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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly, the societal pressure not to be fat does keep a good portion of the people who are not overweight or not obese from sliding up to the next level. There are many, many overweight and obese MC and UMC people who can afford heavier food, take the stairs, and probably even have exercise equipment gathering dust.

Here’s the problem…it’s inconvenient to walk or ride your bike instead of driving, if you aren’t into exercise it’s a chore. For food, products with highly processed carbs and sugar taste good. Eating is an enjoyable experience that is convenient and accessible. There are so many flavor and food options that it’s hard not to enjoy it. The only incentive people have to not get fat is societal pressure because let’s be honest the concern about distant future health issues does not push people to restrict themselves.

Short of extremely limiting food options so eating on a daily basis is boring and less appetizing, there isn’t much policy people can do. Monetary incentives might do it for some but probably not most. [/quote]

You are entirely wrong. Fat shaming—which is what you are talking about—does not work. Period. It does not stop obesity. It does not cause weight loss. It does not work at all, and it’s time we we as a society recognized that. [/quote]

To be perfectly honest, I work out and limit my calorie intake because with don’t want to get fat. I don’t enjoy it at all, but do it to avoid excess weight. Doesn’t that kind of mean the shame around being fat does work for some people?  [/quote]

This is me and almost every person I know my age. For brunch this morning I made my teens waffles and fruit smoothies. I had a spinach salad and hard boiled egg. If I didn’t care about not being fat, I would have just eaten waffles. For dinner, we made chili topped hot dogs. DH and I had grilled shrimp instead. If we didn’t care about being a normal weight we would have had chili dogs, chips and a few beers.

I also think people confuse hunger with cravings. They are very different things. Habit plays a role too. If you are used to snacking, it’s a very hard habit to break. As a former smoker, it honestly wasn’t the nicotine but the habit of always doing it at certain times. I’d still get cravings from time to time even though I was way past the nicotine addiction. I would never have quit if there wasn’t societal pressure.

I’m not saying it’s easy but if you want to lose weight the vast majority can lose weight, [/quote]

You may be thin, but you apparently also suffer from a cognitive impairment that prevents you from reading and retaining information. [/quote]

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