Yes, yes I have been. Last August, I weighed nearly 280 pounds. My waist line was approaching 46 inches, and I was sick of it.
I then decided to start eating "better." I cut out high calorie, high junk foods, and by January I had dropped to 260. I decided that wasn't enough, and in February began making myself be more active. Not "ZOMG, Run 3 miles a day!" active, but simple, working more exercise into my life (parking at the far en d of the parking lot, walking to the library instead of driving, riding my bike 2 miles to work, hitting the gym 2x a week, playing softball)
I now weigh 215, fit comfortably into 38 waist pants, and am quite happy with myself.
So yes, I can say that (the majority of) people who are fat, choose to be fat. The choice *not* to do something about it is as much of a choice as the choice *to* do something about it. The fact that it's far easier to simply choose not to do something doesn't absolve people from their own responsibility.
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Yes, yes I have been. Last August, I weighed nearly 280 pounds. My waist line was approaching 46 inches, and I was sick of it. I then decided to start eating "better." I cut out high calorie, high junk foods, and by January I had dropped to 260. I decided that wasn't enough, and in February began making myself be more active. Not "ZOMG, Run 3 miles a day!" active, but simple, working more exercise into my life (parking at the far en d of the parking lot, walking to the library instead of driving, riding my bike 2 miles to work, hitting the gym 2x a week, playing softball) I now weigh 215, fit comfortably into 38 waist pants, and am quite happy with myself. So yes, I can say that (the majority of) people who are fat, choose to be fat. The choice *not* to do something about it is as much of a choice as the choice *to* do something about it. The fact that it's far easier to simply choose not to do something doesn't absolve people from their own responsibility.
You must be an American. The entire world knows that 2L means Two Liters.