sweetwhisper
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ORIGINAL: JohnWarren I suspect he is a former "fattie" who has managed through a combination of good health, good genetics and good luck to lose weight. Some people who do this are reasonable. Some, sadly, become, like some ex-smokers, converts to what seems like a truly evangelical religion, and instead of bathing in good feeling, become health-hype Cotton Mathers. Waving a sword of righteousness in on hand and a copy of South Beach Diet in the other, they march forth into an iniquitous world prepared to do battle against those who haven't reached their level of wholesome righteousness. My personal advice to them 1/ avoid mirrors. They have an unacceptable level of accuracy built in. 2/ avoid windmills. Those big arms are hell on the armour. I agree with this post, except for one tiny part, i don't think that "luck" really has anything to do with a person losing weight. I am overweight myself, trying to lose (been trying for years and years!) i don't blame society, i don't blame McDonalds, i don't blame my genes, or my thyroid gland, or my stressful job, etc etc etc....i don't believe that it is anything else other than the fact that i eat more calories/fat than what i burn....plain and simple. It does,however, really irk me to see those that once they do accomplish their goal of either losing weight, or quiting smoking, or whatever it may be, they somehow feel they are the spokesperson for whatever it was they beat, and make it their life mission to preach to everyone else...ugh! As far as the OP, don't worry so much about what others may be thinking, the reality is that those whom you might feel are looking down on you for being over weight are probably too busy thinking about what others may think of their bald heads, or they shortness, or their lazy eye, etc....we ALL have imperfections, we ALL have something we are insecure about.....so just have fun, come out and play, life is too short to be sitting in a corner watching others have all the fun. sweetwhisper
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