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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm the pp that you guys are roasting for not wanting the influence of an overweight person in my daily diet. Look, it defies physics to claim that morbidly obese people take in the same amount of food as healthy weight individuals. While there are individual variations, it's just not physically possible to eat the correct calories for your weight and not lose weight if you're obese. I understand calories in/calories out is imperfect, but its roughly accurate.

I also can't rely on self reporting when a morbidly obese AP claims that she is the genetic unicorn that eats a 1600 calorie diet daily, but the laws of physics don't apply to her. Your physique is USUALLY (health conditions aside) the embodiment of your choices.  People are very bad at self reporting anything that makes them look responsible for their problems- people underreport calories and alcohol, and overreport exercise and charity donations.

Finally, I am speaking from experience. I hosted one overweight and one obese AP.  Both ate in excess very frequently and occasionally binged. They often pushed for dessert, unhealthy dinners, etc and I wanted to please so I did.  Even if these people, whose bodies are resistant to thermodynamics, do indeed exist, they are so rare as to be the exception and not the norm.  And it's fine with me that for most people being of a healthy weight isn't that important. You can do you, and I can do me- both are fine. But sharing a dinner table is going to make it difficult for me so it's just not the best match.  And that's okay.  APs screen for the same. Weight is a lifestyle issue and people with compatible lifestyles are more likely to get along.  [/quote]

So long as you self-report, e.g., “I am a bigot: no fatties,” I think you’re fine. [/quote]

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