Obesity is NOT beautiful! :(

Obese people know they are obese..and they know its unhealthy. THey dont need people throwing it in their faces that they need to lose weight. Trust me, they know. Its not just a physical thing..its a mental thing too. Are there some people that just eat bad food and dont care? Yes, of course. BUt in this day and age there are the majority who would love to be skinny. Its not as easy as most may think to lose 200+ pounds. Sure, eat healthy and excersize. Ok, but when your weight makes it hard to breathe or your knees wont support your weight to get on a treadmill...thats hard. WHen you dont make enough to join a gym or get a personal trainer or dietician....thats hard. Eating right gets you halfway there....but you have to move. THen it becomes emotional and you spiral downhill. Hence, emotional eating. It can be vicious cycle. I am not saying it cant be done but when you dont have a good support system and you dont know what to do...its damn hard.

I was 265 pounds, pre-diabetic, blood pressure issues and have a thyroid disease. I tried every diet and excersize plan in the book. THe only thing that helped was surgery. And you know what? 100 lbs gone and wearing a size 6, I am STILL considered "overweight" by todays standards.

If I didnt know I was so awesome as I am now....still being overweight could probably send me into a mental tailspin of eating and depression. Vicious cycle.

Diana1180: " THen it becomes emotional and you spiral downhill. Hence, emotional eating. It can be vicious cycle. I am not saying it cant be done but when you dont have a good support system and you dont know what to do...its damn hard."

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This is one very good reason a person does not need unsolicited comments putting them down about how they look. The internal struggle, the tug of war, the despair when a person fails is enough. Respect for the person and care for what comes out of one's mouth is the order of the day, not just how much one person can cause another to feel worse about their situation than they may already feel. No I am not obese and do not have these issues in my life all I have to do is look into the eyes of someone having hard time and see the what they are going through.

Empathy and understanding is a quality that is lacking in this day and age.

Thank you,
 
Obese people know they are obese..and they know its unhealthy. THey dont need people throwing it in their faces that they need to lose weight. Trust me, they know. Its not just a physical thing..its a mental thing too. Are there some people that just eat bad food and dont care? Yes, of course. BUt in this day and age there are the majority who would love to be skinny. Its not as easy as most may think to lose 200+ pounds. Sure, eat healthy and excersize. Ok, but when your weight makes it hard to breathe or your knees wont support your weight to get on a treadmill...thats hard. WHen you dont make enough to join a gym or get a personal trainer or dietician....thats hard. Eating right gets you halfway there....but you have to move. THen it becomes emotional and you spiral downhill. Hence, emotional eating. It can be vicious cycle. I am not saying it cant be done but when you dont have a good support system and you dont know what to do...its damn hard.

I was 265 pounds, pre-diabetic, blood pressure issues and have a thyroid disease. I tried every diet and excersize plan in the book. THe only thing that helped was surgery. And you know what? 100 lbs gone and wearing a size 6, I am STILL considered "overweight" by todays standards.

If I didnt know I was so awesome as I am now....still being overweight could probably send me into a mental tailspin of eating and depression. Vicious cycle.

Congratulations! That is awesome and you feel better and you look better too.

If people knew, then why is it STILL such a problem? If people know, why overeat and ignore your health to begin with? A lot of people who are now obese adults (and which will be the case more so in the future with obesity affecting our children the way it is) have been obese since they were children/teenagers is one reason why it is so difficult for them. It is very hard to break old habits.

How do you know I look better? Healithier? yes. But I never had self esteem issues being overweight. I was happy. I did it because my father died of diabetes and I couldnt do that to my daughter at a young age ANd I explained why it is still a problem. Yes, there are people out there that dont care..and that is their problem.

I was lucky enough to have health insurance that covered the operation. Did it cover the $20k hospital bills I had afterward because I was int he hosital for 4 months because of complications due to that surgery? No. But I am also lucky enough to have a support system that helped me with my daughter..and a job that let me work from my hospital bed so I didnt lose it. Not everyone has that.
 
Obese people know they are obese..and they know its unhealthy. THey dont need people throwing it in their faces that they need to lose weight. Trust me, they know. Its not just a physical thing..its a mental thing too. Are there some people that just eat bad food and dont care? Yes, of course. BUt in this day and age there are the majority who would love to be skinny. Its not as easy as most may think to lose 200+ pounds. Sure, eat healthy and excersize. Ok, but when your weight makes it hard to breathe or your knees wont support your weight to get on a treadmill...thats hard. WHen you dont make enough to join a gym or get a personal trainer or dietician....thats hard. Eating right gets you halfway there....but you have to move. THen it becomes emotional and you spiral downhill. Hence, emotional eating. It can be vicious cycle. I am not saying it cant be done but when you dont have a good support system and you dont know what to do...its damn hard.

