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

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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.

+ a million

People just eat and eat and get fat. Then they wonder why no one wants to hook up with them.

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Everyone I socialize with has lost weight or maintained well, but none of them would even consider going out drinking for St P day.

Maybe this is true for the St Patrick's day shit face crowd?

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Anonymous wrote:I did for sure

Me too

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Anonymous wrote:I gained weight from depression and PTSD, but at least I didn't become as ugly as OP is.

me too, and it was more like 50 lbs. i am so self conscious a
bout going to work in person.

I truly genuinely want to understand. To gain 50lbs in 2 years, what changed for you? Stress eating? Alcohol? How did it happen?

I know I am so embarrassed. I stopped exercising completely - it was the thing that I cut out. Under massive stress due to critically Ill child. Triggered ptsd from childhood. Went on huge doses of antidepressants. Atr crap because I was just trying to survivor.

I’m sorry, PP. hugs and luck to you!

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Ive lost almost 60 pounds since July mainly through dieting. Lowish carb, high veg, lots of fish. Feeling good at just under 200 lbs now and still going.

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pot bellied white male office drones pretending their size 34 old navy "khakis" still fit "just fine."

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Back at work after two years, and it does appear that a lot of people have gained noticeable weight. I mind my business and act like I don't see it, which is how I would want to be treated if the tables were turned. I am grateful to have maintained my size, and that is my only concern.

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Meh, haven’t gained a single pound through the pandemic. 5’5”, 123 lbs

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I gained twenty. I hate it. I also went through menopause in that time though, so … maybe that sounds as a semi-pass?

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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

Seriously. People don’t recognize that they are obese

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Anonymous wrote:Most people are SO FAT. Over 70% of Americans are fat. That is absolutely INSANE. And a big chunk are obese too. Horrifying.

Strictly based on BMI, which is literally a ratio of weight and height, with zero other input. It's kind of BS. Even going by that, almost half of that "fat" 70% is between 1 and 10 pounds "overweight."

https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106268439

I hope your feeling of superiority keeps you warm at night, or, alternatively, that your self-loathing is a comfort to you when you are feeling lonely.

Ha!

This is where all the overweight and obese people try to trash BMI as being 'inaccurate'.....as if they are chisled Greek specimens with tons of muscle mass. BMI is wrong is something overweight people say..

So true!

Nice that you agreed with yourself!

So, BMI-- explain its scientific significance!

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Anonymous wrote:I gained about 20.
Most of my friends did too. We're also all 47-52 so it wasn't great timing for going through menopause.

My friends and I are also in that age range. I also live in Toronto, where gyms were closed for most of March 2020 till now. I know that it's more about diet than exercise, but the lack of exercise or anything else to do was awful for my mental health and I just ate and drank too much.
I've gained 15-20 and I'm miserable. My closest friend has gained closer to 50 and gets upset with me when I talk about wanting to lose weight. I'm trying to balance self-acceptance and kindness toward myself with getting back into shape.

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Anonymous wrote:I did. Then got a Peloton. Lost it. Sigh.

All of the people I know who do peloton are not thin.

This is such an interesting observation. Anecdotally this is true for me as well. I wonder why

I have a heavy friend who got much bigger after she quit smoking. She got a Peloton at the beginning of the pandemic and uses it obsessively. She loves it. She hasn't lost any weight but obviously she's much healthier.

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Anonymous wrote:Most people are SO FAT. Over 70% of Americans are fat. That is absolutely INSANE. And a big chunk are obese too. Horrifying.

Strictly based on BMI, which is literally a ratio of weight and height, with zero other input. It's kind of BS. Even going by that, almost half of that "fat" 70% is between 1 and 10 pounds "overweight."

https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106268439

I hope your feeling of superiority keeps you warm at night, or, alternatively, that your self-loathing is a comfort to you when you are feeling lonely.

Ha!

This is where all the overweight and obese people try to trash BMI as being 'inaccurate'.....as if they are chisled Greek specimens with tons of muscle mass. BMI is wrong is something overweight people say..

Not at all. My BMI had me as nearly obese when I was a college gymnast. It became "normal" when I retired and got flabby. I looked way better and was far healthier with an "unhealthy" BMI.

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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.

Congrats on your heathy lifestyle and fabulous attitude. You are absolutely right. I was very thin for a long time, despite eating and drinking thousands of calories per day. I had fat friends who put my lifestyle to shame. Now I'm overweight despite having a far healthier diet than I used to have and no longer being an alcoholic. It is what it is. People like OP won't ever understand until they gain weight through no fault of their own too.