Fat = Hate, Why ???

probably something to do with it being unhealthy and the way society see's those things.

but i will say sometimes society can project those at a normal-ish weight as 'fat' which is obviously a bad thing to be pushing on girls etc as it brainwashes em into thinking they got to be rail thin to be attractive etc.


deembastille



Yep! ; I think that's why a lot of people are overweight is lack of those two key areas.

like some people i know who are clearly overweight (not just a little, but clearly), and still in their 20's (like age) to, tend to eat meals WAY to big for one meal as they should be able to EASILY get two meals out of it, if not more.

you can see that general pattern for people who are basically obese (i.e. not a little overweight, but clearly overweight).

I am 5'7" @ 140-145lbs (on our scales i am about 138lbs but on doctors scales i would likely be in the 140-145lbs range) and ill be 38 years old later this month. i don't really watch what i eat all that much but in general on a typical day ill have 2-3 meals with some side snacks. i typically eat meals about 4-5 hours apart (with very little to nothing in between most of the time and later on ill eat a bit more snacks). for a meal ill have say a cheeseburger/pop(Coke or Mtn Dew) and maybe some potato chips. but for those trying to lose weight you could easily skip the potato chips (or if your eating fast food avoid the fries) and just have the burger and pop. i typically drink between 16-32oz a either Mountain Dew or Coke each day and have been doing that for many years now. also, i would say i generally eat either chicken or hamburger variations or occasionally some hot dogs or some of that Campbells chunky soup with about a half pack of crackers in there etc etc. i just don't like those more heavy fat kind of foods like baby back ribs etc which is probably a bonus for me (hell, in the last year or so i don't even like pizza anymore, just the taste of it is bland(i.e. not enjoying it), even though i liked it for a large portion of my life). also, i don't even really get any real exercise either (maybe a little once in a while) and have not for years now (probably 10-15+ years). also, another good example... unless your really young with a sky high metabolism, when eating at subway while i generally get a footlong sub ill only eat half of it when i order it and then save the other half for a meal later that day because eating all of that at once is simply too many calories for one meal as by the time you eat that sub with a drink your probably looking at 1,000 calories or so right then and there, which is simply too much for a single meal, as the subs seem to be roughly 800-900 calories give or take for many of the footlongs but eating about half of that with a drink your probably somewhere in the ball park of 600 calories which is much more reasonable for a single meal.

i would say as a general guideline... eating smaller meals but a bit more often is better than eating super large meals but less often. i heard that helps your metabolism etc. basically while you don't really have to watch your calories too much you obviously don't want to push it too much either as while i never really counted what i eat exactly from a calorie intake perspective i would imagine i am in the ball park of 2000-2500calories a day which i imagine is a good general guideline to float around as i imagine those who are consistently in the 3,000+ calorie range, especially if they are not physically active, will start to pack on weight and i sure those who are obese (or close to it) are well beyond that 2000-2500 a day range.

p.s. i realize that being overweight is not always overeating as there can be legit health issues like thyroid problems etc but it's still pretty safe for me to say most people who are really overweight are clearly overeating. you might get away with overeating a little here and there but if that's routine your going to pay the price.

NOTE: i was generally around 150lbs (i am pretty sure i have always been under 160lbs) for a decent portion of my life but i have actually dropped 10+ pounds over the last year or so but it's probably because i have cut back a bit on what i eat. for measure with my general weight etc... in my prime (basically 15 years old+ to maybe early 20's or so), when i had energy to burn, i was 5'7" @ 125-130lbs. basically even today... i am smaller than most guys especially for someone who's got a little age on em.



Exactly.

it's messed up how some people get obsessed with being skinny to the point they can't even see they are clearly TOO thin which is not healthy.

even if they are not anorexic, after a certain point you just don't want to have to constantly be worrying/thinking about what your eating to the point they can't really enjoy anything and are constantly eating salads etc. that would suck.