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fatties, you can stop blaming your genes for your weight problem

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I'm 5'11 and 35lbs over my BMI, yet I wear 34" pants, explain to me how that's obese?
You fat piece of shit. Just kill yourself already.

I've gained 20 pounds in the past couple of months but my pants are still 30 waist by 32 long. God works in mysterious ways I suppose. Also, my face looks a lot healthier and my cheek bones do not stick out anymore.
 
So why do some people exercise and eat 1200 calories a day tops and don't lose weight?

They're probably like me: after every exercise session, I get hungry, and go straight for a can of coke, a beer, rum and coke, Pillsbury something pizza, etc. And I'm not even fat, I just have a slight beer belly, but perfectly within my BMI.
 
So why do some people exercise and eat 1200 calories a day tops and don't lose weight?

I'm overweight but I would lose weight quickly if I only ate 1200 calories per day, even without exercise.

For me, I have no problem losing weight. The problem I've had with my last two diets is that I start off well, lose 20 to 30 lbs in two or three months, and then I lose interest.

No, actually you wouldn't. The moment you drop your calories that low, your body thinks you lack resources and food and goes into starvation mode, severely slowing your metabolism.

Losing is weight is easy fuck. Go run for an hour, eat as much healthy good meats and veggies, and go pump some iron. Sooo fucking easy.

If you're like me, I'm 210lbs and trying to keep my bench press at 255 while losing my fat... now this is a little harder.
 
I honestly don't believe that claim. Has anyone followed these people around for a couple weeks to make sure they're not eating more than they say?

I have. My wife has been trying to loose 25 lbs for a long time. She's lost 3. When she was a pre teen her relatives who she spent with grandparents thought a fat child was a happy child and made her one. She lost the weight but it's been a battle all her life in spite of heer diet and exercise. You know why that is right?

I'm wondering just how much our AT physiologists really know.
 
I have. My wife has been trying to loose 25 lbs for a long time. She's lost 3. When she was a pre teen her relatives who she spent with grandparents thought a fat child was a happy child and made her one. She lost the weight but it's been a battle all her life in spite of heer diet and exercise. You know why that is right?

I'm wondering just how much our AT physiologists really know.

Are you kidding? Read the thread, they know everything. Losing weight is easy as fuck.
 
I have. My wife has been trying to loose 25 lbs for a long time. She's lost 3. When she was a pre teen her relatives who she spent with grandparents thought a fat child was a happy child and made her one. She lost the weight but it's been a battle all her life in spite of heer diet and exercise. You know why that is right?

I'm wondering just how much our AT physiologists really know.

Well, I suppose anything is possible, but I've seen the kind of "Dieting" a lot of people do. It's usually just a general lessening of the perceived amount of calories they're taking in, while the exact amount remains a hazy ballpark figure in their minds. People will still tend to overeat doing that while being able to make a case, at least to themselves, that they are "dieting". The same goes for skinny people who have trouble gaining weight. To hear them talk, you'd think they eat entire banquet tables of food on a daily basis, but spend a day with one and I usually see them nibbling at average sized portions and taking home a to-go box, which they eat for dinner and then claim to have eaten a "whole huge plate at X restaurant". Or maybe they really did eat a lot of food one time X number of months ago and they are then permanently gluttons with magically high metabolisms, nevermind the fact that they ate around 1800 calories on most of the days since then.

People often have the right intentions whatever their goals, and they honestly think they are doing what they need to do to meet them. They think their their lack of results is just some cruel trick of genetics and metabolism. I'm not saying that this is never the case, but I think it is so rare that the vast majority are suffering from delusion about what they are eating rather than any physical condition. Your wife could be one of the rare cases, but I encourage anyone struggling with weight loss to honestly consider the thought that they might not be succeeding simply because they are mistaken about the number of calories they are consuming daily.
 
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Are you kidding? Read the thread, they know everything. Losing weight is easy as fuck.

Nothin but skillz

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Well, I suppose anything is possible, but I've seen the kind of "Dieting" a lot of people do. It's usually just a general lessening of the perceived amount of calories they're taking in, while the exact amount remains a hazy ballpark figure in their minds. People will still tend to overeat doing that while being able to make a case, at least to themselves, that they are "dieting". The same goes for skinny people who have trouble gaining weight. To hear them talk, you'd think they eat entire banquet tables of food on a daily basis, but spend a day with one and I usually see them nibbling at average sized portions and taking home a to-go box, which they eat for dinner and then claim to have eaten a "whole huge plate at X restaurant".

