Why do people automatically assume fat people neglect their bodies?!


Question: That is not true. That is a very huge stereo type. Just because they are not as skinny and pretty as others doesnt mean that they dont try to get that way. And people develop eating disorders because they feel taht that is better than having others think that they dont care.

I am overweight.. and i am a teeen. I work very hard on my appearance.. I find flattering clothes, i get cute haircuts,, i wash my face to keep it acne clear, and i try my best to lose the weight that i gained as a child.

I am sick of people thinking that i neglect my body.. I do excersise.. i try very hard to eat healthy.. the reason why i stay the same weight is becaue i slip up.. i lose my will power.. but that does not mean that i dont care about my body.!!!

Why do people think that htey have the right to say that fat people like me,, neglect thier bodies when they really dont know bullshit.


Answers: That is not true. That is a very huge stereo type. Just because they are not as skinny and pretty as others doesnt mean that they dont try to get that way. And people develop eating disorders because they feel taht that is better than having others think that they dont care.

I am overweight.. and i am a teeen. I work very hard on my appearance.. I find flattering clothes, i get cute haircuts,, i wash my face to keep it acne clear, and i try my best to lose the weight that i gained as a child.

I am sick of people thinking that i neglect my body.. I do excersise.. i try very hard to eat healthy.. the reason why i stay the same weight is becaue i slip up.. i lose my will power.. but that does not mean that i dont care about my body.!!!

Why do people think that htey have the right to say that fat people like me,, neglect thier bodies when they really dont know bullshit.

Unfortunately, this country and the world for that matter are full of ignorant people who just have to tell themselves that they must be great because whatever they are doing doesn't result in immediate consequences. They live in a make believe world where everything is always fair, people who deserve to be successful are always successful, and people who "take care of their bodies" don't ever get to be overweight. For these people, it is somehow more gratifying to tell themselves it is always the fault of the individual with the weight problem, or drinking/drug problem, or have speech impediment, or whatever. It always has to be a choice to these people because God forbid something should ever happen that is out of their control. That is what it is really about- the inability to recognize that not all outcomes are chosen. I think that these people are the ones who deep down inside don't really have a lot of self-esteem. They don't feel good about many aspects of who they are and so they decide to give themselves a pat on the back and think hey, at least I'm not overweight. I'm an inbred pedophile with a tendency to drink too much and beat my wife, but at least I don't weigh too much. I'm sorry that the world is full of people who don't understand and don't want to understand. I wish you the best, just don't let these people get the best of you. They aren't worth the stress. I'm sure you don't need anyone to lecture you on any kind of weight control, but I have always found that exercising can make up for a lot of slip ups. I don't really know what your situation is and whether you exercise much, what you eat, anything. I just know that people's bodies react to food differently and how our bodies store/burn calories really isn't as much of a choice as we all would like. I just know that exercising some can translate to your body burning more energy even when you are resting. I hope something I said helped, take care

Sadly we are a very visual society

Don't get so defensive. We are overweight because we eat too much, pure and simple. This is a form of neglect, and no matter how much we try to buy flattering clothes and be attractive, the truth is we are still overweight. The only way to not be overweight is to eat less while ontinuing to exercise more. You can call it anything you want but it is in fact neglect.

i agree with you 100%
people are so quick to judge! and it's not that bigger people are lazy.. sometiems it's hereditary, or in your case, you got it as a child! im sick of people saying that overweight teenages have to change to fit a certain image. not even teenagers, but they have the most pressure on them to change.. i think we should all embrace the bodies god gave us, and ignore the people who are retarded enought to judge a book by its cover.

well people say that because...what happens when you neglect your body?....you get fat...so people assume the opposite as well, i dont want to say anything mean i understand your situation but at the same time you just said that you slip up yourself...and what happens? you remain overwieght right? Maybe it dosent mean you dont care but actions speak louder than words, if people see you losing weight they will see you trying and caring about your body, if you stay overwieght than its obviously not enough of a priority to you to stay focused on it...or atleast that is what people will think.


EDIT*
to the person above me, yeah being a little chubby is fine, but please everyone lets not forget that being overwieght increases the likelihood of you having any or every disease by A LOT ....its a health problem, thats nice in theory *be happy with what god gave you* but doing that can lead to diabetes and heart disease and plenty of other illnesses

They think that way because they've never been in your shoes. It's like saying all fat people are lazy. It's a way for insecure people to direct the negative attention to someone else instead of themselves. Healthy weight is the weight you feel good at, not the weight that makes everyone else happy. I was skinny for years and very unhappy. Now that I've gained some weight, everyone tells me how much healthier I look...and I feel better too. Girl, don't get hung up on what others think... if you do you'll spend your whole life chasing someone else's expectations. Another thing to remember is that stupid people say stupid things. They can't help it, they just neglect their minds to the point that they are stupid!

truth is, your parents probably neglected your body when you were younger, its a shame how some people feed their kids

i totly agree with you no bodys perfect every body comes in differnt sizes and nobody should care

The same reason people think that those with acne must not wash their faces.

Ignore people who criticize or pontificate. They are biased, insensitive, and ignorant. And often their behavior is motivated by a deep-seated sense of inferiority that manifests itself as criticism of others in a misguided attempt to feel superior. Pity them.

Slipping up and eating something your not supposed too is neglect.

Plus, they're also running out of idea's to try to get people to lose weight. I think they're talking of the fat (Overweight, sorry?) People that carry around buckets of KFC

ppl dont like things they havent experienced before. if a skinny person sees something that has never happened to her/him, they just try to assume the answer.

first of all it doesn't matter if one is heavy or thin, people will make fun or talk about some one. People have issues of their own and to take away from themselves they pick on others.
Be strong hold your head up, changing your eating habits will help you lose weight. But you have to want to lose weight for you not because of others, the heck with what people say, they are miserable and try to bring others down.
Start each day with breakfast, eat healthy snacks in between meals and aim for 1200-1600 calories daily, drink at least 64 ounces of water daily.
You are who you are and don't try to change for others, when you do lose the weight people will find something else to find fault in you.
Good Luck and God Bless.

You do neglect your body, just like someone who sticks their finger down their throat and pukes up their food. It's just easier for everyone to see your neglect.

You abuse yourself with your "slip ups" just like a person who smokes cigarettes or a drug addict. They "slip up" too. If you really cared about your body you'd realize that the food you put into it is more important then finding flattering clothes.

That's like getting a paint job on a broken car. Your priorities are all screwed up, and you can either figure that out now and fix the problem or spend the rest of your life whining about how people should just accept you for being a person without will power who can't control what she stuffs into her face.

Sorry it's brutal but it's the truth. Take responsibility or suffer the consequences.

BTW: My "shallowness" is caused by watching the people around me get fat and decide that it's ok to be fat, people should just accept them.
DIABETES doesn't give a damn how nice you are or how cute your hair cut is. Heart attacks don't care, cancer doesn't care, none of these awful things that happen to people because they're fat care about your personality. Stop killing yourself, I'm tired of watching so many people in this country die due to gross neglect of their health.
Give me all the thumbs downs you want people, maybe someday I'll wake one of you up and you'll stop committing slow suicide by twinkie.





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