DemonTim
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- Jul 18, 2013
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FalseI was listening to SEN last night and they had the guy who set up the first PT studio in Melbourne back in the 90s (can't remember his name for the life of me). Everything he said about obesity seemed to make perfect sense--the small number of people effected genetically aside, people make conscious decisions to overeat, to not go to the gym, to sit on the couch etc. In order to change that behaviour, the obese person's thinking needs to change. They need to make the decision that they no longer accept their life for what it is, and start to make incremental changes. They can't try to change for someone else, or because they have a wedding coming up, or because their partner made a comment about their bum. They have to do it for themselves and as a life change, not a temporary measure.
I liken it to the way I was finally able to quit smoking once and for all. I tried patches, gum, tablets and that stupid book, but I'd only last a couple of weeks before I'd start again. Then a boy would tell me he hates girls who smoke, so I'd try to quit again. Or I'd get sick, and I'd quit for the duration of the illness. It wasn't until I made the resolution that I would never ever smoke again that I made the change. I went cold turkey and haven't smoked for five years.
Calling people disgusting, pathetic, fat bastards etc does nothing to help them change their psychology and by extension, their behaviour. It contributes to the cycle of self-loathing, and perpetuates the overeating.
I got sick of being made fun of (final straw was being asekd why I was so fat in front of an entire lunch room), went and lost 45kgs and started working in fitness. The name calling actually pushed me to change. It's just as much a logical catalyst as "not accepting their life for what it is".
(Note: i'm not saying go around calling all fat people fat)