I was only sharing what worked for me. Never did I tell anyone to go vegan. Eating this way helped me recover from anorexia which is a win in my opinion.

Obese people shouldn't complain if they're not up for changing their lifestyle.

And please, Dr. Fuhrman is a ****ing joke. Promoting calorie restriction is terrible advice.

My thoughts when I sight them at first is "Yikes" and that's about it. I'm not disdained by it the way some people are.

there's no hope for you

Only talking here about people who are fat not because of some sickness or another : they can do what they want but just don't be in denial. Most of the time, being fat is not pretty. Also, stop complaining if you have to pay for 2 seats on a plane.

Yeah, type 1 tho (unrelated to diet) type 2 is from what you eat

Congrats, it must be amazing to be on the other side. I hope things continue to improve and thanks

Live your life, but don't encourage being fat. It's unhealthy, not beautiful. Also skinny shaming has to be stopped.

Live and let die. Give them a twinkie for all I care.

It is actually disrespectful when I see people telling someone who is overweight or obese that they should consider going on a diet, eating better, or becoming healthier. I wouldn't appreciate it if I was a few pounds over the standard and someone tried to tell me what I should or shouldn't do.

If someone is overweight it is their decision to make a change to their lifestyle.

I don't judge people but I do think they're very jolly!

I'm glad i'm in shape though because my mom once said the day I get fat i'll stop being her son!

Being overweight is fine. Being obese is not. But it's nobodies place to tell someone else how to be (unless it's your child of course lol).

I have a lot of friends with this condition and I love them. But I'm gonna say this, and it's not in a mean way, I really hate when some of these boys try to talk to me thinking they have a chance, 'cause I don't find them attractive at all and I have to lie and tell them some other excuses to protect their feelings and esteem.

of course you can. heart disease/failure happens to the best of us at some point in time and sometimes we just don't have control over that. you can prevent it from happening when you're young and in your prime by eating healthier but don't assume it'll never happen. you're gonna be old one day, I mean...

diabetes is an imbalance in insulin and sugar intake (I think that's oversimplification but that's generally what it is). you need sugar in your body in some amounts, if its either too low or too much it can be bad for you.

cancer is virtually inescapable, like you could be super healthy yet still get cancer

just because you eat right mostly doesn't mean you're invulnerable to any of these.

I think really fat people should have to pay more for public transport, or pay for two seats, I'm sick to death of being squashed and sat on.

omg

The lack of understanding for diabetes in this thread. **** you guys, pick up a book if you don't know what I'm talking about. If you do know what I'm talking about, thank you and you can ignore this.

Both. I think popular food chains that contribute to the obesity epidemic (i.e., McDonalds and Jack in the Box) should be forced to use healthier products in their food, which is already happening in America. Other than that, if people want to sit around and eat all day, it's their choice, I don't have a problem with that.

IT ISN'T MY BODY SO I DON'T CARE

I love chubby, if they don't smell bad

Don't care, lol.

I don't bother with it. Honestly, my baby cousin is bigger because of some weird side effect from this wrong medication a hospital gave him. Sometimes it's not really an unhealthy diet or lack of exercise but something much deeper.

I struggled with weight for a few years before I finally got to my ideal weight. Let me tell you how overweight people feel:

1. They don't wanna hear how much they need to lose weight constantly, they already know this.
2. Don't say "are you really gonna eat that?" or "you shouldn't eat that"
3. They don't like to be singled out in society as a sub-group i.e. "Your thoughts on overweight people?"
4. 9 times out of 10 they know they need to lose weight but it's not easy. It's easy for a skinny person to say "just lose weight" because MOST of them have never been there. It's not a walk in the park and the struggle does horrendous things to you mentally, physically and emotionally. That's how some overweight individuals develop eating disorders.
5. If you wanna help, say "hey, let's go to the gym" or "hey, wanna take a walk with me" don't patronize.
6. It's their life, if they want a damn burger, give them one