We have a BIG problem!

daydorunrun

Was in the swimming pool today when a group of school kids came in for swimming lessons, all boys aged about 10. I was shocked that at least 40-50% were quite seriously over weight.

It's hard to remember what it was like when I was that age in school (over 30 years ago). I can only think of 1, maybe 2 heavy kids.

The S**te you she kids eating today is shocking, having said that it's no surprise when you go into a convenience type shop- nothing but cheap surgery crap on sale, and offers to beat the band!

I don't know the answer but as a country we are heading for trouble:(

shopaholic01

You should have told them, not us!

Fox_In_Socks

shopaholic01 wrote: »

You should have told them, not us!

Yes, and shouted and pointed at them!

shopaholic01

Fox_In_Socks wrote: »

Yes, and shouted and pointed at them!

Shouting 'fat arse'. That'll teach them.

Oryx

Were already in trouble. Men in their early forties are now prime candidates for heart disease and diabetes. All lifestyle related.

daydorunrun

shopaholic01 wrote: »

You should have told them, not us!

I did, I'm writing this for a cell in Pearse Street GS, for staring at young boy's before approaching them:p

Savage Tyrant

Much better at the ole cannonballs though, so it's not all bad.

Frosty McSnowballs

I suppose it's a good thing they went swimming.

Mariasofia

Savage Tyrant wrote: »

Much better at the ole cannonballs though, so it's not all bad.

Yeah but they tsunami the rest of the people out of the pool!!

orangesoda

I had a big pair of titties when i was 10

GenieOz

There's only one solution, ban Special K.

In all seriousness though, yes, something should be done. Parent should be properly educated on nutritional needs and stop buying **** processed foods for their kids just cos they're handy.

Fox_In_Socks

shopaholic01 wrote: »

Shouting 'fat arse'. That'll teach them.

Might not catch just his intended 10 year old targets.

"You fat little boy! Fat little boy, la la la!" would be more appropriate.

Specialun

Reading this is making me want a big mac and coke

shopaholic01

Senor Fancy Pants wrote: »

I suppose it's a good thing they went swimming.

Fat bastards hogging the lanes. :mad:

Stavros Murphy

You're fattist. Big is the new fit.

Or some-such plattitude. What's the answer OP? Sanctions? No Onion rings on a wednesday? Have a goo at you - sitting there typing on your lap-tab-bile. What would your grandad be doing of an evening? Probably out chasing sheep up a boreen before a dinner of boiled stones. This is the future, and the future is fat.

Artful_Badger

I think its the ones that are stuck inside killing hookers with chainsaws on GTA while inhaling cans of red bull I'd be worried about. Not the ones out learning to swim.

daydorunrun

Oryx wrote: »

Were already in trouble. Men in their early forties are now prime candidates for heart disease and diabetes. All lifestyle related.

True, but it's shocking to see kids so young, who's metabolism should be through the roof so heavy.

GenieOz

daydorunrun wrote: »

True, but it's shocking to see kids so young, who's metabolism should be through the roof so heavy.

Ain't no metabolism that can outwork sitting on their arse playing video games all day and eating nuggets and chips every day.

hfallada

Obesity is a class issue. And class is something that Irish people dont like to talk about. People from lower classes eat a lot of processed and take away foods. Take the working class areas of Ballymun and Finglas which both have a huge amount of take aways etc. But both also have DCC leisure facilities.

