I feel the rage deep in side too, but I also agree with Thornbury here. I EVERYONE was fat we could blame our environment, but that is not the case. HOWEVER... our environment has many aspects that contribute to the difficulty for people who are less able to maintain healthy habits.
As a person who has struggled with weight my entire life, I agree with the sentiment that being fat is not ugly, or a personal flaw, or defect. However, I know that I make my own choices. Its not just about what is going to make me fat. I also choose to eat things that I am allergic to. WHY... I don't know why. I know when I am eating it, that it is bad for me. It will hurt me, and I shouldn't Why do I eat it anyway? Sometimes I make good choices and it works, but most of the time i don't and it doesn't.
I don't think that indoctrination comes from the media or society. I think it is based on psychological coping mechanisms I developed as a child. furthermore, because of my lifestyle, I now have type II diabetes, which further contributes to my hunger and sugar cravings (sugar up sugar down).
then we have the millions of years of evolution working to make us put on weight even when we eat very little. A yo-yo diet just makes your body resistant to weight loss.
I feel like everything is working against poor little me in my quest to attain a healthy weight. My psychology, My body, My environment. With all of these things working against us, its no wonder that some of us fail to maintain a healthy eating and exercise plan.
Even 30 years ago people were healthier... I think what we all need are moms (the stay at home kind). Moms to make a fresh healthy dinner (and do all of the shopping and gardening that make that inexpensive and possible). Moms to hug us when we are feeling blue, so we dont run to the refrigerator, Moms to take care of household chores so that when we get home from a long day of work, we dont have to sit down and do an hour of bills and paperwork. Basically someone to help out with the domestic stressors and duties of everyday life. sadly, most moms now have to work, or if they are lucky enough to be a stay at home mom, its only when they have too many kids for the lack of a second income to be an economical choice. (yet again putting too much work and stress on the family.) Then the woman has to deal with the OH, you're "JUST a MOM." Thats a big job and an undervalued one. If our society put more value on the things that have been traditionally women's work, then I think there would be more people willing to take the financial sacrifice of a second income to have one parent stay at home and be the domestic parent.
And who can afford to buy a house and pay the mortgage on one income? Especially when you have to have a car, and pay all the school fees and buy all the little things? Sure if you live in the middle of no where, maybe you can afford to buy a house on one income, but where do you work?
We need smaller communities. I mean as far as the locations of things, not the number of people. But we run on a system that is based on the scale of economy. one big school for the kids instead of many small schools. One big department store for shopping instead of lots of little stores downtown. I get it that we cannot undo the infrastructure of the country. But how about high speed trains so that people can commute from WV to DC in less than 2 hours?
Our whole Lifestyle is broken. There is no easy or quick fix. So many people with poor coping skills. All people really need is Fresh Air, Good food, and some exercise. Its amazing how much of that we go without how often.
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As a person who has struggled with weight my entire life, I agree with the sentiment that being fat is not ugly, or a personal flaw, or defect. However, I know that I make my own choices. Its not just about what is going to make me fat. I also choose to eat things that I am allergic to. WHY... I don't know why. I know when I am eating it, that it is bad for me. It will hurt me, and I shouldn't Why do I eat it anyway? Sometimes I make good choices and it works, but most of the time i don't and it doesn't.
I don't think that indoctrination comes from the media or society. I think it is based on psychological coping mechanisms I developed as a child. furthermore, because of my lifestyle, I now have type II diabetes, which further contributes to my hunger and sugar cravings (sugar up sugar down).
then we have the millions of years of evolution working to make us put on weight even when we eat very little. A yo-yo diet just makes your body resistant to weight loss.
I feel like everything is working against poor little me in my quest to attain a healthy weight. My psychology, My body, My environment. With all of these things working against us, its no wonder that some of us fail to maintain a healthy eating and exercise plan.
Even 30 years ago people were healthier... I think what we all need are moms (the stay at home kind). Moms to make a fresh healthy dinner (and do all of the shopping and gardening that make that inexpensive and possible). Moms to hug us when we are feeling blue, so we dont run to the refrigerator, Moms to take care of household chores so that when we get home from a long day of work, we dont have to sit down and do an hour of bills and paperwork. Basically someone to help out with the domestic stressors and duties of everyday life. sadly, most moms now have to work, or if they are lucky enough to be a stay at home mom, its only when they have too many kids for the lack of a second income to be an economical choice. (yet again putting too much work and stress on the family.) Then the woman has to deal with the OH, you're "JUST a MOM." Thats a big job and an undervalued one. If our society put more value on the things that have been traditionally women's work, then I think there would be more people willing to take the financial sacrifice of a second income to have one parent stay at home and be the domestic parent.
And who can afford to buy a house and pay the mortgage on one income? Especially when you have to have a car, and pay all the school fees and buy all the little things? Sure if you live in the middle of no where, maybe you can afford to buy a house on one income, but where do you work?
We need smaller communities. I mean as far as the locations of things, not the number of people. But we run on a system that is based on the scale of economy. one big school for the kids instead of many small schools. One big department store for shopping instead of lots of little stores downtown. I get it that we cannot undo the infrastructure of the country. But how about high speed trains so that people can commute from WV to DC in less than 2 hours?
Our whole Lifestyle is broken. There is no easy or quick fix. So many people with poor coping skills. All people really need is Fresh Air, Good food, and some exercise. Its amazing how much of that we go without how often.