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[Panthers_Lover]

i could lose a few pounds too, and i'm doing things to make that happen. obese people who don't make efforts are the ones that i kinda look down on. not ones with legitimate reasons for it.

Do you know these people aren't making an "effort"? How do you know what goes on in their lives?

[Panthers_Lover]

Im obese but I never use it as a crutch. I get around just like anyone else. I hike, I bike, I do whatever I want. I might sweat alot more doing it but I have never looked at it like a handicap. I did this to myself and I just really like food. I blame the damn food network, and myself of course. I dont go to the doctor, I dont have high blood pressure, I dont have diabetes, Im just huge. I also make sure on a plane I get an aisle seat and I really sit as uncomfortable as I can so the person next to me doesnt feel cramped. Plus I never really cared about what I looked like obviously with all my tattoos. I try not to dress where my belly hangs out of my shirt, and I never ever had a problem going out with any woman I wanted. I think its all in how you present yourself. Sometimes little kids make rude remarks but hell they call it like they see it.

How do you know you don't have these ailments if you don't go to the doctor? (I'm not judging ... just concerned for your health in these areas.)

[Panthers_Lover]

I agree and I fall into that category. I am conscious of the choices (good or bad) that I make and know the consequences. It's as simple as calories in vs calories out. Now knowing and doing are two different things.

You are different because you could "lose" a few pounds. Sounds easier when it's only a few pounds. Now think of someone who could stand to "lose" a few hundred pounds. It's a much more than not eating fries for a week ...it's a 100% lifestyle change.

Also people medicate with food. They also can be addicted to it. Again the difference between food addiction and heroin, smoking, and booze is we all need food to survive so there it sits in front of them.

I get pissed when I see someone in a rascal binge eating. They are basically killing themselves slowly and have given up on life and hope. It's really more sad than anything else.

What gets me is the "acceptance" and sympathy for bulimia and other issues that keeps people skinny (too skinny, usually), but not the same acceptance or sympathy for issues that work in reverse, causing people to gain weight, etc. Then, it's just "they should push away from the table and stop being fat slobs; they brought it on themselves."

Many people - men and women - are overweight due to an emotional issue, sometimes centered on issues like sexual abuse. It's literally building a barrier between them and anyone who might hurt them again. That's not an issue of "just stop eating."

[Panthers_Lover]

same here, I thought it was weightiest or something. Though it would be a thread with pictures of fat people.

And yet, you opened it ... ;)

[boo7382]

Im having fuging mexican and queso tonight.

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[Darth Biscuit]

Im having fuging mexican and queso tonight.

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Mmmmm... I had chimichangas and cheese dip Wednesday night.

[TheRealDeal]

My real opinion? No one should look down on anyone else for their appearance in any way shape or form but it's also the responsibility of the person to be aware and conscious of the image they are giving off every day.

[tattoorhino]

I go for checkups and my wife is a nurse, but I dont go like all the time. Some people complain about fat people being the cause for high insurance rates and that may be the case with some but not me, is why I made that statement.

[Panthers_Lover]

I go for checkups and my wife is a nurse, but I dont go like all the time. Some people complain about fat people being the cause for high insurance rates and that may be the case with some but not me, is why I made that statement.

Good deal, then!

[TheRealDeal]

Some fat friends I have are some of the most athletic, in shape people I know.

[HoFBound90]

And yet, you opened it ... ;)

haha got me there. curisotiy killed the cat,, just like it got me to open this thread.

[SOJA]

OP nailed it, I hate superficial people

[Kettle]

Do you know these people aren't making an "effort"? How do you know what goes on in their lives?

cuz i'm smart

seriously though i just observe actions. people that will wait on close parking spots longer amounts of time than what would take them to walk a little further. not going a couple parking spots away to put buggies in the corrals and instead leaving them between cars. taking an elevator instead of 1 flight of stairs. i see these things very regularly and know some of the people that have done these and other things that make it obvious they are unwilling to exert more effort than what they have to.

[tattoorhino]

I can give you a rundown of kinda what I eat daily. For breakfast when I get to work I go next door to the coffee shop and get a large latte with skim milk. No flavoring, just plain. Then around 1pm we usually pick somewhere to get something usually a sandwich, small bag of chips and water, some days it might be fast food. I get the combo, usually large and get the bottled water. All I drink is water. I never drink soda at all unless I am at a gathering and people are drinking and then I will drink rum and coke. If not nothing but water. I usually drink about a gallon a day easy.

When I get home I might have a snack before dinner, hand full of bagel chips, or some pistachios, or some hummus, or maybe a slice or two of blue cheese. Something like that. Then a sensible dinner with some sort of protein, some sort of vegetable, and maybe some kind of bread but we dont do alot of bread. Then before bed I have a chocolate dipped bannana, I love those things, I get them in the frozen dept at harris teeter, and thats a typical day. If thats really bad then, Im screwed.