Within 5 mins drive is the middle class suburbs of Glasnevin and Drumcondra. Neither have any sport faculties other than a GAA club and a football club. But there is very few take aways from the size of the two suburbs. Plus the people are normal weight

Got to TCD and UCD and you will find very few,if any other weight students. But its the complete opposite in somewhere like Tallaght IT or Blanch IT

Femme_Fatale

I was a kid in the 80s and ate loads of crap. If anything, there was less awareness of nutrition, and salt-laden, processed convenience foods were regularly dinner. I was still skinny though. Why? Portion sizes were a fraction of what they are, and there was far less choice. And of course less money. Going to McDonalds was a huge event every few months.
Portions are too big these days. E.g. chips. If you're getting a fish and chips or burger and chips as a treat, the amount of chips they give you. :eek:
It would feed a small family.

whupdedo

The sad thing is its not the kids fault...parents have to start taking control, they should bring in fines for parents who don't take action to control their kids weight, it would be against the law to let your kids smoke or drink under age which is also bad for their health, why not obesity ?

allthedoyles

The sooner parents realise that they may as well feed the children the cardboard box , as well as whats in most of them breakfast cereals , the better .

orestes

Overweight children were swimming, swimming is exercise - perhaps what you saw wasn't the problem but an attempt at solving it?

BillyMitchel

Fox_In_Socks wrote: »

Yes, and shouted and pointed at them!

Listen here you fat little focker, but that mars bar in the bin!

Would that work?

OP at least they didn't shît in the pool.

Gongoozler

There's a kid that gets the same bus as me some mornings by himself. He's quite a bit chubby. He was sitting in front of me the other morning, he took out a pack of sour skittles and munches down the whole bag. During which one of his parents, presumably, calls him obviously going doing the shopping because he starts explaining something he wants - doritos.

Yeah kids are fat nowadays. Parents seem to be actively feeding their kids sweets and chocolate and crisps. Sure one child in my family gets a milky way after school to keep him going till dinner. Then gets a small bag of buttons or something after dinner. As well as a cookie before bed.

GenieOz

Gongoozler wrote: »

There's a kid that gets the same bus as me some mornings by himself. He's quite a bit chubby. He was sitting in front of me the other morning, he took out a pack of sour skittles and munches down the whole bag. During which one of his parents, presumably, calls him obviously going doing the shopping because he starts explaining something he wants - doritos.

Yeah kids are fat nowadays. Parents seem to be actively feeding their kids sweets and chocolate and crisps. Sure one child in my family gets a milky way after school to keep him going till dinner. Then gets a small bag of buttons or something after dinner. As well as a cookie before bed.

That milky way thing was pushed hard in adverts, seem to remember it now. The bar that won't ruin dinner or some other shîte

Mariasofia

GenieOz wrote: »

That milky way thing was pushed hard in adverts, seem to remember it now. The bar that won't ruin dinner or some other shîte

The milky bars are on me....yeah !

delw

Why do we have to use "obese" or any other word to dodge saying "fat",is it for fear of labeling people or something

Frosty McSnowballs

shopaholic01 wrote: »

Fat bastards hogging the lanes. :mad:

Wow, that's not very nice, overweight kids don't have a chance nowadays. Huh!

They sit at home on the computer and eat...."fat bastards"
They go out and do a bit of exercise...."fat bastards"

That cycle has to break, otherwise there will be fat bastards everywhere.

BillyMitchel

Mariasofia wrote: »

The milky bars are on me....yeah !

I used to be called the Milky bar kid.

Bastards.

Femme_Fatale

Doesn't "obese" imply even bigger than "fat"?

I still don't see that many overweight kids though. I don't share the same experience as people who say the streets are crawling with really fat kids. The fact the OP was shocked by it implies it's not actually that commonplace. Not saying it's not a problem, but it's one that's blown out of proportion IMO.

shopaholic01

Senor Fancy Pants wrote: »

Wow, that's not very nice, overweight kids don't have a chance nowadays. Huh!

They sit at home on the computer and eat...."fat bastards"
They go out and do a bit of exercise...."fat bastards"

That cycle has to break, otherwise there will be fat bastards everywhere.

I wasn't serious!

Femme_Fatale

BillyMitchel wrote: »

I used to be called the Milky bar kid.

Bastards.

At least you're a boy (I think). A girl I know used to be called The Milky Bar Kid. Right into adulthood too.

moc moc a moc

orestes wrote: »

Overweight children were swimming, swimming is exercise - perhaps what you saw wasn't the problem but an attempt at solving it?

