[Displaced Flames fan]

Originally Posted by ranchlandsselling

I'm pretty happy for people that are totally overweight when I see them out exercising or running. I'm happy when I see a very overweight person at the gym. Sometimes I feel as I'm running past or driving or seeing them out I want to give them a little pat on the back. However, that often seems like it could be a little condescending. Also some of these people might not think they are overweight and are just out doing something. So for those people they might think "wtf are you talking about".

I watched extreme makeover weightloss edition last night. The guy on there went from 493# to 238# in exactly 1 year. Half way through, at 317# he ran a triathalon with his trainer. 1.5 km swim, 40 km bike and 10 km run. During the run there were people passing him (yes he was pretty damn good in the water and on the bike) and offering congratulations and inspirations and telling him not to quit. I don't think he took it as condescending at all. I think he found it very helpful.

He finished in 4 hours and 20 minutes, his goal had been 6 hours.