To think "hurrah" when Pauline Quirke admits that when she was huge it was down to general greediness!

[hubbabubbabubba]

Just sick of people not being honest!
i dont believe in people being a size 0 at all, but surely being that large is not good for your health.
She has done brilliantly!

I am not a size 10 because of my greediness.

Not sure about the Lighter Life diet though.

really? being large is not good for your health? Please could you site your evidence for this properly

It's bash the fatties day on Mumsnet - hurrah!!

Oh no. I have done it again. I thought this was a fun thread then noticed it's AIBU. Doh!

Does being honest help you lose weight then? Gosh I didn't know it was that easy.

Just sometimes I don't get why larger ladies complain about their weight when it's all under their own control??

I'm not going to be popular now, am I?!

Yes because it's just that simple HBB

YANBU - honesty is refreshing when it's not on an issue you're sensitive about!

I'm fat because I like cake and am lazy

Wait for me Sparky

OMGBFP, it is really that simple! A good diet that's low in fat, and regular exercise, it really is simple.

Well I see where the OP is coming from. Pauline Quirke has said she was so big as she ate too much and didn't do any exercise. It crept on gradually. So she hasn't blamed anyone else. Put her hands up and admitted it was purely down to her.

We all know that being obese is bad. It's not new news.

Like Orm I would not be keen on Lighter Life although I have thought about it myself.

But to be honest different approaches work for different people. Having lost the weight on LL the interesting thing will be seeing if she manages to keep it off. I know a few people who have lost on LL and then put it all back on again.

although admitttedly I realise I am lucky in that I have no medical issues I'm struggling against

As we've had a run, burnt some cals and all, would you like a slice of cake?

AARRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH

As billly connolly said about a girl who said "i,m not fat i,m just big boned".

"its the big bone in your stomach and the big bone in your arse then", said billy.

I am fat because i eat too much, however i was even fatter because i ate FAR too much.

I love pauline quirke for being so honest. Dawn french getd right on my tits though.

Ooh yes please Sparky. Coffee and Walnut.

Ok Hubba - I did see where you were coming from but saying things like "it's that easy" is rubbish. It"s NOT easy. Sounds it to anyone who has never had a major weight problem. Trust me it is not.

But how do you get big in the first place?

It's funny how the honesty comes after the diet..... If they had been more honest with themselves to start with....

Mind you, I can't talk..

Oh fuck off. Really.

Can spot the people who have never had a weight problem a mile off

Anyone else want cake?

The vast majority of people who are overweight (myself included) are so because they eat too much and move too little. Very few are overweight because of "medical" problems

Pauline Quirke therefore is right to say she was overweight because she ate too much. Not sure that the lighter life was the way to diet though.