"Obesity is a disease not a decision"

[Prison Bitch]

I think we're missing the whole point: who WANTS to be fat? Seriously. Just look in the mirror (preferably a full length one) naked sometime and ask: "Am I happy with the way I look?" Nobody can lie to themselves in that situation. If you are happy being a fatty then that's your choice. If not, then change.


It seems that many just don't really care. Or kinda care, but not enough to actually do anything. Just like many want to eliminate credit card debt but just don't do it.


Anyone who hates having people stare at you and laugh or who hates having trouble sitting on an airplane or gets out of breath walking up a set of stairs, change! Why does society need to implement rules to fix a problem YOU should want to fix?

[Saul Good]

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

I think we're missing the whole point: who WANTS to be fat? Seriously. Just look in the mirror (preferably a full length one) naked sometime and ask: "Am I happy with the way I look?" Nobody can lie to themselves in that situation. If you are happy being a fatty then that's your choice. If not, then change.


It seems that many just don't really care. Or kinda care, but not enough to actually do anything. Just like many want to eliminate credit card debt but just don't do it.


Anyone who hates having people stare at you and laugh or who hates having trouble sitting on an airplane or gets out of breath walking up a set of stairs, change! Why does society need to implement rules to fix a problem YOU should want to fix?

I don't know that anyone really laughs at fat people in public.

That said, as we become older, fatter, etc., we simply become invisible. A 42 year old guy who is 5'10, 215 pounds doesn't stand out enough to be ridiculed. He doesn't get noticed at all most of the time. He simply disappears.

It's the same with women. I always argue with my friends when they are "rating" women based on their appearances. What most men call a "5" is probably more attractive than 80% of the women out there. An actual 5 doesn't even get rated. She doesn't even get noticed.

I'm not making value judgments. Different people obtain happiness in different ways. If you get more happiness from eating and lounging than you do from liking the way you look getting out of the shower, you're probably going to be overweight...and most Americans are.

The average adult male in the US is 5'9.5 and weighs 191 pounds. In 1960, it was 5'8, 166.

For women, it's 5'4 , 164...up from 5'3 140 in 1960.