Weight loss shows causing me grief
I will be the first to admit I am fat. I am trying to lose weight for health reasons but just haven't had much success and that is probably because I don't have much motivation. I'm not delusional about how I got this big and I've known all along how to avoid it. I don't hate myself, I wasn't abused as a child and I don't harbor resentment towards my parents. I just love food; I love to cook it, smell it, and taste it. I am so tired of everyone thinking I have some deep underlying mental issue or that I am unaware of my size. I feel shows like The Biggest Loser has caused me to be singled out and that people are pointing their fingers at me and trying to figure out what it was that my mother did to me when I was younger that caused me to get this big. Does anyone else wish these shows would go away so those of us who are fat can get get some peace?
tdalton, I too am fat because I like to eat. Nothing more. It is in my family's genetic disposition to be overweight. But I do believe it is possible that things in people's past could cause them to overeat and gain weight. It just isn't true of everyone. I enjoy watching weight loss shows such as BL, but I take it with a grain of salt. Very few people can exercise to the extreme that it depicts, and even fewer will lose weight at that rate. But I enjoy seeing the change in people as they go through the process.
Carol
Interesting! I guess I've never thought of it that way. Though I was watching Biggest Loser earlier this week and thought "Geez, Jillian, not everyone who is overweight has deep dark issues they are dealing with." It is really odd how that show instantly jumps to that conclusion.