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Originally Posted by Ustwo
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.
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Actually, there's truth to the "I can't lose weight," bullshit. Our bodies have different plateaus. My body simply doesn't want to weigh any less than 80-some lbs. I know that from suffering from an eating disorder as a teenager. You can also slow your metabolism to a grind from poor diet for years. (I know this from personal experience.) I eat about 1.5x the calories I used to eat a couple years ago and I weigh less. There are a lot of complex variables when it comes to metabolism. It's not just "calories in, calories out."
I do agree with your statement that women or men don't get overly thin because they think it's healthy. However, I think fat people do feel bad in part because of being told their fat is inherently unhealthy. (I'm sure the disgusting part probably has a negligible effect.
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As far as changing what's sexually attractive, if you mean culturally, not gonna happen. However, what's sexually attractive to me and what's sexually attractive to you are different. It's different for everyone on the planet. If someone is greatly attracted to fat women, great. I don't think we should treat it like a mental illness.
I also agree that whining is worthless. However, companies should be aware of the repercussions of not recognizing the fat market, or treating them badly. If you've not recognized it, there are a hell of a lot of fat people in America.