tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4317360937115525844.post594451316943626439..comments2023-03-20T09:03:11.214-04:00Comments on My P̶9̶0̶X̶ Fitness Blog: Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17983212177788233656noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4317360937115525844.post-82904058651768353652010-04-12T04:45:52.165-04:002010-04-12T04:45:52.165-04:00Hi Scott,
You know, I agree with most of what you...Hi Scott,<br /><br />You know, I agree with most of what you say. It is on every single individual to make the changes necessary for a healthy life. And when that obese person sits and complains, it really falls squarely on their shoulders for not doing anything.<br /><br />However I see obesity as more of an illness, not a foolishness or reckless endangerment. It is an illness like smoking or drinking or drug abuse. It's food abuse. <br /><br />And going on a diet or an exercise program is simply a mask to hide the real issues of why people abuse food. Obese people have many problems, not just related to health that they need to work out. There are layers to every human being and these layers all dictate what we look like on the outside. The experiences of sexual abuse, a death in the family or a traumatic experience in High School are all things that start us off on that negative journey. Some of us are able to work through our junk and get right in the head. Others can't and they turn to other means to deal with their issues. Drugs, Alcohol, Violence, Food ....<br /><br />Watching a show like "The Biggest Loser" has REALLY helped me personally because it has showed me that making an outward change is great, but so long as the negative cycles that led to me being obese remain (I'm not obese, I'm just saying, for the purpose of this comment), I will simply re-enact those routines and go back to being what I was.<br /><br />Education and Economics are definitely a part of the equation, but I think it comes down to a matter of the human spirit being broken. And when a human being breaks, there's many ways it can hit rock bottom - obesity being one of them.<br /><br />The problem is that, unless they see that they need help, they can't BE helped. And so they will keep turning to quick methods to attain health like trendy diets (hello, atkins), medication or other stuff.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16941481638164977784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4317360937115525844.post-83488188072414445882010-04-07T03:01:04.230-04:002010-04-07T03:01:04.230-04:00I am an Australian who lives in Japan, and I just ...I am an Australian who lives in Japan, and I just spent a week in Hawaii. Fat people everywhere. Fat kids! These poor kids. Every second add on TV is selling burgers or chips or candy, or pills that do this or stop that. Exercise programs that actually say stuff like "You don't have to do anything!" It is shocking what has happened in your country, and what is/will inevitably happen in mine (America is a corporate labratory). I order kid's meals and small drinks, and it's more than I can handle. I saw the P90X infomercial, and it says if you work hard, eat right, you will lose weight and get results. Absolutely. When I see a fat person, not a person carrying a few extra pounds, but a really fat person, I see a reckless fool.More Milk, Less Moohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913010742871636287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4317360937115525844.post-86211309065117685142010-04-02T10:36:53.250-04:002010-04-02T10:36:53.250-04:00Eating disorders are something entirely different....Eating disorders are something entirely different. Marketing is not an excuse so forget about that one that is more of the blame some one else crap. Economics and education are real issues which is part of why I say we have a responsibility not just to ourselves but to our kids to set the right kinds of examples on this which can at least help with the education piece if not the economic one. I do not believe that just exercising for an hour a day will do it for everyone, or even anyone, but I do believe that doing that in conjunction with eating right will and that is what I said. exercising alone will not help that is the bottom line. As I said you may be preprogrammed to be a little larger than me and that is fine if you are comfortable with it eat well and exercise but there is no way you will ever convince me that I that anyone is genetically set up to be obese or morbidly obese. If you think that saying eat right and exercise an hour a day intensely is unfair we are just going to have to disagree because that is what it takes. Who is that unfair to? I don't have the time I would like to do it but I make the time by getting up earlier or going to be later.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17983212177788233656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4317360937115525844.post-85802332092335065392010-04-02T10:23:49.374-04:002010-04-02T10:23:49.374-04:00While I agree that there is a certain level of per...While I agree that there is a certain level of personal responsibility involved in this, you have to realize that it goes way, way, way beyond this. Bring economic status, education, marketing, eating disorders, etc. into it and you've got a can of worms that 1 NYT article simply cannot cover and frankly it's not fair to try to cover this issue with a newspaper article. Also saying someone simply needs to exercise 1 hour a day and eat right in order to overcome this isn't fair.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08918321952978217647noreply@blogger.com