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Originally Posted by Leonardo Mystic
You have a lot of nerve to go spouting this off.
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You're right, I do. And I'm not trying to be funny, I'm simply a pragmatist. I have nothing against overweight people from a sense that, I wish them no harm and want them to take the steps to get their lives together. That's why I became certified as a trainer, because most people DO want help, they DO want to change, they just need someone to show them the right way.
But there's also the truth that many people don't want to accept, which is that making excuses not to get well and expecting everyone to bend over backwards for you because you have a "disability" is not a realistic expectation. Obesity has been proven to be not only completely preventable almost 99% of the time, but carries far greater risks than smoking, drinking or drug abuse all by itself. Almost all forms of cancers have some link to the foods we eat and how our individual bodies process and/or store energy that we take in.
There is a solution that's proven to work for everyone, and it's not liposuction, gastric bypass surgery or the Atkins diet; it's called education mixed with a positive attitude, a desire to see change, and a commitment to take the steps to get there, along with the understanding that you're worth the effort.
Both my parents had lifelong weight issues; my Dad's constant struggles with diabetes and heart disease have been mentioned numerous times on the board, so it's not like I'm an insensitive bastard. It's just that too many people would rather cry about their problems and how everyone owes them a favor, rather than make a positive change. It's not just overweight people (being underweight and malnourished is actually far more dangerous), I have little patience with that sort of attitude coming from anyone.