RE: Obesity
August 28, 2014 at 2:38 am
(This post was last modified: August 28, 2014 at 3:45 am by rexbeccarox.)
*ahem*
Darkstar, I think you meant Godwin's Law
As to the discussion, obesity is linked to a lot of things; nature and nurture. I'm thin and my sister is big; we have the same parents. She binges while I starve; she craves a lot of unhealthy food while I pretty much can't stand junk food; She bugs me about my eating habits, but I never do her. We were raised by the same parents, both with food issues of their own, and we turned out quite different. She spent a year losing over 100 LBs- she looked amazing- only to gain it back, plus some. She "jokes" that the only caloric intake I get is from my beloved beer.
I watched my sister grow up, and not once have I blamed her for being fat. It's not like she wants to be; it's not like she hasn't done as much in her power that she is capable of. It's a combination of our parents' obsession with weight (my mom's pretty big, and dieted openly for most of our lives), the teasing she got at a kid, and food-as-a bribe. It truly was child abuse. I got the same from them, but I manifested it differently.
Darkstar, I think you meant Godwin's Law
As to the discussion, obesity is linked to a lot of things; nature and nurture. I'm thin and my sister is big; we have the same parents. She binges while I starve; she craves a lot of unhealthy food while I pretty much can't stand junk food; She bugs me about my eating habits, but I never do her. We were raised by the same parents, both with food issues of their own, and we turned out quite different. She spent a year losing over 100 LBs- she looked amazing- only to gain it back, plus some. She "jokes" that the only caloric intake I get is from my beloved beer.
I watched my sister grow up, and not once have I blamed her for being fat. It's not like she wants to be; it's not like she hasn't done as much in her power that she is capable of. It's a combination of our parents' obsession with weight (my mom's pretty big, and dieted openly for most of our lives), the teasing she got at a kid, and food-as-a bribe. It truly was child abuse. I got the same from them, but I manifested it differently.
Nolite te bastardes carborundorum.
