Did people just gain a ton of weight over the last 2 years?

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Anonymous wrote:OP you are ugly on the inside. That’s worse than being fat. Yes, a lot of people gained weight whilst being stuck at home, stressed, and terrified for two years.

Seriously. What an a-hole.

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Anonymous wrote:This is not a secret. Stress eating and drinking, gyms closed, all that sourdough ... Yes, people gained weight. Part of the RTO conversation is having to buy new clothes. I'm surprised you missed it.

Gyms were only closed for 3 months. They've been open since June 2020.

They have been open as indoor spaces that experts told us were higher risk for contracting COVID, which means that for the overweight and obese, these are high-risk spaces.

Also, keep in mind that there was a vocal faction during that first summer and beyond, that was furious that community pools opened and were regularly on this forum damning the selfish privileged people who dared to use these spaces under severely curtained capacity.

Maybe, but that doesn't explain normal weight people gaining 20, 30, 40 lbs.

And regarding obesity - we've know it's been a risk factor for nearly 2 years. If someone really cared about their health and not having a hard time with covid, they would have lost weight. You can lose a significant amount of weight in 2 years, from outdoor or at-home workouts. If you're obese and *still* complaining about your risk situation, then you have no one to blame but yourself.

well, I'm about to blow your mind. I'm obese and I work out and lift weights multiple times a week--with a trainer. I eat well. I don't drink alcohol or sugary sodas. My biggest weakness is chips and I don't eat them every day. I've worked with nutritionists. Guess what? I'm still obese. I lost about 10 lbs in the beginning of covid because I was eating super expensive premade food (from a local place, not frozen or any of that garbage advertised on tv.) Some people are just fat. It's genetics. It's hormones, It's middle age. It's a lot of things, but shaming and blaming isn't going to change it. Eating less isn't going to change it for most people. It will just f$%k your metabolism and make you weak and tired so you don't want to workout. When I lost the 10 lbs, the nutritionist had me down to 1200 colories a day--as a weightlifter. It's not sustainable long term. No one looks at a St. Bernard and tells them they should look more like a greyhound. Dogs come in different shapes and sizes and so do humans. Some people are naturally thin and people praise them for their good genes--lucky them they can eat whatever they want and stay thin. But god help the fat person--it's 100% their personal moral failing. Not genetics. Not other health conditions. Not being busy. It's just pure gluttony.

Every single person is different and will respond to various stimuli differently. I am proof of that as are millions of other people doing things right but still failing to meet certain societal beauty standards. There are billions of dollars to be made by making people feel bad about themselves---too fat, too thin, boobs too big or too small, eyes too big or too small, lashes too short, legs too short or too long. Everyone wants to sell you something, but I'm done buying. I'm going to go lift my weights, ride my bike, do my interval runs with the peloton app, eat what my body tells me it needs and not worry about how I or anyone else looks. I suggest you do the same.

As a formerly obese person who also lied to myself for years and blamed it on genetics, I don't believe you. Sorry.

You're underestimating your overall calories and overestimating your burned/exercise calories. If not, you are an incredible medical anomaly and every medical enterprise would LOVE to use you as a case study.

As a formerly obese person who has stayed formerly obese, you are the rare bird. The case study. The vast majority of people who lose weight gain it back.

You must know that your body has adjusted its metabolic needs down by something like 25%. It is very possible the PP can’t lose weight unless they eat 1200 calories a day. It’s hard to think on that, even if you don’t do anything other than sit still.

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Thanks for that, OP. Real uplifting. Super helpful for the self consciousness that I've gained along with the weight.

-5'3" 180 lbs lady

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Anonymous wrote:Yep. I gained on top of weight that a stressful period Pre pandemic had crept up. I feel much better when I exercise, but I’m also in this inert energy/emotional energy protection mode. Clawing my way out of what’s most likely depression and like so many, collective trauma. I’m in a supportive role in healthcare and tbh it’s been tough finding a resource for myself after giving all day. This cup is not just empty/ the well is dry. So yeah, sometimes comfort food (but it’s organic 🤣), and not enough extra movement on a consistent basis - fatter. And I’m short af so nowhere to hide the extra hummus

sending you virtual hugs

Likewise.

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Anonymous wrote:I lost 5 family members including my Mom and brother over covid times. Not to mention other stuff. I got really depressed and gained weight and then tore my ACL. I gained 23 pounds and am working hard to lose it. It is so hard to stay afloat but at least I am not dead.

I’m very sorry, PP. That’s awful.

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Anonymous wrote:Guess what makes weight loss difficult and weight gain fat to easy?




Cortisol. It’s been stressful af. Our bodies are reacting to that. Guess what else? Not everyone processes things the same way.

Go figure?!

Yeah, stress, plus lack of sleep due to caring for kids in the day and working a job at night. Lack of sleep increases the hormone ghrelin as well, which increases hunger.

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I gained a lot of weight too. Stress and starting menopause.

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I gained the COVID-19.

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Anonymous wrote:I gained a lot of weight too. Stress and starting menopause.

Me too.

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My husband did. It's why I'm now ducking someone else on the side.

He also got hella lazy and never wants to go out and do anything fun anymore.

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Anonymous wrote:Did people become more judgmental, cruel, and self important ….or just you OP?

Maybe. But then again we constantly read article after article about men and women can't find anyone attractive, are dating less, and are having less sex. Maybe Americans are so unattractive these days because they are so grotesquely overweight and their diets are horrible? Americans are literally too fat to even have sex now. Good grief. I'm tired of the excuses and positivity crap with accepting obesity. It needs to be called out for what it is, not accepted. It kills people far too early. It is truly shocking to see the sizes of Americans when you travel abroad.

With the exception of my older employees all of my employees are morbidly obese. I have two ladies that work for me in their 60's. They are normal size and have great energy. Everyone else is obese. We provide free healthy lunches at work and free fruit but everyone under 60 prefers
to bring fried food for lunch from the drive thru.

Two of my workers have had family members die from morbid obesity.

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Anonymous wrote:If we charged people less for being in shape this would be avoided, things like Uber, airlines, health insurance etc

In Japan you get financial penalties for being 20 pounds overweight.

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Anonymous wrote:Mind your own business and you'll have a happier life.

It's costs everyone more money when the entire country is in the hook for lifestyle realted diseases and all of the costs get passed down directly or tangentially to society.

We traveled to Japan in 2019 right before the pandemic. It is insane how much bigger Americans are than people in Asia, and I'm not talking about height. A woman who's probably an S size in the US would be about an L to XL in clothing sizes in Asia. Americans are eating garbage food and not exercising. It is terrible for the country. I honestly think alcohol consumption has a lot to do with it too. People are drinking too much these days. Every social event or get together requires multiple cocktails or beers. That adds up to a ton of calories per week.

The wine glasses of today are supersized compared to wine glasses in the 70's.

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Anonymous wrote:Why do you care? Honestly.

I'd so work on yourself and the conditioning that everyone has to fit a certain mold. That skinny=good and fat=bad. That's not always the case. I know the fat-haters don't like to hear it, but it's certainly the truth. The people making money off the cultural shame are laughing all the way to the bank.

The military has a tough time recruiting as so many of the applicants are overweight.

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Anonymous wrote:Thanks for that, OP. Real uplifting. Super helpful for the self consciousness that I've gained along with the weight.

-5'3" 180 lbs lady

Oh come on. Unless you gained 40 of those in the last 2 years you were already overweight