on TV. I understand where she's coming from in regards to the weight watchers app, but she implicitly says she is against diets in general.
That’s silly because technically everyone’s eating is it’s own “diet” diet doesn’t have to be associated with trying to lose weight.
She could have a diet where she eats whatever the hell she wants as long as she is under her maintenance level and she will lose weight. Just like I can eat completely clean and eat significantly over my maintenance level and put on 30 lbs. (which I’ve done before) and both are considered diets.
Definitive Voice wrote:
"The overwhelming wave of joy when you catch your first glimpse of the people who love you in the crowd. Those are the things that being a runner is all about."
She is the definitive voice on what "being a runner is all about." Do not argue with her on this; she is correct. Running has nothing to do with competition or winning or running fast. It is all about seeing people you love in the crowd.
That incorrect. She said , “people who love you” not “people who you love.” Loving those people is not important for her. It’s enough for them to love her. She didn’t state that she reciprocates.
The woman is a high maintenance piece of work.
I peeked at the comments on the Facebook post for this article. Looks like most RW subscribers completely relate to the PhD's point of view.
To be fair, here is the argument presented in the New York Times the other day:
1) Studies show virtually no one loses weight and keeps it off
2) It is cruel to shame someone for what cannot be undone
All the action should really be going to avoidance through personal action and public health policy that limit obesity by increasing opportunities for safe exercise, making less car friendly cities and towns, and limiting the availability of high calorie food and drinks through tax policies and rules governing public institutions.
If you burn 1000 calories or more per hour of running, then you will be hard pressed not to lose weight on 12-14 hours per week of running (about 100 miles per week). I think that many who exercise while obese don't exercise close to the amount they need to really lose a lot of weight, and part of the reason is that they have limited physical mobility. But adding a mile or two a week is manageable for most and would result in a lot of weight loss if they also cut down on added sugars.
America should've never:
A. Put in all that money towards anti-smoking propaganda.
B. Made cocaine illegal.
We wouldn't have a obesity problem right now if not for those two things. But big pharma makes more money from diabetes than from smoking/cocaine related illnesses.
xcvxc wrote:
The writer, who is a fat runner herself, seems mad that Brittany loses weight during the movie.
But I want anyone who aspires to run a marathon—no matter how unlikely it seems—to know that a before-and-after is not required. You are not temporary and your body is not the villain.
How dare she be happy at losing weight. Be fat and be proud!
I don't think she looks all that super-sized, given that the average American woman is now 170.6 pounds at 5 feet, three inches tall. That's a waist of 38 and a body mass index of a whale-ish 29.8.
US men are hardly faring better at 197.6 pounds, 5 feet 9 inches tall and has a waist circumference of 40 inches.
This isn't a movie about a fat person running, but rather an average person doing something that seems truly freakish to all but the dorks here on the world famous message board.
social justice warriors at it again...
if it's not one thing, it's certainly the next...
I couldn't imagine undermining ANYBODY going out for a race, run, whatever their desired venture is. I 100% support runners of all backgrounds, and body types to go out and run. Every sport favors a specific body type, that's not some made up thing in the social media era. Elite runners are typically smaller framed, yet very strong relative to their bodyweight, and have incredibly efficient running economies, with a frame to support that. There are anomalies, but by and large, most top end runner's frames fall under the classic "runner build."
Even by hobby jogger standards, if you look at a 18 min 5k runner vs the 28 minute 5k runner, there is likely an experience factor, and a body weight to strength ratio there that is very visible in their frame or stride, baring any medical conditions affecting their heart or breathing with asthma.
It's exhausting to keep up with all this bs though. It really is. Running is whatever you want it to be. Running for some folks, just comes at a faster clip, and their bodies respond well to it. Genetics are a real factor too. I encourage all runners to get out there and embrace it, but for the love of god, stop with all this nonsense, and pity articles. As much as we're alike, we're all very different, that's life.
I skimmed the article and the first thing that struck me is that she is planning to consume 2 pkgs of energy chews for a 10 mile run. That is about twice as much as she probably needs. Small choices like that add up. And seriously if you forget your chews for a ten mile run, why not just suck it up and go without? You won’t die!
Fat people should not run marathons wrote:
xcvxc wrote:
The writer, who is a fat runner herself, seems mad that Brittany loses weight during the movie.
The writer is Kate Browne, Ph.D. (@drkatebrowne) is a pop culture writer who specializes in body image and digital media. She is the creator of Taking Up Space, a blog about marketing tactics in the health, wellness, and fitness industries, and VP of Communication for the Body Positive Fitness Alliance.
Translation: "Professional Justifier of being Fat"
RW also seems to know their target audience very well
Isn’t this what Playboy Magazine was all about?
“specializes in body image”
Mr Heffner wrote:
Isn’t this what Playboy Magazine was all about?
“specializes in body image”
playboy was for good hard working American men who needed to have some relief at the end of the day.
She is for sloths who want to feel good for their bad habits.
lol @ Ph.D in english being wielded waaaay outside her swim lane
sit and kick wrote:
lol @ Ph.D in english being wielded waaaay outside her swim lane
PhD in English qualifies you to be a grammar nazi on the internet. That is about it.
Being fat and happy is just something people say. No one actually prefers to be fat.
muffintop wrote:
I skimmed the article and the first thing that struck me is that she is planning to consume 2 pkgs of energy chews for a 10 mile run. That is about twice as much as she probably needs. Small choices like that add up. And seriously if you forget your chews for a ten mile run, why not just suck it up and go without? You won’t die!
I was going to post about this but didn't want to be mean. Also, I wondered if maybe her 10 miles took her like 4 hours and she would be skipping lunch or something.
I would never even consider energy gels for a 20 miler, let alone a 10 miler... let alone two packs of them.
This reminds me of when I worked at a Fleet Feet and one of our best customers was a local lady who ran 3 miles every morning. Halfway through her run, she would come into the store, buy a GU, wash it down with a cup of water, talk for about 5 minutes, and finish her run. She was overweight but extremely cool and nice. I really wanted to tell her that she didn't need the GU, but also didn't want to offend her. I bet she is still doing that to this day (this was years ago, but she was pretty dedicated).
Fat runner is an oxymoran.
I found a post on the author's blog:
https://katebrowne.net/my-brother-my-running-and-me/
"I realized then that I was being a little boneheaded about resisting my training because it takes me almost four hours to complete a half marathon. I was dragging my feet, literally, because I refused to acknowledge what’s real about me: I will never be good at running."
Yes, that's an average of over 18min/mi. Do you think the marathon she ran actually counted her time? Most courses close after 6 hours.
Lets face it, all this Kate Browne has done is find herself a nice little niche area to make money.