dieziege wrote:
Anyway, being obese may or may not show a lack of self control. Personally, I don't buy that excuse... it is unpleasant to be overweight, unpleasant to eat too much in one sitting. Anyone who is overweight has disciplined themselves to eating. The habitual patterns are just as deep and have no more innate moral worth. Read a bit and you'll find that overweight people also tend to be extremely efficcient users of their energy... they control the amount of walking, the amount of physical exertion they do in general, constantly...and that control usually manifests itself before the weight. That level of self control takes discipline and dedication.
That is called being LAZY. Efficient usage of energy = laziness... it is not wanting to spend energy.
I find myself doing this sometimes as well. I will try not to use as much energy when doing something, like Im trying to save it for something. I think I developed this habit, ironically, from playing volleyball and running track. In both of those, you try and save as much energy as possible so you have reserves available when you need it. However, it worked back then because I would be at tournaments for 8 hours, and still use a ton of energy.
The problem is now, I still try to save energy when exercising, but I don't exercise nearly as much, and I eat the same amount... So what happens? I don't burn all of the calories and I gain weight. So what did I do? Consciously try to use as much energy as possible when I find time to exercise, and I cut my calorie intake by about 15%... and it seems to be working. I was holding my weight steady, but decided I need to drop a few pounds, so I limited my portions compared to what I allowed myself previously.
I think it is all about self control. My dad is overweight, and it is for no other reason then he just won't stick to a plan... any plan. Be it diet, exercise regimen, etc. I would say 90% of Americans fall into this catagory, they eat too much, refuse to control themselves, and then won't stay on a steady exercise schedule to make up for it. Try this: Don't eat crap... try to actually follow nutritional guidelines.
Anyway, I make fun of everyone, no one is special enough to dodge my jesting (although I generally try not to make fun of the handicapped, unless it comes to the way they park, and that they shouldn't be allowed to drive or operate heavy machinery... I mean come on, they are handicapped). People take themselves too seriously...
And no, I don't consider overweight people handicapped. Whenever I see an obese person riding in one of those electric cart things at walmart, I just want to yell "You'd probably be better off if you walked a bit!".. but I don't.
BTW, comparing being obese and riding motorcycles is stupid. I'm with kellanv on this.
I don't think there is anything wrong with poking fun at people in general. Unless they are my friends, I don't pick out individuals in a crowd and publically humiliate them. Political Correctness can go throw itself off a bridge...
Good catch Grinch