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Originally Posted by sadeianlinguist
Six of these people are women. Most of them have jobs that require them to stand at least six out of eight hours. There's nothing to call bullshit on. Besides, it's pretty well known that women generally carry more fat than men anyway. There are people who exist who simply can't lose the weight eating a normal 1600 to 1800 calorie diet. It makes little sense to me to try to make them feel bad because we think they might be unhealthy. I drink soda and coffee everyday, but no one's wagging fingers in my face saying that I'm killing myself and destroying my heart.
WHY don't you think someone can be fat and otherwise healthy? What exactly is your understanding of the biochemics of fat that would lead you to understand that it's always bad for you? Tell me what you know.
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When I want to loose weight I eat about 1800 calories a day but I'm over 6 feet tall and a male with more muscle mass than any female with my lifestyle would have. If I did the 'normal' for me I'd not lose weight either (I think its something like 2600 calories by the numbers). The 'normal' doesn't mean shit to the individual, we all have different physiologies to a point and what works for person 1 won't always work for person 2.
So therefore this 'I can't lose weight' claim is total bullshit. No person violates the laws of physics. If you eat less calories than your body is burning you WILL lose the weight. Anything else is just a cop out.
To me its not a health issue, I could care less if people want to live unhealthy life styles, smoke, drink, and eat what you want, but for gods sake don't whine about it afterwords.
The real issue here has little to do with health and more to do with sexual attraction. Women who are overly thin are not getting overly thin because they think its healthy. Women who are fat do not feel bad about themselves because people look at them and think 'unhealthy'. So unless you can change what look is considered sexually attractive, nothing will change.