UPCI is getting BIGGER!

[coadie]

Originally Posted by rgcraig

- this made me laugh out loud!

That's one of the goofiest things I've read in a long time!

No muffin tops in our church

[ManOfWord]

99% of the time it is a matter of discipline and self-control. A very small portion have true physical problems at the root of their morbid obesity.

I have never been obese, but I just lost 33lbs and am more fit than I have been in 10yrs and I am 55yrs old. I have changed my diet, increased my exercise and am in training for an Ironman Triathlon. Without saying much about it from the pulpit, I have challenged numerous people at NLC. They know I'm running and have seen a change in my fitness level, but I still don't berate that "fulfilled" population (which are very few) who attend NLC.

[Pragmatist]

It is a national problem, but IMO, there is a larger percentage of obese people in the UPC than the nation. Not counting the children, there are probably 6 people in my church of normal weight.

[Proud2BUPC]

I saw thin and large women at General Conference.

Could it be having all our socials with excellent cooks or eating late at night after church is common too.

If the soul is happy, so is the tummy!

[DividedThigh]

i thought this was about growth at first too, then i couldnt stop laughing for a bit, sad but true, but oh well, dt

[Cindy]

As much as I hate it, I have to apologize to AFF for calling some of us jerks. I guess I should have reported myself.

[rgcraig]

Originally Posted by Cindy

As much as I hate it, I have to apologize to AFF for calling some of us jerks. I guess I should have reported myself.

Cindy, as small as you are I was suprised you were so offended.

[Cindy]

Originally Posted by rgcraig

Cindy, as small as you are I was suprised you were so offended.

Well my husband is a diabetic that has been battling weight issues. He has lost 80 lbs this year so far, due to meds, a little exercise and a great doctor.

And he's not a preacher.

[papapraiz]

Originally Posted by harleypreacher

Every year at conference, the people are getting bigger and bigger. I just watched people this year in St Louis, women who are so obese that they can’t walk, preachers with huge stomachs, is it just me or is the UPCI as an organization getting fatter by the year?

With this kind of growth we will have to double the seating in a few years and charge $100 per person for conference fees.

I was watching a preacher who had to be over 500 lbs, so big he couldn’t stand up, I was wondering how he could justify preaching against smoking being harmful to your body, or being addicted to alcohol.

Doubling in a Decade, Global Impact!

Wow ... I was there as well, that is a broad brush and those are very edifying words! You go with your sarcasm!

[Jeffrey]

Originally Posted by MissBrattified

This is definitely an American problem--not a UPC problem.

Butter, cream, carbs, starchy, fatty foods, unhealthy oils in everything, fried foods, sugar added to just about everything...

Add that to lifestyles and careers that require little-no physical exertion, and you have a BIG problem.

American problem, but preachers and church folk take the cake (no pun intended)! Late night services (especially Sunday Nights), then splurging at the fast food restaurants, italian cuisines or buffets. Of course going to sleep right afterward. Not to mention the skinny choices (again no pun intended) of recreation and fun. Let's see, eat here or there. Choices, choices, choices.

To be fair, it's something we should all be concerned with. Preachers get the scrutiny because of there position, but it's an entire North America and church world problem. We are a land of blessing. Even the most poor among us is not starving. Nothing to be snarky about, and surely nothing to point fingers about. Let's do better church!

This is another reason why fasting is a great idea. It helps us to connect with the majority of the world that is doing without. Humility that breeds compassion.