Reply #59: FWIW... [View All]

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I'm one thin guy who doesn't think obese people are loads of crap. Even if I did, I wouldn't go around on the Internet yelling that at them and belittling their problems. The fact is that many of my best friends are obese, and I know full well from those long term friendships exactly how many factors weigh on the obese and trap them into the cycles they reside in.

IIRC, my friends, by the way, think "fat acceptance" is an utter load of crap and often embark on diets, but end up rebounding eventually. I guess that might come as a surprise to the numerous folks here who obviously have no grasp of the challenged you face. (Here's a clue folks -- if you want to get a glimmer of what it feels like, put on 3 sweaters in the summer, watch a really depressing movie or two -- maybe take some melatonin and a non-non-drowsy allergy pill to amplify the depression, and then walk around for the rest of the day carrying a 75 pound bag of sugar under each arm. See how much "willpower" you have at the end of the day.)

Here's a bright side for you: you've got a built-in test of character. Me, I have to dress down and keep my hair mangy to ward off snobs, assholes, and piss ants. You, you can be confident that of the people that respond positively to you, a large portion of them are genuinely good souls. Screw the rest, take it from me they are not worth knowing.

I wish you the best luck in beating back your problems, and if you ever meet me, I won't look at you funny. Unless your T-shirt is way too small. ;-)