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Originally Posted by kazbates
Obesity is not a choice. One of the biggest misconceptions, in my opinion, is that overweight people are that way because they have no self-control or our lazy.
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I'm sorry, Kaz, but as an obese person myself I really can't agree with you. Being obese
is is a "choice" for the overwhelming majority of people. The equation is simple:
Take in more calories than you expend = weight gain
Expend more calories than you eat = weight loss
and eating more than you need to
is a matter of self-control.
I am trying to lose weight, and finding it damned hard. Why? Because I lack self-control and find it extraordinarily difficult not to eat the things which I love and which are really bad for me. I'm not going to make excuses and say "it's not my fault" and "I don't have a choice". It
is my fault. I got fat because I ate too much and didn't take enough exercise.
I'm not going to make fun of anyone for being too fat, but equally I'm not going to make excuses for anyone (other than the tiny, tiny minority who genuinely have a medical condition which means that they
can't control their weight).