Do overweight people get on your nerves?

[Anonymous]

Let me first off say that I've spent my entire life struggling with my weight. I actually have legitimate thyroid problems that cause my body to truly fight against being thin.

When I was 21 my weight his an all time high of 225 and I am 5'8. I finally got sick of being stuck in a body that didn't match who I felt I was. It was HARD but I lost about 90lbs and got to 135. So I understand being overweight. I used to lie to myself and say I didn't eat too bad...or feel sorry for myself because some friends could eat as much as I did and stay really thin because of a fast metabolism.

In retrospect, I get now that I just didn't eat right or exercise. I made all kinds of excuses, but really it was just my fault.

I live in the fattest state in the country and the amount of really obese people that all claim to "have bad genes" or be "big boned" just annoy me. If you ever look at the foods people who claim this stuff actually eat...it's all crap! Almost everywhere I go people look like they're struggling to walk and they just keep eating fast food and making excuses.

Losing weight is hard...I know from experience. But there does come a point when enough is enough...

Does this get on your nerves?

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Madmisskelly corrected me as far as the point I'm trying to make and rightfully so. It's the lack of motivation and excuses that I find so annoying. I feel like I have reasons why I could still be overweight but I just fight against it and work harder. I feel like if I can ...anyone can.

[Anonymous]

well I think my friends get annoyed with me and my weight problems but oh well. can't help their personal emotional reactions to my own struggles. they have to get over it.

and congrats. I need to lose about 90 lbs. and I'm short - 5'3. yeah. lol 135 is the healthy weight for someone my height. you must be really skinny fyi, if you're 5'8 as well.

anyway I don't see that happening any time soon unfortunately though. I have too many issues. laziness. procrastination, depression...its all a bit much. I don't know if you can develop a thyroid problem but I got tested for that in high school and the doc said I have no thyroid issues so I can't even use that as an excuse. :/

although I hope you know some people do have larger frames than others do...? and that genetics do play into a proneness for obesity? this is why I have tons of friends who are skinny and NEVER exercise and always eat sh*t. my best friend eats like a f***ing animal - fast food all the time. I can't afford to eat that way or ill get fatter (plus I'm a vegan so I don't eat cheeseburgers and chicken nuggets anyway). I'm cooking kale and tofu and whatever else I'm eating that day and she will come in with fried chicken, two big macs, etc. You may be annoyed, but body frames vary and genetics and body chemistry DO affect why some people are fat and why some people arent. Overdoing carbs and sugar on even the healthiest snacks and foods makes me gain weight, keeps me from losing weight. that's what keeps where I am. My friends can eat buckets of sugar, fats, carbs, etc. and stay thin. And a lot of them don't exercise. My bestie was just joking around the other day that her exercise is moving her hand from the plate to her mouth. I'm sorry, but lets be real here. I'm not complaining, except I am, it's obvious you have to do what works for your body to overcome obesity. However, not everyone has to work hard to be slim or simply at a healthy weight. And no, if you look at all the foods I eat, me at 230 lbs, 5'3", you won't see all crap. I eat a ton of healthy foods. I also eat sugary stuff. I don't eat any kind of fast food. Even when I go on those unhealthy streaks where I eat a cupcake every day, which is obviously bad, I eat ten times healthier than the average thin person I know. Just because you may have swallowed garbage every day before you lost weight doesn't mean everyone is that way. I'm not and I'm still fat. Just sayin, love.

[Opinion Owner]

No wait, I double checked. 135 is healthy for 5'8. I just need to be even thinner than 135 for my height. Well, that's depressing. lol

[Asker]

I'm vegan now also. It's what helped me lose weight(partially). I can say that I could totally be unhealthy on a vegan diet, possibly moreso since it tends to be carb laden. So be cautious of that. While I can totally sympathize+agree with some thing you are saying...some of it sounds so much like me when I was making excuses for myself. I can to a point where I couldn't compare my situation to my friends. Yes, it's harder for some, but it's still no excuse+usually those people suffer later when..

