Health and wellbeing

By fuck - 21/08/2015 18:22 - United States - Somerville

Today, I scolded my son at a buffet after he pointed at an obese woman in a motorized wheelchair and asked how anyone could let themselves get so unhealthy. As I lectured him on genetics and thyroid problems, she rolled past with a plate stacked with an obscene amount of fried food. FML
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IAmzephyr 22

well, most obesity issues are the result of an unhealthy lifestyle

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DarkStorm2Bad 14

To be fair, this plate of fried food doesn't really prove much. It's entirely possible that she follows the most stereotypically healthy diet for most of the month and then gorges herself for like one or two days. Without monitoring people's lifestyles, it's something we're just not going to know.

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writerchic85 25

It's also a good idea to lecture your son about how it's not okay to judge and make fun of someone just because they're far. For whatever reason she's fat, it isn't anyone's business and she deserves to be treated better.

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EsDeeCee 12

She can be treated better when she takes the initiative to lose weight.

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deguwrangler 7

I think it's embarrassing how American's let fat people ride on motorised wheelchairs... those are for disabled or old people!

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Keiraquarium 12

...Pretty sure it's not just America that does that

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be82tw 17

@56 What do you mean "let"? People either buy them for themselves, or are provided them if they are a medical necessity via insurance. Are you suggesting that we should disallow people items they buy themselves or medically require (regardless of why they require them) as a part of attempting to shame people you don't like? Or that because someone has too much weight to walk Walmart that they are just out of luck? You aren't talking about making anyone better: you are describing punishing people and letting them suffer because you are judging their life. Not classy, not cool.

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rister21 6

In my family that would just be a really funny laughing moment

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fiicere 5

Every human alive is descended from ancestors who used to RUN DOWN DEER to eat. Sure, some people have issues, but by and large people who use that excuse are full of ****

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Wiringify 22

According to The American Thyroid Association, in an article posted in 2012, hypothyroidism only accounts for a 5 to 10 lbs increase in weight. (That would be around 2.2 to 4.5 kilos for us europeans). What were you lecturing him on?

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Wiringify 22

Article is called "Thyroid Weight" in case any fatties are going to claim I lack the source.

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catherinecas 30

Some of the medicine used to treat hypothyroidism also cause massive weight gain.

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ouch_myeye 2

There are only 3 meds I know of for hypothyroidism. Synthetic T4, synthetic T3 and desiccated thyroid (natural pig thyroid). Which of those causes massive weight gain?

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Headcrab 29

Don't feel bad. You should add to your lecture that being fat from medical problems only constitutes for 1 or 2 percent of the population.

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tanker88118 5

your son has the right idea, fat acceptance kills people.

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WhimsicalMusings 11

I know you'll find this truly mind-blowing, but recent studies have found the opposite to be true. Turns out people are less likely to go out and exercise if they're mocked for how they look in a swimsuit, jeered at when they run, or subjected to abuse when they take a walk in public. Turns out screaming self-righteous slurs at total strangers actually DAMAGES their self confidence, and makes them more likely to shut themselves away in the house and adopt a sedentary lifestyle. Weird, right? It's almost as if passing judgmental comments on people you deem unworthy of being out in public is anti-social behaviour which achieves nothing except a sense of pleasure, superiority and smugness in the person passing judgement. Which in turn would imply that those noble do-gooders who see fit to correct non-salad eating behaviour are actually bullies putting up a smokescreen of social responsibility! Surely this cannot be! And OP was right to correct her son, regardless of his target's poor dietary choices. Some poor teacher will thank her for not having to kick him out of class every time he makes an "observation" about one of his classmates (or teachers).

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