I was 265 pounds, pre-diabetic, blood pressure issues and have a thyroid disease. I tried every diet and excersize plan in the book. THe only thing that helped was surgery. And you know what? 100 lbs gone and wearing a size 6, I am STILL considered "overweight" by todays standards.

If I didnt know I was so awesome as I am now....still being overweight could probably send me into a mental tailspin of eating and depression. Vicious cycle.

Diana1180: " THen it becomes emotional and you spiral downhill. Hence, emotional eating. It can be vicious cycle. I am not saying it cant be done but when you dont have a good support system and you dont know what to do...its damn hard."

^^^
This is one very good reason a person does not need unsolicited comments putting them down about how they look. The internal struggle, the tug of war, the despair when a person fails is enough. Respect for the person and care for what comes out of one's mouth is the order of the day, not just how much one person can cause another to feel worse about their situation than they may already feel. No I am not obese and do not have these issues in my life all I have to do is look into the eyes of someone having hard time and see the what they are going through.

Empathy and understanding is a quality that is lacking in this day and age.

Thank you,
You are welcome.

No one really knows how far a smile can go when someone else is going through a tough time.
 
It is actually not beautiful. We should try having proper diet and a perfect weight and body.
 
Most people who are overweight/obese have been so since childhood, so it's something they're used- and probably feel they can't change, or are embarrassed about the idea of attempting to lose weight and not being able to do so. The weight may also be due to a medical condition, such as diabetes, a thyroid condition or as a side effect of some medication. Take that into account before discussing weight loss with anyone.
To help individuals lose weight, more than motivation is needed. A support system is essential as is being taught how to live healthier.
 
Most people who are overweight/obese have been so since childhood, so it's something they're used- and probably feel they can't change, or are embarrassed about the idea of attempting to lose weight and not being able to do so. The weight may also be due to a medical condition, such as diabetes, a thyroid condition or as a side effect of some medication. Take that into account before discussing weight loss with anyone.
To help individuals lose weight, more than motivation is needed. A support system is essential as is being taught how to live healthier.

Agreed. However, this thread was started because of some plus sized model trying to convince young girls that being fat is beautiful and okay. It's really not.
 
Obese people know they are obese..and they know its unhealthy. THey dont need people throwing it in their faces that they need to lose weight. Trust me, they know. Its not just a physical thing..its a mental thing too. Are there some people that just eat bad food and dont care? Yes, of course. BUt in this day and age there are the majority who would love to be skinny. Its not as easy as most may think to lose 200+ pounds. Sure, eat healthy and excersize. Ok, but when your weight makes it hard to breathe or your knees wont support your weight to get on a treadmill...thats hard. WHen you dont make enough to join a gym or get a personal trainer or dietician....thats hard. Eating right gets you halfway there....but you have to move. THen it becomes emotional and you spiral downhill. Hence, emotional eating. It can be vicious cycle. I am not saying it cant be done but when you dont have a good support system and you dont know what to do...its damn hard.

I was 265 pounds, pre-diabetic, blood pressure issues and have a thyroid disease. I tried every diet and excersize plan in the book. THe only thing that helped was surgery. And you know what? 100 lbs gone and wearing a size 6, I am STILL considered "overweight" by todays standards.

If I didnt know I was so awesome as I am now....still being overweight could probably send me into a mental tailspin of eating and depression. Vicious cycle.

Diana1180: " THen it becomes emotional and you spiral downhill. Hence, emotional eating. It can be vicious cycle. I am not saying it cant be done but when you dont have a good support system and you dont know what to do...its damn hard."

^^^
This is one very good reason a person does not need unsolicited comments putting them down about how they look. The internal struggle, the tug of war, the despair when a person fails is enough. Respect for the person and care for what comes out of one's mouth is the order of the day, not just how much one person can cause another to feel worse about their situation than they may already feel. No I am not obese and do not have these issues in my life all I have to do is look into the eyes of someone having hard time and see the what they are going through.

Empathy and understanding is a quality that is lacking in this day and age.

Thank you,
You are welcome.

