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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a PP mentioned, I generally view obesity along the lines of smoking or abusing alcohol. With some exceptions, it's a problem that people have more control over than other health issues but it costs everyone paying for health insurance a lot of $$ so I can see why people who do make the effort to exercise, eat healthy, etc may not look highly on those who don't.

My ILs, for example, were both obese- ate horribly for years and lived very sedentary lives. Two years one of them had a very expensive (for insurance) major health problem and almost died. They were pretty much scared straight because the dr told them the IL would certainly die if they didn't change this lifestyle, and within months of this they had both lost massive amounts of weight just by walking and eating more normally. To their credit they have kept the weight off but they ignored doctors for years and this problem was completely avoidable so it's hard to be overly sympathetic. [/quote]

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. [/quote]

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