People Out Here Fat AF

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I told this story before but I came of age in South Texas. I got deployed out of Seattle in ‘11. I’ve never been to the PNW before so when I landed out there and spent a night or two there I’m looking around thinking something is different out here.

It’s not the whiteness or clean air.

I couldn’t put my finger on it.

Finally I realized there weren’t any obese people there.

Generally speaking of course. South Texas is one of the fattest areas in the country. Between being in the south, soul food, lack of walk ability, and boxed shaped, corn fed Mexicans, we are big.

PNW is the land of thin, in shape people.

The weather and customer service is garbage though. Would not move.

Charles Barkley wasn’t lying about South Texas.

I think @Ed MOTHERfukkING G is up in the pac north west.

I need him to confirm this observation

 

[winb83]

You're arguing against yourself now and disproving your initial statements. You bringing up talking points like cost of food is irrelevant. You said portion size is a main culprit, when it's not. It's what's in the food and not being active physically

Being physically active doesn't matter as much for weight control. Sure there are other health benefits but unless you're Michael Phelps level you aren't increasing your activity to get to a point that's going to control weight over controlling input.

The whole physical active thing is pushed by companies like Coca-Cola so they can keep selling garbage and blame consumers.

 

[Ed MOTHERFUCKING G]

I think @Ed MOTHERfukkING G is up in the pac north west.

I need him to confirm this observation

it is actually noticable how inactive and in less shape people are when you leave PNW for a while. going for a hike, skiiing/snowboarding, running, skating, Run clubs are fukking huge here...and not doing that people are honestly kind of weirded out. 'went to the gym' or those activities is part of everyone's "what you been up to" story

i'm not even as active as most but I walk to work a lot, i went to the gym like 4x this week, sauna/steam every time I do, and because I didnt also run or something I feel lazy as hell this week. I might to ice skating with a chick later just for the activity. its different here.

 

[TAYLONDO SAMSWORTHY]

It's more complicated than just saying you can do it though. It's not entirely based on poor conscious decisions. With some people it's deep rooted mental health issues triggering this behavior. With others they're suffering withdrawal symptoms if they try to quit sugar laced foods. A lot of people don't even understand how addicted they are to sugar because they've been eating it their entire lives and they have no point of reference to not eating it.

Willpower will only carry people so far until it runs out and if the underlaying problems aren't address they're just gonna yoyo back.

I hear you, same quote applies

 

[winb83]

I hear you, same quote applies

You're oversimplifying it. Big Pun thought he could do it. He died weighing 700 pounds.

 

[Field Marshall Bradley]

Being physically active doesn't matter as much for weight control. Sure there are other health benefits but unless you're Michael Phelps level you aren't increasing your activity to get to a point that's going to control weight over controlling input.

The whole physical active thing is pushed by companies like Coca-Cola so they can keep selling garbage and blame consumers.

I feel where you're coming from and food is the main factor when controlling weight..... but burning calories is right behind it

 

[TAYLONDO SAMSWORTHY]

You're oversimplifying it. Big Pun thought he could do it. He died weighing 700 pounds.

He died weighing 700lbs.

He didnt think he could do it

 

[Majestyx]

Food is lab designed and tested to be as addictive as possible.

Bliss point (food) - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

Granted some people can consume it and have no issues. Some people can also have a drink and have it not derail their life or spend an evening at a casino and not have it. destroy their finances. Everyone isn't susceptible to the same problems with addiction.

companies developing more shyt to put in food so that ozempic dont work cole world

 

[Double Burger With Cheese]

Yall have to start cooking for yall selves and eliminate processed foods as much as possible if you wanna be healthy.

 

[winb83]

He died weighing 700lbs.

He didnt think he could do it

I'm going to quote him here. "I just lost 100 pounds, I'm trying to live."

Just because you think you can do something doesn't mean you actually can. If this isn't approached the right way failure in inevitable.

 

[The ADD]

Yall have to start cooking for yall selves and eliminate processed foods as much as possible if you wanna be healthy.

Homemade Double Burgers with Cheese?

 

[Double Burger With Cheese]

Homemade Double Burgers with Cheese?

Wouldn’t suggest those for losing weight lol. I’m naturally slim so I can eat anything I want to and never get fat, but just cause you slim don’t mean you healthy. Still, cooking your own burgers at home gonna be healthier than going to some fast food spot. I feel like the best thing you can do health wise is read the labels of any item before you buy it and if it is processed don’t buy it and find a healthier alternative

 

[winb83]

I feel where you're coming from and food is the main factor when controlling weight..... but burning calories is right behind it

Breh you could eat 2 Pop tarts and get 800 calories in less than 3 minutes.

According to Google

A 150-pound male walking on a treadmill at a 3 mph pace for an hour would burn approximately 150 calories.

It's just not practical to think you'll be able to control calories at the exercise level rather than the consumption level. As hard as you can work in the gym it's way easier to over consume calories and make no progress or regress. Hell I'd argue the calories people burn in the gym should be ignored.

 

[Field Marshall Bradley]

Breh you could eat 2 Pop tarts and get 800 calories in less than 3 minutes.

According to Google

It's just not practical to think you'll be able to control calories at the exercise level rather than the consumption level. As hard as you can work in the gym it's way easier to over consume calories and make no progress or regress. Hell I'd argue the calories people burn in the gym should be ignored.

Let me say this.... Even if you don't change your diet, if you added 20k steps a day I guarantee your health will improve and you will slowly start dropping pounds.... within the proper context of course.....

And another point.... 800 calories in pop tarts aint the same as 800 calories in sardines and an apple...... This shyt bigger than calories in vs calories out

 

[MicIsGod]

food is just a difficult relationship for some people. Things I’ve just had to accept. I ate bad but I wasn’t in love with food, ever. Eating healthy everyday was a relatively easy change for me. That’s not everyone’s reality.