People often have the right intentions whatever their goals, and they honestly think they are doing what they need to to meet them. They think their their lack of results is just some cruel trick of genetics and metabolism. I'm not saying that this is never the case, but I think it is so rare that the vast majority are suffering from delusion about what they are eating rather than any physical condition. Your wife could be one of the rare cases, but I encourage anyone struggling with weight loss to honestly consider the thought that they might not be succeeding simply because they are mistaken about the number of calories they are consuming daily.
I once ate 87,387.4 calories and didn't gain a pound.
 
Because they're probably eating more than 1200 calories.
Or 1200 cal is maintenance for them because they're tiny.

I posted about this specific person and gave a huge clue why in it. People (and I include news) sources really need to become more educated in what is a highly complex phenomenon that no one really understands. Studies always have a specific context which is almost never mentioned.
 
Aren't you the guy that posts stuff against fat people every week? Do you have fataphobia or something?

I think maybe it's that you don't feel powerful enough in your life, so you have to take a group of people that you feel are weaker than you and constantly point out their flaws to show your superiority.

They have pills to help with that you know.
 
OMG, 6 pages about fatties?

Everyone tries to point to something to blame.

McD's
Genetics
TV
Vigedo Gam3z.

BS.

It is you.

It is you eating 12 sliders at White Castle for Breakfast.
It is you who had fat arse parents that gave you Bacon Grease as a bread spread.
It is YOU that thinks that exercise is walking from your car up the half flight of stairs to your house with a case of Natty Light
It is you that thinks that the Shake Game for Wii is exercise (shake that sack!!!)


You want to lose weight?

Track your caloric intake for a month. See how much you are eating and if your weight is stable. If it is, then you have your baseline.

Reduce it by about 200 calories a day. Either eliminate one snack or reduce portion size by a bit.

Continue this for a year and see what happens. You should lose weight slowly but steadily.

Want to lose it faster? Try exercise. BOTH weight and cardio! You get some muscle to wave around in "Whatever" class and you will burn more calories (which is how guys lose weight faster than women. More meat to shake).

Look at what you NEED first when you are hungry. If your body is screaming for Protien or Vitamin E, and you stuff it with Potato Chips or a McD's Shake, you will stop it screaming for a bit, but you have not filled the need and it will scream again.

You do not need to be a health freak, but you do not need Beefcake 2000 to gain muscleweight and you really do not need to do a hell of a lot to go back to a 1990 "average" weight.
 
OMG, 6 pages about fatties?

Everyone tries to point to something to blame.

McD's
Genetics
TV
Vigedo Gam3z.

BS.

It is you.

For some people there are other factors, I eat 2-3x more than most "fat" people I know, yet I couldn't break 210# if I tried. According to what you said, I should be 500lb easily, but I'm right around 200. I could try my hardest to gain weight I still won't be able to, so I'm going to say there are some people who have the opposite problem I have. Even if it's only .5% of the population that's still a hellova lot of people.
 
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So why do some people exercise and eat 1200 calories a day tops and don't lose weight?
Because they don't take in enough calories for the maintnence of their bodies and the body responds by lowering their metabolism. That's why most extreme diets usually end up failing. Here's a thread in the Health and Fitness forum discussing the best way to lose weight.
 
Aren't you the guy that posts stuff against fat people every week? Do you have fataphobia or something?

I think maybe it's that you don't feel powerful enough in your life, so you have to take a group of people that you feel are weaker than you and constantly point out their flaws to show your superiority.

They have pills to help with that you know.
He's probably a skinny wimp with the physique of a small boy who couldn't bench his own weight once.
 
Bunch of fatty apologists in here trying to blame everyone but themselves for their own fatness.

If you never own up to the fact that you are the one stuffing yourself with 2 triple stacker's from Burger King every day, then you will never lose weight.

Fatties seem to think everyone else around them is making them fat. What a sad way to go thru life.

Change comes from within. Quit blaming others you fat, lazy sacks of shit.
 
Bunch of fatty apologists in here trying to blame everyone but themselves for their own fatness.

If you never own up to the fact that you are the one stuffing yourself with 2 triple stacker's from Burger King every day, then you will never lose weight.

Fatties seem to think everyone else around them is making them fat. What a sad way to go thru life.

Change comes from within. Quit blaming others you fat, lazy sacks of shit.

It is rather amazing how fat American society is. I was out at an Open Air Market over the weekend and I'd say at least 80% of the people there were slightly to very over weight. Even the young adults and teenagers.
 
quoted from http://www.yourfatbecauseyourestupid.com
Don't Be Stupid. Get Smart, and Stop Being Fat!

