That video is terrible. While I think most overweight (now the norm) should feel shame and work toward improving themselves, the male in that video is just plain offensive and hurtful.
No, you don't have a rare disease, you just lack self control.
how do people get that fat seriously? I definitely don't eat well, I'm 41, so I don't have that awesome metabolism I carried into my early 30's, and I'm within a healthy weight range. I have no more six pack abs but at worst I could have a Leonardo Dad Bod. Do they really eat such copious amounts of food? Or is their metabolism so damn slow they can eat cheerios all day and be fat?
In some cases there are actually metabolic diseases which cause the body to not process shit properly. In all likelyhood they just rely too much on carbohydrate-based caloric sources and desserts.
https://xkcd.com/1793/
That goes a long way. My sister-in-law's husband's family has soda with every meal (breakfast included) and a bowl of ice cream is standard with lunch/dinner as dessert, and yes they're all enormous.
I dont drink soda. I drink coffee and water. I don't eat horribly either. I'll eat a fried egg or two for breakfast. I will have a turkey sandwich and a small amount of chips and some vegetables for lunch. I eat a sensible dinner, maybe 2 pieces of pizza or something, and have a sugary snack sometime throughout the day, maybe a snickers bar or something. I work out EVERY day at least 30-45 minutes of cardio and/or weight lifting. I am barely maintaining my weight -- maybe adding a pound or two every couple months. I crave sugar, even if I go without for a week or two, I still really enjoy it.
There are others who can eat double what I do and have soda throughout the day and are just naturally skinny. There's a lot to this metabolism thing. I'm always cold but have had my thyroid tested and its normal. I'm at 205 right now, but have always been heavy my entire life except for the past couple years. Still, even though I don't eat much and am what most would consider active, I can't lose weight.
...maybe 2 pieces of pizza .... maybe a snickers bar.....
.... I can't lose weight.
That video is terrible. While I think most overweight (now the norm) should feel shame and work toward improving themselves, the male in that video is just plain offensive and hurtful.
One time I was going to grab some mickey ds breakfast before work on a saturday morning. I go to make a left while this lady goes to make a right into micky ds. Well the line to the drive thru is all the way to the street so instead of pulling past an walking in she sits there in the middle of the road blocking the way in. I lost it, rolled down my window and started yelling you dumb fat bitch, pull your lazy ass in to the parking lot and walk your fat fuckin ass into the restaurant, jesus fucking christ. I was yelling it so loud every one in mcdonalds was staring at me when I finally walked in. I wouldn't even call that fat shaming just the truth.
Try swapping your big meals and small meals, have larger meals at lunch (not carb heavy or you'll coma/crash by 2pm), smaller meals at dinner so you're just on the verge of hungry by the time it's bed time. Have a big breakfast if you need it (I usually have 2-3 pieces of bacon, 2 eggs, milk + coffee, no creamer/sugar). Tear out every carb you can afford to lose. Those two things (smaller dinners and less carbs) will be the biggest dietary change you can make to maintain weight/lose weight after dumping sugary drinks (including fruit juice!)
EDIT: Oh and never put yourself in a situation where you have to rely on a goddamn scooter to move from a to b, that's just so humiliating and makes things so much worse.
Good advice.
Because I don't like to take time in the morning, and I commute by bike so I don't want to bring a big lunch, I eat oatmeal for breakfast and a basic frozen burrito for lunch. Then I usually eat a bigger dinner of meat/fish/veggies/beans as early as I can. This works great for me when I want to drop weight, I think mostly because it's not high carb and my overall calorie intake stays reasonable.
I guess my point is that there is more than one way that will work but you need to figure it out and do it.
Fat shaming is awesome if it's balanced with a solid respect for people that make a strong effort to improve.
I'm not going to say we need to go out of our way to fat shame everyone, but the way people are talking are trying to make it out to be illegal or something you should get fired for like racist statements.
