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Originally Posted by Thor
I still can't believe that Torque's post not only has had 7 likes, but gained one since myself and a few others started to respond.
This, is frustrating and part of the problem.
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At least for myself, I thanked the post because a lot of it is correct as far as calorie intake, myths about certain foods, and what not.
The fat shaming part I don't necessarily agree with, but as I mentioned in an earlier post, I think it's easy for people who have lost a significant amount of weight but were not 100+ lbs overweight to look at morbidly obese people in that light. I can say I used to be that way too. I would think, "man, how can someone even get to that point? You literally have to do nothing. My walks to and from work every day alone probably keep me from becoming even close to that."
But as you and DA have very astutely put, there are so many factors at play when it comes to obesity that there's not one answer for everyone. As someone who has regressed part way from my weight loss, I really can see the difficulty in it now. When I was losing, I literally did not have the money to spend on going out and having restaurant food, or having fast food a few times/week. Now that this has changed, whatever it is inside me that craves sugars and breads can be satisfied by my wallet.
But as I said before, people who have lost <50 lbs, in order to be at a healthy weight is an entirely different issue than those that are in 100+ range. That level of obesity is likely more often about psychological and medical issues than it is about just getting off your butt and eating right, like it is for those in overweight category.
Mostly, I just appreciate people sharing their stories.