Truly, this is the land of milk and honey. And chips. And chicken wraps. And cheese platters. And pasta nights. And a few Milk Tray chocolates to fill the chinks. And Limuncell t’Ghawdex after that. And wine tasting later that day.
Attack a woman not for her mind, but for her appearance.
Some feminist, you are Daphne for not replying to these people.
[Daphne – Yes, I agree with you, but in this particular case you are wrong. Weight, unlike certain other aspects of our appearance, is something fully within our control. As such, we must take responsibility for it. Whether we like it or not, it speaks ‘lack of self-discipline’. Criticising Dr Schembri for her inability to control her food intake is no different, in effect, to criticising John Bencini for his garish shirts and ties. I would never agree with criticism of a woman (or a man, for that matter) on the grounds that she (he) is ‘ugly’. In fact I delete many such comments. I draw a clean distinction between people’s choices and the things they cannot help.]
Weight problems are very misunderstood and highly misinterpreted.
I agree with you Daphne about weight being the result of a person’s life choices up to a point.
I have been besieged (because that’s the word) by this problem since I was 2 weeks old and 3 decades later (I’m 35) I still haven’t really solved it.
There was a point when I was size 22 going on 24 – but I lost (over the period of 3 years) 40 kg and kept them off which, believe me, is no mean feat.
What I did wrong before was 1. not eating anything during the day, 2. wolfing down (healthy) food at night.
I never binged, never ate any sweets, burgers, pizzas and other unhealthy food even before hitting my highest weight (despite several attempts at reducing weight).
Now, I am a generous size 16 – and still overweight. I weigh my food at every meal, I do not buy ready-made meals, I cook everything myself and if I eat out, I have a salad – without the trimmings.
In other words, I am, by all means – overweight and certainly look it. However, I take all measures to maintain my current weight and hopefully reduce more.
Why am I saying this? Because whilst there is no remedy against being ugly, or having an unattractive face, there is, for certain people, little remedy against being overweight unless a daily battle which, however, is tiring, draining and frustrating, is waged against being overweight.
I am not as rotund as Deborah. I was, but with sheer determination and hard work (and very good professional help) I went down but compared to several I am still “plump” (to put it cutely).
Hence, weight is not as easily within one’s control as the length of one’s hair or wardrobe. I do think that when you reach clothes size 20-22 etc, you need to seriously rethink your eating pattern. One might be eating healthily but still wrongly.
For me, weight is a very sensitive topic because it is a constant daily struggle – which does not recede on Christmas Day or Easter Sunday. Yes, one may indulge on those days but the weighing scales are unrelenting and don’t give two hoots whether it’s Christmas or Easter.
I felt compelled to write these comments not only because it is bad enough for fat people to be surrounded by breadstick-size clothes but for their choices to be publicly criticised when their constitution is as much to blame as their choices (to put it quite succinctly) is adding insult to injury.
There is also a lot of misinformation about fat people and their mindset. If one has never had any weight problems, one cannot understand how difficult it is to be surrounded by food at social activities and being unable to eat, how difficult it is living life on the go and having to preplan meals from two days before.
There is no freedom of food, as it were, when one has a weight problem and there is no pleasure to be obtained from food because you know that if you’re having a pizza today, your jeans won’t fit in two days’ time.
One cannot be invited to dinner without wondering whether the food which the host will prepare will be right and one cannot go to a wedding without having to eat first – to ensure that hunger does not take over and all diet resolutions fly out of the window.
Believe me, it’s living hell, if one doesn’t take it the right way.
Attributing weight problems merely to life choices is like saying that one is toothless because one eats too much sugar. It may very well be, yes, but the reasons underlying these problems are many and varied and, believe me, if only weight were under the exclusive control of each and every one of us, controlling it is much more difficult.
In my case, I cannot help being a size 16. And, if Deborah has my same type of body constitution, it would be tough for her to go down to a real “slim” size and, in any case, very mentally taxing.
Whilst not approving her political choices (now THOSE are totally reprehensible) I wish her all the luck in this. It isn’t easy. At all.
Rispett lejn hadd u xejn, Ghalfejn intaghzlet il-mara li mexxiet il-kampanja favur id-divorzju biex titla bl-offerta ? B’dispett lejn il-knisja u l-arcisqof forsi ?
The fat of the land.
With much more lard(ess) to come. Spreads easily when the people pay.
Truly, this is the land of milk and honey. And chips. And chicken wraps. And cheese platters. And pasta nights. And a few Milk Tray chocolates to fill the chinks. And Limuncell t’Ghawdex after that. And wine tasting later that day.
There is one particular lady who ought to admit herself at Mater Dei for urgent gastric stapling tonight.
It is uncalled for to make such statements. If only the camel …..
I am all for criticism and satire but let us not be personal.
Attack a woman not for her mind, but for her appearance.
Some feminist, you are Daphne for not replying to these people.
