Fat by Choice – The Choice is Yours

Disclaimer: The people I refer to in this post are not those who may have a weight problem for legitimate medical reasons. No, I am talking about people who are fat for behavioural reasons.
People who are fat by choice.

Blunt day.
If you’re out of shape and feeling precious, come back later.
Or not.
I know we’ve touched on this subject before, but I think we need to revisit it… some recent discussions and observations tell me so.

I’m (still) sick of people who have made themselves fat.. NOT taking responsibility for their fat selves. Listen to them and apparently their obesity is about everything but personal choice and responsibility.

It has nothing to do with them.

They are helpless victims of the big nasty corporations who mercilessly manipulate and control the masses. I didn’t realise that the multitudes who flock to McDonalds and Krispy Kreme are in fact fast-food Zombies, incapable of making decisions for themselves or experiencing free will.
Allegedly the fast food giants are using some kind of Jedi-mind-manipulation thing while we all sleep.
Clever.
And don’t forget those ultrasonic, low-frequency, invisible, silent, odourless, undetectable-by-human being, hunger-stimulation waves that they constantly pump into the atmosphere.
Didn’t have those in the fifties!

And all this time I’ve stupidly been thinking that when I gain some fat it’s my fault.
It’s so liberating to know that my big fat gut is not my responsibility.
Such a relief.
And it’s so much fun blaming someone or something else for my gigantic, bloated body.
It doesn’t help me lose weight of course.. but the venting gives me an emotional release for a few minutes… and that’s healthy.. right?

Okay, I know this all sounds a little sarcastic and excessive… but listen to the crap that comes out of some people’s mouths when they talk about their body/diet/lifestyle… and you’ll discover that this is how they think.

A couple of things to consider:

(1) We (the collective we) have never been more educated about health and all it’s related issues – diet, lifestyle, exercise, stress, obesity, work/life balance.
We live in the information/education age.

(2) We’ve never had more resources to help us get/stay in shape: trainers, weight-loss, specialists, fat-farms, books, DVD’s, programs, dietitians, life-coaches, low-fat-low-salt-low-sugar-low-GI-low-taste foods, surgery, pills, powders, potions, gizmos, gadgets, saturation TV coverage of anything to do with obesity and of course, the constant stream of never-seen-before scientific breakthroughs.

And despite this… we continue to get fatter.
And fatter.

Every day, educated, informed, intelligent people who don’t want to be fat… remain fat by CHOICE; every day they choose to eat more fat, sugar, salt and calories than their body needs.
They choose unhealthy foods.
They choose sugary drinks.
They choose alcohol.
They choose to drive to the drive-thru restaurant.
They choose to sit on the couch.
They choose to not exercise.
They choose to not read (or learn to read) food labels.
They choose not be responsible.

And still, the do-gooders run around with their arms in the air crying for corporate blood… “how can these companies be allowed to sell this stuff”, they ask.

Hey do-gooders.. here’s an old-fashioned concept for you… don’t buy it and don’t eat it!

Every day I talk to people who constantly eat foods they shouldn’t despite (1) knowing what they’re putting in their mouth is unhealthy and (2) being desperate to lose weight.
When we really think about it, it’s actually kind of amazing.

When you’re fat and educated (that is, know good food from bad) and you consistently put that burger or cake in your mouth, then you’re choosing obesity.
Yes we can analyse the behaviours, the triggers, the emotional issues and the psychology of it all… but when we dumb it down and be totally honest with ourselves (there’s a concept) we still have total control over (1) what we put in our mouth and (2) how fat we are or aren’t.

As long as we dance around the REAL ISSUES we will continue to get fatter.
And the simple, non-negotiable facts are:
(1) We eat too much
(2) We move too little
(3) We make excuses
(4) We make bad choices
(5) We don’t take complete responsibility

As a society I believe we are now at the point where the obesity epidemic will not be rectified by more education, more ab-blasters or more low-sugar cereals… I believe the answer is a massive global reality check… and a lesson in self-control and effective decision making wouldn’t hurt either.

Let me know your thoughts and where you’re from.

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