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post 1551231981 05-10-2018, 11:47 AM
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how do morbidly obese people...

actually get so fat? there has to be a point where a human being with a working brain would realize, "ok I can't fit in my tub or through this fukn door anymore time to lose some weight"

instead they go on tv, blame it on their eating habits, and continue to be a waste of space on our planet while creating all sorts of holes in the ozone layer from the amount of chit they produce.

someone redpill me

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post 1551232051 05-10-2018, 11:48 AM
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Absolutely no idea. If I saw myself getting fat in the mirror I'd literally stop eating. Guess it's not that easy for most people?
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post 1551232091 05-10-2018, 11:48 AM
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post 1551232201 05-10-2018, 11:49 AM
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I think of this all the time but then when I have to hang with an obese couple I know then I understand.

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post 1551232301 05-10-2018, 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted By DesiredUser****⏩
Absolutely no idea. If I saw myself getting fat in the mirror I'd literally stop eating. Guess it's not that easy for most people?
As soon as I see my abs starting to disappear I have a panic attack lmao these people have more chins than there are in a chinese phonebook and keep eating
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its my thyroid
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post 1551232351 05-10-2018, 11:51 AM
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They chronically consume vastly more calories than they expend
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post 1551232481 05-10-2018, 11:51 AM
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I was an obese person before.

It's purely laziness. That's all.
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post 1551232731 05-10-2018, 11:54 AM
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I can't even fathom how people end up 50lbs overweight, no fawking self respect or value of their own lives I guess, I just can't imagine doing that to myself.
post 1551232851 05-10-2018, 11:56 AM
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Because for some reason they can't seem to lose weight eating 5 double cheese burgers and 3 large orders of fries each day. Likely a thyroid issue.
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it's much easier to do nothing than to do something...
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Originally Posted By mgftp⏩
I can't even fathom how people end up 50lbs overweight, no fawking self respect or value of their own lives I guess, I just can't imagine doing that to myself.
This. You can watch the soylent take over their already sad bodies. Unfortunately I know a few people who are starting to let themselves go at the young age of 24. Life is going to suck for them after 30.
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post 1551233351 05-10-2018, 12:02 PM
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All the soda they drink can easily add up an extra 1-2k+ calories per day.
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post 1551234541 05-10-2018, 12:19 PM
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most of them have a feeling of hopelessness that they cant do anything about it, and that they're body is different and it's impossible for them to lose weight

theres a phenomenon where overweight people underestimate how much they're eating and underweight people overestimate how much they're eating

we've all heard fatties say I barely eat anything and I cant lose weight

and scrawnies go I eat 5000 calories a day and I cant gain any weight

if both parties actually tracked what they ate their lives would be a lot easier
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post 1551235491 05-10-2018, 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted By ssilv⏩
actually get so fat? there has to be a point where a human being with a working brain would realize, "ok I can't fit in my tub or through this fukn door anymore time to lose some weight"

instead they go on tv, blame it on their eating habits, and continue to be a waste of space on our planet while creating all sorts of holes in the ozone layer from the amount of chit they produce.

someone redpill me

All those calories and still can't build thick forearms.
post 1551235711 05-10-2018, 12:39 PM
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Their transformations are actually quite impressive. It doesn't happen overnight, yet they look like they've exploded. Very intriguing. Just goes to show if you keep at something you'll make progress.
post 1551236171 05-10-2018, 12:46 PM
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There's a difference between medical 'morbid obesity' and the level these people get to. The dude pictured is mental illness 100%, combined with an enabler.
I was morbidly obese per BMI charts (obese class III) but I could still walk around. Down to obese class I baby. Someday I'll be just regular overweight haha.
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Originally Posted By MuzzieChik786⏩
I was an obese person before.

It's purely laziness. That's all.
I guess I missed out on the misc long enough in between my off years to see your story, but congrats on getting your life back on track.

And to OP: There are ghrelin/leptin imbalances that just get worse the bigger you get. I still can't fathom it, because even if I was hungry I still wouldn't eat if I got to that level.
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post 1551236211 05-10-2018, 12:47 PM
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It's gotta be mental problems like depression or food addiction. No one with a healthy mind would let that happen
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Originally Posted By MuzzieChik786⏩
I was an obese person before.
Your avi says otherwise. Please tell the story of when you were obese...how? why?
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post 1551236441 05-10-2018, 12:50 PM
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Originally Posted By Potatolifter⏩
All those calories and still can't build thick forearms.
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Extreme cases like these, usually mental problems
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It's really not that different than any other severe addiction or habit. At the core of it is a mix of coping, self-sabotage/self-harm, and hopelessness that creates a vicious circle. Reminds me of fat bastard in Austin Powers when he says something to the effect of, "I eat because I'm unhappy. And I'm unhappy because i eat."

or...

"I drink because I'm unhappy. I'm unhappy because i drink."
"I cut because I'm unhappy. I'm unhappy because i cut."
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The answer for these people and millions of other addicts lies in them letting go, convincing them that they aren't hopeless, and that they do have control.
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Originally Posted By ssilv⏩
there has to be a point where a human being with a working brain would realize, "ok I can't fit in my tub or through this fukn door anymore time to lose some weight"
Of course there is, but the same thing can be said for a heroin addict or someone with alcohol related fatty liver disease.

And before you automatically get pissed that I would suggest such a thing, forget about how they got there for a second and think about what you wrote.

Any rational, normal human being can see that at 400 pounds they were too fat, and at 500 pounds they were too fat. So how does an otherwise rational person like that get to 600 pounds?

Well it's obvious to me that they don't want that, so what else is there? Addiction and neurosis both play a part because you can't just explain it all away by saying they're uneducated about nutrition.
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post 1551237341 05-10-2018, 01:02 PM
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I put on 120+ in maybe a year and a half and was pushing 400, yet still thought I was 330 or so. It's hard to track your dreamer bulk when you're a fat piece of chit to begin with, rarely see yourself in pictures because you're a depressed basement dweller, and max out all the scales.

Just tell yourself, "I'll get back in the gym tomorrow," 500 days in a row and see where you end up.
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Originally Posted By CaliSuperSport⏩
They chronically consume vastly more calories than they expend
Simply put, yes.

I think it typically starts with something deemed tragic in their youth with a parent or family member which eventually breeds a fair dose of self-loathing. You gain 20lbs here and 15lbs there and do that over the course of 15 years and youโ€™ve put on a few hundred easily.

Once youโ€™re so fat, working out is a mind-fuk...everything hurts and excuses set in. The cycle continues and they die young...said af.

They are mentally ill, form bad habit after bad habit and RIP.
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