Why do some people assume that if you are overweight you must be lazy?


Question:
I am considered very overweight; however, I exercise one hour a day and play tennis 2x a week for three hours (for the past 6 months). Yet, when I am eating anything, people will say "Do you want to go walking after lunch?" And no, I don't advertise to everyone I know about my exercise regime (don't want the haters to hate the player and not the game! LOL)

Answers:
Most people are closed-minded fools. Judging the book by it's cover, lately, seems to be the American way.

Other Answers:
They're just playing the odds

because I am dont assume people as you out for a walk because you are overweight


I know. Don't they know you're just an overeater?


Becuz maybe they are lazy. You dont see many fatties being active six hours a day. I dont think they would be fat if they were. They are too busy wondering how much more food they can eat.

I'm in no way trying to insult you personally but you have to keep in mind that most people understand the laws of physics. In the case of someone who is fat (I don't say overweight becuase bodybuilders are considered overweight and they are not fat) the rules still apply.

If you eat less calories than you burn, you will lose fat. If you eat more calories than you burn, you will gain fat. It's really this simple. Don't believe me? look up some pictures of Auschwitz.

So, mentally when someone sees another person who is percieved as fat, it's not that they automatically assume they don't work out, it's that it is evident that they don't have the will power or want to watch what they eat.


You could have a medical condition, like hypothyroidism, that makes it difficult for your body to "burn" the calories you are ingesting.~good luck and don't worry about those people! They just want to get under your skin and make you feel bad. Or they might want to help you by walking with you. ~shrugs They are ignorant. In other words, they simply don't know any better. Think of it like that and you won't feel angry with them. There are many reasons a person may be overweight, as you probably well know (medications, food intake, hormones, etc.). If you want to lose weight for your own sake, think about what you can do. But I know how you feel.belieeeeve me! I used to be overweight and nobody ever listened to me if I tried to talk when I was eating. They'd just say "you really need to lose weight." Well I did, but now they want me to gain weight and I still want to lose, so it's a mess. Moral of the story--do what makes you happy b/c you're worth it, girl! :)


Some people are ignorant. They don't know that people who are overweight suffer from their eating problems. If they attended an OVER-EATERS ANONYMOUS group they would learn a lot. The only thing that any overweight people that I know are lazy about is getting to a meeting to help themselves.


I enjoyed the movie, Big Fat Momma, with Martin Lawrence. First, it is mostly not your fault that you need to lose weight. The way that you have been taught to eat is responsible (according to Atlantic Monthly magazine) for making obesity the #1 health problem in the world behind hunger and infectious disease. So you are a victim of this pandemic (epidemic).

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I don't think that at all, alot of overweight people are very active, especially in the bedroom. I'm not overweight, but I've heard of this by alot of people.

Because they don't really know! I understand what you're saying. I have a girlfriend who is a aerobic instructor and she is not little! She teaches, then goes for hikes, then bike rides, she's always going and I mean always! Just so happens that her parents are big people, and this is heredity for her, she still is very fit, the classes can't keep up with her.She's just alittle bigger. The people seem to really like her because she isn't one of those skinny young chicks teaching.
I've known some Olympic skiers, I lived in a ski resort for years, and all of the women are bigger, if you've ever seen them skiing, they are not small women, they are bigger and very strong, they could probably scare the guys in the gym, well actually they do. They are big girls! I'm sure when people see them walking down the street they think things too, and they have no idea that these girls are Olympic skiers, go figure!
Anyway people are going to think what they want to think, and most of the time nothing changes it,so we're happy with how we are, aren't we?




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