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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. I was a college athlete from a family of athletes with a dietician mother. I was never really around overweight people until I began my career and my job is to help people lose weight and get in shape. I understand that once you're at a certain point it is difficult to lose the weight and I also understand how much the extra weight can inhibit your life. That is my greatest motivation to keep myself lean and healthy. I don't want to lose my breath walking up stairs or chasing the kids. I don't want to stress about my dress for my sisters wedding. I don't want to stress about heart attacks, heart disease, or anything else that would take me away from my kids early. By the time I begin interacting with overweight and obese people we have a huge journey ahead of us. I'm just wondering how it gets that far before someone tries to catch it. It's truly not a judgement thing. It's about understanding so I can help my clients better. [/quote]

No offense but unless you become less ignorant and judgemental you are in the wrong profession.

You can be overweight yet fit and healthy. Even when I was 30-40 pounds overweight I had no trouble walking upstairs. In fact, I could easily walk miles. My only vice was chocolate and occasionally coffee. I ate fairly healthy. In fact,
I still eat the same things now that I ate then.

You can also be at a normal weight and horribly unfit and unhealthy. And you can be overweight or at a target weight and stress about wedding wear or swimsuits.

There are many reasons why some people are overweight or obese. Sometimes it is psychological. Sometimes it is physical. Or both.

And your goal in your profession is not "make everyone like me physically and mentally".[/quote]

I agree, I'm 100 pounds overweight and have no problem running up stairs and chasing after my kids.  I do have a problem turning down desserts. [/quote]

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