Comments on: Work, Exercise, & The Fat Gene http://punkrockhr.com/work-exercise-the-fat-gene/ Anti-Establishment Career Advice Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:54:46 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Are fatties lepers who cause global warming? | rob-thompson.com http://punkrockhr.com/work-exercise-the-fat-gene/#comment-4302 Are fatties lepers who cause global warming? | rob-thompson.com Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:31:04 +0000 http://laurieruettimann.wordpress.com/?p=1868#comment-4302 [...] Work, Exercise, & The Fat Gene [...] [...] Work, Exercise, & The Fat Gene [...]

]]> By: Laurie http://punkrockhr.com/work-exercise-the-fat-gene/#comment-4300 Laurie Tue, 23 Sep 2008 06:03:26 +0000 http://laurieruettimann.wordpress.com/?p=1868#comment-4300 @darah You + 20 lbs = gorgeous. Don't doubt it. @darah You + 20 lbs = gorgeous. Don’t doubt it.

]]> By: ladyangora http://punkrockhr.com/work-exercise-the-fat-gene/#comment-4301 ladyangora Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:00:31 +0000 http://laurieruettimann.wordpress.com/?p=1868#comment-4301 ok, so i gained 20 lbs when i started my job last year... i've been laid off, so does that mean i'll lose it again? i'll let you know... but i suspect working a typical 9-5 job is bad for your health... as for the hfcs ads, i never saw a commercial but there was an ad in my parenting magazine. i nearly flipped when i saw it! there's nothing natural or safe about hfcs: http://www.naturalnews.com/high_fructose_corn_syrup.html i'm outraged that they're trying to tell us it's safe... they shouldn't have to try so hard if it really were harmless, right? ugh, makes me sick to even think about it... ok, so i gained 20 lbs when i started my job last year… i’ve been laid off, so does that mean i’ll lose it again? i’ll let you know… but i suspect working a typical 9-5 job is bad for your health…

as for the hfcs ads, i never saw a commercial but there was an ad in my parenting magazine. i nearly flipped when i saw it! there’s nothing natural or safe about hfcs: http://www.naturalnews.com/high_fructose_corn_syrup.html i’m outraged that they’re trying to tell us it’s safe… they shouldn’t have to try so hard if it really were harmless, right? ugh, makes me sick to even think about it…

]]> By: HR Wench http://punkrockhr.com/work-exercise-the-fat-gene/#comment-4303 HR Wench Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:50:12 +0000 http://laurieruettimann.wordpress.com/?p=1868#comment-4303 OMG - Tracy, UR a genius. Wii's for every company break room! Maybe that will get them off our backs. OMG – Tracy, UR a genius. Wii’s for every company break room! Maybe that will get them off our backs.

]]> By: almostgotit http://punkrockhr.com/work-exercise-the-fat-gene/#comment-4304 almostgotit Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:12:43 +0000 http://laurieruettimann.wordpress.com/?p=1868#comment-4304 You are so funny. But hand me the cookie dough NOW or somebody gets hurt. I am a fan of WeightWatchers (it's very non-faddish. I lost 40 lbs thru a WW program at work, and kept it off, also with WW's help.) Moreover, onsite WW cost my employer NADA. We paid for it ourselves (personal investment -- an important part of making it so effective, actually), while the employer merely agreed to lend WW the weekly space in a conference room (during off-hours.) You are so funny. But hand me the cookie dough NOW or somebody gets hurt.

I am a fan of WeightWatchers (it’s very non-faddish. I lost 40 lbs thru a WW program at work, and kept it off, also with WW’s help.) Moreover, onsite WW cost my employer NADA. We paid for it ourselves (personal investment — an important part of making it so effective, actually), while the employer merely agreed to lend WW the weekly space in a conference room (during off-hours.)

]]> By: Laurie http://punkrockhr.com/work-exercise-the-fat-gene/#comment-4311 Laurie Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:59:13 +0000 http://laurieruettimann.wordpress.com/?p=1868#comment-4311 @Perrik I never saw that commercial. Maybe I'm not watching enough Lifetime or WE??? @CoolAid I love how my employees were always surprised when they had to go through open enrollment. I'm like, "Didn't I explain this to you, last year?" @HRPrincess You can't have a margarita without -- uh -- the lime. @TracyTran I like bacon with my canadian bacon. ;) @Perrik I never saw that commercial. Maybe I’m not watching enough Lifetime or WE???

@CoolAid I love how my employees were always surprised when they had to go through open enrollment. I’m like, “Didn’t I explain this to you, last year?”

