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I will concede that genetics may make loosing weight more difficult. However, if you eat fewer calories than your body burns, you will lose weight.
Your mom may put on weight easy, and she may be unable to excercise (though I feel that is usually just an excuse given by people who don't want to work around whatever difficulties they have), but if she doesn't overeat she won't get fat.
My parents are both fat. Both never work out, and both eat significantly more than I do at each sitting. Unfortunately, they don't have anybody to blame but themselves. They know better than to blame the world though, because if they were willing to eat less they would lose the weight.
I started putting on fat about a year ago, and when I realized what was happenning, I corrected my eating habits and started running a lot as well as lifting. I lost the fat and put on some muscle.
I do not deny that there are different body-types, just that there is no excuse for obesity, to get fat you have to be both lazy and weak-willed.
As far as discrimination: I don't care perse whether someone is fat. I do care that someone would take such poor care of their single most important possession (their body) and would so show little self discipline. If you can't be trusted to take care of yourself, how can I trust you to take care of others? Should I trust you to care for my children, or will you pass on your *wonderful* lifestyle tips? If you don't have enough self control to push yourself away from the dinner table, how can I trust you to put in the extra hours when a job gets difficult? Additionally, in my mind being fat is similar to being a crack addict...both significantly shorten your life expectancy, are a personal choice and make you a poor investment for anything long term.
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