Obesity, Does it bother you?

[Bowie]

Some see it as a waste of time, which is a view I absolutely sympathize with. I'm lucky enough to be in alright shape, but I couldn't give a care about exercise. I would rather spend my time playing music, gaming, or being with friends.

Many people have jobs, and don't have time to exercise.

Many people do exercise, but their metabolism isn't very efficient.

Frankly, you sound like a real pretentious *expletive*.

 

[funguy2121]

When I was in High School, i was often called by the nickname Weasel or Mongoose, since i was 1 a fast runner and 2 i was the skinnniest and tallest guy in class. I was kind of the guy who was at the top of the PE class, always in the top runners, always in the guy who could bench and press the most, and a bunch of other stuff. But I always felt pity towards the people in back, the unathletic kids who were always a step behind. I actually got assigned to one of them as my partner (think Pvt. Joker and Pvt. Pyle), but unfortunately i wasn't able to convince him to turn around. I honestly wonder why people would do this to themselves. I don't necessarily hate fat people, i just wonder why people would become OBESE. What do you think?

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.163224?page=1

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Also: when we're talking about people who are actually fat due to lifestyle choices, I would say that they let their bodies go downhill for the same reason that sex addicts and alcoholics abuse their bodies.

 

[Keepitclean]

I don't think I'll ever get obese. I do alot of sport and I ride a bike everywhere. But the idea of ME getting fat does kinda scare me but I feel that if i keep going the way I am I won't ever need to seriously worry.

 

[rossatdi]

What do you think?

I was quite a chubbster a few years ago. 245 lbs and only 5'11. It was a combination of boredom eating at work, low self-esteem and just generally being in a bad place. I had always been overweight but it spiked then.

I started running and got down to 196 lbs and have since then regained about 20 lbs due to Christmas + long term girlfriend syndrome.

Some people (me included) just don't like exercise. I can run 8km at a half decent pace, and completed a half marathon, but I hate almost every minute of it. I only do it because its the only thing that lets me keep the body I want whilst maintaining my large-ish but healthy diet.

It also doesn't help that I've only got one kidney, a factor that reduces the efficiency of fat processing.

 

[Bat Vader]

i hate fat kids

I am guessing this is a joke post. If not, please explain more.

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I was over weight as a kid. I am over weight now. I am losing weight now though. My mom and dad tried to get me to lose weight but I was to lazy to listen and actually care.

It isn't really abuse. Some parents do try to get their kids to lose weight but like me they don't listen or just don't care.

You can't tie them down and force them not to eat. I say live and let live. If someone likes being fat than let them be fat. It causes no harm to anyone else.

 

[Julianking93]

I'm not fat, so fat people don't bother me. I used to be rather chubby (not fat by any means. Just slightly over weight) but I just somehow lost the weight and I'm now on the slim side.

If people want to be fat, let them. Nothing you say or do can really change that so I don't let it get to me.

Why the hell would it bother me anyway?

 

[Bat Vader]

i hate fat kids

I am guessing this is a joke post. If not, please explain more.

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I was over weight as a kid. I am over weight now. I am losing weight now though. My mom and dad tried to get me to lose weight but I was to lazy to listen and actually care.

It isn't really abuse. Some parents do try to get their kids to lose weight but like me they don't listen or just don't care.

You can't tie them down and force them not to eat. I say live and let live. If someone likes being fat than let them be fat. It causes no harm to anyone else.

i'm all for 'live and let live' as a general policy to get through life, people are so different there seems to be no other practical way of being. but there's just something about the sight of a parent buying a child who is already dangerously overweight a burger that disgusts me. there's a difference between not being able to get a child to lose weight (living in a cul de sac my mum basically had the option of locking me out of the house whenever it was outdoors time) and physically making a bad situation worse. kids should never be as fat as the ones i've seen around MK.

besides which a parent basically has complete control over a young child's diet. i mean, god, we all put on weight through secondary/high school. everyone does! but an obese six year old should not exist without a prior health condition. a parent can control exactly what a child eats, when they exercise and to a degree their attitude to life. it requires hands on parenting but it can be done.

Keep in mind as well that parents don't always have time to look after their kids. Especially in this bad economy. Sometimes a parent buys their over weight child fast food because it is easier than having to make something at home.

Most parents these days work two jobs. My father has to work a second job some days so he is hardly ever home on those days till 10:00 PM.

My mother works third shift at Wal-Mart so she has to sleep in the day time.

Parents do not always want to get their kids fast food, sometimes it is just easier.

 

[vampirekid.13]

it only bothers me when my skinny butt tries to go through a tight corridor that has a 500lbs rock in the way.

 

[Nex-Falx]

Its not that, i just wanted him to not look like a Staypuf marshmallow man and get a girlfriend. During my pairup with him we were often called "Timon and Pumba" or "Army of 3" jokingly because of our large differences in body.

Huh, That sounds familiar. My nickname was "buddha". Life's no fun when food's your only friend.

Then I transfered to a new highschool where people were... genuinely nice despite my being over weight?!

I've dropped 70 pounds since then... Maybe you should get your "partner" some transfer papers if you want to help him so bad.

Edit* Wow that got jacked up somehow, fixed.

 

[brtshstel]

However, genetics and lifestyle choice might not be the whole picture--it might also be viruses and bacteria:

Can a common virus make you fat?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7851031.stm

Research Links Obesity to Mix of Bacteria in Digestive Tract
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/20/AR2006122001271.html

Granted, but the last two paragraphs of the first article say this

"But Dr Tam Fry, chair of the Child Growth Foundation, said: "I'm skeptical because this theory has been around for 10 years and no-one has come up with a comparable study to back this up."

