If your airline seat has very obese folks on both sides then you’re flat out of luck nowadays.

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Originally posted by Gustofer:
Also consider that the obese raise insurance rates for everyone else.

The insurance companies have wanted to implement a “fat tax” for many years. They still want to do it now but don’t for fear of the media, backlash, etc. It mirrors the hive mind going on right now that is fat is beautiful, not to fat shame, etc.
Pretty much like auto insurance. Get a DUI or keep getting into at fault wrecks, your auto insurance gets very very expensive if you want to legally drive on the road, real expensive. Medical insurance companies want to do the same. I wish they would too. Sorry, no apologies for that opinion. If they did this, my medical insurance would drop dramatically, and fat boys with bitch tits can literally pay for it. There is a big difference from a genetic disorder, and just shoveling too much shit down your throat, and the wrong shit.

I know mine wants to get me into their workout crap, queuing in my gym membership, logging workouts, etc. I would do it, because I do it every night, but I have no economic incentive to further invite them into my personal life. I do blood work every year and get told by my Doctor “Got Damn Tom Brady”. Apparently what I’m doing, is patient best for him, in my blood work, out of all his people. Everything is perfect and batting like .500 for my age. I am not prideful but very proud of this fact because it takes effort, extremely hard work, and dedication. I’ve sustained a few injuries, one surgery, due to the fact but I push on. Maybe it sounds pathetic to some but the best news, gift, or phone call I get all year long, is that phone call from my PCP after my annual blood work comes back. It’s more satisfying than anything else because it means I am living, and hedging my bets for healthier longer life where I can keep doing what I want. The day will come at some point, where I get the snake eyes, it’s inevitable. No got damn food made in this world tastes as good as being in shape, lean, mean, muscle mass, feels. Not even comparable. Fuck cake, pies, chips, man made trash food (not natural grown or raised), fast food, restaurant food, fuck it all. And Jesus said in the Big Lebowski, stick it up your ass and pull the trigger until that gun goes “click”. Give me some fish, steamed rice, pineapple, sweet potatoes, super fruits, and grilled chicken pink lady apple salads, “and I’m fine”.

Nothing feels as good as being fit. It's easy to fall away from, and once you're in the orbit of salt and fat, combined with all the BS today it's quite powerful. You have to fight your own biology and brain chemistry. It isn't easy, but I dislike calling it a struggle. Yet it is. It is ridiculously easy to just be a consumer.

What is new for me, is my change in employ meant my calorie needs are way less. When I was swinging a hammer, those caloric demands meant some basic changes yielded results. I hope my son will be interested in the gym or judo or BJJ, it will help us both immensely.

For weight loss but all kinds of things, you must recognize that you are a squishy low voltage sponge in a meat and bone machine. You are at the mercy of hormones and brain chemicals, and then a host of external factors. As we age things change... but the personal responsibility doesn't.

The best way to silence the haters, to rise above, is to succeed and be happy. You don't have to be Atlas, but at the very least not being obese is a great start.

While the original message of body positivity does hold, it has been corrupted. Be happy in the shape you are, but be realistic and don't sign up for shit that will prematurely kill you. Do you need to eat or drink all that? No. It is delicious, but the moment is brief. Smoking is bad, alcohol is frowned upon, pot.. nevermind.

If "Equality" or "Equity" are real, then morbidly obese men need to be celebrated with the same enthusiasm as all these big girls. Either way, it's celebrating something as dangerous as smoking or alcoholism.

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Originally posted by arcwelder:
Nothing feels as good as being fit.

True, dat

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Originally posted by arcwelder:
It's easy to fall away from, and once you're in the orbit of salt and fat, ...

Excessive salt and fat are bad, but, fat, in and of itself, isn't necessarily bad. It's mostly trans fats and saturated fats that are particularly onerous.

But, the biggest contributors to obesity and heart disease in the U.S. are unquestionably simple and refined carbs, coupled with sedentary lifestyles.

At the beginning of November I corrected my diet and began exercising regularly again. In mid-February I bumped my nutrition up, incl. increasing my protein intake by about 50% daily. (I almost certainly also increased my fat intake as a result.) I still continued to realize consistent net weight loss and decreases in body fat percentages, week-to-week.

This morning I dipped below 180 lbs. I haven't weighed 180 lbs. in 40-45 years.

I had a niece who was morbidly obese. She lost 120 lbs and has kept it off now for several years. She did it with no surgery, just the old fashioned way - a change in diet and exercise. She once told me that something I said to her meant a lot and helped to change her outlook. I always thought she was a great person with a lot of talent and ambition. But she did have this one area in her life that was totally out of control. This may sound like a lot of psycho babble bull shit but I told her that she was a great person right now just the way she was. But obviously she had this one area that needs to be addressed. So I told her to stop thinking she will be a great person after she lost the weight. Recognize that she is a great person now and for that reason she needs to address the weight issue. That's what great people do. She said that made sense to her and helped to motivate her. Don't know if that would work for everybody. But she said developing a mind set that she is a good person now and paying attention to health is just a normal part of everyday life, not a goal to reach when only after she loses the weight will she be great. Just incorporate it into your day to day life.

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Originally posted by Pipe Smoker:
If your airline seat has very obese folks on both sides then you’re flat out of luck nowadays.

Two flights ago three guys ,all over 250 lbs. Gir seated in the same row,
I was in the middle,
A very attractive flight attendant came and said I have a more comfortable seat for you in back.

