Fat people Options

[Maccabee]

If you are fat, I am truly sorry. But why do so many people choose to be fat? It is a choice. It's just a whole wasted life. And they must be miserable. If they could only control themselves. Every time I see a fat person, it makes me sad that they represent America. Fat people are the shame of America. I know. I'm harsh. And everyone but tama is gonna hate me for saying this.

Its just so sad.

[KristaDior]

It's my first time posting to the board, and I can't believe this is my first topic. I just had to say something here.. and shine a little light on the subject.

There are people who are oppositely addicted to NOT eating and I think that is just as equally disgusting. Nobody talks about that because the person, who is thin, is viewed as attractive or somewhat more healthy than an overweight person. I have friends who throw up after they eat a very healthy meal, even if very small and nutritious, because they think they are overweight or are scared of becoming overweight. I sit and listen to them order meals and they have to ask the waiter what every single ingredient is, and what kind of oil is used, and to hold certain ingredients, only to just throw it up after the meal. All to maintain the dinosaur fossil look of their spine and arms that could slip through a crack in the sidewalk. You tell me what is bad.. an overweight person who probably just enjoys a little more carbs than they should, or someone who obsesses on a constant basis whether or not that piece of lettuce might throw them into a whopping size 1.

I have suffered with both being underweight and overweight, so I know what it's like on both ends of the spectrum. I have adrenal fatigue, which causes hypothyriodism, so I have a metabolism slower than molasses. Adrenal fatigue causes over-production of cortisol, which causes production of excess body fat. These are all things that I did not choose for myself, it's something that happened to me whether it was something coded in my lovely DNA or that I just got unlucky, I do not know. I still have plenty of testing to do to find out the root of the cause and to find out what medication is right for me. Trust me, I do not eat a lot and I do yoga and I still struggle to keep my weight down.

So before you judge someone for being overweight, you might want to stop and think. Just because someone has excess body fat, it does not mean that they gorge themselves on McDonald's, there could be a disease, they could have a handicap, or any other type of issue that is not food related.