I’m 370 lbs and today I had a doctor tell me that people who are skinnier than me are all like that because they work out and eat right. Can I get a roll call for the people who are less than 370 lbs and eat like shit or don’t work out? Because I’m pretty sure you exist.

Also, one time I had a doctor ask me “are you sure?” 4 times after I said I didn’t have any breathing problems. Like nah I’m just big.

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[–] JustSo@hexbear.net 27 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Yeah the body learns, like for examples stomachs have elasticity so (as I understand it, crudely) the sensation of fullness is something that will incrementally change if you overeat to the point of really stretching your stomach.

I learned this from an ex who liked to eat them fancy 7-12 course meals at restaurants and taught me the importance of pre-gaming so our stomachs wouldn't shrink over the course of a day waiting to eat big for two+ hours straight. So it's in the "folk knowledge at best" category of what I know, but I assume those gastric band things work the same way in reverse etc.

The impression I get with big people who are "just big" and who don't want to be, that it's a multifaceted issue they have to address, and often a fairly unique-to-them combination of factors.

Like, I remember listening to how Kevin Smith would talk about food and eating before his heart attack and his philosophy of, essentially, hedonism-first life fulfillment. I could never have imagined he would lose all that weight. Even after the heart attack and his tearful realisation that he wasn't gonna live to see his daughter grow up and go through all the interesting phases of life (ie the moment that genuinely in retrospect did change and likely extended his life by decades) even after that I was like, nah he's going to try, but there's no way a man like him can drop the weight and keep it off and start a whole new health oriented lifestyle this late in life. I just didn't think he had the psychological discipline to make such drastic changes to both his philosophy on life AND his tolerance for discomfort etc.

Now I feel slightly ashamed that he was able to fix his shit in what now looks like the blink of an eye and here I am still with all the same bad habits and poor discipline I've always had. I know there's (apparently) a lot to hate on Smith for but I genuinely admire the way he just started holding himself accountable and streaming his early walks up the hills and complaining like a baby the whole time. Look at him now. It's hard not to be impressed.

I'm skinny tho, so nobody gives me a hard time about my shitty self destructive lifestyle (and useless philosophy lol.)

None of this is commentary on OP. I don't know a damn thing about them except their doctor sucks and that they're heavy.

[–] President_Obama@hexbear.net 14 points 1 week ago

This was well written, it was pleasent to read. Idk, like how something can roll of the tongue, it was like that but with reading. Disclaimer: am not a native speaker of English

[–] take_five_seconds@hexbear.net 6 points 1 week ago

Now I feel slightly ashamed that he was able to fix his shit in what now looks like the blink of an eye and here I am still with all the same bad habits and poor discipline I've always had.

he (probably) has more money than you; not worried about rent or car payments or work or whatever, hire a personal trainer and a nutritionist, get someone to buy your healthy groceries. i can't comment on how he actually did do it but if i was rich or at least had dough that's how i would.