Unfortunately this isn’t true. |
A sad story, but has nothing to do with the point of this thread which is people who are fat or obese. |
This. People can have attitudes about obesity all they want but there are very few resources that legitimately help people maintain weight loss. I worked with a registered dietician, referred by my PCP, to lose weight for my A1C. She gave me a 1200 calorie a day diet. I asked about what happens after that? She had nothing, and I mean NOTHING, to offer. It's a complete joke. |
You can keep repeating this all you want, it doesn’t make it true. |
To answer your question:
YES. |
Yeah this is complete BS. People don’t like to be around people smoking but it’s not the same as how we hate fat people as a culture. And abusing alcohol is 100% accepted and normalized in this country. |
Are you looking for a life coach to be by your side for the rest of your life to tell you to eat less? |
Well, I am not blind; 75% of people are overweight. If it was so controllable that wouldn’t be the case. I am living in reality and you will not. |
So is abusing food. |
DP. List the programs with good long-term success rates or you’re just wrong. And yes, I will keep asking this question of anyone who claims long-term sustained weight loss is no big deal but doesn’t provide evidence to back that up. |
That's awful. How frustrating. My toxic-around-weight family thinks that exercise is the cure for everything and it makes me crazy. |
I guess I don't know for sure, but I think your inlaws' experience is atypical. Most overweight people don't experience significant weight loss simply by eating normally and walking more. I think it's more typical for overweight people to see some initial weight loss from change in diet and exercise. But then, often, their body adjusts and is able to retain weight even in the face of increased movement and reduced caloric intake. So, the dietary restrictions and time/effort spent on exercise increase. At some point, this becomes unsustainable. But now the person's metabolism is all f'd up and even normal diet and exercise result in weight gain. |
The fact that people choose not to lose weight doesn’t mean it’s not controllable. It is hard so most people choose not to. If you put an overweight weight person in a controlled environment, they will lose the weight 99% of the time. |
If you're looking for a life coach, allow me to introduce you to every girl I went to high school with |
+1000 |