raeanna74

What gets me about people who are obese, is that they constantly make excuses for their weight. I have RARELY heard someone who's skinny complain that they need to gain weight. Now, I realize that some skinny people have the tendency to OVERcontrol how much they eat and are obsessed with being thin. BUT they're not complaining about their extra weight, or making excuses, or complaining that the airplane seats aren't made to fit them(or in their case have too little padding so that their bones hurt their ass when they sit), or complaining that they just can't do this or that because their too tired, feet hurt, ankles are swollen, or other numerous problems that come with obesity.

I have to be extremely careful about what I eat just to maintain a 22% BMI and I have to exercise. There are so many people out there though who try to make excuses instead of getting up off their butt and TRYING to loose a little weight.

I worked on a house last summer installing new siding. The homeowners were getting a grant from the state to winterize their home. The husband had a part time job but nothing more. MOST of the time we were working on the house the two homeowners were sitting in the livingroom watching TV in the middle of a filthy house with garbage everywhere and a coating of dust on everything that looked as if it had been several years since anything had been cleaned. I mean, after replacing a window and vacuuming up our mess, the floor under the window was worlds cleaner than the rest of the carpeting anywhere else. EVERY time I walked through their livingroom I saw them with a bag of chips, soda (the man was drinking from a LITER bottle, not a glass), or many other kinds of junk food. One day the two of them devored 2 frozen pizzas for lunch and complained that they were still hungry. Oh poor them, they're starving, getting money from the government and can't bother to take their dog for a walk around the block even. Too many people behave like that - they just HAPPEN to be fat too, because of it. I think that's the reason that healthy people complain about people who are overweight. The majority of people who are overweight are not that way because of anything other than their own choices. In fact I have a friend who had a portion of her thyroid removed because of problems she was having. Now she has to take thyroid hormones to maintain a normal energy level. She isn't the least bit fat but only because she exercises daily and doesn't overindulge.

This victim mentality, even to the point of complaining that people pick on your because of something, is way out of hand. When will these 'victims' start taking some responsibility for their choices?

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