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

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I sure did.

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Anonymous wrote:

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

why sigh?

Because the company is in financial trouble and if they cease to exist, there go the exercise programs that come with it?

[Anonymous]

I lost weight at the beginning of the pandemic, but gained it back plus some. All the anxiety over the past few years has taken its toll. First the pandemic and now the war with Ukraine. I try to get sleep, eat right and exercise but it’s very inconsistent.

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Anonymous wrote:Yep pandemic, but also losing a pregnancy very late. Not fun reasons to be fat.

I'm so sorry hugs to you.

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Anonymous wrote:You are very mean, judgmental, and frankly - discriminatory OP!

Many of the posts here are down right offensive!!

It’s fine to discriminate against fat people. They aren’t some protected class.

People use that word “discriminate” wrong all the time. When you choose onion rings over fries at dinner, you just discriminated against the fries. Which is fine (although both onion rings and fries will make you fat.)

Are you thinking that it is legal to refuse to hire somebody because they are fat? Because that’s what protected class refers to, and that has nothing to do with what PP says. I don’t think you understand what “discrimination” means.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You are very mean, judgmental, and frankly - discriminatory OP!

Many of the posts here are down right offensive!!

It’s fine to discriminate against fat people. They aren’t some protected class.

People use that word “discriminate” wrong all the time. When you choose onion rings over fries at dinner, you just discriminated against the fries. Which is fine (although both onion rings and fries will make you fat.)

Discrimination based on body image is NOT OK!

Body discrimination is done all the time. It would be interesting to see an overweight person sue an airline for making them buy 2 seats.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You went out for St. Patrick’s celebration and you think that’s the normal population

Ha!

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Anonymous wrote:

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.

Oh please. Lots of things raise our taxes and I’m sure you don’t care about those. It’s still not your business. You just don’t like the way fat people look and you’re looking for an excuse for your bias.

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Anonymous wrote:Holy Toledo. We went out for the first time in a long time for a st paddy's day beer. Everyone just seemed so......fat. Like really obese, not just overweight. I know Americans are fat, but either we haven't been around people in a reallyong time, or people have just gotten massive. It is crazy how much weight Americans pack onto their frames. I mean there were women there who were probably 5'1" -5'3" and easily over 170 lbs. Nearly every dude seemed to be well over 200 lbs. How did everyone get so fat? Was it COVID that made it worse? It is truly shocking to see the size of people if you watch movies from the 1970s and 80s. People were way healthier back then.

Were they as judgemental as you are back then too?

[Anonymous]

I didn’t gain any weight at all, and I can’t think of anyone I know that looks any heavier. In my case, all the stress went straight to my face.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Oh please. Lots of things raise our taxes and I’m sure you don’t care about those. It’s still not your business. You just don’t like the way fat people look and you’re looking for an excuse for your bias.

Oh please yourself. Rising healthcare costs are done of the biggest drains on our entire GDP out of all problems. Overweight, unhealthy Americans are a massive problem that is everyone's business, quite literally.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Oh please. Lots of things raise our taxes and I’m sure you don’t care about those. It’s still not your business. You just don’t like the way fat people look and you’re looking for an excuse for your bias.

This is the most idiotic thing I've ever read. How in severe denial are you about your obesity that you reduce criticism to "people just don't like how I look"

That's seriously nutty.

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Anonymous wrote:

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

why sigh?

Because the company is in financial trouble and if they cease to exist, there go the exercise programs that come with it?

There will be something else. When I think of the workouts I loved in the 90s, all those machines and classes are long outdated.
This guy isn’t crying:

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Holy Toledo. We went out for the first time in a long time for a st paddy's day beer. Everyone just seemed so......fat. Like really obese, not just overweight. I know Americans are fat, but either we haven't been around people in a reallyong time, or people have just gotten massive. It is crazy how much weight Americans pack onto their frames. I mean there were women there who were probably 5'1" -5'3" and easily over 170 lbs. Nearly every dude seemed to be well over 200 lbs. How did everyone get so fat? Was it COVID that made it worse? It is truly shocking to see the size of people if you watch movies from the 1970s and 80s. People were way healthier back then.

Beer? Irish food? Go to the sushi bar for charity marathon day. People will look thinner.

Oh look, another snob.

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Anonymous wrote:I lost weight at the beginning of the pandemic, but gained it back plus some. All the anxiety over the past few years has taken its toll. First the pandemic and now the war with Ukraine. I try to get sleep, eat right and exercise but it’s very inconsistent.

Same. Plus I was unable to get in to see my Dr about my thyroid issues and that didn’t help.

But I am happy to be alive and still have my job after several rounds of financial crisis related layoffs. My kid is in school and thriving. I’m hoping this summer I will be able to get out and work some of it off. Op I hope I don’t know you in real life you sound gross - I’d rather have a kind fat friend than a skinny b*%#+ friend.