What this site is about:

I have put together a no holds barred, blunt statement about body fat. If you are overweight, you can do two things:

1) Be offended, hit the back button now, and go cry and eat ice cream like a pathetic fatty, or
2) Read on, get smart, and lose weight.

Not scared? Well then, read on... Please note: I am not selling anything on this site.


You're fat because you eat too much:

Let's just start with that. If you're fat, you're eating too much damn food. Period. It's not your parent's fault for giving you the "fat" gene. It may be their fault that they made you like food so much, but for once in your fat life let's stop blaming other people, OK?

But I can hear you whining already, like you always do. You don't *really* eat much, right? You might even go so far as to say "But, I only eat salad". Yes, I've heard that before. SHUT THE FaCK UP, YOU FAT LIAR!! Guess what, "salad" didn't come inside those Big Mac wrappers in your back seat. All 25 of them. You facking lying piece of shat, you eat a salad in front of everyone when you go out to lunch and act like you're eating healthy then you go home and down a quart of ice cream after your fried chicken.

If this relationship is going to work, you need to be truthful to not only me, but yourself. Look in the mirror right now and say, "I am a big fatbody because I eat too much damn food." There. Now we can move on.


You're fat because you want to be:

Yes, you want to be fat. If I woke up tomorrow suddenly as fat as you, what do you think my reaction would be? Do you think I would say "Aww, wahh I'm fat, I sure wish I could lose weight" and then go eat three Big Macs and a diet Coke? You bet your fat a$$ I wouldn't, I would be working like hell to get rid of the disgusting fat. I guarantee you that if through some weird science experiment my brain was placed in your fat facking body I would be fit and running a marathon within a year.

But you, no, you're doing nothing, are you? Your "salad" for lunch and diet Coke with your fried chicken is all for show. They require no effort. Yet you want credit for it, don't you? And you want people to think "Well damn, that fat facker must be fat because of their unfortunate genes, I saw them drink Diet Coke yet they're still fat!! That's too bad." But nobody thinks that, everyone knows why you've got more rolls than a sushi restaurant.
Lady with a large fat a$$ sitting in a chair

The slim people around you didn't get "lucky"

This is actually something I find extremely offensive, when fat people chide me for watching my diet. "Oh, you don't have to worry about your weight!" they'll say to me if I turn down sweets or extra portions. Guess what you facking fatty, I'm not fat BECAUSE I "worry about my weight". I ran 20 miles this week. I made a healthy lunch and brought it to work every day. What did you do? Oh, you sat on your a$$ and stuffed your mouth full of food, that's right. And then you have the nerve to tell me that I'm fit because I got lucky.

When my bodyfat percent goes up a couple percentage points I adjust my diet. That way I always stay where I want to be. It's like balancing your checkbook. If you just write checks willy nilly you're going to overdraw your account. You're doing the same thing by paying no attention to how much weight you're packing on while eating whatever you want. Don't fack yourself up by your own doing then discount my own hard work. It's insulting.


You're fat because you don't exercise:

Yes, the human body was meant to move. Sitting on your a$$ all day isn't helping matters. Don't give me any crap about "But! I don't want to kill myself at the gym!" Oh I see. Would you like to go hiking? Biking? Skiing? Play sports? Or would that kill you too? If so, you're going to die on the couch. Living life like our bodies intended isn't making the rest of us fall down and croak.


You're fat because you want a shortcut:

Did you ever buy any "workout" equipment advertised on late night TV? How about miracle diet pills? Got a ThighMaster in your closet? Or some stupid little gizmo that's supposed to help you do crunches and tone your abs? You do? You know why you have that? Because you're a FACKING idiot, that's why!!!

Because you're afraid of hard work and actual self-dicipline, you tried the easy way out, and made someone else richer because of it. None of that crap works, but it's easy to sell. Why? Because stupid people buy that shat. And who are they marketing to? Fat a$$es. And why are they fat a$$es? Because they're stupid. Case closed. You fatties buy the stupidest stuff, your heads must be shoved deep inside your fat asses. Stop buying stupid ****!!!


It's not your thyroid:

Do you know how many fat people have a thyroid problem? Less than 1%. Unless you've gone to the doctor and he told you that you have a thyroid problem then the problem is not your thyroid, it's your hands shoveling food into your fat facking mouth, that's what the problem is.

If the problem is your thyroid, then your doctor will treat it and it will no longer be an excuse anyway.


You are NOT "Big Boned":

Are you facking kidding me? Is there some relationship between the bones inside your body and the fat rolls on the outside? No there isn't. The fact that I can't tell where your neck ends and your face begins is because of fat, not "big bones". You don't have bones over your abdomen, you have fat rolls. Seriously, can you even feel any of your bones?

Look at the xray pictures on the right. Does the fat person have big bones? No, they facking don't. They have fat. I've even heard some fatties say they have "thick skin". Are you really that stupid? Skin isn't three inches thick.

Oh wait, your argument is that your "big frame" naturally has large muscles on top of those big bones, so you'll never be able to be as thin as those "rail thin models", right? This is an interesting mental problem with fatties. "If I can't be *that* thin, I'll just be REALLY fat instead!!" Does that make any facking sense at all??

Guess what, no matter how much lean body mass you have, you'll still look good without fat covering it. Even if you really do have more bone and muscle, it in no way causes you to carry more fat. If this were true bodybuilding would be impossible because all those men and women (many of them "big boned", as those people can build more muscle mass) would be big fata$$es.


You don't have "curves":

"I have curves!" No, you facking don't!! Fat rolls do not equal "curves". A woman with curves has nice lines that taper down to a slim waist, hips that curve out nicely and shapely legs. Just because you have a big wide a$$ doesn't mean you have "curves", especially if you look like the Michelin Man. If your gut is hanging over your belt, that's not a "curve", that's disgusting.

So, now that we've got that out of the way, what do you do about it?




i got a good laugh outta it.. the guy has a point 😉
 
quoted from http://www.yourfatbecauseyourestupid.com
Don't Be Stupid. Get Smart, and Stop Being Fat!

What this site is about:

I have put together a no holds barred, blunt statement about body fat. If you are overweight, you can do two things:

1) Be offended, hit the back button now, and go cry and eat ice cream like a pathetic fatty, or
2) Read on, get smart, and lose weight.

Not scared? Well then, read on... Please note: I am not selling anything on this site.


You're fat because you eat too much:

Let's just start with that. If you're fat, you're eating too much damn food. Period. It's not your parent's fault for giving you the "fat" gene. It may be their fault that they made you like food so much, but for once in your fat life let's stop blaming other people, OK?

But I can hear you whining already, like you always do. You don't *really* eat much, right? You might even go so far as to say "But, I only eat salad". Yes, I've heard that before. SHUT THE FaCK UP, YOU FAT LIAR!! Guess what, "salad" didn't come inside those Big Mac wrappers in your back seat. All 25 of them. You facking lying piece of shat, you eat a salad in front of everyone when you go out to lunch and act like you're eating healthy then you go home and down a quart of ice cream after your fried chicken.

If this relationship is going to work, you need to be truthful to not only me, but yourself. Look in the mirror right now and say, "I am a big fatbody because I eat too much damn food." There. Now we can move on.


You're fat because you want to be:

Yes, you want to be fat. If I woke up tomorrow suddenly as fat as you, what do you think my reaction would be? Do you think I would say "Aww, wahh I'm fat, I sure wish I could lose weight" and then go eat three Big Macs and a diet Coke? You bet your fat a$$ I wouldn't, I would be working like hell to get rid of the disgusting fat. I guarantee you that if through some weird science experiment my brain was placed in your fat facking body I would be fit and running a marathon within a year.

But you, no, you're doing nothing, are you? Your "salad" for lunch and diet Coke with your fried chicken is all for show. They require no effort. Yet you want credit for it, don't you? And you want people to think "Well damn, that fat facker must be fat because of their unfortunate genes, I saw them drink Diet Coke yet they're still fat!! That's too bad." But nobody thinks that, everyone knows why you've got more rolls than a sushi restaurant.
Lady with a large fat a$$ sitting in a chair

The slim people around you didn't get "lucky"

This is actually something I find extremely offensive, when fat people chide me for watching my diet. "Oh, you don't have to worry about your weight!" they'll say to me if I turn down sweets or extra portions. Guess what you facking fatty, I'm not fat BECAUSE I "worry about my weight". I ran 20 miles this week. I made a healthy lunch and brought it to work every day. What did you do? Oh, you sat on your a$$ and stuffed your mouth full of food, that's right. And then you have the nerve to tell me that I'm fit because I got lucky.

When my bodyfat percent goes up a couple percentage points I adjust my diet. That way I always stay where I want to be. It's like balancing your checkbook. If you just write checks willy nilly you're going to overdraw your account. You're doing the same thing by paying no attention to how much weight you're packing on while eating whatever you want. Don't fack yourself up by your own doing then discount my own hard work. It's insulting.


