First let me just say that i'm a weightist or fitnessist or what ever you call it, I have very little patience or sympathy for people that I perceive to be grossely obease. Now I know that this is a terrible charactor flaw since you can never be sure what a person's circumstances are and I surely woudl not want people judging me solely on my appearence (althought that is really not true because I do work hard on my appearence partially so people will see me in a certain way.)
HOWEVER, there is one thing that immediately changes my mind about fat people (yes fat), and that is when I see them putting in the effort to change their life for the better. prime examples would be a shopong cart full of fruit and veggies as opposed to frozen hungryman dinners and soda, or most especially when i see them at the gym.
So yesterday I'm swimming and the lane next to me are two boys (brothers i assume) the younger is about 60-80 lbs overweight at age 13 or so. he looks like he is borderline diabetic from the weight, but he might have a chance since he is young and still has a bunch of growing to do. The older brother is closer to 18-20 and is carrying at least 50 extra lbs around with him. while the younger one plays around the older is attempting to swim 25's but not always making it. Not a big deal. at the same time there is a water aerobics class in the pool made up of mostly very large women.
At the end of my workout, as i'm climbing out of the pool the older one (who at this point has swam approx 75yds) looks at me and says "depressing isn't it?" as he gestures to the aerobics class. i look at him trying to figure out where he is going and he continues "fatties are here every day and it isn't doing them any good."
At this point I'm shocked, I barely get out "Well at least they are here doing it."
his reply "yeah but it doesn't do them any good."
me "every little bit helps man." as I quickly pack my bag to get away from the situation.
him "well not if they are going to eat 2,000 calories a day"
at this point I'm walking away stunned at so many things that I can hardly process what was going on.
i shower and get dressed, which takes about 7 min. as I walk by the windows to the pool I notice that he and his brother have refrained to the hot tub after thier grueling 14min workout.
first let me say that i have the utmost respect for the women in the pool aerobics class. Anybody that has enough guts to come to a gym with windows to the pool in a bathing suit when you are very over weight has as much heart as anybody out there, and shoudl never be ridiculed for it.
Second, it really disturbed me that this kid identified himself more with me than he did with the over weight community. I mean I'm not at racing weight or anythng, but I'm getting pretty close and this kid was crusing for his first heart attack at 30. Plus his "workout" lasted for about 100 yds and 14min while the water aerobics class lasts over an hour (and most ladies stay after).
it just made me sad the state of things that an obviously over weight jerk like that perceives himself as normal and fit so that he can make fun of those that are doing the work to change their life.
This is your life, and it's ending one minute at a time. - Fight Club
Industry Brat.
HOWEVER, there is one thing that immediately changes my mind about fat people (yes fat), and that is when I see them putting in the effort to change their life for the better. prime examples would be a shopong cart full of fruit and veggies as opposed to frozen hungryman dinners and soda, or most especially when i see them at the gym.
So yesterday I'm swimming and the lane next to me are two boys (brothers i assume) the younger is about 60-80 lbs overweight at age 13 or so. he looks like he is borderline diabetic from the weight, but he might have a chance since he is young and still has a bunch of growing to do. The older brother is closer to 18-20 and is carrying at least 50 extra lbs around with him. while the younger one plays around the older is attempting to swim 25's but not always making it. Not a big deal. at the same time there is a water aerobics class in the pool made up of mostly very large women.
At the end of my workout, as i'm climbing out of the pool the older one (who at this point has swam approx 75yds) looks at me and says "depressing isn't it?" as he gestures to the aerobics class. i look at him trying to figure out where he is going and he continues "fatties are here every day and it isn't doing them any good."
At this point I'm shocked, I barely get out "Well at least they are here doing it."
his reply "yeah but it doesn't do them any good."
me "every little bit helps man." as I quickly pack my bag to get away from the situation.
him "well not if they are going to eat 2,000 calories a day"
at this point I'm walking away stunned at so many things that I can hardly process what was going on.
i shower and get dressed, which takes about 7 min. as I walk by the windows to the pool I notice that he and his brother have refrained to the hot tub after thier grueling 14min workout.
first let me say that i have the utmost respect for the women in the pool aerobics class. Anybody that has enough guts to come to a gym with windows to the pool in a bathing suit when you are very over weight has as much heart as anybody out there, and shoudl never be ridiculed for it.
Second, it really disturbed me that this kid identified himself more with me than he did with the over weight community. I mean I'm not at racing weight or anythng, but I'm getting pretty close and this kid was crusing for his first heart attack at 30. Plus his "workout" lasted for about 100 yds and 14min while the water aerobics class lasts over an hour (and most ladies stay after).
it just made me sad the state of things that an obviously over weight jerk like that perceives himself as normal and fit so that he can make fun of those that are doing the work to change their life.
This is your life, and it's ending one minute at a time. - Fight Club
Industry Brat.