When FAT Attacks

On Wed, 18 Aug 2004 20:20:10 GMT, nimue wrote:

Bob in CT wrote:
On Wed, 18 Aug 2004 13:35:14 -0400, Roger Zoul
wrote:

Bob in CT wrote:
On Wed, 18 Aug 2004 13:17:36 -0400, Roger Zoul
wrote:

Bob in CT wrote:
is the headline in Newsweek. It provides a good description of
research into fat cells. Supposedly, fat cells release
inflammatory compounds, which is why an apple shape is worse
than a pear shape ("visceral" fat releases more inflammatory
compounds). Dang genetics!


I can't seem to figure out what is meant by an apple shape.



They have a picture. If you gain weight in your legs, you're a
pear; if you gain weight around your waist (me), you're an apple.
I don't see too many pears. For me, I have almost no weight
around my legs (I can see individual quad muscles), but I'm still
at least 30 pounds overweight, all on my stomach.

What if you gain weight everywhere, like me? Am I a hybrid
apple/pear?



Interesting. Maybe. I wonder if there is a "hybrid" body type? I
know that my first girlfriend was definitely an apple -- when she
gained weight, it was all in her legs.

That's a pear. Think how a pear looks -- think of the female figure --
got
it?


I know, I know. It was a slip, by Freud.

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Bob in CT
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On Wed, 18 Aug 2004 20:20:10 GMT, nimue wrote:

Bob in CT wrote:
On Wed, 18 Aug 2004 13:35:14 -0400, Roger Zoul
wrote:

Bob in CT wrote:
On Wed, 18 Aug 2004 13:17:36 -0400, Roger Zoul
wrote:

Bob in CT wrote:
is the headline in Newsweek. It provides a good description of
research into fat cells. Supposedly, fat cells release
inflammatory compounds, which is why an apple shape is worse
than a pear shape ("visceral" fat releases more inflammatory
compounds). Dang genetics!


I can't seem to figure out what is meant by an apple shape.



They have a picture. If you gain weight in your legs, you're a
pear; if you gain weight around your waist (me), you're an apple.
I don't see too many pears. For me, I have almost no weight
around my legs (I can see individual quad muscles), but I'm still
at least 30 pounds overweight, all on my stomach.

What if you gain weight everywhere, like me? Am I a hybrid
apple/pear?



Interesting. Maybe. I wonder if there is a "hybrid" body type? I
know that my first girlfriend was definitely an apple -- when she
gained weight, it was all in her legs.

That's a pear. Think how a pear looks -- think of the female figure --
got
it?


I know, I know. It was a slip, by Freud.

--
Bob in CT
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In article , says...

I'm a classic pear. Yep -- me and J. Lo. THAT is a sexy pear shape. J. Lo
is pear-a-rific! Me, well, I am about two pears right now -- I need to pare
down! (I must stop! Must stop!).

I am UNQUESTIONABLY a pear shape. With my weight dropping, it becomes even more
apparent as my breasts get smaller and smaller (a breast easily fits in one hand
(my own) now ;-) Proportionally, from the waist up I've always been about 2
sizes smaller than from the waist down.

--
Saffire
205/149/125 - 5'1.5"
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333

In article , says...

I'm a classic pear. Yep -- me and J. Lo. THAT is a sexy pear shape. J. Lo
is pear-a-rific! Me, well, I am about two pears right now -- I need to pare
down! (I must stop! Must stop!).

I am UNQUESTIONABLY a pear shape. With my weight dropping, it becomes even more
apparent as my breasts get smaller and smaller (a breast easily fits in one hand
(my own) now ;-) Proportionally, from the waist up I've always been about 2
sizes smaller than from the waist down.

--
Saffire
205/149/125 - 5'1.5"
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333

In article , says...

I'm a classic pear. Yep -- me and J. Lo. THAT is a sexy pear shape. J. Lo
is pear-a-rific! Me, well, I am about two pears right now -- I need to pare
down! (I must stop! Must stop!).

I am UNQUESTIONABLY a pear shape. With my weight dropping, it becomes even more
apparent as my breasts get smaller and smaller (a breast easily fits in one hand
(my own) now ;-) Proportionally, from the waist up I've always been about 2
sizes smaller than from the waist down.

--
Saffire
205/149/125 - 5'1.5"
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333

On Wed, 18 Aug 2004, Bob in CT wrote:

On Wed, 18 Aug 2004 13:17:36 -0400, Roger Zoul
wrote:

Bob in CT wrote:
:: is the headline in Newsweek. It provides a good description of
:: research into fat cells. Supposedly, fat cells release inflammatory
:: compounds, which is why an apple shape is worse than a pear shape
:: ("visceral" fat releases more inflammatory compounds). Dang
:: genetics!
::

I can't seem to figure out what is meant by an apple shape.



They have a picture. If you gain weight in your legs, you're a pear; if
you gain weight around your waist (me), you're an apple. I don't see too
many pears. For me, I have almost no weight around my legs (I can see

Women are more likely to be pear shaped. At least pre-menopausal women,
are. Women who gain weight later in life seem to be more likely to go for
the apple shape (and, of course, IR and diabetic women).

individual quad muscles), but I'm still at least 30 pounds overweight, all
on my stomach.


I can get absolutely bony on my top half, but, short of surgical
intervention, my thighs are always going to have some jiggle to 'em.

Martha


--
"ALPO is 99 cents a can. That's over SEVEN dog dollars!!"
Revek - ASDLC

On Wed, 18 Aug 2004, Bob in CT wrote:

On Wed, 18 Aug 2004 13:17:36 -0400, Roger Zoul
wrote:

Bob in CT wrote:
:: is the headline in Newsweek. It provides a good description of
:: research into fat cells. Supposedly, fat cells release inflammatory
:: compounds, which is why an apple shape is worse than a pear shape
:: ("visceral" fat releases more inflammatory compounds). Dang
:: genetics!
::

I can't seem to figure out what is meant by an apple shape.



They have a picture. If you gain weight in your legs, you're a pear; if
you gain weight around your waist (me), you're an apple. I don't see too
many pears. For me, I have almost no weight around my legs (I can see

Women are more likely to be pear shaped. At least pre-menopausal women,
are. Women who gain weight later in life seem to be more likely to go for
the apple shape (and, of course, IR and diabetic women).

individual quad muscles), but I'm still at least 30 pounds overweight, all
on my stomach.


I can get absolutely bony on my top half, but, short of surgical
intervention, my thighs are always going to have some jiggle to 'em.

Martha


--
"ALPO is 99 cents a can. That's over SEVEN dog dollars!!"
Revek - ASDLC