All tag results for 'overweight'

This is horrible!

Texas man Matthew Harper got yanked off a Southwest aircraft on Sunday because he weighs roughly 340 pounds, and considering that the company he works for uses SW to fly their employees from state to state… they failed to buy him two seats on the overbooked flight from Chicago to Denver, which resulted in him getting kicked off the plane.

However, before he got the boot, a flight attendant asked Matthew if he knew Southwest's overweight policy, to which Harper answered, "yes ma'am I do," and her reply was:

Tags: denver, fat, flight, matthew harper, overweight, plane, southwest, weight

Tyrese, not everyone can be as naturally handsome and ripped as you!

Sigh, another day, another celeb slipping up and saying their true feelings and then having to half-heartedly apologize once they realized their fans don't agree. Honestly, if we had a dollar for every time someone apologized just because of the reaction to their words instead of actually being sorry, we'd have lots of money!

Here's what he originally said when asked about him being a positive inspiration to live a healthier lifestyle:

Tags: anti fat, awful, comments, mean, offensive, overweight, tyrese gibson

When Christina Pagliarolo agreed to be on a Rachael Ray Show segment about overweight teens, she expected some physical activity and interviews, but she claims she didn't expect to be brutalized by a physical trainer!

Christina weighed in at 260 lbs at the time, and the lawsuit says the trainer made her run 'like Forrest Gump,' screamed at her, and made her hike in the mountains! Not only that, but she claims she was put on a StairMaster and they kept boosting the speed until she flew off the machine!

Then they YELLED at her for falling!

Tags: christina, emotional distress, lawsuit, overweight, rachael ray show, teen

The ladies of The View got fired up, as they so often do, over a sensitive issue: sin taxes.

These "sin taxes" are basically taxes on things like sugary soft drinks that are meant to discourage people from buying them.

The whole idea is that obese people tend to buy less healthy foods and their obesity racks up billions of dollars in healthcare.

Melissa Joan Hart was there as a guest host but barely got a word in because things started to get a little heated.

The main problem is that some of the more unhealthy foods are actually way cheaper than the healthy stuff.

So a family on a budget could really run into some trouble with these proposed taxes.

Check out the video (above) to hear the ladies of The View tackle sin taxes.

Tags: food, health, obese, obesity, obesity tax, overweight, sin tax, sin taxes, tax

Elizabeth Hurley is beautiful and has been totes gorgeous for a very long time now.

She's always lived a healthy lifestyle, following a strict diet and getting her workout on regularly.

As she ages, she realizes that being too gung-ho could actually be negatively affecting her appearance!

She said:

Tags: age, aging, change, diet, elizabeth hurley, fitness, health, healthy, less, lifestyle, overweight, skinny, vegetables, weight, working out, workout, young, younger, youth

Well, this is one way to make people healthier, we suppose.

Even though we don't really agree with it!

If you're overweight and British, you might be seeing your healthcare benefits cut if you don’t complete a doctor-prescribed exercise regimen.

Tags: benefit, benefits, british, campaign, decision, exercise, government, health, healthier, london, money, national, overweight, people, series, weight, work out

We're still glad that Weight Watchers got over its little hissy fit because of the whole our-new-spokesperson-got-pregnant-again thing!

Not only does that make Jessica Simpson's new pregnancy more a of positive thing, but it also gives us new and inspiring commercials — ones that bring Jessica and Jennifer Hudson together!

They go back and forth in talking about their weight-loss adventures:

Tags: answer, commercial, health, healthier, inspiring, jennifer hudson, jessica simpson, life, natural, overweight, pregnancy, pregnant, spokesperson, thin, together, weight, weight watchers, women