Are fat people just lazy and make excuses?

MynameisChester

In generaI I hear this on forums, from some personal trainers, and other random fit people. People who have lost weight recently seem to be the biggest culprits. How do you guys/girls feel about these statements?

LazSommer

I don't need a ban.

SezxyStef

when I was fat I was lazy and made excuses.

I can't lose weight
too tired to exercise
I am a smoker
nothing works

Grimmerick

This is how I feel about the statement.................this is going to get very interesting or be a complete *kitten* show. and that's my honest opinion but you already knew that didn't you......very naughty

pcpop7

Some fat people are lazy. Some thin people are lazy. People can be lazy. Personally when I was fatter I was lazier cause I couldn't do as much. Now I'm not lazy.

flippy1234

I think it's partially true but I also think that it's a daunting task for many. It has to be a mental decision. Until your head is in the game, nothing will work.

I_Will_End_You

Some are, some aren't. /thread

MynameisChester

emmydoodles83 wrote: »

This is how I feel about the statement.................this is going to get very interesting or be a complete *kitten* show. and that's my honest opinion but you already knew that didn't you......very naughty

I really hope it doesn't come down to that. When I hear these statements about being lazy or make excuses, it makes me sad. I was wondering if others felt the same.

TavistockToad

I put on weight because I was lazy... I essentially don't gain weight now on the same number of calories because I am more active.

TR0berts

Sometimes it's true. Sometimes someone will simply have excuse after excuse as to why (s)he can't exercise, or can't watch what (s)he eats, or some other such excuse.

Other times the overweight person simply doesn't know what really works and/or where to get started. (S)he has heard/seen/read too much BS regarding various fads that don't do anything.

Other times, there's a medical condition that hinders weight loss.

Danimri84

It can definitely be true, but it isn't always. I'm not lazy, I never have been. Hell I was playing baseball at 272lbs and 8 months pregnant. But I tend to eat horrifying amounts of food. My obesity came from eating, not from laziness.

daniellek30

I think the thing is that once 'some' people lose the weight, they realize that they could have done it a LONG time ago if they would have just stuck to it (note, I said some, because not everyone is like this!)

I am overweight, and I won't lie, I've been lazy about it. I make excuses, and it's a daily struggle to stick to what I know is a proven method to lose weight. I work a pretty hectic schedule at work, and I also own a tattoo shop with my husband so my hours are crazy.

I KNOW that I can go home at night and cook a healthy meal for the next day for me to eat. But after being tired, etc. I go to bed and then end up just eating out the next day.

I KNOW that drinking water throughout the day is healthy, and it's what my body needs, but man I really love coffee and a beer sounds good with my dinner.

In all honesty, when people make comments like that it makes me feel ashamed, because I think it's probably true for me.

ilex70

I wouldn't say that.

I would say that "fat people"-

*do not want to change as much as they want to stay in their current comfort zone
*want to change, but are working with bad information
*are struggling with life situations, physical limitations, and/or mental health problems that make weight maintenance difficult, or just not as much of a priority. Because when the house is on fire who gives a damn about dirty dishes in the sink?

rakowskidp

For me, it was laziness combined with total lack of concern with what I shoved into my face.

paulgads82

Yes and No. Such blanket statements serve to help nobody other than to reinforce previously held biases. People get fat for many reasons. Laziness. Illness. Depression. Stress. Disability. Ignorance regarding food and calories. Not actually caring if they are overweight.

cwolfman13

I can only speak for myself...I got fat because I got lazy. I got fat after I graduated college at 30 and took a desk job and went from being very active to largely sedentary...I made excuses in that I told myself I was just too busy to workout.

There are obviously people who have medical conditions and also others that simply are ignorant of really how to live a healthful lifestyle as they've never really been taught anything about it...they simply don't know anything about nutrition or fitness...have never really been active, etc. I'm sure everyone's story is different, but yeah...for me it came down to being lazy and making excuses for not getting off my *kitten*...I preferred to get off work and go sit on my patio and drink beer and chain smoke...lazy.

Mavrick_RN

I am fat and it's my own damn fault. I chose to sit and watch TV when my wife went to the gym. I chose to eat fast food instead of driving by and having a better snack at home.

Since the first of the year I have made it a habit to exercise two days a week, no McDonalds except for breakfast sandwiches and log the food I do eat.

Fat people make excuses to stay fat. Drinkers make excuses to keep drinking. Smokers make excuses to keep smoking. Bingers make excuses .......