The solution to excess weight is a healthy daily diet, not half an hour of swimming per week.

Mariasofia

BillyMitchel wrote: »

I used to be called the Milky bar kid.

Bastards.

You blonde with glasses and a cowboysuit or eh....just like milkybars!?
:-D

orangesoda

I had swimming, football and irish dancing every week along with a healthy diet and i still had a pair of titties

whupdedo

Femme_Fatale wrote: »

Doesn't "obese" imply even bigger than "fat"?

I still don't see that many overweight kids though. I don't share the same experience as people who say the streets are crawling with really fat kids. The fact the OP was shocked by it implies it's not actually that commonplace. Not saying it's not a problem, but it's one that's blown out of proportion IMO.

You must be from the posh part of town where the class system prevents the little bastards from getting fat

GenieOz

delw wrote: »

Why do we have to use "obese" or any other word to dodge saying "fat",is it for fear of labeling people or something

Isn't calling them obese labelling them aswell?

And yeah, obese is worse than fat.

Mariasofia

orangesoda wrote: »

I had swimming, football and irish dancing every week along with a healthy diet and i still had a pair of titties

Ok we get it.....you had a girlfriend when you were 10!!!

corner of hells

orangesoda wrote: »

I had swimming, football and irish dancing every week along with a healthy diet and i still had a pair of titties

Athletic dancing lady boy ?

Mr. CooL ICE

daydorunrun wrote: »

nothing but cheap surgery crap on sale

Exactly! Why can't I get a good quality scalpel or forceps anywhere?

Sky King

Why do people get all annoyed at fat people?

They make us normies look amazing by comparison.

Thanks fatties!

Frosty McSnowballs

shopaholic01 wrote: »

I wasn't serious!

Neither was I :P

Mariasofia

Senor Fancy Pants wrote: »

Neither was I :P

You were a bit tho..... :-D

Andrew_Doran

delw wrote: »

Why do we have to use "obese" or any other word to dodge saying "fat",is it for fear of labeling people or something

If you want to be PC it should be "member of the fat community", surely?

jane82

Its the age of the two working parents thats the problem. Aint nobody got time for cooking or exercising with the kids.
I live just slightly above doing it rough to stay at home with the kids. I see everyday in the park they are more advanced better behaved and are in much better shape than other kids.
Their parents may have a nicer laptop or more channels on sky with the extra work but is it worth it?

daydorunrun

moc moc a moc wrote: »

The solution to excess weight is a healthy daily diet, not half an hour of swimming per week.

I do agree but....... kids by their nature don't know when enough is enough of anything weather it's computer games or cans of coke.

I'll bet money a can of coke is about half the price it was 20 years ago- we are being flooded by cheap sugar.

I was in the cinema 2 weeks ago and saw a lady spending about 60 euro on half a dozen kids between jelly's, popcorn and a bucket of multi colored candy floss each. My daughter asked for the candy floss and I had a look at the back- it had a massive list of ingredients with about 8 'E' numbers with the actual words-
'May cause attention deficit in children'!:eek: I **** you not.

Frosty McSnowballs

Mariasofia wrote: »

You were a bit tho..... :-D

Naaaaaaaah

orestes

moc moc a moc wrote: »

The solution to excess weight is a healthy daily diet, not half an hour of swimming per week.

How do you know that the swimming classes weren't part of getting them healthier, aswell as a healthier diet?

It just seems a bit weird to point at something and claim it indicates that there is a problem, when the situation that you're pointing at is directly related to countering the very problem that you're trying to point at.

whupdedo

We need to start sending back down the mines and up the chimney to earn a living, sur you never saw a fat chimney sweep

BillyMitchel

Mariasofia wrote: »

You blonde with glasses and a cowboysuit or eh....just like milkybars!?
:-D

I used to look like the kid. Was called it from primary school right up maybe 3rd year.