Comedian Josh Goguen

Posts Tagged ‘weight’

Scales Suck

I’ve never liked the term “overweight” because weight doesn’t mean anything. If I took a man who weighs 900 pounds and flew to the moon where I’d be 150 pounds, is he suddenly healthier? Clearly not. It would seem obvious to anyone who has eyes that weight is not an solid indicator of health. So [...]


Diet Scamming

I just watched a video about an Acia Berry scam where these companies send you a free trial but wind up sending you bottle after bottle of this stuff and charge you hundreds of dollars and don’t give you a chance to cancel. Kind of like how Girls Gone Wild sends you video after video [...]


No more compliments

It’s amazing how quickly a compliment can slowly turn. Give it a try when you see a friend who’s lost a little weight.
 
“Wow, did you lose weight? You look good.”
 
“Thanks. Yes I did.”
 
“That’s crazy. I just…wow.”
 
“Thanks.”
 
“I’m just so surprised. I mean you’re REALLY looking good.”
 
“Um…thanks.”*”I mean, not that you didn’t look okay before, but now, [...]


They Jolly Candy Like Button

About a month or so ago, I was reading an article about a book by awful named Eric Finkelstein that’s claiming obesity is now a lifestyle choice. Though I haven’t read the book, the article describes the author’s point as being in wealthy countries today we have an abundance of food, jobs that require [...]