Of course we all makes excuses to rationalize our behavior to the critics. I can more clearly see my excuses when I quit making them and my life changes.

ummijaaz560

I didn't put on weight because laziness. I put on weight because I ate more than I burned even though I run around after my young children all day.

When they say you can't out run a bad diet it's the truth. Someone could sit on their donkeys all day long, if they're eating at a deficit they will lose or maintain they're weight.

usmcmp

When I was fat I was lazy and made excuses. I don't think that blanket statement applies to everyone who is overweight.

afatpersonwholikesfood

Troll?

Frankly, I'm surprised I even got started again this time around. I'm extremely glad I did, but losing and regaining large amounts of weight multiple times starting from the early teen years (I remember counting calories for the first time in 5th grade) had mentally killed me - I decided my brain was broken, and I would never be able to permanently change my weight.

It was 7 years between this time and last time. Laziness had nothing to do with it. I wasn't physically capable of the things I am now, but I was constantly busy between work, keeping a home, dealing with family, etc. My house was always in immaculate condition, and I worked (as I do now) two jobs - one of them physical. It was very difficult for me to keep my house up to my standards and then clean at a resort every weekend, but I did it.

MynameisChester

afatpersonwholikesfood wrote: »

Troll?

Frankly, I'm surprised I even got started again this time around. I'm extremely glad I did, but losing and regaining large amounts of weight multiple times starting from the early teen years (I remember counting calories for the first time in 5th grade) had mentally killed me - I decided my brain was broken, and I would never be able to permanently change my weight.

It was 7 years between this time and last time. Laziness had nothing to do with it. I wasn't physically capable of the things I am now, but I was constantly busy between work, keeping a home, dealing with family, etc. My house was always in immaculate condition, and I worked (as I do now) two jobs - one of them physical. It was very difficult for me to keep my house up to my standards and then clean at a resort every weekend, but I did it.

I'm glad for your commitment! Some people just shrug and say " well being overweight is just who I am". If I can ask, what helped you get started again? Was it an epiphany, get help from someone, etc?

afatpersonwholikesfood

Oh, and I still think my brain is broken as far as my desire to eat is concerned. I've just accepted that I have a permanent, chronic condition with no cure. I need treatment daily for the rest of my life. For me, at the most basic level, that means weighing and logging everything every single day permanently - even when I'm 70.

lemurcat12

I'm not fat. I'm not any more or less lazy than when I was fat; I just prioritize different things.

snowflake930

Simple answer. Same as any prejudice, it is wrong, unfair and ignorant.

MynameisChester

snowflake930 wrote: »

Simple answer. Same as any prejudice, it is wrong, unfair and ignorant.

I agree!

critterbug15

To ask the same question a different way: are all people at a weight that they don't want for the same reason/s?

No.

msf74

I'm not fat but I am incredibly lazy. In fact it's because I am incredibly lazy that I am in pretty good shape.

Why? Because I want maximum results for the least amount of effort.

This causes me to research methods to make whatever I am pursuing as efficient and time effective as possible and then apply those methods. Suffering for the sake of suffering is patently idiotic in my opinion.

So I would say fat people are actually making more effort but are just a bit dense*...

(*not really)

randomtai

Was true for me when I was fat. *shrug*

dbhuff369

Fat doesn't equal lazy, always. I was working out 5x/wk, lifting and running, and slowly got to +50 lbs. It wasn't until I took control of the eating that I lost, and interestingly I did it with LESS working out (though smarter).

puffbrat

lemurcat12 wrote: »

I'm not fat. I'm not any more or less lazy than when I was fat; I just prioritize different things.

This is how feel, although I do still have a fair bit to lose. I am a lazy and low-energy person. This has always been true for me regardless of my weight. Being lazy didn't make me fat. It probably helped get and keep me there, but it wasn't the root cause. Losing weight takes work and I assume maintenance will as well. As lemurcat stated, I am just shifting my priorities to make losing and eventually maintaining my weight fit higher on the list.

I don't think it is true or fair to make these kind of broad sweeping statements. I have a family member is very high energy (haven't decided if she is lazy or just flaky). She is also very thin. Is she thin because she is high energy or is she thin because she seems to subsist primarily on coffee, alcohol, and smoking weed?

RebeccaNaegle

I would assume if someone was "heavy" it is because they don't mind being that size. More power to them. I wish I could be so comfortable with my body. To each their own. You have to want to be fit more than you don't. Some want it, some don't. I would assume everyone using MFP clearly wants to be more fit.... Stop trying to bait an argument. lol