<p>I am not fat. I just don't think you should make fun of fat people. Shows immaturity. You are 18. GIve yourself some years and see that it ain't so easy anymore to stay thin. Takes a lot more work. But, you won't believe it till you have lived it. </p>
<p>Sure, people should eat well, be fit, stay healthy, but making fun of them? </p>
<p>When you get a bit older, and things move around and change, you will not be so judgemental of others. I wish people took care of themselves better, but I don't call them names and make assumptions.</p>
<p>Ps- I exercise, I wear a size 8, I am 45, and I look good. I just don't make fun of people to feel good about myself. Apparently, you need to.</p>
<p>like... if i said "if you cant do this"... then the remainder of the message is addressed to people who cannot do "this"... so if you CAN do "this", then you say, "oh, this doesn't pertain to me"</p>
<p>The camera is just too good. It really gets into every groove and crevice of the skin. People in real life don't look like that, except in airplane bathrooms with the bright lights and big mirrors. I think it's just an unforgiving picture of an above average girl.</p>
<p>xokandykyssesox (I had to copy and paste that), obesity is a serious problem. It's not really impressive or intelligent of a person to say "OMG!!! Fat ppl have noooooooo self control. Just stop eating mcdnulds!!!!" Try having a baby and see what you look like afterwards. Also, take a full-time job that requires you to work at a desk all day and raise kids and run a household at the same time. And see if you have time to juggle that with 2 hours a day at a high school track. Not so easy in the real world.</p>
<p>"u need motivation from those perfect looking people. without them i'd be sitting on the couch watching tv alll day long..."
Striving for perfection isn't any more healthy. I am a runner, and I do it for myself not for cosmo. You should be ashamed of yourself spouting off your hatred for "fatsos," heart disease and diabetes are of epidemic proportions and if you were really concerned you would recognize that fault is not only on the individual, but on society as well. As aim noted, our lifestyles do not foster fitness routines. As a nation we have the longest work week in the world and we do not make healthy choices easy. I doubt that you have to care for a family, work forty hours a week at a desk, and fit into a bikini. I'm not trying to condone obesity, merely to understand why it is such a problem and what we as a nation can do to help. This isn't about looking good in a swimsuit or having great sex as you so aptly note, this is the future of our nation's people and their already inadequate healthcare system. Furthermore, to relate back to the original topic, celebrities are a giant waste of our time and focus. Americans are bombarded with images of "perfection" and stories of excess from Hollywood and where ever else, to the point where we watch shows to see the inside of their houses and delight in the fact that they aren't as flawless as we thought. Seriously, we love to hear about stars' lives falling apart, drugs, sex, scandal, and god forbid... gaining weight (I have no idea how this could rank up with the others). What has happened to us? Why do we care, I don't think Brad Pitt would ever read anything written about me so I sure as hell won't do the same for him. We've all heard of Jennifer and Brittney, but does anyone know what US citizen won the nobel prize in chemistry in 2003? What kind of message are we sending our children, when Ronald McDonald and the golden arches are more recognizeable to children than any other symbool? Kids need to see their parents reading real books, not cosmo.</p>
<p>catsmeow, that was like, reading a 12 essay</p>
<p>I agree with the
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u need motivation from those perfect looking people. without them i'd be sitting on the couch watching tv alll day long
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. If everyone in the whole world thought being fat was the -normal thing- then yeah, i'd watch tv all day eating chips from my stomach.</p>
<p>But I don't strive for perfection though.. I only go running, gym, soccer, tennis,etc.. because I want to look good. Partly for others.. but mostly for me. I will probably be NEVER be seen out of the house if I was 500 lbs. Obese people are usually depressed because they don't feel good about themselves..(mostly) due to what others think of them. But there are obese people who accept their shape and bounce around happily. And I bounce around happy because I like how I feel and how I look. It all comes down to your mental abilities to how you percieve yourself.</p>
<p>of course no one wants to be fat, I'm just asking people to see this problem from different angles and how implications of this influx of obesity and obesity related illness will affect you. It's beyond just you getting fat, it is an epidemic and it needs to be stopped. Hostility towards fat people isn't going to solve the problem. It is too late to make it socially unacceptable, as it is rampant in society. We need real solutions to the problem.</p>
<p>We ought to just make fast food healthy, but not too expensive. Like drive thru places that serve only organic, natural foods. the problem is that this isn't a realistic goal because of the expense, it is cheaper for fast food chains to drop stuff in the fryer and serve it up</p>
<p>u need motivation from those perfect looking people. without them i'd be sitting on the couch watching tv alll day long </p>
<p>I highly disagree with this quote. Firstly,society's connotation of the word perfection doesn't correspond with the denotation of the word. We look up to superficial beauty such as celebrities who all seemingly have perfect skin, hair, and such.(I find most of them ugly, Julia Roberts, Catherine zeta jones, sjp, kim catrall, Blahhhh! :) ) anyway, those people are far from perfect in real life. And when the reality of their ostentatious external beauty is revealed to their fans by that "horrendous" invention, the Internet,(partial contributor to obesity?), the disappoint that results is not merciful. If you ask me, obesity is not society's prime problem these days what with all the wars and clashing political ideologies and what not eh? :)</p>
<p>"obesity is not society's prime problem"... true... its not as much a society's problem, even though it sorta is... as much as it is a personal problem</p>
<p>i cant do anything if one wishes to be obsese. but its a personal choice to want to do something about it.</p>
<p>I have a fast metabolism, but someone else might not. Even if we eat the same amount and exercise the same amount we will be different in terms of weight. Also, it gets harder to have a teenagers body once you get older</p>
<p>I do not remember declaring obesity to be society's "prime problem." Do I think it is a primary health problem? Yes, I think that the fact that cardiovascular disease attributed to obesity has been the number one cause of death in the US for over 50 years warrants some concern. Most of these deaths were premature, am I the only one concerned about this?</p>
<p>did i say YOU were the one who declared that obesity is society's primary health problem? I was simply stating my point of view on the matter. And no, you're not the only concerned about premature deaths due to obesity. I'm certainly not one of those who cares as i'm in perfect shape myself, but i'm sure many over weight people and their relatives care. :P</p>
<p>"I'm certainly not one of those who cares as i'm in perfect shape myself"</p>
<p>Man do I hate the word "perfect", could you complete an Ironman triathalon tomorrow? Is the world's greatest athlete really on cc? I really appreciate your sensitivity to insinuate that I am a "fatso" or at least closely related to one, because if I wasn't there is obviously no way I could possibly care about this epidemic of obesity. Way to show maturity, I am sure glad you are one of tomorrow's leaders. :P to you too</p>
<p>my friend exercises 3x more than i do but i still have better abs than her. </p>
<p>so everybody's different. some people need tons of exercise to stay unfatso, for other people its easy. i understand (well, not really... im lucky haha) its hard for some, but i still think enough willpower can conquer anything.</p>
<p>everything you people say concerns your own weight, look at the bigger picture. I'm skinny, but I'm also 18 just like you. A fast metabolism at 18 is nothing wait until you are middle aged, I am not saying you're going to be fat, I just think you'll have a more understanding perspective.</p>