Posted On: June 9, 2009, 1:50 pm CDT

Posted By: Jupiter

I had no idea that there would be such vehemence from so many people on this issue. Anna, Fankie, Reagan, I'm sorry for you that you have so much dislike of people different from you or people that don't meet your clearly unrealistic and stringent expectations. I can only guess that is not just overweight people you do not care for but pretty much anyone who doesn't look like you, act like you or speak like you. I have learned that people without empathy and the willingness to see people for who they are, what they can do and not what they look like rarely succeed in life. Stat Guy, I agree people have to take responsibility for themselves, but just as Dawn noted, many people suffer from a true food addition and a swift kick in the butt is not going to help but rather usually demoralizes a person further which feeds their depression which exacerbates the food addition which exacerbates the depression, low self worth and self loathing and the vicious cycle starts over. Stat Guy I merely mention the insurance coverage as an option for people. Gastric Bypass and the Lap band are well documented weight loss options but cost $20-30K. The amount in the long run a WC carrier may pay for an injured employee that is obese is probably far more than that, yet I doubt you will find many companies that cover any or even a percentage of this cost.