Generally speaking, I believe people get what they truly want. The overweight

May 17, 2022
6:58:26am

Backcountry Truly Addicted User

Want to be overweight, the poor want to be poor, the thin want to be thin, and the wealthy want to be wealthy. And so on. The outcomes of our lives are the result of a series of conscious decisions.

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If you want a preachy health session from me with before and after photos, make excuses about how some people can just

Cheesy Gordita All-American

5/17/22 6:44am

Sir, this is a Wendy's

ryebrye

5/17/22 6:54am

There is an element of truth to this

Goliath

5/17/22 6:55am

No, I am a fat person, but I’m not currently. For 7 years I’ve been at or at less than the weight I was when I was 14.

Cheesy Gordita

5/17/22 7:09am

Hat doesn't change the reality that it's much harder for some than others

Goliath

5/17/22 7:19am

I think this is true.

Future_Tacos

5/17/22 7:36am

I don’t think controlling your eating is the same as keeping true to your spouse

Pretorian

5/17/22 2:18pm

Many clinical studies have found that a maximum of 15% of weight gain can be

Byron McNertney

5/17/22 7:37am

Exactly

Cheesy Gordita

5/17/22 7:40am

When you get up that early to work out every day

Doctor Rosenrosen

5/17/22 8:01am

This is the correct attitude, just because it’s hard doesn’t mean it’s not

Pretorian

5/17/22 2:21pm

Were your fat siblings sedentary and a little fat as kids? The fat cells are

SwanSong

5/17/22 5:13pm

I guess the compromise is to say it is wrong to assume that every fit person is that way because of genetics.

kccougar

5/17/22 8:06am

And don't forget about skinny fat people. Size is only one factor when it comes

Byron McNertney

5/17/22 8:14am

That’s life. We are taking about being somewhat fit not a bodybuilder.

Taccoug

5/17/22 8:12am

That’s always true. But that doesn’t negate CG’s point: Controlling weight is

canofpicante

5/17/22 9:44am

I also never eat breakfast which is a huge sacrifice bc breakfast food is the best

Cheesy Gordita

5/17/22 7:50am

My maternal grandpa died at 500+ pounds. Everyone on that side of the family is

Backcountry

5/17/22 8:48am

Generally speaking, I believe people get what they truly want. The overweight

Backcountry

5/17/22 6:58am

Agreed. Though, the question is how many people are in the "generally speaking" group vs the exceptions you list.

CoogsWin

5/17/22 7:07am

Yep

Backcountry

5/17/22 8:51am

I don’t think it’s what they want, it’s what they work, or don’t work for

Cheesy Gordita

5/17/22 7:11am

We all are what we decide to be.

Backcountry

5/17/22 7:18am

And, as far as weight goes, some people would prefer to drink needless calories,

Belboz

5/17/22 7:29am

Agreed. Or Priorities

lilpenny

5/17/22 7:37am

This opinion explains so much about your viewpoints

Hotlanta

5/18/22 12:08pm

Im right. And it bothers a lot of people who cant take accountability for the

Backcountry

5/18/22 1:27pm

All of us are pants poopers. We’re born that way. No one makes excuses for that and says, well they’re obviously a pants

Cheesy Gordita

5/17/22 7:12am

Did you just fat shame me???

Cougarclaw

5/17/22 7:26am

RE: Did you just fat shame me???

Cheesy Gordita

5/17/22 7:42am

It’s the truth, y’all.

jmorrrrr

5/17/22 7:44am

Here is the difference I see at work. I have zero calories in my desk drawer.

JAGA97

5/17/22 7:56am

Oops. Now I'll be busted for having a dup account.

Belboz

5/17/22 8:01am

Yep, I once had an overweight sibling comment about my genetics being unfair.

Byron McNertney

5/17/22 8:39am

There is truth to this for sure and also a possibility plane ignorance…

Pretorian

5/17/22 8:59am

Are you suggesting it’s not possible for you to lose weight?

canofpicante

5/17/22 9:50am

Oh it’s definitely possible to lose weight, but it may not be possible for

Pretorian

5/17/22 2:15pm

Agree. We’ll put

canofpicante

5/17/22 3:50pm

I just took a "weight discrimination" module at my hospital for my employee

cougfanz

5/17/22 9:07am

Unbelievable

Backcountry

5/17/22 9:15am

Yes, I'm tired of people assuming thin people can't be funny.

kccougar

5/18/22 10:25am

Sounds like you work hard for validation.

VenomFarmer

5/17/22 9:12am

Hard to know someone's motivations for working out by simply looking at them

CougarTailDevourer

5/17/22 9:33am

RE: Hard to know someone's motivations for working out by simply looking at them

VenomFarmer

5/17/22 10:31am

😂 I work out because I don’t like feeling my gut lop over my seatbelt in the car or the plane.

Cheesy Gordita

5/17/22 10:31am

RE: 😂 I work out because I don’t like feeling my gut lop over my

VenomFarmer

5/17/22 10:35am

No it means don’t get it twisted and blow off fitness cause it’s “just easy for some people”

Cheesy Gordita

5/17/22 10:39am

What I said had zero to do with fitness.

VenomFarmer

5/17/22 10:54am

IMO, somebody needs to be validated, but it ain't you Cheesy Gordita.

Trent

5/17/22 12:12pm

I’ll admit that vanity is a big part of it for me. I hated being the skinny weak

Odysseus

5/17/22 11:09am

Look is a bigger deal than it should be in areas that have nothing to do with fitness. It’s right up there with dressing

Cheesy Gordita

5/17/22 11:30am

Now you need to change your boardname.

mightybrick

5/17/22 4:10pm

No #loveislove

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