[Daphne – Yes, I agree with you, but in this particular case you are wrong. Weight, unlike certain other aspects of our appearance, is something fully within our control. As such, we must take responsibility for it. Whether we like it or not, it speaks ‘lack of self-discipline’. Criticising Dr Schembri for her inability to control her food intake is no different, in effect, to criticising John Bencini for his garish shirts and ties. I would never agree with criticism of a woman (or a man, for that matter) on the grounds that she (he) is ‘ugly’. In fact I delete many such comments. I draw a clean distinction between people’s choices and the things they cannot help.]
Weight problems are very misunderstood and highly misinterpreted.
I agree with you Daphne about weight being the result of a person’s life choices up to a point.
I have been besieged (because that’s the word) by this problem since I was 2 weeks old and 3 decades later (I’m 35) I still haven’t really solved it.
There was a point when I was size 22 going on 24 – but I lost (over the period of 3 years) 40 kg and kept them off which, believe me, is no mean feat.
What I did wrong before was 1. not eating anything during the day, 2. wolfing down (healthy) food at night.
I never binged, never ate any sweets, burgers, pizzas and other unhealthy food even before hitting my highest weight (despite several attempts at reducing weight).
Now, I am a generous size 16 – and still overweight. I weigh my food at every meal, I do not buy ready-made meals, I cook everything myself and if I eat out, I have a salad – without the trimmings.
In other words, I am, by all means – overweight and certainly look it. However, I take all measures to maintain my current weight and hopefully reduce more.
Why am I saying this? Because whilst there is no remedy against being ugly, or having an unattractive face, there is, for certain people, little remedy against being overweight unless a daily battle which, however, is tiring, draining and frustrating, is waged against being overweight.
I am not as rotund as Deborah. I was, but with sheer determination and hard work (and very good professional help) I went down but compared to several I am still “plump” (to put it cutely).
Hence, weight is not as easily within one’s control as the length of one’s hair or wardrobe. I do think that when you reach clothes size 20-22 etc, you need to seriously rethink your eating pattern. One might be eating healthily but still wrongly.
For me, weight is a very sensitive topic because it is a constant daily struggle – which does not recede on Christmas Day or Easter Sunday. Yes, one may indulge on those days but the weighing scales are unrelenting and don’t give two hoots whether it’s Christmas or Easter.
I felt compelled to write these comments not only because it is bad enough for fat people to be surrounded by breadstick-size clothes but for their choices to be publicly criticised when their constitution is as much to blame as their choices (to put it quite succinctly) is adding insult to injury.
There is also a lot of misinformation about fat people and their mindset. If one has never had any weight problems, one cannot understand how difficult it is to be surrounded by food at social activities and being unable to eat, how difficult it is living life on the go and having to preplan meals from two days before.
There is no freedom of food, as it were, when one has a weight problem and there is no pleasure to be obtained from food because you know that if you’re having a pizza today, your jeans won’t fit in two days’ time.
One cannot be invited to dinner without wondering whether the food which the host will prepare will be right and one cannot go to a wedding without having to eat first – to ensure that hunger does not take over and all diet resolutions fly out of the window.
Believe me, it’s living hell, if one doesn’t take it the right way.
Attributing weight problems merely to life choices is like saying that one is toothless because one eats too much sugar. It may very well be, yes, but the reasons underlying these problems are many and varied and, believe me, if only weight were under the exclusive control of each and every one of us, controlling it is much more difficult.
In my case, I cannot help being a size 16. And, if Deborah has my same type of body constitution, it would be tough for her to go down to a real “slim” size and, in any case, very mentally taxing.
Whilst not approving her political choices (now THOSE are totally reprehensible) I wish her all the luck in this. It isn’t easy. At all.
Picture showing Mr. Speaker administering oath to Joseph Muscat:
“Hawn Joseph, jekk tbusu ghandu mnejn iqum mil-mewt. Bhalma qomt jien wara dawk is-sitt tiri li tajtni.”
Is Muscat a Christian?
No, he’s a Catholic.
I take exception to that.
Catholics, Protestants and Orthodox are all Christians.
[Daphne – That was an ironic remark. ‘Is he a Christian? No, he’s a Catholic.’]
Thank you. A remark didn’t know.
Thank you. A remark I didn’t know.
Rispett lejn hadd u xejn, Ghalfejn intaghzlet il-mara li mexxiet il-kampanja favur id-divorzju biex titla bl-offerta ? B’dispett lejn il-knisja u l-arcisqof forsi ?
Group photo:
I checked and re-checked to be sure, zoomed in and saw to that I knew every MP’s face by his or her name.
Thank heavens, Franco is not there unless he’s hiding in one of those suits of armour.
And they lived happily ever afterm
Yes Anglu I’ll kiss your cross,after all, you’ve kissed my arse.
So so true
Is he crossing his fingers this time too?
I zoomed in on the first to get some detail…and here I stand in awe…
Deborah Schembri: “Never mind the quality, feel the width.”