Genetics Be Damned
vandalgirl278
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Hi,
My name is Emily. I am a big girl. That would seem to have some negative conotations. It never slowed me down. when i was younger i did what i want when i wanted and never gave a second thought that my weight would interfere with my desires. For the longest time it never did. I believed that this is who i am i never ate differently, i just grew up. i never did diets i just lived. ya i'd look in the mirror sometimes and go "oh geez" but then walk off and think i know im beautiful. and I am!!
I could ride my horses, work on the farm just as hard or harder than the guy my dad hired to do that job. i played sports, i was always active. the problem was i focused on telling myself i was active and i ignored what i really needed. Friends. No one liked me because i was the heavy girl. Emotionally unstable for a lot of years and barely even noticed it. Thoughout college my say was poor normal people they gain the Freshman 15 and i just look the same yay for me. I'm beginning to think that is not the right way to think about my issue. Genetics be damned I have taken a lot of science courses and if i can change this genetic impairment maybe my later generations will not have to suffer as i did.
My name is Emily. I am a big girl. That would seem to have some negative conotations. It never slowed me down. when i was younger i did what i want when i wanted and never gave a second thought that my weight would interfere with my desires. For the longest time it never did. I believed that this is who i am i never ate differently, i just grew up. i never did diets i just lived. ya i'd look in the mirror sometimes and go "oh geez" but then walk off and think i know im beautiful. and I am!!
I could ride my horses, work on the farm just as hard or harder than the guy my dad hired to do that job. i played sports, i was always active. the problem was i focused on telling myself i was active and i ignored what i really needed. Friends. No one liked me because i was the heavy girl. Emotionally unstable for a lot of years and barely even noticed it. Thoughout college my say was poor normal people they gain the Freshman 15 and i just look the same yay for me. I'm beginning to think that is not the right way to think about my issue. Genetics be damned I have taken a lot of science courses and if i can change this genetic impairment maybe my later generations will not have to suffer as i did. 0
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So, do you want to lose the weight? What would make you happy? Do you want to change?
I would say other people be damned. If you're going to be successful, the ONLY thing that matters is if you want it enough to change. Do you want it enough?0 -
The good news is it's not a genetic impairment, it's just a matter of learning to eat the right amount of food to keep you at a healthy weight based on your body and your activity level.0
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Be happy with yourself as a whole. Confidence is key, especially in making friends.
Please be careful with throwing around 'genetics' though as an excuse for your shape. It's a well known cop out. There are too many people that know better and may not be kind. If you want to lose weight, you've found yourself at one of the most popular tools there is to keeping up with your calories. Do good.0 -
Hi,
My name is Emily. I am a big girl. That would seem to have some negative conotations. It never slowed me down. when i was younger i did what i want when i wanted and never gave a second thought that my weight would interfere with my desires. For the longest time it never did. I believed that this is who i am i never ate differently, i just grew up. i never did diets i just lived. ya i'd look in the mirror sometimes and go "oh geez" but then walk off and think i know im beautiful. and I am!! I could ride my horses, work on the farm just as hard or harder than the guy my dad hired to do that job. i played sports, i was always active. the problem was i focused on telling myself i was active and i ignored what i really needed. Friends. No one liked me because i was the heavy girl. Emotionally unstable for a lot of years and barely even noticed it. Thoughout college my say was poor normal people they gain the Freshman 15 and i just look the same yay for me. I'm beginning to think that is not the right way to think about my issue. Genetics be damned I have taken a lot of science courses and if i can change this genetic impairment maybe my later generations will not have to suffer as i did.
Totally agree on this. The whole thing is scientist and doctors had to come up with a way to categorize this weight control problem so they could treat it and get paid as a professional and so the term and disease "obesity" was born. They look at genetics but ignore the fact that people generally eat the same thing their parents taught them to eat from years and years of tradition. I glad you decided to look this in the face and give it a go. Just remember its better to make small lifetime changes that you can stick with.0 -
It's not genetics.0
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what sort of genetic impairment do you have?0
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what sort of genetic impairment do you have?
This is what I'm wondering.
Don't worry, I used to brush off my inability to eat properly as genetics too, though. 0 -
Totally agree on this. The whole thing is scientist and doctors had to come up with a way to categorize this weight control problem so they could treat it and get paid as a professional and so the term and disease "obesity" was born.
Um.... No.0 -
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Heredity is not destiny.0
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isn't there different BMR for different people. Some people eat too much but remain slim while others eat less and still over weight.0
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There is some genetics involved as all my family is short and voila, I am 5'2". I also carry my weight in hips and thighs not stomach. Okay, that being said, losing weight eventually oft to my hips and thighs!! It was the last thing to go and my bust, waist and arms looked too skinny but, I wanted these thunder thighs gone. Did tons of lower body exercises and it did come off. I am still a little out of proportion as waist is one size smaller than. Hips but, I have no thunder thighs. It took a long time and genetics did play a role in where my fat is stored but not if it can come off or not.0
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good luck getting to your goals..its tough to be sure but as long as you have the drive then it will be a lifelong change.0
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Sometimes I blame my genes either. I am short, so I'll always have to weight less than other people who are taller, since I will look like I weight more than I actually do. I cannot control the places in which my fat is going to be stored, or the responsiveness of my muscles when exercised. If I eat less and exercise, I will see some improvements, but it's not a linear process. If there's one thing that I've learn is that metabolism is so complex that there's no way we can really control it at a certain point. This is certainly something that pulls me down every now and then. But first of all, I've tried to stop comparing myself to others. Even to people ehre on MFP. Everyone's body and weightloss is different. Maybe I'll never reach a certain body I wish I could have, but I can always try to improve myself and be the best version of myself that I can be. Even if I don't get a flat stomach or muscles that doesn't mean I'll look better than I did, and that's already a good thing.0
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what sort of genetic impairment do you have?
i'd like to know... cos i really dont get it....!?0 -
It is a bit.It's not genetics.0 -
It is a bit.It's not genetics.
which bit?0 -
Weight, Body composition. That's what we're talking about after all.
