Current Events > ITT: I explain fat people to you.

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I hope this clears it up
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I'd rather die at like 40. Fuck living to 72
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isn't being oogled at infinitely more enjoyable?

ITT you can't be thin and happy

Boiling down obesity to bullshit like this isn't helping anyone.
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isn't being oogled at infinitely more enjoyable?

No, as that would make beeing oogled at infinitely enjoyable, which doesn't make sense.
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So are you fat TC?
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Say it LOUD!

I'M FAT AND IM PROUD!
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ITT you can't be thin and happy

Yeah more or less. Or at least you can't go from fat to thin and be happy during the process.
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DevsBro posted...

ITT you can't be thin and happy

Yeah more or less. Or at least you can't go from fat to thin and be happy during the process.

Fake news!

So TC assumes eating healthy and exercising makes you "Live a miserable life devoid of joy"
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I expect TC is a fat person that doesn't care to put in the work necessary to not be fat.

That or he simply doesn't want to eat less.
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So are you fat TC?

Of course.

If you're happiness hinges on the amount of food you consume, I suggest seeking some counseling.

It's really kind of intuitive that being hungry makes you unhappy, tbh. Plus there's the matter of quality vs quantity. Salads are terribly unsatisfying. That is, the kind of salad that won't make you fat.
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Fatlogic in action here
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You don't even need to eat healthy food to be skinny. Just eat less lol

I think the bigger downside is having drastically diminished quality of life through pain and other medical complications leading up to the end of that shortened lifespan.
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So TC assumes eating healthy and exercising makes you "Live a miserable life devoid of joy"

Speaking from personal experience bro. Being hungry and achy all over sucks.
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Fat lives matter

DevsBro posted...

Plus there's the matter of quality vs quantity. Salads are terribly unsatisfying. That is, the kind of salad that won't make you fat.

They need to make non-fattening salad that tastes and feels like pizza, ice cream, etc., and fill as much. Why is most of the stuff that is "good for you" bad in the enjoyability department?
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1. I'm talking about overeating. If you are unhappy unless you overeat, you need to seek counseling.
2. Heatly food can absolutely be satisfying. Salads aren't the only option for healthy food.

1. What is a counselor going to do? Hypnotize me into not liking cheeseburgers, and liking berries instead? Or hey, maybe he can hypnotize my stomach into not being hungry.
2. Salad and berries then.
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my uncle was overweight almost his entire life and lived his life by the philosophy you outlined in scenario #2. he put on a bunch of pounds in college and never lost it. he was like 300 pounds for the majority of his adult life that i can remember. he would often tell me "Giant_Aspirin, I know that being this overweight and eating like I do is unhealthy, but I'd rather live my life the way I want to and enjoy it to the fullest while I am here rather than deprive myself of pleasure so I can live longer. A life devoid of pleasure isn't a life worth living".

he had a massive heart attack and died when he was 70. thing is, the last six months of his life he wanted to turn things around. he realized that he was approaching the end of his days, especially if he didn't change his habits, and he wasn't quite ready to go. he had just found a new girlfriend like a year prior and they were very much in love. he also had two grandchildren who made him happier than anything had since his daughter. he wasn't ready to go. unfortunately, his decades of neglecting his health caught up with him and it was too little, too late.

i understand the sentiment and i mostly agree with it. however, you need to find a balance between maximizing pleasure while minimizing damage to your body. so while i love to eat and really enjoy many foods that are bad for me, i eat them in moderation and balance them out with healthy stuff.
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I'm sensing a real lack of nuance here. A person can only be an irredeemable glutton OR a lettuce nibbling miser, is that correct TC?

I mean, I'm slim, eat meat most nights for dinner, have 3 meals a day and put down craft beers like there's no tomorrow. Where do I sit?
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Salad, berries, chicken.
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I'm sensing a real lack of nuance here. A person can only be an irredeemable glutton OR a lettuce nibbling miser, is that correct TC?

I mean, I'm slim, eat meat most nights for dinner, have 3 meals a day and put down craft beers like there's no tomorrow. Where do I sit?

In a place with a better metabolism than mine I guess.
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DevsBro posted...

Salad, berries, chicken.

pinky0926 posted...

I'm sensing a real lack of nuance here. A person can only be an irredeemable glutton OR a lettuce nibbling miser, is that correct TC?

I mean, I'm slim, eat meat most nights for dinner, have 3 meals a day and put down craft beers like there's no tomorrow. Where do I sit?

In the front of the bus you privileged skinny!
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Honestly 95% of the time being fat comes down to overeating...

Really curious TC, what do you eat in an average day?
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I went from fat to slim and I've never been happier so you're wrong there.

And there is literally nothing wrong with eating veggies and salad and chicken, because even if you don't like how they taste, they're pretty much the most basic food to change to your liking.

See the key isn't to starve yourself, or to cut out all sugar, or go and run 10 miles every day, but you have to lower the amount of unhealthy food that you put into your body.
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Really curious TC, what do you eat in an average day?

Well it varies but this might be a common one:

1/2 cup of cheerios for breakfast
Peanut butter sandwich and four of those giant pretzel sticks for lunch
Some fruit for snack, maybe cantaloupe and a banana
Smoked sausage, rice, broccoli dish Mrs. DevsBro makes for dinner. Cheese on top is probably the biggest offender.

About three times a month I'll get some fast food.
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for the 2nd option, you missed decreased physical capabilities, constant joint pain, lower sexual attractiveness/function, and higher risk of pretty much every chronic disease.
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DonaldClinton posted...

ITT you can't be thin and happy

Fat people actually believe this.
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for the 2nd option, you missed decreased physical capabilities, constant joint pain, lower sexual attractiveness/function, and higher risk of pretty much every chronic disease.

Good point. This is why married women often let themselves go.
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It's more like 65 and far more than just a couple people laughing. It's also more than laughter. People judge you and treat you differently based on your clearly visible lack of restraint and self respect.
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It's more like 65 and far more than just a couple people laughing. It's also more than laughter. People judge you and treat you differently based on your clearly visible lack of restraint and self respect.

Thick body, thick skin.
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DevsBro posted...

It's more like 65 and far more than just a couple people laughing. It's also more than laughter. People judge you and treat you differently based on your clearly visible lack of restraint and self respect.

Thick body, thick skin.

And thick skull
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Sure.
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What I want to know is how do poor people afford enough food to maintain their fat..?
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Lazy, ugly and smelly?
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Heh
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I don't know where the 'salads don't taste good' idea comes from

I mean there are salads that taste bad but there are pizzas that taste bad. I can live on salads as long as you give me good ingredients
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you don't win friends with salad
you don't win friends with salad
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the key is to smoke a cigar before every unhealthy meal. the cigar smoke you inhale will fill up your stomach and curb the hunger, and then you can eat a reasonable portion and enjoy a great smoky flavor with any meat you are consuming
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Gee I wish I could be happy and fix my problems just from stuffing my face with garbage

awesome999 posted...

I don't know where the 'salads don't taste good' idea comes from

I mean there are salads that taste bad but there are pizzas that taste bad. I can live on salads as long as you give me good ingredients

It's more that salads taste bland, not necessarily bad, and that a good tasting salad requires dressing that negates the healthiness of it.
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Giant_Aspirin posted...

Something like that happened to my maternal grandfather too

Dude died when I was like 3 years old (my sister was 1). Fell off the stairs and his high blood pressure killed him
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Asherlee10 posted...

If you're happiness hinges on the amount of food you consume, I suggest seeking some counseling.

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