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Imagine you’re George Clooney. Take a moment to admire your grooming and wit. Okay, now imagine someone walks up to you and asks, “What’s your name?” You say, “I’m George Clooney.” Or maybe you say, “I’m the Clooninator!” You don’t say “I’m George of George Clooney Sells Movies Blog” and you certainly don’t say, “I’m Clooney Weight Loss Plan”. So while spam is technically meat, it ain’t anywhere near Primal. Please nickname yourself something your friends would call you.

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   Thanks for the lovely linkage!

   And yes, it is confusing, but don’t worry, Crabby will be back to her usual grouchy self soon.

   Lots of great blogs and website in there, thanks for the list! Will definitely check some of these out.

   Crabby McSlacker wrote on October 24th, 2007

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   I looked through those “flawed BMI” images, and I’ll be honest with you: while there were a few muscular athetlic types who clearly are not overweight, the vast majority of those labeled “overweight” and “obese” do have a weight problem. Last year I came across some old staff photos in our school storage room. What struck me was how nearly all of the women in the photos were slim, and nobody was obese. Look at our former first ladies from Jackie Kennedy to Nancy Reagan, they all remained slender through their adult years. Eighty-year-old Rosalyn Carter is still healthy and active. I wonder how many of those with “flawed BMIs” will be free of heart disease and diabetes when they reach retirement age.

   Sonagi wrote on October 26th, 2007

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   Our pleasure, Crabby It’s cool to see more and more great health and fitness blogs.

   Sonagi,

   I think you make a good observation. I used to work with kids before doing writing and web stuff (this was in college), and I noticed how much “thicker” children are, generally, than even a decade ago. Norms have certainly changed. Of course at the other end of the spectrum is the fact that a size 4 actress is considered “full figured” (you hear this sort of stuff a lot in LA) and supermodels are often severely underweight but held up as “beautiful” on magazine covers. Lots of mixed messages being tossed around, I think.

   Sara wrote on October 26th, 2007

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   Awesome post. Thanks for the info.

   Trislim wrote on August 26th, 2008

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