| Most live with it, and dont decide to make it a federal issue |
I don't know about making a federal issue over it, I do know that people that are obese are costing the government a LOT of money, with health issues such as heart disease. Helping them access transportation, having reasonable accomodations such as big enough chairs, big enough seating in church, and I COULD go on and probably shouldn't, will help start changing our country.
Healthier attitudes towards our own people in our own country would only be a positive change.
| NOT being able to function in society as one would like is good incentive to get help and get healthy. |
To me, that's backward reasoning, not unlike what my sister told me our mom said. Our mom had told her I didn't get to have dance lessons "because people might laugh at me because I was plump". That's backward reasoning!! If people can get out and do things, they're happier, they then want to do things. If I had been allowed to have dance lessons, I would have gotten exercise, developed self-confidence, gotten stronger and toned.
try reversing that thinking Tex, if people can access things they need, they're more likely to do stuff, and go and feel good because they know they can do so without finding things too small.
| Most are just people who lack self control when it comes to stuffing their face. |
Mason you're coming across as being a little cold here, imho, do you detest obesity? or is it the problem with compulsive eating that you seem to detest? just curious.
| In no way must people be made to feel comfortable with obesity |
Jennifer, people that are morbidly obese aren't comfortable at all, if we can be supportive of our fellow human being, the world would only be a better place. Just my opinion,
{"We, however, can't continue to make life uncomfortable for them in order to make it go away." }
I found your article very interesting Sally! and your attitude mature and aware of reality, without being personally involved with your emotions, which is a whole lot more than I can say for myself!!
Many people do act like ostriches, their heads in the sand, ignoring that which isn't going to "go away" or change without a different take on life.
We CAN'T change people's attitudes, minds, behaviors OR choices, whether it's about our own eating habits, or other people's eating habits. We CAN though make it possible for ALL to participate in life, to be able to sit comfortably in a public place, attend church services, or other things that are part of one's life.
I believe that the only thing that DOES help with the obesity issue is for the people that have it to take responsibilty for their own actions, without blaming the world. That might include counseling, diet, exercise, spirituality, and/or even surgery.
AND I think and believe that if those that are so judgemental ( especially verbally towards obese people) and critical WOULD have a change in attitude they would be helping themselves, for their very harsh demeanor shows who and how they are in the world. IF they were to develop a disease ( such as ALS) that kept them from moving around as needed to stay slim, then they themselves, would become overweight, out of shape. Probably not like the morbid obese, still they no longer would be so wonderful any more.
Think about it.
Anyone that condemns another is a just a breath away from the same happening to them. I've seen it go down.
I see the way we've treated people in our country, that are different from the majority, as nothing less than shameful. It doesn't help anyone or anything to laugh at them, critize them, or ignore them and their disease.