No one really knows how far a smile can go when someone else is going through a tough time.

Thank God this nincompoop was banned. What lies. I'll bet he would NEVER date a fat woman. He would brag about how he dates "models" (yeah right - ROFL). :D
 
Obese people know they are obese..and they know its unhealthy. THey dont need people throwing it in their faces that they need to lose weight. Trust me, they know. Its not just a physical thing..its a mental thing too. Are there some people that just eat bad food and dont care? Yes, of course. BUt in this day and age there are the majority who would love to be skinny. Its not as easy as most may think to lose 200+ pounds. Sure, eat healthy and excersize. Ok, but when your weight makes it hard to breathe or your knees wont support your weight to get on a treadmill...thats hard. WHen you dont make enough to join a gym or get a personal trainer or dietician....thats hard. Eating right gets you halfway there....but you have to move. THen it becomes emotional and you spiral downhill. Hence, emotional eating. It can be vicious cycle. I am not saying it cant be done but when you dont have a good support system and you dont know what to do...its damn hard.

I was 265 pounds, pre-diabetic, blood pressure issues and have a thyroid disease. I tried every diet and excersize plan in the book. THe only thing that helped was surgery. And you know what? 100 lbs gone and wearing a size 6, I am STILL considered "overweight" by todays standards.

If I didnt know I was so awesome as I am now....still being overweight could probably send me into a mental tailspin of eating and depression. Vicious cycle.

Diana1180: " THen it becomes emotional and you spiral downhill. Hence, emotional eating. It can be vicious cycle. I am not saying it cant be done but when you dont have a good support system and you dont know what to do...its damn hard."

^^^
This is one very good reason a person does not need unsolicited comments putting them down about how they look. The internal struggle, the tug of war, the despair when a person fails is enough. Respect for the person and care for what comes out of one's mouth is the order of the day, not just how much one person can cause another to feel worse about their situation than they may already feel. No I am not obese and do not have these issues in my life all I have to do is look into the eyes of someone having hard time and see the what they are going through.

Empathy and understanding is a quality that is lacking in this day and age.

Thank you,
You are welcome.

No one really knows how far a smile can go when someone else is going through a tough time.

Thank God this nincompoop was banned. What lies. I'll bet he would NEVER date a fat woman. He would brag about how he dates "models" (yeah right - ROFL). :D
My dad thinks Justin Verlander is crazy if he marries Kate Upton because she posed almost and practically nude on the cover of a magazine. I try to explain she not a whore she's a model. He can't get the difference. Would you like it if your partner posed nude? I'll tell him your reply
 
Obese people know they are obese..and they know its unhealthy. THey dont need people throwing it in their faces that they need to lose weight. Trust me, they know. Its not just a physical thing..its a mental thing too. Are there some people that just eat bad food and dont care? Yes, of course. BUt in this day and age there are the majority who would love to be skinny. Its not as easy as most may think to lose 200+ pounds. Sure, eat healthy and excersize. Ok, but when your weight makes it hard to breathe or your knees wont support your weight to get on a treadmill...thats hard. WHen you dont make enough to join a gym or get a personal trainer or dietician....thats hard. Eating right gets you halfway there....but you have to move. THen it becomes emotional and you spiral downhill. Hence, emotional eating. It can be vicious cycle. I am not saying it cant be done but when you dont have a good support system and you dont know what to do...its damn hard.

I was 265 pounds, pre-diabetic, blood pressure issues and have a thyroid disease. I tried every diet and excersize plan in the book. THe only thing that helped was surgery. And you know what? 100 lbs gone and wearing a size 6, I am STILL considered "overweight" by todays standards.

If I didnt know I was so awesome as I am now....still being overweight could probably send me into a mental tailspin of eating and depression. Vicious cycle.

Diana1180: " THen it becomes emotional and you spiral downhill. Hence, emotional eating. It can be vicious cycle. I am not saying it cant be done but when you dont have a good support system and you dont know what to do...its damn hard."

^^^
This is one very good reason a person does not need unsolicited comments putting them down about how they look. The internal struggle, the tug of war, the despair when a person fails is enough. Respect for the person and care for what comes out of one's mouth is the order of the day, not just how much one person can cause another to feel worse about their situation than they may already feel. No I am not obese and do not have these issues in my life all I have to do is look into the eyes of someone having hard time and see the what they are going through.

Empathy and understanding is a quality that is lacking in this day and age.

Thank you,
You are welcome.

