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Originally Posted by Mr. Flopnuts
(Post 9789903)
This is guaranteed to bite me in the ass later. The fat jokes directed at me don't bother me nearly as much, not nearly as much (haha, couldn't help it, D) as the threads about fat people in general. They used to really bug the shit out of me. Not so much anymore, because I have grown old enough to realize that everyone is ****ed up in their own way, mine is just much easier to spot. :D
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Here's what's really uncool and somewhat weird about that: We're on an internet forum. We're faceless, unless we decide to share a picture. Someone that would use a picture
shared in this forum against someone as punchline, is uncool.
IMO, there are qualifiers as well. Some people in this forum are 20 years old. Some are 40 years old. Some are 60 years. Weight often has more to do with age, metabolism, time, work and family needs that it does with vanity, but genetics also play a large role.
I'm 47 years old. When I was 30, I could eat four double cheeseburgers a day, eat a bag of Lay's, drink 12 beers, work out 2 hours a week and have a 31 inch waist. At age 35, I started to notice that my waist varied between 32-34, so I started working out more and watching what I eat. By 40, I had to work out even
more and really watch what I eat. Today, I eat next to nothing, have NO time to work out and just barely maintain my weight and can't wait until the day comes that I can spend 6 hours a week in the gym/walking/hiking/biking again.
Most people work their asses off, spend as much time as they can with their children and families and don't have time to think about diet and exercise. They're more concerned with providing for their families. And when they do, they'll eat healthy for as long as they can, until some obstacle inevitably comes along to prohibit them from doing so. As so many know, one day can mess you up, big time.
It's not a character flaw. It's not something that should be chastised. And it's certainly not funny.
