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Originally Posted by Bring_Back_Shantz
How the hell does 1200 lbs "Creep up on you". Did the guy not notice that he weighed over 1000 lbs?
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Unfortunately, a lot of people who are grossly obese self medicate with food. i.e. Food is the only thing that makes them feel better. This often leads to a cyclical problem as depression can set in regarding the obesity and then they self medicate with more food.
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Originally Posted by Bring_Back_Shantz
Seriously, you have to wonder what the hell is wrong with people who let this happen, and why exactly it is that he figures 1200 lbs is too heavy and he needs to loose some weight, but at 1000 he was still okay and could keep on doing what he was doing.?
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The problem with a lot of psychological issues is that moments of clarity often do not occur until the person's life becomes unmanageable. With all of the psychological issues that could have resulted in morbid obesity (pathological compulsion, etc.) it is most likely that the gravity of the situation is not grasped until prevention isn't an option.
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Originally Posted by Bring_Back_Shantz
This kind of thing disgusts me, because at some point the person said "To hell with it, I'm just gonna be tremendously fat". Why bother going for a walk when you weigh 300 lbs, when you can just wait untill you weigh 1200 and get free surgery?
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Unless the person subscribes to the Homer Simpson school of thought there is little chance that someone uses this kind of logic.