I got the whole row to myself.

I tried to tip her but she declined and said, I'd want someone to do the same for my husband.

May of "22" ,
I was seeking a new apt. Because I was experiencing difficulty climbing two flights of stairs with, groceries, laundry etc.

After loosing 98 pounds , I am staying put now
Stairs
are no longer a concern.

The down side,
I've become very judgmental about others obesity,
At restaurants, in line at the grocery store.

Now I feel the need for a shrink to help fix my petty judgmental thoughts. It's not an attractive trait

It's called a Dickey Do. If you stomach sticks out further than your Dickey Do, you are fat.

Body Positivity,

I am pretty positive my body is 40 lb overweight

dropped it once, then like most, switched jobs to one less active, physically, and over the past 7 yrs, gained it back,


I'll drop it again, eventually,

We use to call them "Wide tracks, TA Radial" that way those in hearing range didn't know what we were talking about.

I've see-sawed my weight most of my life. My heaviest was appx 280lbs at 6'2. Currently sitting around 240. The BMI chart says I should be around 180-190 but I think I'd look anorexic if that were the case. My target weight is around 200-210. I definitely feel awful even when I get above 250. I don't know how people can go around weighing 100lbs more than that and not hate every moment.

Don't get caught up in "target weight" and anything that bases success on the outcome.
Concentrate on making health a part of your daily life (one day at a time) and building healthy physical and dietary habits where good choices and movement become what you do.
You will be whatever you will be and you'll never feel disappointed because you're under or over what you feel your target should be. Just live a healthy lifestyle and whatever the results end up being are what they are.

Then there are those who are complaining about airlines not having aisles wide enough for them to get through - in business class!

If you're brave enough, watch the video to the end.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/heal...9da47ed7afff3e&ei=18

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Originally posted by ryan81986:
I've see-sawed my weight most of my life. My heaviest was appx 280lbs at 6'2. Currently sitting around 240. The BMI chart says I should be around 180-190 but I think I'd look anorexic if that were the case. My target weight is around 200-210. I definitely feel awful even when I get above 250. I don't know how people can go around weighing 100lbs more than that and not hate every moment.

BMI is trash and should be abandoned. Normal people can be somewhat "fat" and still be healthy, that's not what this "body positivity" garbage is pushing, and fuck you if you're a man or worse, white.

I used to weigh about 150lbs until I was diagnosed with hemochromatosis at 50. A genetic condition thanks to my Scottish and Norwegian ancestry. My body absorbs too much iron from what I eat.

I had to cut out pretty much everything with iron in it. Any kind of meat product, anything made with enriched flour: cereal, pasta, cake, bread. Anything with vitamin C: most fruit and vegetables; or made with sugar all of which makes your body absorb iron like a sponge. I basically live on egg whites, plain Greek yogurt, brown rice products and iceberg lettuce. I do eat half an apple every other day just for the necessary vitamin C. I'm also allowed a 1/2c of plain oatmeal a day(2mg iron). I can only consume 4mg of iron total in a day.

I'm a woman 5'7" and now I weigh about 118 lbs, but not by choice. I would love a nice rare steak, BBQ ribs, fried chicken, carrot cake, apple pie or even just go to a buffet or out to dinner with friends and eat until I'm full.
I've managed to adapt my busy lifestyle to this necessary diet, but when I was trying to lose weight, I never could.

I'm 5'9" and weigh 185 lbs. My doctors always claim I'm obese, although I work out 2-3 times/week. If anyone looked at me, they would not call me "obese". This height/weight ratio is obsolete if it can't allow for muscle vs. body fat. I don't pay attention and always bring it up to my PCP, who just shrugs her shoulders.....

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Originally posted by odin:
I'm 5'9" and weigh 185 lbs. My doctors always claim I'm obese, although I work out 2-3 times/week. If anyone looked at me, they would not call me "obese". This height/weight ratio is obsolete if it can't allow for muscle vs. body fat. I don't pay attention and always bring it up to my PCP, who just shrugs her shoulders.....

I heard that crap at every “wellness” screening I ever did for any company or event. At 5’11” and 195 around 10% bodyfat I was obese.

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Originally posted by Leemur:

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Originally posted by odin:
I'm 5'9" and weigh 185 lbs. My doctors always claim I'm obese, although I work out 2-3 times/week. If anyone looked at me, they would not call me "obese". This height/weight ratio is obsolete if it can't allow for muscle vs. body fat. I don't pay attention and always bring it up to my PCP, who just shrugs her shoulders.....

I heard that crap at every “wellness” screening I ever did for any company or event. At 5’11” and 195 around 10% bodyfat I was obese.

Well, don’t know what calcs they were using, but your BMI shows overweight, just slightly. You don’t hit obese until 215lbs

I didn’t look at the charts. I looked at every one of the screeners all obviously obese and rolled my eyes. Taking BMI criticism from someone that probably couldn’t put on a pair of shoes without assistance was my introduction to clown world.

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Originally posted by odin:
I'm 5'9" and weigh 185 lbs. My doctors always claim I'm obese, although I work out 2-3 times/week. If anyone looked at me, they would not call me "obese". This height/weight ratio is obsolete if it can't allow for muscle vs. body fat. I don't pay attention and always bring it up to my PCP, who just shrugs her shoulders.....

5'9" 185... Brother.

None of this shit is made for people who use their bodies.