Why are so many women in their early to mid 20s already so heavy? Is this mainly a USA phenomenon?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Weird you singled out females when it’s just as bad among males.

I was at a restaurant recently and thought a group of guys next to me were all 30s/40s. Nope, they were frat boys. I couldn’t believe how bad they looked for early 20s- overweight, lines on their faces, hunched over posture, etc. I used to think it would be fun to have a fling with a much younger man but now I’m not so sure.

You don’t want to sit across from a guy in his 20s who breaks out in a flop sweat while eating? What’s wrong with you?!

PP here, this made me literally lol.

Unfortunately I think the majority of men of all age groups are like this. Almost all of my female friends are in better shape and have fewer health problems than their husbands. I’d blame work but this is true even among couples where the husband works less or doesn’t work at all.

Both of my parents worked equal amounts and my father worked out more than my mom their whole lives. But at 45ish a switch flipped and the casual beers he’d been drinking hit his waist like a tank as the metabolism screeched to a halt.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They don't value the hard work and dedication you spent on being skinny. They have other things to do.

It's healthier to be a certain range in overweight than to be underweight or, actually, normal weight. We covered this in another thread.

Yeah, if you're 60. Before then, not so much. At 20? No. At 6? Really not.

Are you under the impression that this is consistent with the findings of the n=100,000+ Denmark study?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's a combo of factors including:

endocrine disruptors in the environment

chemicals in foods

antidepressants

paradoxical effects of stimulants like adderall...can take away appetite and make someone super skinny, but theory is years later may make same person super fat

body positive messages might need to be mixed with health messages. It's OK to be overweight if your bloodwork, etc says you are healthy, but if not, let's aim for health. Instead, we focus too much on making everyone feel no matter the size it's fine, when health should be part of it.

Both overweight moms and anorexic moms (who are able to get pregnant) put their fetuses at risk of obesity later on according to some articles I read a while back.

Former obese woman who lost 55 pounds on her own. I’d like doctors to be more active themselves, active in helping patients, and for all health insurance to change to push healthier lifestyles.

Some direct changes I’d like in the medical field -

- It really made no sense to me that half of the doctors I saw (male and female) were startlingly overweight but chastising me for the same thing. Public-facing doctors should be fit.

- instead of weighing (female) patients, especially children, before every appointment why not have every health check-up be tagged to an exercise component. Have the doctors or nurse do a light jog with the patient or some cardio.

- Insurance companies should give a cashback incentive for participants who hit a certain BMI every month. Automatic gym memberships included. Discounts on local farmers co-ops etc

LOL at the visual of my doctor or nurse jogging around with me at my appointment. We could get all sweaty, and they definitely have an extra 15-20 minutes per patient to go jogging each time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's a combo of factors including:

endocrine disruptors in the environment

chemicals in foods

antidepressants

paradoxical effects of stimulants like adderall...can take away appetite and make someone super skinny, but theory is years later may make same person super fat

body positive messages might need to be mixed with health messages. It's OK to be overweight if your bloodwork, etc says you are healthy, but if not, let's aim for health. Instead, we focus too much on making everyone feel no matter the size it's fine, when health should be part of it.

Both overweight moms and anorexic moms (who are able to get pregnant) put their fetuses at risk of obesity later on according to some articles I read a while back.

Former obese woman who lost 55 pounds on her own. I’d like doctors to be more active themselves, active in helping patients, and for all health insurance to change to push healthier lifestyles.

Some direct changes I’d like in the medical field -

- It really made no sense to me that half of the doctors I saw (male and female) were startlingly overweight but chastising me for the same thing. Public-facing doctors should be fit.

- instead of weighing (female) patients, especially children, before every appointment why not have every health check-up be tagged to an exercise component. Have the doctors or nurse do a light jog with the patient or some cardio.

- Insurance companies should give a cashback incentive for participants who hit a certain BMI every month. Automatic gym memberships included. Discounts on local farmers co-ops etc

LOL at the visual of my doctor or nurse jogging around with me at my appointment. We could get all sweaty, and they definitely have an extra 15-20 minutes per patient to go jogging each time.

