sadavis, I've been obese in the past and although I've considerably lost weight now, I'm still overweight. You can check that in the Post your Picture Thread on pages 9 and 11. So please feel free not to take me seriously!
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Originally Posted by sadavis00  Obesity, for me, seems to indicate something very psychologically troubling in the other person, it is an extreme of behavior, of eating. |
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Originally Posted by sadavis00 fatness is a failure to say "NO" to the eating activity that leads to weight. |
What I find very psychologically troubling in you is that you judge people on the basis of something you have obviously no clue about.
Obesity is a very complex phenomenon. There are many, many reasons why someone can end up with overweight. Saying that obese people are just lazy gluttons who lack willpower and self-discipline is but an ignorant stereotype. Obese do not "simply indulge" themselves. You have absolutely no clue about how that is.
FYI, many obese people do not eat more than thin people. Believe it or not! They just eat things their body is not able to deal with, unlike the body of "normal" people. I for example became obese without eating more than other people. If I ate as much and the same things as some of my skinny friends, I'd weigh 300lbs. And yes, I do move much more than they do. Oddly enough, my body doesn't react like theirs, what a bummer.