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http://www.nypost.com/seven/07222008/entertainment/who_s_your_fatty__121002.htm?page=1
http://www.nypost.com/seven/07222008/entertainment/how_to_do_your_heavy_duty_121001.htm By MARINA VATAJ
Last updated: 7:58 am
July 22, 2008
Posted: 3:49 am
July 22, 2008
VICTOR and his clinically obese friend of 10 years talked about everything from finances to relationships. But when she sat down and broke his brand-new couch, it became obvious weight was the one subject they'd never discuss.
"In all the years we've been friends and talked about many different things, neither of us had the courage to address the elephant in the room, no pun intended," says the 31-year-old, who asked that his last name not be used
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HERE'S a step-by-step guide for how to talk to a friend about weight.
* Ask yourself: "Is he or she overweight?"
"This is the first thing you have to do! Look at yourself and see if you're being too critical of your friend," says Dr. Susan Bartell. "If you're not and she's legitimately overweight, then you know you can say something."
MURDOCH!:doh:
http://www.nypost.com/seven/07222008/entertainment/how_to_do_your_heavy_duty_121001.htm By MARINA VATAJ
Last updated: 7:58 am
July 22, 2008
Posted: 3:49 am
July 22, 2008
VICTOR and his clinically obese friend of 10 years talked about everything from finances to relationships. But when she sat down and broke his brand-new couch, it became obvious weight was the one subject they'd never discuss.
"In all the years we've been friends and talked about many different things, neither of us had the courage to address the elephant in the room, no pun intended," says the 31-year-old, who asked that his last name not be used
.................
HERE'S a step-by-step guide for how to talk to a friend about weight.
* Ask yourself: "Is he or she overweight?"
"This is the first thing you have to do! Look at yourself and see if you're being too critical of your friend," says Dr. Susan Bartell. "If you're not and she's legitimately overweight, then you know you can say something."
MURDOCH!:doh:
