Why do obese people in the US always say they don't eat much?

Cause they are ashamed and lying to themselves

And the majority of americans aren't obese.

This is why fat people are fat 

It annoys me how people can judge people just by looks. For example, I bet none of you judge a skinny person who has the same diet as a 300lbs man. lonewolf604

I just don't believe anyone can be as obese as many Americans are without eating alot. Conservation of mass right? Your fat has to come from somewhere. And yet many Americans are saying that it's an epidemic like a 'disease' or something. Are you telling me that in the 60's and 70's, Americans are not subjected to this 'disease' and suddenly everyone contracted this disease in the 21st century? That makes no sense at all.

Ummm this isn't just obese people from the US. This is applicable to every obese person. 

Obese people don't realize that a normal 2000 calorie diet cannot sustain their massive weight. That naturally, even if you're taking in a bit higher than you should be, your body will eventually hit an upper limit of what weight it can hold and a current calorie intake. People who get fatter and fatter need more and more calories to sustain itself.

While the US has a problem with obesity, it's definitely not the only nation that has obese people and not the only one struggling to keep their population fit. It's kind of a univeral problem for 1st world nations that grows with each passing generation.

Easy access to food high in salt and fat has increased obesity in the US, but we're not the only country suffering this epidemic. 

Not every obese person is that way as a product of overeating. There are medical issues that can cause weight increases. People struggle to lose weight, and mocking them certianly doesn't help.

Because they don't know how much is too much. :?

Why are you fat OP?

It must be really difficult to become fat. 

This is why fat people are fat 

Gaming-Planet

We should offer walking/bike riding subsidies. Fightingfan

[QUOTE="Fightingfan"]We should offer walking/bike riding subsidies. paullywog

We should offer walking/bike riding subsidies. Fightingfan

[QUOTE="lonewolf604"][QUOTE="rocinante_"]

well, being fat is usually a choice, while people are born with a certain skin colour...

General_X

I wounder where TC gets this "many" comes from. 1 person does not equal a nation with 330 million people...

anyways only thing I have against fat people are fat parents who have fat kids... 

lol, I never heard an obese person say something like that. Actually, I never asked either. I hardly seek answers, or ask questions to what I already know. That said, some people do suffer with thyroid issues. But that's really not any of my concern. As long as I'm taking care of self.... what others eat or weigh isn't my business.

I just don't believe anyone can be as obese as many Americans are without eating alot. Conservation of mass right? Your fat has to come from somewhere. And yet many Americans are saying that it's an epidemic like a 'disease' or something. Are you telling me that in the 60's and 70's, Americans are not subjected to this 'disease' and suddenly everyone contracted this disease in the 21st century? That makes no sense at all.

jhcho2

Because they are eating calorie dense garbage with only macronutrients and no micro, it doesn't feel like a lot, and since they are still missing a lot of vitamins and minerals they still crave food.

On top of that they drink a lot of their calories which they don't take into account when discussing how much they eat.

I stopped eating fast food and started drinking only water and I lost 30 lbs.  I made no other changes in behavior

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because when your hand is the size of a catchers mitt you don't realize that a quadruple pounder is actually pretty big.....Omni-Slash

[QUOTE="Omni-Slash"]because when your hand is the size of a catchers mitt you don't realize that a quadruple pounder is actually pretty big.....surrealnumber5

some people may not eat a lot per say, but the stuff they eat is of high density (ie. contains loads of calories). 

people don't want to cook their food anymore because there's so many ready-to-eat options out that are generally very unhealthy. it's the whole "i want it now" mentality that's prominent in developed countries

They're lying to themselves probably to make themselves feel better.

Why do so many OT threads have stupid generalizations?Capitan_Kid

[QUOTE="Gaming-Planet"]

This is why fat people are fat 

Fightingfan

[QUOTE="lonewolf604"]It annoys me how people can judge people just by looks. For example, I bet none of you judge a skinny person who has the same diet as a 300lbs man. Fightingfan

well, being fat is usually a choice, while people are born with a certain skin colour...

Because they don't want to take responsibility for the fact that they are fat.  The epidemic in this country isn't obesity it's actually lack of self control, discipline and blaming everything but themselves for their condition.  You can't fix any personal problem without owning it first.  But...our society loves to look at symptoms rather than the actual problem for fear of offending anyone so people will continue to be fat and lie about their eating habits and that's that.  

[QUOTE="Fightingfan"]

[QUOTE="lonewolf604"]It annoys me how people can judge people just by looks. For example, I bet none of you judge a skinny person who has the same diet as a 300lbs man. rocinante_

well, being fat is usually a choice, while people are born with a certain skin colour...

well, being fat is usually a choice, while people are born with a certain skin colour...

rocinante_

I think both are choices..

[QUOTE="rocinante_"]

[QUOTE="Fightingfan"] Exactly. It's ok to make fun of fat people, but I make one racist remark and everyone gets their panties in a bunch.

lonewolf604

well, being fat is usually a choice, while people are born with a certain skin colour...

[QUOTE="Omni-Slash"]because when your hand is the size of a catchers mitt you don't realize that a quadruple pounder is actually pretty big.....surrealnumber5

The majority of Americans are not obese.

Those that are obese might lie about what they eat for the same reason a junky will say they can quit whenever they want, they're lying to themselves. And it's not always about how much a person eats, what they are eating is important too.

The majority of Americans are not obese.

Those that are obese might lie about what they eat for the same reason a junky will say they can quit whenever they want, they're lying to themselves. And it's not always about how much a person eats, what they are eating is important too.

Blueresident87

Much of the weight tends to come from snacking between meals, and people often snack without thinking about it or ven remembering that they were eating. So the lok at their meals, which we tend to remember, and think that they're small, making it seem to themselves that they don't eat very much.

If every one kept a food journal, it would be an eye opener for a lot of us.

Ummm this isn't just obese people from the US. This is applicable to every obese person. 

Obese people don't realize that a normal 2000 calorie diet cannot sustain their massive weight. That naturally, even if you're taking in a bit higher than you should be, your body will eventually hit an upper limit of what weight it can hold and a current calorie intake. People who get fatter and fatter need more and more calories to sustain itself.

While the US has a problem with obesity, it's definitely not the only nation that has obese people and not the only one struggling to keep their population fit. It's kind of a univeral problem for 1st world nations that grows with each passing generation.

Wasdie

You don't have to eat much to gain weight in the US.

The typical food is calorically dense, but also lacks nutrients. The typical American is fat but also starving on a cellular level.

The soil is artificially fertilized, but nutritionally dead. So even having alot of salad doesn't do much in terms of getting proper nutrition.

People who are thin in the US are people who, under normal nutritional circumstances, would not survive.

It's because of the ittis. They fall asleep and don't remember they ate so much.

Maybe they really don't?

Who knows how much they ate before that.