How can fat people survive?

Question

I don't know about you, but i would just die if i were fat. I don't even care. WHEN i was one pound overweight, i cried all night and refused to eat for three days. I would just feel so bad. How can fat people stand to be fat? I cannot even stand not working out one day. I must be a freak.
this is a serious question,
but how do you ever feel good about yourself if you are fat?
I would be so depressed. Even if it only was one pound.

I really dont want to offend people here. Perhaps i am just a depressed person.

I am sorry, all you overweight people out there, so sorry. I am not making fun, i just dont know what i would do.

Answer 1

First of all, be thankful that God has blessed you with good genetics. It sounds like you are one of the lucky ones. It's people like you who make overwieght people feel inferior and sad, because you look at their weight issues as something they can control. A person cannot always escape their genetic makeup, no matter how hard they try.

I am concerned about your obsession with your weight. Crying all night over one pound is a serious problem. Many girls with similar obsessions have become severely annorexic. With that said, I will tell you about how I live with being overweight....

When I was younger, I looked at my overweight mother and grandmother and swore I would never allow myself to get so big. But a weird thing happened when I had my kids -- my body became my mother's! It happened so quickly and without warning. I was not prepared for the change. I had been eating right and I didn't gain that much weight during pregnancy, but my body had shifted in places I hadn't expected!

How do I live with myself? I work on losing weight... diet, exercise, etc. I eat fruits and vegetables and avoid carbs. Weight is coming off slowly..... it will take time.

So here's how Ilive with myself.... I know I am a great person! I dress myself appropriately and tastefully, although in a larger size than I once had to wear. I make myself look as attractive as I can be. I smile and get to know people, so that when they meet me, they don't think, "Oh, that poor fat lady... she has no friends...."

The key to a happy life is not based on your weight. Granted, I am not one of those people who is so fat that they can't leave their homes without a crane. I can certainly see how sad that would be.

My husband finds me attractive, and we have a great sex life. My weight has never been an issue.

I am living with the body God gave me, and I work to keep myself healthy and happy. That's how I live with myself.

Answer 2

Yes, but they die of thirst at about the same rate. Fasting (going completely without food) is a bad way to lose weight, because your fat doesn't contain the vitamins and minerals you need to stay healthy, or the bulk your digestive system needs. In Nazi Germany in the concentration camp where the prisoners simply were not fed more than a few scraps and water during WWII, being fat prior to incarceration was not a guarantee of surviving longer for those reasons. Your second question is also interesting in this way; if a fat person and a thinner person ate equal small amounts (rather than nothing at all) the fat person would lose weight slower than the thin person. This is because the factors that made him fat in the first place would still be operating - less exercise, slower metabolism, and less muscle mass which burns through energy at a higher rate. But if the two lost weight through exercise rather than diet alone, the fat person would lose weight faster, simply because carrying around the extra weight is harder work.

Answer 3

Self image is a complicated thing. For example, how do you know that you are 1 pound over weight? Did someone tell you what you should weigh exactly? If so, then who? If not, then you came by that answer from what you think is the ideal weight. Beauty is a matter of opinion. There are many people out there who might think that you are too skinny. Maybe some who think you are fat. I think that if you continue to place so muh emphasis on how you look you will be in for a lot of pain in the long run. I hope that you learn to become less judgemental. Life is not always an easy road and it will just make it that much harder if you decide that people shouldn't live just because you don't like how they look.

Answer 4

It sounds as if you are either 1) thin as a rail and fit or 2) a "skinny fat" person. You're most likely #2. By that I mean your outward appearance is skinny but take a body fat measurement of yourself and you'll find you're straddling the unhealthy range. You want to make sure you don't get fat? Go out an exercise and stop sitting around the house feeling sorry for yourself and putting down "fat" people. Memo to you...when your metabolism starts to slow down (and it will with age) keeping the lbs off of you is going to be harder and harder. If you exercise now, you won't worry about that one pound you cried over for 3 days. And I know you don't exercise because if you did, it would have taken you all of a day to lose it. Besides, it's probably water gain. Either that or you're lying to all of us anyway and really gained 5 or 10 lbs.

Answer 5

well ... i need to lose some weight, i had a baby 4 months ago today and i can't stand the way i look. am currently seeing about a diet/work out plan because in a minute i will have no excuse to still have the extra pounds. 5 2 145lbs yuck!
anyway, i can't understand fat people, i would be sick and desperate. you, on the other hand might be a bit of a nut ...1 pound overweight according to what standards? that is different depending on individual body types. crying and starving yourself is a bit nutty, but i do see what you mean.
say good luck to me - i am looking to accomplish and maintain 125lbs.

Answer 6

I am thin now but I lost over 100 pounds so I know what it's like to be fat. I have so many other priorities than my weight that it just wasn't that important to me. I lost the weight because I knew I wasn't healthy and I want to be around for my family, NOT because I felt bad about myself. Why would I have been depressed? I have a husband who loves me and two awesome, smart, talented kids. I have lots of friends and a job I love. I was just as good of a person when I was fat as I am when I am thin. There are so many more important things to worry about than an extra pound or two.

Answer 7

Ok, i'm not being rude, just honest....

"Fat people", as you like to call them, are people.
They live their lives, and most probably don't give
you a second look or a second thought. So, why
do you waste your time thinking/talking about their
physical appearances?

You, I can assure you, are not perfect! Take a moment
and look in the mirror. What do you see? Frizzy hair?
Thin, lifeless hair? Large or oddly shaped nose? A
blemished or uneven skin tone? Ugly teeth? I am sure
you will notice your imperfections, be honest with yourself.
Now...... How would YOU feel if someone, or a group
of people, were to discuss your imperfections in such
a way. "I don't know HOW she can live like THAT!! How
can she go out in public??!". Who knows, people might
be saying similar about ya now. Or, could be simply saying,
"What's her deal? She's so stuck on peoples looks,
she's really no fun".

If you are SO stuck on this crap that you actually cried
because you gained a pound, GET HELP! No, I mean
that. I'm not being rude, i'm being VERY serious.

Answer 8

I don't know if it's vanity with you or what, bit it sounds like you have a problem. How do you know you are EXACTLY one pound overweight? I mean, we're talking about 16 OUNCES !!!
Go to WebMD and look up " ANOREXIA "
You're talking about being depressed about being ONE pound overweight. That alone is being more than a bit obsessive.
Anorexia Nervosa is a nervous disorder. I think you need to be more concerned with your own MENTAL health than with the weight of others.
And, I'm not saying this to be mean to you, or hurt your feelings.
But, I used to be anorexic myself and felt the same way .
That was many years ago, and I know ( or knew, a long time ago ) that the problem was with ME and NOT with people that are overweight.
It wouldn't hurt you to research causes of obesity also.
A lot of times, it's not the person's fault
Good luck, and try to be a little more considerate and insightful.

Answer 9

Well, I'm not perfect and could stand to lose like 20-30 lbs which I am working on, but you just sound kinda unhealthy. Fat's not scary..some fat is even OK! What you're talking about sounds like an eating disorder to me and maybe you should seek some help so you don't end up super skinny and gross!

Answer 10

I lost 100 pounds I was 300 now 200 people are brutal, but I got brutal back I mean it led to fights, the weight worked to my advantage because I knew how to shift it.

Its like anything else you adapt, I got tired of being fat so I cycled 10 miles a day and now I am a lean mean 200 pounds.