@HRPrincess You can’t have a margarita without — uh — the lime.

@TracyTran I like bacon with my canadian bacon. ;)

]]> By: Tracy Tran http://punkrockhr.com/work-exercise-the-fat-gene/#comment-4310 Tracy Tran Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:33:50 +0000 http://laurieruettimann.wordpress.com/?p=1868#comment-4310 I have never understand the wellness program. It is an employee's choice of what they do but employers are throwing the wellness program for what? If they're serious about a person's well being, get them a Wii and the Wii board. That alone saves a lot of money than going into the gym. And that's wonderful you support Bacon. Diet Coke love it as well. http://www.fugly.com/media/IMAGES/Gross/Diet_Coke_with_Bacon.jpg Can't get no wrong with bacon, except adding another meat to it. I have never understand the wellness program. It is an employee’s choice of what they do but employers are throwing the wellness program for what? If they’re serious about a person’s well being, get them a Wii and the Wii board. That alone saves a lot of money than going into the gym.

And that’s wonderful you support Bacon. Diet Coke love it as well.

http://www.fugly.com/media/IMAGES/Gross/Diet_Coke_with_Bacon.jpg

Can’t get no wrong with bacon, except adding another meat to it.

]]> By: HR Princess/Qn of Shoes http://punkrockhr.com/work-exercise-the-fat-gene/#comment-4317 HR Princess/Qn of Shoes Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:54:07 +0000 http://laurieruettimann.wordpress.com/?p=1868#comment-4317 I have seen these corn syrup commercials and I am partial to the one where a lovely couple are picnicing in the park arguing over a popscicle. Proving once and for all, if you love someone you will feed them high fructose corn syrup. Whereas I agree wellness programs can't be proven to help production, in general they are a great theory...companies should care about employee health, not for production value but for love of employees. @Laurie, I'm also a fan of fruit/juice....both are imperative for cocktails! I have seen these corn syrup commercials and I am partial to the one where a lovely couple are picnicing in the park arguing over a popscicle. Proving once and for all, if you love someone you will feed them high fructose corn syrup.

Whereas I agree wellness programs can’t be proven to help production, in general they are a great theory…companies should care about employee health, not for production value but for love of employees.

@Laurie, I’m also a fan of fruit/juice….both are imperative for cocktails!

]]> By: DrinkTheCoolAid http://punkrockhr.com/work-exercise-the-fat-gene/#comment-4316 DrinkTheCoolAid Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:46:20 +0000 http://laurieruettimann.wordpress.com/?p=1868#comment-4316 You had me at Cookie Dough! Wellness plans are for suckers! Most employees barely know how to use their health insurance for basic healthcare, let alone additional features and discounts that are added to brain-wash people into thinking the coverage is going to "cover" them. K.I.S.S. I did see the High Fructose Corn Syrup commercial, it left me dazed and confused. You had me at Cookie Dough! Wellness plans are for suckers! Most employees barely know how to use their health insurance for basic healthcare, let alone additional features and discounts that are added to brain-wash people into thinking the coverage is going to “cover” them. K.I.S.S.

I did see the High Fructose Corn Syrup commercial, it left me dazed and confused.

]]> By: perrik http://punkrockhr.com/work-exercise-the-fat-gene/#comment-4315 perrik Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:30:03 +0000 http://laurieruettimann.wordpress.com/?p=1868#comment-4315 @laurie I may have been hallucinating, but recently while watching the Discovery Channel I saw a commercial praising the wonder of corn syrup, paid for by some corn syrup lobbying group. It took place at a picnic, where Mom #1 snipes at Mom #2 for daring to pour out some sort of brightly colored, corn syrup-sweetened fruit punch. Mom #2 snipes back trumpeting that it's ever so much more healthy than those nasty artificial sweeteners. Corn is natural! Corn is good! Please tell me someone else saw that commercial, and it wasn't just my Splenda-addled imagination... @laurie I may have been hallucinating, but recently while watching the Discovery Channel I saw a commercial praising the wonder of corn syrup, paid for by some corn syrup lobbying group. It took place at a picnic, where Mom #1 snipes at Mom #2 for daring to pour out some sort of brightly colored, corn syrup-sweetened fruit punch. Mom #2 snipes back trumpeting that it’s ever so much more healthy than those nasty artificial sweeteners. Corn is natural! Corn is good!

Please tell me someone else saw that commercial, and it wasn’t just my Splenda-addled imagination…

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