Jean Nidetch dead at 91
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zachhoran1
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Jean Nidetch dead at 91
Possibly the first plus-sized woman to call herself a BBW, the founder of Weight Watchers passed away today at age 91.
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smilergrogan
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Re: Jean Nidetch dead at 91
Bored Buddy Wannabe?
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silvercamaro
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I don't understand, smiler. Did somebody using this name post on the Bored at some point?smilergrogan wrote:Bored Buddy Wannabe?
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zachhoran1
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BBW=Big Beautiful Woman, which some large women on the internet(and maybe off) call themselves nowadays.
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silvercamaro
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Thanks, Zach. I didn't make the connection.
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SportsFan68
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She was a really amazing woman and helped millions of people. The organization has since become more profit oriented than it ever was in her day, but it also has advanced in research and technology far beyond anything she ever envisioned. Rest in peace, Jean.
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-- America would be a better place if leaders would do more long-term thinking. -- Wilma Mankiller
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LikeSportsFan68 wrote:She was a really amazing woman and helped millions of people. The organization has since become more profit oriented than it ever was in her day, but it also has advanced in research and technology far beyond anything she ever envisioned. Rest in peace, Jean.
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~~ Thomas Jefferson
War is where the government tells you who the bad guy is.
Revolution is when you decide that for yourself.
-- Benjamin Franklin (maybe)
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Catfish
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Ditto.BackInTex wrote:LikeSportsFan68 wrote:She was a really amazing woman and helped millions of people. The organization has since become more profit oriented than it ever was in her day, but it also has advanced in research and technology far beyond anything she ever envisioned. Rest in peace, Jean.
WW worked for me. Lost 90 pounds and have kept off for 11 years.
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TheConfessor
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Cool! Can you post a weekly log here?Catfish wrote:Ditto.BackInTex wrote:LikeSportsFan68 wrote:She was a really amazing woman and helped millions of people. The organization has since become more profit oriented than it ever was in her day, but it also has advanced in research and technology far beyond anything she ever envisioned. Rest in peace, Jean.
WW worked for me. Lost 90 pounds and have kept off for 11 years.
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Catfish
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Hah! No thank you. It's easy to lose weight in the fairly private environment of one meeting a week attended by like-minded people and then keeping it to yourself.
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