[Asker]

..their metabolism starts slowing down+they never had to think about dieting before. A perfect example is Kirstie Alley. Do you know that once you lose a drastic amount of weight like I did your metabolism is never the same+you have to eat 20% less than someone of the same weight as you who has always maintained a healthy weight..JUST so you can maintain that same weight as them? Its crazy..its hard. I still eat around 1500 calories a days and exercise intensly up to 5hrs a week just to maintain

[Asker]

I'm just letting you know that its really hard for me too. I struggled to get where I am greatly, but even on the hardest days...it's worth it. I know if its possible for me it's possible for anyone to change their lifestyle. I just challenge you to track your calories for a week and see how much you are actually consuming. Its usually a shocker to me.

[Opinion Owner]

Oh I've been vegan for a while and I stopped eating red meat in middle school. I'm not making any excuses. I'm pointing to a logical reality that you seem to dismiss when you say you get annoyed when people talk about genetic predisposition to being heavier or different body types. My father has never been fat or even chubby a day in his life and he ate like an animal. He only tweaked his diet recently because of cholesterol. Not everyone is Kirstie Alley.

[Opinion Owner]

Youre basically telling me the same thing I just told you, although you called it making excuses when I said it different people have different body types, body chemistries, genetics, etc. that mean some people have to work harder to get and stay thin and others do not. My friends are in the latter category and can eat whatever they want and not exercise to not get fat. My dad is the same. It sucks and I don’t have the willpower or discipline, on top of some kind of retarded mild depression

[Opinion Owner]

to get the job done. I can do the food part as in go back to tracking calories and such. I’ve done it before. But the exercising is the key for me. If I started exercising, my diet would hardly be a problem because its generally healthy as it is now. I don’t move. I hate exercise, I don’t like to sweat, I’m lazy, and depressed. Its hard to change all those things. I'm glad you did it, but I'm just pointing out obvious truths that contribute to obesity in some and thinness in others.

[Asker]

I'm saying some people have it easier when it comes to being thin and some people have it harder(such as you+me). That's doesn't mean that it's okay for me to be 225lbs... It just means I have more work to do to NOT be 225lbs. You seem to be saying that some people are meant to be heavier and I'm saying no one is supposed to be heavy. People may have different shapes but they should always be in a healthy weight range. I don't believe there is such a thing as fat AND fit. They are mutually exclusive.

[madmisskelly]

No, overweight people don't get on my nerves for being overweight, I think its ridiculous.

However, UNMOTIVATED people get on my nerves, and this is why.

I understand that losing weight and changing what you eat is hard, been there done that. But I also know, that if you want it bad enough you can do it (medical conditions aside). It requires that you cut your portions, and many times it requires you change your diet DRASTICALLY. Many people want easy solutions and quick solutions. This isn't quick, its a lifestyle change but people don't want to hear that.

I am studying to become a dietitian, and I am reluctant to work in the field of weight loss (I want to work the clinical aspect) because I realize that there are many people who are going to listen to me set up a plan that will work for them and isn't too hard to follow, and then do what they were going to do anyways. Others won't be honest with me. They won't tell me they cook with a half sick of butter every day, or they undo a workout by eating a sleeve of Oreos.

Its the lack of motivation to remain persistent and dedicated that gets irritating, and that isn't just with people who are obese, its all people trying to stick to a diet plan. Those who say "I want to lose weight" and then turn around and order a tub of popcorn (my friend did that the other day).

[madmisskelly]

Definitely! Granted, not everyone can be super skinny, super buff, or look like a model. but everyone CAN be healthy if they put their mind to it.

[madmisskelly]

Thank you!

[Little-Hippie]

Overweight people only annoy me when we're both walking in the same direction in a narrow hallway,

only I'm behind them and they're walking significantly slower than I'd like to walk.