No one really knows how far a smile can go when someone else is going through a tough time.

Thank God this nincompoop was banned. What lies. I'll bet he would NEVER date a fat woman. He would brag about how he dates "models" (yeah right - ROFL). :D
My dad thinks Justin Verlander is crazy if he marries Kate Upton because she posed almost and practically nude on the cover of a magazine. I try to explain she not a whore she's a model. He can't get the difference. Would you like it if your partner posed nude? I'll tell him your reply

Is everyone here insane? Maybe slow down on the ganja.
 
Diana1180: " THen it becomes emotional and you spiral downhill. Hence, emotional eating. It can be vicious cycle. I am not saying it cant be done but when you dont have a good support system and you dont know what to do...its damn hard."

^^^
This is one very good reason a person does not need unsolicited comments putting them down about how they look. The internal struggle, the tug of war, the despair when a person fails is enough. Respect for the person and care for what comes out of one's mouth is the order of the day, not just how much one person can cause another to feel worse about their situation than they may already feel. No I am not obese and do not have these issues in my life all I have to do is look into the eyes of someone having hard time and see the what they are going through.

Empathy and understanding is a quality that is lacking in this day and age.

Thank you,
You are welcome.

No one really knows how far a smile can go when someone else is going through a tough time.

Thank God this nincompoop was banned. What lies. I'll bet he would NEVER date a fat woman. He would brag about how he dates "models" (yeah right - ROFL). :D
My dad thinks Justin Verlander is crazy if he marries Kate Upton because she posed almost and practically nude on the cover of a magazine. I try to explain she not a whore she's a model. He can't get the difference. Would you like it if your partner posed nude? I'll tell him your reply

Is everyone here insane? Maybe slow down on the ganja.
I only have a little but funny how hi you get when all you got are roaches and resin
 
I don't really see much difference between this and telling young people that smoking is "beautiful." Obesity and smoking are NOT beautiful. In most instances, both are not necessary. MOST people are fat because they eat too much of the wrong kinds of food.
 
Empathy and understanding is a quality that is lacking in this day and age.

Thank you,
You are welcome.

No one really knows how far a smile can go when someone else is going through a tough time.

Thank God this nincompoop was banned. What lies. I'll bet he would NEVER date a fat woman. He would brag about how he dates "models" (yeah right - ROFL). :D
My dad thinks Justin Verlander is crazy if he marries Kate Upton because she posed almost and practically nude on the cover of a magazine. I try to explain she not a whore she's a model. He can't get the difference. Would you like it if your partner posed nude? I'll tell him your reply

Is everyone here insane? Maybe slow down on the ganja.
I only have a little but funny how hi you get when all you got are roaches and resin

Well, why don't you give your real honest opinion about how you feel about fat women? That should be interesting.
 
You are welcome.

No one really knows how far a smile can go when someone else is going through a tough time.

Thank God this nincompoop was banned. What lies. I'll bet he would NEVER date a fat woman. He would brag about how he dates "models" (yeah right - ROFL). :D
My dad thinks Justin Verlander is crazy if he marries Kate Upton because she posed almost and practically nude on the cover of a magazine. I try to explain she not a whore she's a model. He can't get the difference. Would you like it if your partner posed nude? I'll tell him your reply

Is everyone here insane? Maybe slow down on the ganja.
I only have a little but funny how hi you get when all you got are roaches and resin

Well, why don't you give your real honest opinion about how you feel about fat women? That should be interesting.
To me they are unlovable other than in a sister or motherly way of course.

I have a few friends who's wives are hidious. One guys wife I haven't seen for years this Easter she has no neck anymore. Or she has a fat neck. She used to have a neck you could choke with 2 hands but not anymore. How does he get it up.

I only like shinny or muscular women. This girl today had legs that were muscular. That's cute too but I can only date skinny women
 
Thank God this nincompoop was banned. What lies. I'll bet he would NEVER date a fat woman. He would brag about how he dates "models" (yeah right - ROFL). :D
My dad thinks Justin Verlander is crazy if he marries Kate Upton because she posed almost and practically nude on the cover of a magazine. I try to explain she not a whore she's a model. He can't get the difference. Would you like it if your partner posed nude? I'll tell him your reply

Is everyone here insane? Maybe slow down on the ganja.
I only have a little but funny how hi you get when all you got are roaches and resin

Well, why don't you give your real honest opinion about how you feel about fat women? That should be interesting.
To me they are unlovable other than in a sister or motherly way of course.