My favorite pediatrician, who uses a wheelchair because of cerebral palsy, would have to get a job at Starbucks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's a combo of factors including:

endocrine disruptors in the environment

chemicals in foods

antidepressants

paradoxical effects of stimulants like adderall...can take away appetite and make someone super skinny, but theory is years later may make same person super fat

body positive messages might need to be mixed with health messages. It's OK to be overweight if your bloodwork, etc says you are healthy, but if not, let's aim for health. Instead, we focus too much on making everyone feel no matter the size it's fine, when health should be part of it.

Both overweight moms and anorexic moms (who are able to get pregnant) put their fetuses at risk of obesity later on according to some articles I read a while back.

Former obese woman who lost 55 pounds on her own. I’d like doctors to be more active themselves, active in helping patients, and for all health insurance to change to push healthier lifestyles.

Some direct changes I’d like in the medical field -

- It really made no sense to me that half of the doctors I saw (male and female) were startlingly overweight but chastising me for the same thing. Public-facing doctors should be fit.

- instead of weighing (female) patients, especially children, before every appointment why not have every health check-up be tagged to an exercise component. Have the doctors or nurse do a light jog with the patient or some cardio.

- Insurance companies should give a cashback incentive for participants who hit a certain BMI every month. Automatic gym memberships included. Discounts on local farmers co-ops etc

LOL at the visual of my doctor or nurse jogging around with me at my appointment. We could get all sweaty, and they definitely have an extra 15-20 minutes per patient to go jogging each time.

If they did, they’d certainly see less rates of obesity, hypertension, heart disease, diabetes type 2, and an assortment of other fatty problems.

[Anonymous]

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If they did, they’d certainly see less rates of obesity, hypertension, heart disease, diabetes type 2, and an assortment of other fatty problems.

I'm not sure that would be worth it if it came at the cost of an increase in rude a-hole behaviors.

[Anonymous]

Trying to figure out how to raise weight gain w my 20 year old DD. She has a roll over her pants at 20! She is a vegan. Bad portion control and improper diet. Did you know presos are vegan?! Advice welcome so that I wont be accused of fat shaming.

[Anonymous]

Oreos. Not presos

[Anonymous]

Fat unhealthy people = BIG BUSINESS $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

[Anonymous]

And out of shape.

Christ- I am pushing 50 and kick all these women’s asses that are a good 25 years younger. I’m also more muscular and a good 20-30 lbs less. Spin, boot camp, body pump, orange theory, etc.

Granted, I played competitive sports in my youth, but it’s shameful.

Starbucks generation? Drinking their calories? Hormones in the food? Love your body campaign—no matter how far?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Trying to figure out how to raise weight gain w my 20 year old DD. She has a roll over her pants at 20! She is a vegan. Bad portion control and improper diet. Did you know presos are vegan?! Advice welcome so that I wont be accused of fat shaming.

Fat shame.

My older brother fat shaming—and eventually my mom and sister was the wake up call I needed sophomore year in college. Tough live is necessary sometimes before it becomes a lifelong problem. I was first upset, then amget, them realized the truth...I shed the 20 pounds the next semester and have been the fittest in the family ever since.

[Anonymous]

We've gotten so fat that normal people, with healthy habits, are the freaks. Just look at the insanity on the Diet and Exercise forum where anyone who is a healthy weight or has successfully lost weight is accused of anorexia. You fast or skip lunch? Anorexia!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Look I understand a little weight gain at 41, 42 or 43 or even at 31, 32 or 33.

But at 21? 22? 23?

Early to mid 20s are supposed to be one's one prime pencil thin swimsuit worthy years.

Depression is epidemic, younger and younger.

[Anonymous]

I don’t know, but find it kind of alarming that I - 33, mother of two - am thinner than most women I encounter. I’m a size six and think in the past I would have been “average.” Now I am thin.

[Anonymous]

Yikes, ladies. Eat a burger and skip the 4 am workout. You might feel a little better about your life. The younger generation doesn’t value the skinny boy look as much as you do. So what. We’re all going to die someday.