Obese people.

2strokebloke · 08-01-2003, 09:04 PM

On my recent trip to Europe, something bothered me. For the first few days I couldn't quite put my finger on it. Something was missing. But what was it? Then it hit me - like 300lbs. of lard. There's no obese people in Europe! (and by "no" I'm mean practically no compared to the U.S.)
I don't mean to say that there are no fat/chubby people, but there are just no morbidly obese people in europe. At the airport back home in the U.S. it seemed like one out of every five people was incredibly fat!
Here's the thing that pissed me off though. Alot of fat people subscribe to the theory that being fat is genetic and they can't do anything about it. So do they intend to make me believe that all of Europe's obese came over on the mayflower? - I think not.
True some people have slower metbolisms than other people, but when you get down to it - most fat people are just lazy people who never do anything, and/or eat too much/unhealthy food.
Don't eat so much, and stop sitting on your ass and you'll downgrade from blimpish fatness to chubby in weeks. Is it really that hard? Do they know that the phrase "work your ass off" means more than just doing alot of paperwork?
Seriously, there's nothing wrong with being chubby, but I just can't stand people that are so fat thier health is suffering from it.
Don't know why I began thinking about this, but it got on my nerves today.

Prelewd · 08-01-2003, 09:30 PM

It only takes a couple weeks to drop a couple pounds.

A friend of mine used to be about 290 LBS. I guess he took a look in the mirror one day and didn't like the way he looked. He is now at 190, and looks great. Still going for more.

Shit.. all you have to do is eat healthy at subway for 6 weeks.. That's all I eat since I started working there, and I've been very healthy.

Posting on AF kind of nullifies my good eating habits though.

taranaki · 08-01-2003, 10:23 PM

As Jasper Carrott once said,"It's pretty simple isn't it - this hole[*points to mouth}is bigger than this hole[*points to backside]"

Or Billy Connolly......"Women will tell you that they *retain water*....they don't. They retain chips!"

Prelewd · 08-02-2003, 01:09 AM

taranaki: i love your quotes like a fat kid love cake.

i see fat people come into subway all the time, and you know they are thinking.. "oh yea, subway, i'm eating healthy". then they ask for double cheese, double meat and extra mayo.

Jimster · 08-02-2003, 04:26 AM

Oh the lovely American diet- I almost died when I saw that a medium Coke at a North American Maccy D's was as big as a Large coke anywhere else in the world and the Large Coke was a Fucking BUCKET!!!!!!! don't even get me started on the fries...................I love my Eurpean ways- but I'm still going to BK for lunch today

TheNotoriousMogg · 08-02-2003, 05:01 PM

everything is super sized these days...thats a huge problem americans want all their food bigger and for an extra $0.39 we find it hard to resist, I personally avoid fast food most of the time but sometimes I gotta eat there

Amish_kid · 08-02-2003, 06:10 PM

Only fast food I ever touch is Subway, Mickie D's is complete dogshit. The only fast food burger I'll eat now is A&W since its all real meat in it.

Steel · 08-03-2003, 02:41 PM

Hehe. I on the otherhand, am skinny as shit. I could take in 9000 calories a day and not gain a pound. I could lift weights for years and never bulk up. And i love it. Metabolism is in redline for me

I am a "rotary engine" of people. I use a lot of gas with not much to show for it.

But I know what you mean about the obesity 2stroke. I also noticed the difference when i went to germany for a month and came back. There's a lot of fatasses here! And they try to blame their genetics, hell they even try to blame McDonalds for their fatness. Guess what tubby, you dont HAVE to order a supersized quadruple big mac with extra cheese. and 2 liters of coke. and about 6 pounds of extra salty fries.

But I dont really care too much as long as they dont bother me.

YogsVR4 · 08-03-2003, 05:21 PM

I disagree with the premise that exceedingly obese people blame genetics. Sure, there are some people who'd make that claim, but the few people I know that are truely fucking fat, know its their fault. Its just a matter of them finally getting the willpower to do something about it.

Prelewd · 08-03-2003, 05:55 PM

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Originally posted by Amish_kid
Only fast food I ever touch is Subway, Mickie D's is complete dogshit. The only fast food burger I'll eat now is A&W since its all real meat in it.

Subway isn't fast food. It's a deli.. I would never work fast food. Plus.. we aren't that fast.

integra818 · 08-03-2003, 06:28 PM

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Originally posted by Prelewd

Subway isn't fast food. It's a deli.. I would never work fast food. Plus.. we aren't that fast.

TexasF355F1 · 08-03-2003, 07:46 PM

While I feel for those who suffer from obesity the largest problem today is laziness. Technology is bigger part of the blame in my opinion not fast food. When I was growing up(born in 1981) I hardly spent anytime inside unless there was a thunderstorm. My friends and I would play baseball or do whatever in the rain we didn't care. During a typical summer day(mind you I live in Texas where its hot as hell) from 9am till 9pm I'd spend a maximum of 3 hours inside. Everyone I know was the same way. But today everything is so automated and luxurious that we feel more prone/comfortable to just sitting inside enjoying the a/c and playing video games. Parents don't lay down the law anymore forcing the kids to go outside and run around. Excercise is all that people who are concerned about their weight should have considered when they first started gaining weight. My former roomate and good friend is short and stumpy or use to be stumpy. He didn't want to be like that so he started running and he ran daily for two years and lost a substantial amount of weight. It's too easy these days to blame someone or in this case something for our own self problems.

Amish_kid · 08-03-2003, 08:16 PM

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Originally posted by TexasF355F1
While I feel for those who suffer from obesity the largest problem today is laziness. Technology is bigger part of the blame in my opinion not fast food. When I was growing up(born in 1981) I hardly spent anytime inside unless there was a thunderstorm. My friends and I would play baseball or do whatever in the rain we didn't care. During a typical summer day(mind you I live in Texas where its hot as hell) from 9am till 9pm I'd spend a maximum of 3 hours inside. Everyone I know was the same way. But today everything is so automated and luxurious that we feel more prone/comfortable to just sitting inside enjoying the a/c and playing video games. Parents don't lay down the law anymore forcing the kids to go outside and run around. Excercise is all that people who are concerned about their weight should have considered when they first started gaining weight. My former roomate and good friend is short and stumpy or use to be stumpy. He didn't want to be like that so he started running and he ran daily for two years and lost a substantial amount of weight. It's too easy these days to blame someone or in this case something for our own self problems.

I remember growing up and everyday there was always something to do outside, like you said 9-9 I was out running around, riding my bike, playing football, and even the winter never stopped me I played hockey, road hockey and pond hockey sledding and just about anything imaginable. I find now that my town is dead when I'm out there are no little kids running out and about like I used to when I was younger. And I can only imagine it getting worse in the coming years.

2strokebloke · 08-03-2003, 08:24 PM

Sounds like more parents should lock the TV cabinet these days (did any of you know kids who's parents did this?)

Steel · 08-03-2003, 08:57 PM

Oh, i dont blame the TV though. I spend countless hours in front of the TV as a kid, but i still ran around outside all day. I think its parents who would rather have their kids at home than risk having them hurt outside.

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