OT – F as in Fat

[Ren]

[quote=CA renter]Regarding the “genes,” you can have five different siblings, but only one or two might have the “bad” genes. Just like eye color, hair color, height, intelligence, disease risk, etc.; you can have a family with certain genes, but they only manifest themselves in certain people.

Case in point: my sister was born 11 pounds, 2 oz. I was born 6 pounds, 8 oz. All our lives, I could eat twice as much as she did, but she would rapidly gain weight, while I would lose weight or remain stable.

Up until I started having kids, people would ask how I did it. I ate total crap — tons of sugar, fat, and fast food, but never gained weight, and looked very athletic. That all changed once I started getting pregnant. The hormones caused some sort of shift in my body, and it’s never been the same since.

When the overweight people used to ask me what my secret was, I shamefully admit that I used to think they were sneaking ice cream every day and lounging around on the couch all day; after all, when I watched them eat, they were eating better than I was, and they were always going for walks and trying to remain active. Of course, they had to be cheating, or else they’d be slim and athletic looking, right? I was one of the “lucky” ones who was arrogant and thought every overweight person was just lazy and lacked self-control. Now, I know better.
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Oh I completely agree. For some it’s more difficult, and your body does change with age and pregnancy. My wife has to do an hour of cardio, 5 days/week, to lose weight. I can do half that for the same results. Strict calorie control makes it easier, and that also means eating enough. I’ve had endomorphic “clients” (casual training for friends and coworkers – I was never certified) who didn’t have consistent results until they increased their food intake.

No matter the difficulty, an energy deficit WILL cause you to lose weight, so “bad” genes still aren’t an acceptable excuse (as a former 14-year smoker, no level of difficulty is an acceptable excuse in my mind). I’m also a firm believer in the moderate use of thermogenic drugs – not so much for their fat burning effect or appetite suppression, but for the motivation they give you to get moving.

The first couple weeks are the hardest. After that it gets much easier for all body types – both the cardio and the eating. Your stomach stretches with large meals, making you feel more hungry later. If your meals are consistently small and you eat enough (say 1500 cal/day for a woman), the pangs are minimal.

[scaredyclassic]

Obese relatives came over. We offered watermelon for dessert. They insisted on heading walmart for chips and crap. I couldn’t stand to listen to talk about health crap and had to leave for a long walk.

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Obese relatives came over. We offered watermelon for dessert. They insisted on heading walmart for chips and crap. I couldn’t stand to listen to talk about health crap and had to leave for a long walk.

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Obese relatives came over. We offered watermelon for dessert. They insisted on heading walmart for chips and crap. I couldn’t stand to listen to talk about health crap and had to leave for a long walk.

[scaredyclassic]

Obese relatives came over. We offered watermelon for dessert. They insisted on heading walmart for chips and crap. I couldn’t stand to listen to talk about health crap and had to leave for a long walk.

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Obese relatives came over. We offered watermelon for dessert. They insisted on heading walmart for chips and crap. I couldn’t stand to listen to talk about health crap and had to leave for a long walk.

[TemekuT]

We took overweight (he 70 lb, she 40 lb.) friends to our Rosarito Beach house for a couple of days. I told her in advance that we generally go out for early dinner to Puerto Nuevo and to El Nido for another dinner, and cook a late hearty breakfast at the house. Because the meals are so heavy and we don’t exercise while there, we skip lunch and snack on vegetables and fruit and low calorie items. She said she’d bring some snacks – she brought a 12 pack of coke, which he consumed in its entirety, 2 bags of various chips, a box of cookies, and a bag of mini candy bars. To our amazement and revulsion, they munched their way through most of that crap. After we crossed back into the U.S. and stopped at In ‘n Out for lunch, hubby and I each had a cheeseburger, split an order of fries, and drank plain ice tea. They each had a double-double with fries and a large milkshake.

There is a reason why people are fat and it is not genetics. You may be more naturally fleshy, but if you keep stuffing crap in your body and not exercising, you will become obese.

[TemekuT]

We took overweight (he 70 lb, she 40 lb.) friends to our Rosarito Beach house for a couple of days. I told her in advance that we generally go out for early dinner to Puerto Nuevo and to El Nido for another dinner, and cook a late hearty breakfast at the house. Because the meals are so heavy and we don’t exercise while there, we skip lunch and snack on vegetables and fruit and low calorie items. She said she’d bring some snacks – she brought a 12 pack of coke, which he consumed in its entirety, 2 bags of various chips, a box of cookies, and a bag of mini candy bars. To our amazement and revulsion, they munched their way through most of that crap. After we crossed back into the U.S. and stopped at In ‘n Out for lunch, hubby and I each had a cheeseburger, split an order of fries, and drank plain ice tea. They each had a double-double with fries and a large milkshake.

There is a reason why people are fat and it is not genetics. You may be more naturally fleshy, but if you keep stuffing crap in your body and not exercising, you will become obese.

[TemekuT]

We took overweight (he 70 lb, she 40 lb.) friends to our Rosarito Beach house for a couple of days. I told her in advance that we generally go out for early dinner to Puerto Nuevo and to El Nido for another dinner, and cook a late hearty breakfast at the house. Because the meals are so heavy and we don’t exercise while there, we skip lunch and snack on vegetables and fruit and low calorie items. She said she’d bring some snacks – she brought a 12 pack of coke, which he consumed in its entirety, 2 bags of various chips, a box of cookies, and a bag of mini candy bars. To our amazement and revulsion, they munched their way through most of that crap. After we crossed back into the U.S. and stopped at In ‘n Out for lunch, hubby and I each had a cheeseburger, split an order of fries, and drank plain ice tea. They each had a double-double with fries and a large milkshake.