But I can't just be like "excuse me, I'm in a hurry and there's really no way for me to squeeze around you without putting my back to the wall and rubbing my dong on you as I slide past. Could ya turn sideways so at least I can cockslap some buttcheeks as I slip by?"

I do, however, wish that a smaller percentage of the female population was not overweight so that I could choose from a larger pool of eligible females.

But that's more of a personal concern.

It's in no way born from any from of concern for the health or well being of the gals in question.

[G-Daz]

I agree with what the other person said about the narrow hall ways. I highly dislike when I'm walking down a narrow path and the overweight person in front chooses to walk directly in the middle giving no space to get past and takes too long to move but other then that, I don't dislike them. I do dislike seeing lazy people but they exist in both fat and thin, but the people who naturally have trouble with their weight and don't try to move much or even attempt to walk confuses me. I was with a friend of a friend just the other day and the overweight person was carrying a bag, rather then walk the 5 blocks it took to get home, we had to weight for a taxi she wanted to get there which was a complete waste of money

[PoeticNinja]

link - I know!

The only thing that gets to me is when most of them would say "I hate being overweight." Yet, they continue to stuff their face at Burger King and McDonalds.

By all means, continue to eat that way if you like.. But please do not complain about it.

I had a Foods teacher in High school that told us everyday to eat healthy and to stay away from midnight snacks.. She was overweight, very overweight so it was hard to take her seriously.

Frankly, I avoid going shopping with people who are overweight. Only because all they do is complain to me how they can't seem to find anything in their size and they make rude remarks towards me. "What a skinny bitch." As if that's okay to say.. It's not like I go around calling them a 'fat bitch' because then all hell will let loose.

I admire those who are willing and trying to lose weight to become a healthier person.

[thisislifebaby]

They only get on my nerves when they are mean/ rude because they are fat and very insecure. For example my sister and I were in a cafe and we were telling jokes and one of us said the word fat I looked up and there was this large women giving me a dirty look and then told me off in a rude way when what I was saying was literally nothing to do with her. Or just extremely unmotivated, are rude to others about their weight or complain about their own weight and do nothing about it. Another example my cousin's dad is quite fat and he is always telling her she will get chubby if she eats that or she doesn't work out enough when she runs like 10 km and goes to the gym almost everyday. Oh and when obese woman claim they are "curvy" or that they are "real women" and skinny girls aren't that just drives me insane.

[Anonymous]

I myself am overweight, my largest being 290, at this point in time I'm at 240 working on losing weight. I would say they do make up excuses and anyone can do it, but some people don't have the money or with the way their work schedule may be they may feel they don't have time and just have to grab something and go instead of packing their lunch you know? But, I know how it is and I work out and eat healthy now it did take me a while to come around. But, they don't annoy me unless they complain alot. I'm not sure what the most over weight state is but I live in West Virginia and it is pretty bad here. Anyways, to answer your question no not really, and big boned people are actually just taller people, have you ever seen a skeleton, lol big boned my ass they all pretty much look the same

[Anonymous]

People in general...everyone has got their hang ups and dislikes whether it be a major problem to them mentally or physically or a small one that they think is big. People like to have excuses handy to make em feel better life is hard yes and if it gets you by then whatever as long as they aren't off destroying or hurting anyone or property especially min then doesn't really matter. Let them be skinny,fat, or chubby. everyone complains about one thing or another.

[LoveBambi]

No. I only have a problem with those who look down on naturally thin people like myself. Eat however you want just don't make others feel bad about the way they look. Other than that I don't really care.

[Anonymous]

I just don't like it when fat people do a lot of talking and become gurus about weightloss yet never do anything about it.

[jambolaya]

Lol my bio teacher in hs was like that. He seriously weighed like 300-400 lbs and he was telling us to eat healthy and that whole milk is bad you should drink low fat...

[Opinion Owner]

You should have told him to go jogging.

[asianfreak]

no, but I think lazy people get on my nerves