Obesity in ireland

livedadream wrote: »

while i accept your post is controversial and normally i wouldn't bother, but look here i go:



my excuse was, i didnt really care. at first i didnt notice, i was normal sized, then i gained a little, then i was curvy, then by the time i was too fat to walk up stairs it was too late, in all honestly i ended up in a cycle of, i feel like **** so why bother, exercise is hard, why not treat myself to that diet coke in the fridge and a few taytos...whats the harm when your fat already...ill start tomorrow, monday, january,



increase in sedentary jobs, tv, video games, increased consumption of more processed foods, sugar, salt, chemicals, availability and selection of foods. less family structure when it comes to meals and meal times etc etc lack of knowledge and/or education.


my mom is and has been her whole life, in a cycle of diet, relax diet, shes not fat american but she is chubby and goes from chubby to fat and back again. to lean. then back again, shes healthy (in terms of no serious or any illness blood sugar, pressure, cholesterol etc is grand) but does carry a bit of extra weight.

my dad is like a greyhound cant put on weight. has a demon sweet tooth and will never say no to dessert.

my siblings its varies, my sister is thin, always was but since she moved out shes gained a bit but has started running after i challenged her to beat my 5km time.

my brothers a rugby player and has never carried extra weight.

me, i was grand until i was about 15-16 ,got a bit chubby, lost it again just by being ab it more aware of what i was eating, college hit gave up sport, found boys, alcohol and koka noodles and i might as well have killed myself then and there.



when i was fatter, little to no exercise, i played tennis and hockey in school and college. treats, i was more a savoury than sweet person, the only thing i dont eat now is chinese takeaways, i used demolish them when i was fatter.

now: i run three to four times a week depending on how work is,
i do HIIT workouts in hotel rooms if i need to.
i get minimum 10,000 steps a day everyday.
i also go to a strongman class on a Saturday (lifting tractor tyres, battle ropes etc)
treats now are the same as before just actual treats instead of everyday occurances.



i dont have one anymore.

January 17th 2015, I stopped. put down the can of full fat coke i was drinking. i was 20 stone and 2 and 3/4 lbs. im 5ft, i was literally as wide i as was long. and i made an appointment with the doctor, i was miserable but happy, sick and tired and watching my 600lb life on tv thinking i wonder will i end up like him.

went to my doctor, who had refused to give me the pill as i was a ''bloodclot waiting to happen'' asked him for help and he did. told me to start small, go for a walk every evening after work, and refereed me to a dietitian.

now id did home ec, and had a good knowledge of good and bad foods etc etc but the dietitian saved my life.

no judgement, just told her i was stuck in a cycle of a job where i travelled a huge amount living out of suitcases and hotel room service. had little to no exercise bar the odd family walk in the hills, and just felt tired all the time.

she started really small and i mean basic, stop drinking your calories. so i did. no more coke ,fizzy drinks, juice, only water. i didnt drink tea or coffee so it wasnt a problem for me.

come back in a month, keep doing the walks and no drinking your calories.

it was actually okay. yeah it was difficult but i didnt feel like i was on a diet coz i wasnt really.

went back to her, had lost a chunk of weight,

next goal, be more aware when im eating and log all my food, no more takeaways, 1 day a month where i can have a treat like a homemade pizza or chips.

next month same again more weight lost, i was beginning to feel better,
next goal, eat more veg, so easy!

next month, stick to less than 1800 calories a day.

same result weight falling off.

I hit 7 stone weight loss last week. (shock horror im still chubby!! but cute chubby i can assure you)

I have run a 31 minute 5km.
I am running my first half marathon in September and while running is hard, i think back to when i walked from Dublin airport arrivals to the taxi rank and was sweating.

fat people are not stupid, yes they can be happy, yes they can love their bodies, yes they can even be relatively healthy.

the one thing i have realised is the world is not a nice place for fat people,
alcoholics, drug addicts etc can avoid their poison, human beings have to eat everyday. and we are bombarded CONSTANTLY with images of food and its never the good stuff. the first two months of my change i asked people constantly are the ads always like this? did busses always advertise biscuits before? why are their five ads in a row advertising fast food?? if you are struggling its very difficult to see past the instgram dolly birds with their 6 packs saying oh i eat ice cream every day and still look like this, or get out of the cycle of reward we as a society have become.

one of the things i had struggled with so much was my friends and family saying oh you've lost so much weight just have a treat, or just have a slice, yes now i have my treats and eat a balanced diet. but i had to keep reminding people that if i had a treat every time someone offered it, i would have never changed.

comments like, seeing a fat person put me off my dinner is a reflection on you and your personality than their inability to lose weight.

so i suppose i have a question for you, as ive answered yours?


what your excuse for being so god damn judgemental of fat people?

xabi wrote: »

You do in your hole.

livedadream wrote: »

i echo xabi here, you do in your hole, you said in your first post that fat people put you off your dinner. your the person 2 years ago who would have laughed at me out running, (and yes its happened ive been called and elephant out running and had earthquake shouted after me) you value my opinion now because im not fat anymore. if i was still 20 stone you have said the sight of me would have puts you off your food, you cant have it both ways you cant public shame people for being overweight then praise them when their thin.

pick a side and stick to it, people are people. fat or thin.




youve missed the point. i said i gained weight without really realising it and when i did it was too late.

where did i say i was lazy?

where did i say people fake praised me?

the reason i was overweight is the same as anyone without a medical condition , an inbalance of food and exercise, thats not unique.

the praise and treats i refer to was after i had started losing the weight. you cant keep food away from people because you have to eat everyday.

ie you call into aunty mary for a cup of tea on a Saturday and along with the tea she throws out two biscuits. totally normal. and now i would of course eat them, as long as they are within my calories intake for the day. when i was losing the weight i wouldnt, thats not her being unsupportive. youve picked me up all wrong.

if your point is that i should have been locked away while fat so as not to turn you off your dinner and that my family and friends should also have locked up all the food because i was clearly out of control, i wasnt, i had bad habits. i had discorded eating times and made poor choices, i travelled alot and didnt move enough to burn off anything. that doesnt mean i was sitting in my underwear eating KFC everyday.

you seem to have this image of fat people as sitting around all day eating.

thats not true.

Thoie wrote: »

What do you do? What were you planning on having for dinner (before you were put off it)? Show us your daily meal plan and exercise routine, and a photo of your Tesco receipt so we can see what exactly you bought. Also, we'll need a photo of you to ensure that none of us find you off-putting.






What's your excuse for being a self-righteous prick who tries to pretend his dislike of fat people is all about health/cost to the public? Where are your threads about people with bad teeth, or the effects of too much screen time on children's eyesight?