Why is it, when someone asks for help with wight loss, everyone assumes the person is a junk food adict?
Most of the answers I have seen have been people assuming that all the people asking are lazy, junk food adicts, who don’t want to put the pop and chips down and excercise. Why are people so quick to show their ignorance in this way?
I think there are two reasons for this. The first is the assumption on the part of many people that every problem in the world, including extra pounds, can simply be solved with a little will-power. The other is that there are a lot of people participating on this site who would rather tear someone down then help them in any way, and who better to tear down than someone who’s overweight? (It makes not one bit of difference if the person concerned is just trying to lose a few extra pounds they have put on over the years, or if they are 200 lbs. over their ideal weight. I think the media image of overweight people being lazy and bad eaters also makes people feel empowered to slam away.)
As with most things in this world, weight issues are not simply black and white. Yes, there are people who are overweight because of not exercising and not watching what they eat. When experts talk about the growing obesity problem in countries like the US, they frequenty cite that as a reason. However, for many overweight people, the issue is complicated by other factors, such as genetics or medical conditions. Other people would like to eat a more Healthy Diet and get exercise, but are limited in their choices by lack of education or lack of resources. Many people simply don’t know which foods are good for them and which are not, and with portion sizes growing all the time, it has become a major task to figure out if you are eating the right amount of something or not. I also read recently that obesity is a tremendous problem for people with limited incomes, such as the elderly, because they often cannot afford to buy wholesome fresh foods. There’s also just the basic fact that all people are not meant to be a size medium.
If it makes you feel better, people do it to other people all the time. Do you have any idea how often people who are clinically depressed are told to “just snap out of it,” or that if they will just put on a happy face and act cheerful, their depression will go away? Similarly, alcoholics and others with substance abuse problems are told to just walk away from the bottle (the “just say no” mentality–I think we all know how well that works).
The truth of the matter is that those who have something really constructive to say about anything, be it Weight Loss or politics, will say it. It may be sharing their opinions, stating a fact, or some other method of sharing information. The main thing is that they won’t simply make assumptions. I saw a question on here months ago where a woman asked how she could lose 10 lbs. before her wedding. Innocent question, and great potential for good answers. You know what? Only one person bothered to make helpful suggestions or supply her with information that might be helpful. Everyone else said, basically, that she should stop acting like a lazy slob, stop stuffing her face, and start going to the gym. I think what they actually should have said is the truth, “I have nothing helpful to contribute, but it will make me feel better to slam you, so I will.”
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