I think it can be a really hard cycle to break, especially without support from those around you. My grandma is an example of this: she's almost 70, and deemed obese by her BMI. Over the last few years, carrying extra weight has speed up the natural wearing process on her hip and knee joints, and in turn this makes even walking painful and slow. As such, it is simply not possible for her to exercise to lose some weight - when she's lost some weight, doctors think the pressure on her joints will ease and the pain will become more manageable, meaning she will be able to walk further etc and therefore remain healthy. To lose the weight in the first place, she then only has the option of improving her diet. She has never cooked for herself, instead my grandad cooks all the meals, and he refuses to accept that he needs to look at what the two of them eat. He grew up in poverty, and so having worked hard all his life to secure a comfortable existance for his family, seems unable to accept that large portions of food (usually too meat and dairy heavy, as carbs and vegetables are cheap and what he was brought up on) are anything but good. He is stubborn, and will not listen. Perhaps there is also an element of control, he's a bit of a "feeder" I guess, and he doesn't want anyone telling him how to look after his wife. He eats the same portions as her, but having always had a manual job and since retirement a dog he walks for a few miles a day, such portion sizes have not made him overweight. I'm rambling a bit (this is a conversation I hear my mum and aunt have regularly), but my point is this: technically, my grandma is choosing to be overweight. Noone is force-feeding her, and there is no medical reason that would prevent her from losing a few pounds. However, a combination of an inability to exercise, the feeling that she cannot control her main food source and the lack of spousal support that makes standing up to temptation harder (she's pretty partial to cake and coffee trips, and whenever we visit there's plenty of unhealthy snacks being shared round) makes me question to what extent this choice is a free one.
don't know that anyone chooses to be fat but perhaps chooses a lifestyle that is unhealthy and leads to being the way they are. so in some cases I guess I might say it is an inactive choice. but I dont' think anyone actively chooses to be "fat"
that said there are people who simply have glandular issues and other genetic traits that lead to severe weight gain beyond their control...just like the tallest man on earth didn't choose to be that tall, some people are just genetically designed to severe weight gain (that is a small % of the obese people though)
i've never been fat so I might sound very insensitive but I honestly believe that (besides people who are overweight due to health conditions, health conditions I don't know the name of but I think there are some...) people do choose to be fat. all of the people who complain that they can't get a boyfriend or girlfriend because they're fat, all they have to do is eat less and exercise.
my dad for example, is very overweight and has a lot of health issues. sometimes I think he might not live to see his grandchildren. anyways, he KNOWS that he is very unhealthy and that his weight has prevented him from doing a lot of things, yet the first thing he does when he gets home every day is eat half a bag of chips and a bunch of other sh*t. so the only thing I can conclude from this is that, despite knowing how unhealthy he is, he doesn't care, and chooses to continue his unhealthy lifestyle.
Yes, and no. If you can move without any kinda pain like arthritis or anything and you can move and exercise then yes it is your fault for not moving and getting the exercise. If the weight is brought on by not being able to move, such as being paralyzed or some other condition where you can't move, then no its not you're fault, also a healthy diet would play a big role in weight loss and weight gain, if you ate nothing but junk food that was high in fat and calories and not eating healthy, then that would also be your fault for not eating (I don't mean you personally, I'm talking about in general). If you eat healthy and exercise then you will lose the weight, I'm learning this the hard way myself.
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suicide is a choice too. it's just not what a strong minded person does. being fat,in most cases,is caused by shoving food in your mouth and not working out-but that doesn't mean everyone can control themselves. different types of personalities are more addicted to food,and some use it as an emotional crutch. so,yes,a choice,just as much as a mental illness-it can be from nature or nurture,happens to some,not to everyone,can be fixed with some work,but it takes some strength
Sort of.
Once you are in an unhealthy lifestyle, it is very hard to lose weight. You can try your best, but unless you have a strong will or have a sudden change in lifestyle, it's very hard to change on your own.
It's just like making New Year's Resolutions. You want to do something, but keeping a promise (to change) is sometimes very hard.
So while it is a choice, it is a very hard thing to change. Is it easy for smokers or drinkers to change their habits if they want to?
Being fat is a choice the same way that not being rich is a choice. Anybody can do it if they try hard enough, but it requires different amount of efforts for different people, and many people can't bring themselves to make the short term sacrifices for long term gains.
Hard to say, but I'd say 8/10, it's a choice. I've seen people seriously beat the odds, paraplegics, Endomorphs, that sort of thing.
I suppose if you had a SERIOUS health issue, and you were being force fed cakes everyday, then yeah that's out of your control.
But outside of that, although life isn't fair and not everyone is born athletic, EXTREME obesity is a choice.
It's not really a choice, I think it's just something your born with. Your either fat or skinny and it depends on what you chose to eat. I consider myself average but I think me is I watch what I eat. I see fat people and don't ever want to be in that situation.
It's a choice about 90% of the time. I think that people who let themselves get past the "pot belly" stage really are selfish and disgusting. Even worse, when they feed their children obscene amounts of sh*t and believe that it's okay, that they're still good parents.
I have 2 friends that are extremely overweight, it sure is a choice, I see what they eat and how much they eat.
Generally, yes. Whether trying to be healthy gives you a perfect body or a very slightly overweight one depends on your genetics and health and so on. Its extremely unusual to eat in a healthy way and be obese.
Sometimes for being fat. For being morbidly obese, yes it is a choice.
In some cases I think so. If they are happy with how they look and how they feel then good for them
Some people can control their weight more easily than other people. But almost everyone can control it. So yes, it's a choice.
I'm not sure those people choose to be disgusting, lazy, slobs with no self control. it may be genetics.
It is a life choice. Nobody forces Big Macs down a fat persons throat
It is 100% a choice.
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