I've come to terms with it: I'm prejudiced against fat people

pathetic

why do you even care?

you need counseling.

furthermore, OP, you have not come to terms with. Otherwise, you would post a rambling anonymous rant on letsrun.

Speaker of Hard Truths wrote:

al least you're honest wrote:

I applaud your honesty but bear in mind weight is not exactly 100% under a person's control.

Yes it is.

al least you're honest wrote:

There are many health conditions and medications that cause or can cause substantial weight gain.

No there aren't. There are VERY FEW of these.

al least you're honest wrote:

Some of these even alter a person's DNA in such a way that weight loss even with great diet and high levels of exercise is much much harder than it is for a normal person.

Why does Kenya, Ethiopia, or even Luxembourg seem to have none of these disorders?

On your second point, hypothyroidism and low testosterone are two health conditions that come to mind right off the bat. Most antidepressants, antiepileptics, antipsychotics, basically most neurotrophic drugs list weight gain as a potential if not likely side effect.

On your first point, so you're saying some one with a handicap that prevents them from exercising is 100% in control of their weight? Or some one with the medical conditions or taking the medications mentioned above is 100% in control of their weight?

On your third point, probably a combination of less stress, less prevalence of junk foods, more physical activity and fewer meds being taken.

get your facts straight wrote:

Speaker of Hard Truths wrote:

Yes it is.

No there aren't. There are VERY FEW of these.

Why does Kenya, Ethiopia, or even Luxembourg seem to have none of these disorders?

On your second point, hypothyroidism and low testosterone are two health conditions that come to mind right off the bat. Most antidepressants, antiepileptics, antipsychotics, basically most neurotrophic drugs list weight gain as a potential if not likely side effect.

On your first point, so you're saying some one with a handicap that prevents them from exercising is 100% in control of their weight? Or some one with the medical conditions or taking the medications mentioned above is 100% in control of their weight?

On your third point, probably a combination of less stress, less prevalence of junk foods, more physical activity and fewer meds being taken.

Medications do not create fat out of thin air. For fat to accumulate, one has to eat more calories than one expends. Sure medications and conditions may tweak those input/output levels a bit, but not by much. People who say they're fat because they have a thyroid condition are full of crap.

Now there are some medications that cause a person to retain water. But while the scale may go up, they're not adding fat. And water weight will not continue to accumulate like fat does.

If a person is disabled and cannot exercise, he or she doesn't not need to eat much food. Same goes if a person is sedentary by choice. There are calculators out there to help you get a general idea of your caloric intake for a certain height/weight and activity level. You'll need to closely monitor your intake (at least in the beginning), but there's no excuse for eating so much you put on 100 pounds.

get your facts straight wrote:

Speaker of Hard Truths wrote:

Yes it is.

No there aren't. There are VERY FEW of these.

Why does Kenya, Ethiopia, or even Luxembourg seem to have none of these disorders?

On your second point, hypothyroidism and low testosterone are two health conditions that come to mind right off the bat. Most antidepressants, antiepileptics, antipsychotics, basically most neurotrophic drugs list weight gain as a potential if not likely side effect.

On your first point, so you're saying some one with a handicap that prevents them from exercising is 100% in control of their weight? Or some one with the medical conditions or taking the medications mentioned above is 100% in control of their weight?

On your third point, probably a combination of less stress, less prevalence of junk foods, more physical activity and fewer meds being taken.

1. Conditions such as low testosterone are ALSO under people's control.

2. A person with a handicap can lose weight by eating less.

seriously??? wrote:

pathetic

why do you even care?

you need counseling.

What's wrong with caring about the rest of society, especially when our tax dollars will end up helping them?

a bunch of idiots here wrote:

For fat to accumulate, one has to eat more calories than one expends.

moran

An old, ignorant, simple-minded myth.

Al other conditions equal, a person who eats 2000 calories of protein and expends 1500 calories will not get fat.

A person who eats 2000 calories of sugar and expends 1500 calories will still get fat.

morna

I have a great car with a 15 gallon fuel tank. I drive around all day long, to work and back, to the shops, and to the trailhead and home again. When the fuel level drops, I stop by the gas station and put in more fuel until the tank is full again.