It is a bit.It's not genetics.
which bit?0 -
Weight, Body composition. That's what we're talking about after all.
It is a bit.It's not genetics.
which bit?
how is weight genetisc?0 -
I said it's a bit genetic. Your genetics influence your weight, how easily you can gain or lose it, and where a healthy weight range lies. It's not this simplistic every-body-is-the-same thing. The ideal weight for everyone isn't 120 lbs. For some people it's 110lbs, for others it's 140lbs.
Weight, Body composition. That's what we're talking about after all.
It is a bit.It's not genetics.
which bit?
how is weight genetisc?
That said, while it influences your weight, it's not the single determinant. Environmental factors (excercise, food) are also important (this is what we call phenotype, which is the combination of genotype and environment). Somebody who is 300lbs didn't get there by genetics alone.
So it's a bit genetic. Not entirely. Just a bit.0 -
I said it's a bit genetic. Your genetics influence your weight, how easily you can gain or lose it, and where a healthy weight range lies. It's not this simplistic every-body-is-the-same thing. The ideal weight for everyone isn't 120 lbs. For some people it's 110lbs, for others it's 140lbs.
Weight, Body composition. That's what we're talking about after all.
It is a bit.It's not genetics.
which bit?
how is weight genetisc?
That said, while it influences your weight, it's not the single determinant. Environmental factors (excercise, food) are also important (this is what we call phenotype, which is the combination of genotype and environment). Somebody who is 300lbs didn't get there by genetics alone.
So it's a bit genetic. Not entirely. Just a bit.
What she said...
Just as it's narrow minded to blame your entire situation on genetics, it's just as narrow minded to assume they play no part at all.0 -
I said it's a bit genetic. Your genetics influence your weight, how easily you can gain or lose it, and where a healthy weight range lies. It's not this simplistic every-body-is-the-same thing. The ideal weight for everyone isn't 120 lbs. For some people it's 110lbs, for others it's 140lbs.
Weight, Body composition. That's what we're talking about after all.
It is a bit.It's not genetics.
which bit?
how is weight genetisc?
That said, while it influences your weight, it's not the single determinant. Environmental factors (excercise, food) are also important (this is what we call phenotype, which is the combination of genotype and environment). Somebody who is 300lbs didn't get there by genetics alone.
So it's a bit genetic. Not entirely. Just a bit.
What she said...
Just as it's narrow minded to blame your entire situation on genetics, it's just as narrow minded to assume they play no part at all.
Yes. This. Thank you.0 -
There may be people on here who are going to disagree that genetics has anything to do with it, but I disagree with those people, sort of. I think it is a partial factor. My whole family tends to be heavy (starting with grandma, heavy since her childhood in the 1930's and 40's when there wasn't even junk food and fast food everywhere you looked like there is now). By heavy I mean obese, by the way.
There are exceptions in my family who are thin. Want to know why they're thin? They exercise, exercise, exercise, and watch what they eat. They are not perfect, but they constantly strive to be fit and healthy. All of them used to be obese, but are not anymore. I used to be 100 pounds heavier and still have 20 pounds to go, and I have exercised faithfully for 6 years now.
I came to the tough realization a long time ago that while, yes, genetics plays a role, that's life. It's not always fair. We all have our struggles, and we have to deal with them. So I have to eat less to lose weight than others do, oh well! So I have to work out for the rest of my life- I've learned to love it!
Embrace what you've got and do your best with it! 0 -
I would second you. why DNA test tells one is prone to this and that while other is not. Human body is complex chemical factory and each body have slightly different machines and catalysts in them. So same food eaten by different people will be processed differently due to different quantities of catalystsThere may be people on here who are going to disagree that genetics has anything to do with it, but I disagree with those people, sort of. I think it is a partial factor. My whole family tends to be heavy (starting with grandma, heavy since her childhood in the 1930's and 40's when there wasn't even junk food and fast food everywhere you looked like there is now). By heavy I mean obese, by the way.
There are exceptions in my family who are thin. Want to know why they're thin? They exercise, exercise, exercise, and watch what they eat. They are not perfect, but they constantly strive to be fit and healthy. All of them used to be obese, but are not anymore. I used to be 100 pounds heavier and still have 20 pounds to go, and I have exercised faithfully for 6 years now.
I came to the tough realization a long time ago that while, yes, genetics plays a role, that's life. It's not always fair. We all have our struggles, and we have to deal with them. So I have to eat less to lose weight than others do, oh well! So I have to work out for the rest of my life- I've learned to love it!
Embrace what you've got and do your best with it!0 -
Actually obesity has a LOT to do with some genetics! I just did a paper on this in my BioTech class and it's fascinating. That chemical in plastic bottles you're always ignoring every yelling about? It causes your children to have more obesity prone genetics.
There's a bunch more too, but everyone above did a great job explaining!0 -
i think genetics can give you a tendency towards being overweight if you parents were and such, they may have a influence, but it doesn't mean they control the out come.. its your choice to take care of your body.. learn how to eat and how to move your body,0
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Actually obesity has a LOT to do with some genetics! I just did a paper on this in my BioTech class and it's fascinating. That chemical in plastic bottles you're always ignoring every yelling about? It causes your children to have more obesity prone genetics.
There's a bunch more too, but everyone above did a great job explaining!
So on an epigenetic level, how can you change your genetics to better your life as well as the lives of your future children, and their children?
Don't be a slave to your genetics.0
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