It's ridiculous. You're fat. You eat too much. No, you don't have a rare disease, you just lack self control. The sooner you accept that the better off we will all be. Instead we are moving backwards in-time and are becoming "accepting" to being a fat lazy ass.
It's just a shame that handicap now means fatass. The last time I saw someone get out of a handicap parking spot that was ACTUALLY qualified for it was..... Oh, wait, never. I've never seen someone that is actually legitimately qualified to be using it. That's because people that should be using it have too much dignity to ever want to stoop to fat people's levels to get slightly closer parking. Fat people have no shame whatsoever in using that sticker. So now I just call it the fatass sticker.
Note: As a former fattie that used to weigh ~330 in my college days, I hold ZERO shame in calling people out.
Fatties gonna fat.
KT
One time I was going to grab some mickey ds breakfast before work on a saturday morning. I go to make a left while this lady goes to make a right into micky ds. Well the line to the drive thru is all the way to the street so instead of pulling past an walking in she sits there in the middle of the road blocking the way in. I lost it, rolled down my window and started yelling you dumb fat bitch, pull your lazy ass in to the parking lot and walk your fat fuckin ass into the restaurant, jesus fucking christ. I was yelling it so loud every one in mcdonalds was staring at me when I finally walked in. I wouldn't even call that fat shaming just the truth.
It's simple but it's not easy.
True that. 2 pieces of thin crust pizza are around 400 calories per slice. I haven't a snickers in months, but will have some pickles or crackers or whatever. At any rate, I think I'm under 3k calories a day, but just can't lose the weight. I need to keep a food diary and really see what it is that's hurting me.
Trying to lose weight ... on 3000 calories a day? And you can't figure out what's wrong?
Good Lord.
Trying to lose weight ... on 3000 calories a day? And you can't figure out what's wrong?
Good Lord.
selling huge, calorie dense meals to fat people is profitable. Making shit food like pizza is cheap and profitable. These are facts, just like lack of portion control is the largest problem. When no portion is really good for you, your probability for success goes way down.
I got fat like this:
1) sedentary at night.
2) binge eating whatever
3) eating late
4) fast food. being on the go and grabbing a thousand calories of crap, then sitting in the car for an hour or more.
5) portion control
6) portion control
7)portion control
Aaaaand portion control
The strategy going forward is all about what I eat, and when. I have to make plans that take into consideration the 15 hour day that crops up now and then.
Because you obviously didn't read the post, I'll just leave this here. I said I'm under, well under for that matter, 3k.
An average man needs 2500 calories to maintain. I'm normally under that. 2 eggs and some coffee and creamer for breakfast are around 425 calories. Lunch is about 500-600, give or take, and supper around another 800-1k, sometimes less. I just don't burn calories at 42 like I used to.
And i work out daily, sometimes multiple times.
It was pretty mean but since she catfished him my level of sympathy went down a notch.
Because you obviously didn't read the post, I'll just leave this here. I said I'm under, well under for that matter, 3k.
An average man needs 2500 calories to maintain. I'm normally under that. 2 eggs and some coffee and creamer for breakfast are around 425 calories. Lunch is about 500-600, give or take, and supper around another 800-1k, sometimes less. I just don't burn calories at 42 like I used to.
And i work out daily, sometimes multiple times.
I have zero idea what being "catfishes" is, but his response was uncalled for 100% of the time. That's not how our society should accept people to talk to others...period.
I have zero idea what being "catfishes" is, but his response was uncalled for 100% of the time. That's not how our society should accept people to talk to others...period.
You said you "think" you're under 3000 calories. Which means that you don't know, and that you must not be tracking it very well.
It's pretty damned simple. If you're trying to lose weight, and you're getting some exercise, but you're _gaining_ weight, then you're consuming too many calories. Don't blame it on your age or some mysterious metabolism disorder. Whatever you're consuming daily (once you've actually figured it out), consume LESS.
She photoshopped pictures of herself or used pictures of someone more attractive to get him to come meet with her.