"Concern over the obesity epidemic seems to be throwing up a whole load of off-the-wall ideas but the message remains the same, that sensible eating and exercise are the major components to get your weight under control."


The second article stated:

"This is extremely interesting," said Hans-Rudolf Berthoud of the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge. "But lifestyle and the environment are still the major factors in the obesity epidemic."

That article also said that when people do lose weight through improved diet and exercise, the number those microbes drop. So if they do improve their lifestyle, the numbers would decrease and that would no longer be an excuse unless they gain their weight back after reverting to that bad lifestyle.

Genetics only go so far, and this so-called "fat virus," also, only goes so far. I find it that people these days are too quick to look for an excuse in order to hide their problems and place blame on something else rather than their own actions. It's not just obesity either. I agree that there are other factors, but all in all, it's a person's lifestyle choice that has the overwhelming majority in making them the way they are. Plus, that article dates all the way back to 2006. Has anything else surfaced on that subject? If it was just a one time thing, then I would say it doesn't hold much weight if they aren't trying it again. If there are more current articles, I would have an easier time believing it.

Yeah, but how do alcoholics deal with being prone to abusing alcohol? They don't touch the stuff. Until we figure out a way to sustain the human body without food, fat people don't have that choice.

Granted. But if "we" truly want to improve ourselves, then we dip into that wonderful human trait called will power. Furthermore, there are a lot of people and support groups out there who can help with the psychological and emotional aspects of dealing with a food addiction. That would help us sustain ourselves without overdoing it. It's hard work, I know that from my own accord. But nothing worth doing is ever easy.

 

[mrhappyface]

When I was in High School, i was often called by the nickname Weasel or Mongoose, since i was 1 a fast runner and 2 i was the skinnniest and tallest guy in class. I was kind of the guy who was at the top of the PE class, always in the top runners, always in the guy who could bench and press the most, and a bunch of other stuff.

Now as a former goodish runner myself... what is are your times? XD I'm female so I have an excuse to be slower.

Mile: 5 minutes 24 seconds
5k: 17:11
800 m: 2:21

As for obese people, my grandmother is horribly obese. It upsets me that she let herself go as such but I don't hate her or anyone else horribly obese for that matter. I've dated guys who were over weight. *shrug*

Actually, I'm a 5:40-6 Minute runner. Not roadrunner, but pretty fast. I prided myself on being the most well rounded athlete there was on the team. I was basically the jack of all trades. I could bench and press more than the fastest runners and i could outrun the big lifters. The only sports i really excelled at were jiujitsu and karate.

 

[GrinningManiac]

I don't like PE (Cept Rugby) and I never exercise in the gym sense

I also sit around the house most days and snack in moments of bordom

HOWEVER

1. I walk...a lot. I climb mountains and suchlike
2. I don't drink or eat crappy food like McDonalds
3. I have a very fast metabolism

So I see where the fat guys are coming from in terms of behaviour towards activity, but I don't really agree with them

 

[ThreeKneeNick]

Shallow people are shallow.

Why would anyone care if anyone else is fat? Or lazy? Or tall or short?
For a physical attraction to happen, yes, one would probably have to fit your idea of handsome, which we all define differently and i hope you haven't defined yours while watching TV, as for anything else, body type is a completely irrelevant fact.

 

[FirsstormGojkilp]

It's not very nice to look at, but people have become lazy in today's world. Being underweight as loads of teenage girls seem to be obsessed with becoming isn't great either. Lack of insulation in winter is not fun, especially when you're being mocked for being cold while wearing five or six layers indoors. I suppose finding that middle ground is difficult?

The gyms could also do with being cheaper, that's the only reason I don't go. Running's nice but the roads are too ruddy icy at present.

 

[jonnosferatu]

The gyms could also do with being cheaper, that's the only reason I don't go. Running's nice but the roads are too ruddy icy at present.

This. If you're planning on staying in one place for more than three years, chances are you can get all the equipment you'd need to get very, very strong for less than the cumulative cost of the gym membership.

 

[Xette]

When I was in High School, i was often called by the nickname Weasel or Mongoose, since i was 1 a fast runner and 2 i was the skinnniest and tallest guy in class. I was kind of the guy who was at the top of the PE class, always in the top runners, always in the guy who could bench and press the most, and a bunch of other stuff.

Now as a former goodish runner myself... what is are your times? XD I'm female so I have an excuse to be slower.

Mile: 5 minutes 24 seconds
5k: 17:11
800 m: 2:21

As for obese people, my grandmother is horribly obese. It upsets me that she let herself go as such but I don't hate her or anyone else horribly obese for that matter. I've dated guys who were over weight. *shrug*

Actually, I'm a 5:40-6 Minute runner. Not roadrunner, but pretty fast. I prided myself on being the most well rounded athlete there was on the team. I was basically the jack of all trades. I could bench and press more than the fastest runners and i could outrun the big lifters. The only sports i really excelled at were jiujitsu and karate.

That's cool though. Before I did running, I did discus and shot put. I was one of the best (in middle school ha) for my region then I decided I just wanted to focus on running. I was still stronger than most of the girls but I lost a lot of that strength when I took running more seriously. Running builds lean muscles as it is an aerobic exercise. Weight lifting is more of an anaerobic exercise that builds bulky muscles. Perhaps if you just focus on one, you'll become super strong or fast?