There is a reason why people are fat and it is not genetics. You may be more naturally fleshy, but if you keep stuffing crap in your body and not exercising, you will become obese.

[TemekuT]

We took overweight (he 70 lb, she 40 lb.) friends to our Rosarito Beach house for a couple of days. I told her in advance that we generally go out for early dinner to Puerto Nuevo and to El Nido for another dinner, and cook a late hearty breakfast at the house. Because the meals are so heavy and we don’t exercise while there, we skip lunch and snack on vegetables and fruit and low calorie items. She said she’d bring some snacks – she brought a 12 pack of coke, which he consumed in its entirety, 2 bags of various chips, a box of cookies, and a bag of mini candy bars. To our amazement and revulsion, they munched their way through most of that crap. After we crossed back into the U.S. and stopped at In ‘n Out for lunch, hubby and I each had a cheeseburger, split an order of fries, and drank plain ice tea. They each had a double-double with fries and a large milkshake.

There is a reason why people are fat and it is not genetics. You may be more naturally fleshy, but if you keep stuffing crap in your body and not exercising, you will become obese.

[TemekuT]

We took overweight (he 70 lb, she 40 lb.) friends to our Rosarito Beach house for a couple of days. I told her in advance that we generally go out for early dinner to Puerto Nuevo and to El Nido for another dinner, and cook a late hearty breakfast at the house. Because the meals are so heavy and we don’t exercise while there, we skip lunch and snack on vegetables and fruit and low calorie items. She said she’d bring some snacks – she brought a 12 pack of coke, which he consumed in its entirety, 2 bags of various chips, a box of cookies, and a bag of mini candy bars. To our amazement and revulsion, they munched their way through most of that crap. After we crossed back into the U.S. and stopped at In ‘n Out for lunch, hubby and I each had a cheeseburger, split an order of fries, and drank plain ice tea. They each had a double-double with fries and a large milkshake.

There is a reason why people are fat and it is not genetics. You may be more naturally fleshy, but if you keep stuffing crap in your body and not exercising, you will become obese.

[TemekuT]

Another poster wrote: “It’s easy to look at a heavy person and claim that they are “lazy” and lack self-control, but that kind of thinking is too simplistic. It doesn’t account for the fact that they have to FORCE their bodies to move, whereas the “hyperactive” ones (fast metabolizers) have bodies that move themselves! Think of how different hormones and medicines can make people quickly gain or lose weight, regardless of what they eat or how much exercise they get. There is far more involved in our “obesity epidemic” than some might like to believe.”

Analyze for yourself what fat people are:

a. feeding their children in public places – especially when you see the mom give the toddler in the stroller a 2 adult serving bag of Cheetos and a 16 oz. soda!
b. placing in their shopping carts
c. ordering in restaurants

The reason for their obesity is apparent.

[TemekuT]

Another poster wrote: “It’s easy to look at a heavy person and claim that they are “lazy” and lack self-control, but that kind of thinking is too simplistic. It doesn’t account for the fact that they have to FORCE their bodies to move, whereas the “hyperactive” ones (fast metabolizers) have bodies that move themselves! Think of how different hormones and medicines can make people quickly gain or lose weight, regardless of what they eat or how much exercise they get. There is far more involved in our “obesity epidemic” than some might like to believe.”

Analyze for yourself what fat people are:

a. feeding their children in public places – especially when you see the mom give the toddler in the stroller a 2 adult serving bag of Cheetos and a 16 oz. soda!
b. placing in their shopping carts
c. ordering in restaurants

The reason for their obesity is apparent.

[TemekuT]

Another poster wrote: “It’s easy to look at a heavy person and claim that they are “lazy” and lack self-control, but that kind of thinking is too simplistic. It doesn’t account for the fact that they have to FORCE their bodies to move, whereas the “hyperactive” ones (fast metabolizers) have bodies that move themselves! Think of how different hormones and medicines can make people quickly gain or lose weight, regardless of what they eat or how much exercise they get. There is far more involved in our “obesity epidemic” than some might like to believe.”

Analyze for yourself what fat people are:

a. feeding their children in public places – especially when you see the mom give the toddler in the stroller a 2 adult serving bag of Cheetos and a 16 oz. soda!
b. placing in their shopping carts
c. ordering in restaurants

The reason for their obesity is apparent.

[TemekuT]

Another poster wrote: “It’s easy to look at a heavy person and claim that they are “lazy” and lack self-control, but that kind of thinking is too simplistic. It doesn’t account for the fact that they have to FORCE their bodies to move, whereas the “hyperactive” ones (fast metabolizers) have bodies that move themselves! Think of how different hormones and medicines can make people quickly gain or lose weight, regardless of what they eat or how much exercise they get. There is far more involved in our “obesity epidemic” than some might like to believe.”

Analyze for yourself what fat people are:

a. feeding their children in public places – especially when you see the mom give the toddler in the stroller a 2 adult serving bag of Cheetos and a 16 oz. soda!
b. placing in their shopping carts
c. ordering in restaurants

The reason for their obesity is apparent.

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