What about Fats Domino?
Not me watching My 600 Pound Life when this topic was made.
Define it however you want, obese people are fat as fuck.
While some may choose to define people by their weight, I believe in looking beyond the surface. Each person carries their own story, struggles, and strengths, regardless of their size. Lets focus on encouragement and support, which can be far more transformative than labels. We all have the potential for change, and positive reinforcement is a powerful tool in that journey. While you carry the name lonely stoner on here. I am guessing you would not want everyone in the world from your boss to your family to think that and just that anytime they see you.Youre trolling hard rn. And you havent done a lick of research into the psyche behind obesity..
I am guessing you would not want everyone in the world from your boss to your family to think that and just that anytime they see you.
You're right that being fat doesn't define you, but lying to people about them not being fat in an attempt to make them feel better is only harmful.
Saying that carrying fat on them is not lying to them. Do you think bigger people don't know that they are bigger ? The harmful thing is when you say carrying that extra weight is not dangerous like some people do.Are you a big person?
Are you a big person?
I could stand to lose about 20 pounds. But I don't know if I would say I am big. I wear a size large and 36 pants. And with all these people here taking about losing, I lost around 70 pounds. When I for sure was bigger person.How tall are you?
Yeah I don't encourage fat culture. All you're doing is shortening your lifespan if you're severely obese.Its usually depression that causes this massive weight gain. The people most guilty of it will beat you over the head with the thyroid argument, but we all know what most of them mean.
It shouldn't be that hard for us to find a middle ground between an eating disorder.... and an eating disorder.
If fat were truly a part of your identity, it would imply it is permanent,
No, I'm pretty damned sure that I'm a straight-up fat sack of crap.Which post are you replying to?
Which post are you replying to?The first one.
The first one.Ah , gotcha.
Fat does not define you; it is not your personality, nor is it an intrinsic part of who you are.
You can shed fat, but you cant lose what truly makes you, you.
I don't necessarily agree with this.
I got fat as a child because I used binge eating to cope with a series of traumatic experiences. This poisoned me on a foundational level and kept me from every developing a personality outside of being the funny, self-deprecating fat guy, or someone with poor impulse control and zero discipline.
I lost 150+ lbs and once it started becoming a regular occurrence for me not to be the heaviest person in every room I walked into, I had an identity crisis of sorts. I started losing weight and realized that there was nothing else about me, nothing serious at my core.
All of my interests, friends, and perception of myself were heavily entangled with me being fat or with the C-PTSD that made and kept me fat. I've changed nearly everything about me, diet, hobbies, mindset, and seriously everything. I'm a completely different person because of the physical and mental process of losing weight in a healthy, sustainable way.
The more I become my own person on my own terms and get to actually grow in healthy and positive ways, the more obvious it is that I was, in every sense, a big fat guy and very little else.
I can only speak of my own experience though, and I know that it is not universal. Everyone should be able to define themselves how they want.
what about boogie?
From personal experience I know being fat in the US does define you
This idea isnt about acceptance of an unhealthy state; its about recognizing that excess weight is a condition, not a character flaw. Its something a person carries, not who they are.
I know that I have a health topic for those interested in weight loss, and I welcome anyone who wishes to join. However, I feel its important to share a message for anyone who might need to hear it, and everyone on the board. Whether youre 50, 100, or 300 pounds overweight, please remember: You are not fat. You have fat. Fat does not define you; it is not your personality, nor is it an intrinsic part of who you are. Its simply something that you carry with you. If fat were truly a part of your identity, it would imply it is permanent, but thats not the case. You can shed fat, but you cant lose what truly makes you, you. So rest assured, you are not fat. And for those trying to lose keep going. Remember the only easy day was yesterday. But the goal is worth it.Right, you aren't fat if you have fat. You're overweight if you have fat.
Literally everyone breathing carries fat. That's so nondescriptive
Your approach should be encouraging people to disconnect from the idea that being fat is a defining trait (unless they want it to be or consider it an intrinsic part of their character development) rather than say something ridiculous like "they're not fat". Fat people are usually going to do one of two things: they're going to embrace it (like plus size models do) or recognize it as a real thing that needs to be worked on. Both of them require acknowledging that they are indeed fat.
If you think there's an issue with people mistreating fat people or only seeing them as "fat" and nothing else and want to approach changing that, or if you think there's an issue with how it's framed (i.e. "disabled person" vs. the preferable "person with a disability") then that's perfectly fine, but pretending it isn't there isn't helpful.
Sounds like wat a fatty would say tc
It's amazing how many people are getting butthurt at the mere suggestion that we not call people insulting and derogatory terms.
It's amazing how many people are getting butthurt at the mere suggestion that we not call people insulting and derogatory terms.
No matter how genuine and progressively you word things, people are only going to interpret what they want to interpret.
I mean that's a pretty dishonest interpretation of what's being said, especially considering it's been stated numerous times that the approach should be to not treat "fat" as a defining characteristic rather than lie and claim something isn't there, but aight
I think that's one of the funny things about this place. No matter how genuine and progressively you word things, people are only going to interpret what they want to interpret. Forget about suggesting to treat it as a non-definitive trait or wording it differently. No, because you don't want to lie to people about the problems they're facing, that means you clearly want to insult and mistreat fat people.
When has calling someone fat not been insult?