I have a few friends who's wives are hidious. One guys wife I haven't seen for years this Easter she has no neck anymore. Or she has a fat neck. She used to have a neck you could choke with 2 hands but not anymore. How does he get it up.

I only like shinny or muscular women. This girl today had theirs that were muscular. That's cute too but I can only date skinny women

Not to mention it is unhealthy and you would have a wife who is unhealthy and who will probably end up with heart disease, stroke, clogged arteries, etc., at a young age.
 
I don't really see much difference between this and telling young people that smoking is "beautiful." Obesity and smoking are NOT beautiful. In most instances, both are not necessary. MOST people are fat because they eat too much of the wrong kinds of food.

Okay, I have my own take on this.

5-6 years ago, I wanted to go for a bike ride on the trail up by my friend's place.

His son and son's cousin wanted to come with.

His son is thin and built like him back in the day, the cousin would be considered "obese" he's a big boy, always been weighty.

I like to keep a pretty good clip when I ride, and lemme tell ya: Big boy was keeping up while we actually had to stop and wait for skinny boy.

Big boy was in better shape.

:dunno::dunno:

Some people are built the way they are and some people are in better shape than others is what I came away with.

You ain't never seen Rerun or Chris Farley dance, baby? :)
 
I don't really see much difference between this and telling young people that smoking is "beautiful." Obesity and smoking are NOT beautiful. In most instances, both are not necessary. MOST people are fat because they eat too much of the wrong kinds of food.

Okay, I have my own take on this.

5-6 years ago, I wanted to go for a bike ride on the trail up by my friend's place.

His son and son's cousin wanted to come with.

His son is thin and built like him back in the day, the cousin would be considered "obese" he's a big boy, always been weighty.

I like to keep a pretty good clip when I ride, and lemme tell ya: Big boy was keeping up while we actually had to stop and wait for skinny boy.

Big boy was in better shape.

:dunno::dunno:

Some people are built the way they are and some people are in better shape than others is what I came away with.

This can be true, but we aren't talking about the exceptions. We are talking about the RULE. MOST fat people here in America are fat because they eat too much junk and they are unhealthy. That is a fact.
 
I don't really see much difference between this and telling young people that smoking is "beautiful." Obesity and smoking are NOT beautiful. In most instances, both are not necessary. MOST people are fat because they eat too much of the wrong kinds of food.
You should be healthy thick or thin. But if you start getting a belly gut or love handles it's time to do something about it.
 
I don't really see much difference between this and telling young people that smoking is "beautiful." Obesity and smoking are NOT beautiful. In most instances, both are not necessary. MOST people are fat because they eat too much of the wrong kinds of food.

Okay, I have my own take on this.

5-6 years ago, I wanted to go for a bike ride on the trail up by my friend's place.

His son and son's cousin wanted to come with.

His son is thin and built like him back in the day, the cousin would be considered "obese" he's a big boy, always been weighty.

I like to keep a pretty good clip when I ride, and lemme tell ya: Big boy was keeping up while we actually had to stop and wait for skinny boy.

Big boy was in better shape.

:dunno::dunno:

Some people are built the way they are and some people are in better shape than others is what I came away with.

This can be true, but we aren't talking about the exceptions. We are talking about the RULE. MOST fat people here in America are fat because they eat too much junk and they are unhealthy. That is a fact.

The rule in America these days is people eat way too much pre-processed junk because they don't want to cook.

I made chicken n dumplings today.
 
I don't really see much difference between this and telling young people that smoking is "beautiful." Obesity and smoking are NOT beautiful. In most instances, both are not necessary. MOST people are fat because they eat too much of the wrong kinds of food.

Okay, I have my own take on this.

5-6 years ago, I wanted to go for a bike ride on the trail up by my friend's place.

His son and son's cousin wanted to come with.

His son is thin and built like him back in the day, the cousin would be considered "obese" he's a big boy, always been weighty.

I like to keep a pretty good clip when I ride, and lemme tell ya: Big boy was keeping up while we actually had to stop and wait for skinny boy.

Big boy was in better shape.

:dunno::dunno:

Some people are built the way they are and some people are in better shape than others is what I came away with.

This can be true, but we aren't talking about the exceptions. We are talking about the RULE. MOST fat people here in America are fat because they eat too much junk and they are unhealthy. That is a fact.
Not a lot of fat Germans. It's how they eat and exercise
 

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