Regarding "This is why you're fat"

Maybe it's me, but I find the kick-off statement to this thread mean spirited. The pictures on there were grossly over-exaggerated and I know the average obese person does not chow down on corndog pizza for every meal. As a matter of fact, I think these photos and the heading that accompanies it, just goes on to further stereotype the overweight and obese culture that made me feel so bad about myself and feel so self concious when I was weighing in at 270lbs. Lack of exercise and activity is enough to make even a semi-healthy eater gain weight and become "fat". I don't think we're on here to question why we used to be fat, but we're here to support eachother and look to the future and encourage a healthy lifestyle no matter if we are trying to gain, lose, or maintain. "This is why you're fat"...Well, personally, i don't need anyone pointing out the reasons why I'm fat, or was fat.

I agree. I thought it was kind of mean spirited as well. The pictures were over-exaggerated on purpose. It wouldn't surprise me if some of those foods were made just for the pictures.

I myself was never "fat." I weighed more than I wanted, but I have never been "fat." I grew up eating right - I think it was partly b/c my mom didn't have a lot of money, but we were only allowed 2 snacks per day, we had to have fruit at lunch, at dinner half our plate was veggies with 1/4 meat and 1/4 carbs, and we had to have 2 glasses of (skim) milk everyday.

Do I still love a bacon cheeseburger? Or a pepporoni pizza? Or a bag of sour cream and onion chips? Oh yes!

But those pictures? No one really makes or eats food like that.

I hope no one was offended by me titling that thread the way I did. Like kerrilucko said, it was the title of the website. I saw it on perez and just thought it was weird/interesting/funny and wanted to share. I wasn't implying that if you're fat then you must eat those foods because I know I never have. Jeez, I've always felt sick after having the bacon and sausage at Denny's let alone a 'garbage plate' :laugh: . I just thought some people would get a kick out of it. :ohwell:

Hey it was the title of the article er, um, gross food pics:laugh: Didn't offend me:flowerforyou:

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http://thisiswhyyourefat.com


Ugh! :sick: Just LOOK at some of those foods. Makes me wanna eat salad for the rest of my life. :laugh:

quoting the other thread above.....

I read all these responses there... and a few of you admit to finding these foods to be something you'd eat - but most of you say "Yuck!" or "Gross!" - and it makes me wonder, how DID you get fat if you don't find these foods attractive at all? Did your tastes just miraculously get "fixed" when you decided to lose weight and adapt a healthier eating style?? How did you DO that?! I want to know!

I'm with you, i'd be a very unhappy person without my junk food, I don't try to not eat it, because I don't want to give it up, I just end up in the gym a little more than others...lol.....btw tootsie rolls, choc chip cookies and french fries...none of this baked crap, or sweet potato fries, i'm talking salty yummy deep fried fries....lol, I just balance everything else out around it, I make sure to have one "junk item a day...I have clients at the gym that devote an entire day to junk...that's a little much...but whatever works for you! I think you just learn to understand calories better, and fat..so on, when you decide to eat healthier, but I never deprive myself.

I feel like the only one who is living a daily battle by NOT eating deep fried chocolate bars or "garbage plates" of food. Sure, I've changed my eating lifestyle for the better but I still very badly WANT all of those foods when I see or smell them!

Tell me people - how did you miraculously cure the very thing that caused you to become overweight in the first place? (which for most of us was eating too much and of the wrong foods!)