When I drive really fast, I notice I use more fuel and have to fill up a bit more. When I drive slower I don't use as much and use less fuel to fill up.

But there are some days when I don't drive at all. My car sits in the garage and doesn't move. To be safe, I bought a couple of plastic fuel cans and have been adding 5 gallons to the tank on days I don't drive. I now have fuel spilling out of my car and pooling on the floor in my garage. Can someone help me?

I get it if they're whining all the time about thin people, but if they're happy with their weight, how you feel about it is completely irrelevant. It isn't all about you. Excuse them for having the audacity to be fat in your presence.

rgagGr wrote:

I get it if they're whining all the time about thin people, but if they're happy with their weight, how you feel about it is completely irrelevant. It isn't all about you. Excuse them for having the audacity to be fat in your presence.

I think this is true, but it's also the case that a lot of fat people complain about their joint pain, their breathing difficulties and other fat-aggravated health problems. Knowing most of them are doing little to nothing to avert the problems makes it difficult to sit through/listen politely.

anti moran wrote:

a bunch of idiots here wrote:

For fat to accumulate, one has to eat more calories than one expends.

moran

An old, ignorant, simple-minded myth.

Al other conditions equal, a person who eats 2000 calories of protein and expends 1500 calories will not get fat.

A person who eats 2000 calories of sugar and expends 1500 calories will still get fat.

morna

Finally.

I too am prejudiced against fat people.

Not a terrible analogy. I suggest you either drive more or fuel less. That should keep the excess fuel from spilling over your, erm, beltline.

Here's what I say:

People who are fat shouldn't be shamed, doesn't help, being fat is probably part of a larger problem for people

Yeah the stank tho that really grosses me out, but skinny guys can stank too, we went to a meet that we drove to and was a 4 day trip and our best runner (15 flat 5k) and I had to share a bed (4 to a room, 2 fairly decent sized beds, so 2 guys to a bed) and he smelled soo bad... Later found out he hadn't showered the whole trip and this was the last night after the meet.

People should be encouraged to eat healthier tho..

But when people are like you're so skinny thats weird, it takes restraint to not be like wow its gross to be skinny, good to know, no wonder you like to be so fat.

One fairly large girl told me that I looked like a bread stick, so I without thinking to restrain myself told her that she looks like she eats too many bread sticks, and all her friends and stuff all got mad and told everyone i called this girl fat,like jeez, it was pretty funny to me.

The problem is people don't know how to make a meal without oil. The fat you eat is the fat you wear, it goes straight on to the hips. The body stores it as is. You can literally test a persons fat and tell them what they eat.

Because they eat too much fat they don't eat enough carbs so they don't even have the energy to burn the fat off. If they do eat a lot of carbs they end up f*****g their insulin and get diabetes.

People don't have a clue, even nutritionists.

My sisters friend is obese and recently got diabetes. She saw me eating a 3KG watermelon after a workout and told me I'll end up with diabetes I said bitch you ain't eaten a piece of fruit for 10 years.

I can't take fat people seriously. I try, but when a fat person is telling me something my brain just wont have any of it. Deep down I know that it is impossible to be fat without your life spiraling out of control. And that being the case how could I possibly take them seriously?

One thing I can't control: I can't get fat. When I was a kid I went swimming and my lips would turn blue. Women had no interest in me because I was so thin. I'm 43 years old and still weigh 55lbs, 6'1, 32" waist. I've been disgusted at fat people, and the original poster might be fatter than me, and I dont really have any fat you can see. I drink wine every night and I don't fricking get fat even though I dont run. I run with my dogs every day (they like to sprint) but other than that speedwork, I don't really run. I can f-n get fat no matter what I do so I don't know what the h-ll is Americas problem. stop watching TV and get off your fat arse! It's just an ego trip. Look at it like that, your just thinking "I'm thin" and "They're fat". In reality it's all relative although they are fat. Take it easy & don't let it take over your life or else you probably don't have something meaningful to think about. Find something else, and live it up!

155 lbs duh! not 55!