You're fat because you don't exercise:

Yes, the human body was meant to move. Sitting on your a$$ all day isn't helping matters. Don't give me any crap about "But! I don't want to kill myself at the gym!" Oh I see. Would you like to go hiking? Biking? Skiing? Play sports? Or would that kill you too? If so, you're going to die on the couch. Living life like our bodies intended isn't making the rest of us fall down and croak.


You're fat because you want a shortcut:

Did you ever buy any "workout" equipment advertised on late night TV? How about miracle diet pills? Got a ThighMaster in your closet? Or some stupid little gizmo that's supposed to help you do crunches and tone your abs? You do? You know why you have that? Because you're a FACKING idiot, that's why!!!

Because you're afraid of hard work and actual self-dicipline, you tried the easy way out, and made someone else richer because of it. None of that crap works, but it's easy to sell. Why? Because stupid people buy that shat. And who are they marketing to? Fat a$$es. And why are they fat a$$es? Because they're stupid. Case closed. You fatties buy the stupidest stuff, your heads must be shoved deep inside your fat asses. Stop buying stupid ****!!!


It's not your thyroid:

Do you know how many fat people have a thyroid problem? Less than 1%. Unless you've gone to the doctor and he told you that you have a thyroid problem then the problem is not your thyroid, it's your hands shoveling food into your fat facking mouth, that's what the problem is.

If the problem is your thyroid, then your doctor will treat it and it will no longer be an excuse anyway.


You are NOT "Big Boned":

Are you facking kidding me? Is there some relationship between the bones inside your body and the fat rolls on the outside? No there isn't. The fact that I can't tell where your neck ends and your face begins is because of fat, not "big bones". You don't have bones over your abdomen, you have fat rolls. Seriously, can you even feel any of your bones?

Look at the xray pictures on the right. Does the fat person have big bones? No, they facking don't. They have fat. I've even heard some fatties say they have "thick skin". Are you really that stupid? Skin isn't three inches thick.

Oh wait, your argument is that your "big frame" naturally has large muscles on top of those big bones, so you'll never be able to be as thin as those "rail thin models", right? This is an interesting mental problem with fatties. "If I can't be *that* thin, I'll just be REALLY fat instead!!" Does that make any facking sense at all??

Guess what, no matter how much lean body mass you have, you'll still look good without fat covering it. Even if you really do have more bone and muscle, it in no way causes you to carry more fat. If this were true bodybuilding would be impossible because all those men and women (many of them "big boned", as those people can build more muscle mass) would be big fata$$es.


You don't have "curves":

"I have curves!" No, you facking don't!! Fat rolls do not equal "curves". A woman with curves has nice lines that taper down to a slim waist, hips that curve out nicely and shapely legs. Just because you have a big wide a$$ doesn't mean you have "curves", especially if you look like the Michelin Man. If your gut is hanging over your belt, that's not a "curve", that's disgusting.

So, now that we've got that out of the way, what do you do about it?




i got a good laugh outta it.. the guy has a point 😉
And unless he and all you younger people start exercising regularly by mid life you'll be a fatty too. Maybe not a porker like Minz but flabby with little bitch tits, potruding bellies and saggy asses. Just look around when you go out in public. All those middle age people you see that could stand to lose 20lbs, well many of them were thin just like you are now when they were in their 20's
 
And unless he and all you younger people start exercising regularly by mid life you'll be a fatty too. Maybe not a porker like Minz but flabby with little bitch tits, potruding bellies and saggy asses. Just look around when you go out in public. All those middle age people you see that could stand to lose 20lbs, well many of them were thin just like you are now when they were in their 20's

if you choose to eat right and exercise there is no reason to believe you'll be fat as you get older. its not the smartest person who survives its the person who can adapt. as you get older and your metabolism slows you will pack on weight assuming you don't change anything else.

if you realize to yourself that conditions have changed since you were younger and adapt your eating and exercising habits to compensate there is no reason to believe you'll remain fat.

people are just too stuck in their fatty ways to change. Just because 60% of Americans are fat doesn't mean i'm going to be.
 
I always love these threads.... If something doesn't work, let's keep doing it!

Will diet and exercise cause people to loose weight? Yep. Will they solve the obesity problem? Nope. Why? Because willpower is a finite resource. When you've used up your willpower for the day, on something like, say, a job, or parenting, that's it. There is no more willpower left for healthy eating and exercise.

Besides, even if willpower is infinite, what we're doing isn't working. We've been doing the same thing for decades. If it was going to work, it would have. I'm gonna say it: Big Pharma WILL save us. There's too much money in it for it not too.

/Yes, I'm fat. Not sedentary, just fat.
//Did 33 miles and 6800 feet of vertical climb (each way) over labor day, with a 42 pound pack on. Suck it.
 
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