Chris Christie on His Weight: 'If It Were Easy, I'd Already Have It Fixed'

[Ed Anger]

According the NYT Sunday Magazine Fat Boy has memorized the lyrics to every Springsteen song ever recorded.

Erection...lost. 

I loathe Springsteen. 

[Admiral Yi]

Erection...lost. 

[Caliga]

Springsteen is great in concert... seen him twice.  Just make sure you go take a pee break when he interrupts his set to talk about the political shit.

[Octavian]

I mean, I lost 120 lbs as a teenager. It's not easy, but it's a matter of eating right.

Wait until you have 40 to lose after your 40th birthday. That 120 lbs will seem like a cakewalk. Then, eating right was enough. Past 40, it takes a lot more to lose a lot less.

Bullshit, I lost 120 lbs starting at 40.  I am 46 now, and I have maintained that loss since.  It took the simple measure of eating less and getting up off my ass and exercising.  The biggest problem I have now is that I don't naturally exercise like I did at 20, but with effort I can raise my metabolism quite a bit.

Well you are not a woman with several kids. That is tougher but not impossible. The formula for doing it is what you write. Eat less and exercise. However finding the motivation for actually doing it is the real challenge.

[CountDeMoney]

His weight isn't the problem.  His personality is.

I love his personality.

Every time he abuses a reporter, I get an erection.

Meh, it was quaint his first 3 months in office.  Now he's just a dick.

[Ed Anger]

Maybe we can get Biden and Christie to join forces. F-bomb and asshole would be hilarious.

[DGuller]

Meh, it was quaint his first 3 months in office.  Now he's just a dick.

He's overplayed that shtick to the ground.  Now he just comes off like a boorish douchebag.

[Faeelin]

Meh, it was quaint his first 3 months in office.  Now he's just a dick.

He's overplayed that shtick to the ground.  Now he just comes off like a boorish douchebag.

Although he's more popular with Jerseyans so ever. http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/04/poll_gov_christies_popularity.html. I guess they disagree?

[DGuller]

Meh, it was quaint his first 3 months in office.  Now he's just a dick.

He's overplayed that shtick to the ground.  Now he just comes off like a boorish douchebag.

Although he's more popular with Jerseyans so ever. http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/04/poll_gov_christies_popularity.html. I guess they disagree?

Our governor is more than just a tired shtick, thankfully.  He's a pretty effective governor despite all the showboating, and I'm sure that factors into his popularity on the margins.

[merithyn]

Well you are not a woman with several kids. That is tougher but not impossible. The formula for doing it is what you write. Eat less and exercise. However finding the motivation for actually doing it is the real challenge.

That's not taking into account hormone levels, insulin-resistance, health concerns, etc. Those things directly affect how much the body holds onto fat and builds muscle, which alters how much less a person has to eat and how much more they have to exercise. It isn't about motivation - but thanks for implying that I'm lazy. Rather, it's about finding the right recipe for each individual person. What works/worked for PDH won't work for everyone, anymore than what works for me will work for everyone.

The human body is far too complex for there to ever be a "simple" solution to anything, and it's ridiculous to assume that what works for one works for all.

[Eddie Teach]

It isn't about motivation

It's mostly about discipline, unfortunately.

[Capetan Mihali]

"I think folks say - yeah, well he must just not be disciplined, you know, or he must not have willpower - that kind of thing. I guess the best analogy to make is some people drink too much. Some people take drugs. Some people eat too much. See, you can go live every day without drinking. You can live every day without taking drugs. You can't live every without eating."

  Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit obesity.

[Ideologue]

Losing weight is easy. It's getting in shape that's hard.

Spoken like a young man.

I mean, I lost 120 lbs as a teenager. It's not easy, but it's a matter of eating right.

Good Lord.  I could make a whole slightly overweight woman out of that.  Congrats on your will, my friend.

[DontSayBanana]

The dude's got a lot of weight to shed, and we don't know how much is his body makeup versus how much is just him liking to eat.  I'm not usually gonna be the one to defend the fat guy, but I'm trying and failing miserably at getting started with losing 30 pounds- for some people, it really isn't easy.

[Ideologue]

According the NYT Sunday Magazine Fat Boy has memorized the lyrics to every Springsteen song ever recorded.

Erection...lost. 

I loathe Springsteen. 

Sometimes I don't get you.