One of the stories on the ABC Evening News tonight was that the Atkins corporation has gone belly up, and has
filed for bankruptcy:
The company started by the late nutrition guru Dr. Robert C. Atkins to promote a low-carb lifestyle has filed for bankruptcy court protection, a further sign of the waning popularity of the diet.
A hearing on the prearranged, Chapter 11 filing by Atkins Nutritionals Inc. was scheduled for Monday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, spokesman Richard Rothstein said Sunday.
The company is $300 million in debt. That's a lot of weight to lose.
Now, here's the meta part:
I think people in this country are constantly searching for a quick fix, a fast way to lose weight, even if there's the danger of gaining it all back (as the is with the Atkins diet, although some folks are successful in keeping the weight off). People tend not to want to make permanent lifestyle changes.
In a Paris Hilton/Jude Law sort of world (i.e. people who are considered "hot" and "ideal" in terms of body type), how do Kossacks feel about their bodies? Do you feel too fat or too thin? Do you give a shit about what's considered ideal in American society, or not? What sort of body type do you prefer?
Me, I don't give a damn about what People Magazine or Cosmopolitan tell me I should look like. Dutch beer has added a few pounds to my ass, but hell, I don't care. I like how I look, and my husband happens to love curves, plus I'm physically healthy. There was a time in college when I was constantly paranoid about gaining weight, not in a pathological way (I wasn't anorexic), but it was distracting. I'm not sure what's happened; I guess I'm older and more self-confident, plus I know the women I think are attractive look nothing like Paris Hilton. And the man I think is hot doesn't look a thing like Jude Law or any of the other supposedly "sexy" men. Talk, dark and handsome with green eyes, and he doesn't look like anyone in Hollywood.
So, enough about that. Now, tell me about you. Use the questions above (the ones in bold) as a guide, plus take the poll.
[editor's note, by Plutonium Page] Oh yeah. Photos are fine, but nude ones, well, uh, please, no.