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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You sound like a horrible person. My dad is 72, works full time at a tech company and sits all day at work and then for his hour commute each way.  Doesn't work out. Drives everywhere. Healthy as a horse.

You only care about their health in relation to what kind of grandparents they can be to YOUR children.

I'm 5'4", 245lbs, walk to and from work, use a standing desk, and walk to almost all my errands.  Today I walked 8,667 steps (I am not carrying my phone while at work, so probably more).  Despite being obese, I have no diabetes, cholesterol is healthy, blood pressure is normal, hips and knees are fine.  And I can run after a kid faster than you. But more importantly, I wear sunscreen, I vote, I'm kind, I volunteer and donate, I help friends move, and I hold doors for people. [/quote]

NP. You sound like a lovely person and I am glad you are healthy right now. It won't last, though.  You are carrying too much weight.  Your heart is a pump that is not built for that much weight on your frame.  Your knees, hips, and ankles are structural supports that are not built to carry that much weight on your frame.  Your other organs are not built to take care of that much weight.  [/quote]

And, yet, there are plenty of fat senior citizens walking around unassisted while frail elderly people use walkers and canes.  Age happens to ALL of us.  Athletes can damage their bodies while participating in sports.  Accidents happen.  Osteoporosis happens.

It sucks.  It truly does.  But that's life for you.[/quote]
Think about it - when was the last time you saw a truly obese senior citizen? My hometown is small with plenty of obesity. Anytime I go home (again - this is small town America where obesity is a problem) - I see plenty of obese, middle aged people but I don't see many obese senior citizens. Maybe the oldest I see appear to be late 50's/early 60's but it's hard to tell because they look much older than they really are. And they are riding the scooters to get around Walmart.

The oldest obese people I know down here - maybe late 50s?  They do not walk like a normal weight late 50 something would walk. They have issues with their legs.

And all the frail, elderly people I see walking with walkers and canes are on the old side of being a senior citizen (80s+). I'll give them a break for using a walker/cane.[/quote]

I think maybe you are misjudging ages or maybe you see an older person in a wheelchair and assume that something must have happened to them -  they have must have Parkinsons or something -  which isn't really attributable to diet, but if you see a heavier person in a wheelchair who may have MS or whatever you automatically assume that their diet has made them sick (orthopedic issues, bad heart).

Seriously, read the obituaries.  People of all shapes and sizes get sick and die earlier than life expectancy every day.  That isn't to say that diet isn't important - it absolutely is important.  Absolutely watch what you eat and get exercise.  Just don't spend your energy thinking negative thoughts about people who do things differently.  They have their own stories and their own reasons for what they do.[/quote]

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