Overweightness and Obesity?

Ok theres average build - which is acceptable - there is large build - which in modern day is also acceptable, Then there is obesity - which is repulsive

What do you think?

Ps People saying Shite like true beauty is from within will be suspected fatties

Saying that obesity is repulsive isn't the same as saying obese people are repulsive. The condition is repulsive. It not only looks awful but it takes a dreadful toll on the body. I'm sure most obese people are perfectly nice people.... Personally, I'd say it's their own business how fat they are except that I'm fed up of getting wedged between two fat people on long haul flights.

I think its repulsive too, if thats what youre asking. I think many people are overweight becuz they just dont care about themselves. Others have it genetically, others are heavy due to a medication. Some over eat. There are many reasons but I think the biggest reason is becuz they dont care.

I think beauty, like the predjudice you display, is in the eye of the beholder.
I have met people who were obese, yet to this day I think they are the most beautiful people I know. And then there is Jessica Simpson....wonder how many people find her beautiful once they get to know her? Physical beauty is a cultural thing and has nothing to do with the human being's true beauty, that lies in the soul....those who look no further than the physical package are ignorant and have no soul.

Many, many people are obese because of medical issues and your statement is very uncalled for and insensitive.

Some are naturally overweight, are aware of this but not matter what diet and exercise they undertake it makes no difference.

To judge people by their appearance and say they are replusive is very narrow minded as some of the nicest folks I have known have been larger than the so called acceptable average.

I come back from a couple of months in India earlier this year, as soon as i was back the first thing i noticed was hoe overweight people in England are, so many fat arses and overweight kids, its not good at all.
I think it's a propblem within our society and its wrong to pick on individuals as it is part of a problem that comes from the way we live our lifes. Look at people from the states then you get an idea of what we look like to other countrys who are healthier. Processed food, and lack of activity is to blame. To much time on the internet, in front of the t.v and down the pub and too much time at work !!!!

Obesity simple means you are more than half as heavy as you should be for your height and sex.
Clinically obese people are those who are double or more than double the weight they should be. Both are nothing to be proud of because both mean you will DIE long before you should because your heart has to work too hard and your arteries have more lard in them than blood. Both also mean you have an eating disorder and need medical help to get well, there is no such thing as big boned and anyone who says they absorb fat through their skin and cannot help it, need the most help because that is delusional!

im with you on this one,only solo rose!

Say and feel what you want Ryan. Many humans are not identified with their physical form which ultimately is an illusion we all create and agree to believe in. It is only our minds which attribute different psychological qualities to it. Some people are liberated from those who are shallow. I know it sounds like an idealistic cliche but it actually is fact....I don't expect you to understand this either...It is for the benefit of those out there who are a bit more intuitive and enlightened. Many carry the light of love and universal compassion which is much brighter and outshines the darkness of ego you carry in your heart. Ultimately when you make these judgements you are actually saying more about you then others. Good luck man.

Obesity is repulsive, I agree, but remember, underneath it all there's a person with feelings. I feel bad for people who are grossly overweight, they must be miserable. Here in the US it seems there are more obese people than average size people. Too much fast food, and sitting around being a couch potato doesn't help. So many people don't seem to realize the importance of exercise.

I think that weight is never an issue, ( by the way I am 5 10" weigh 16 stone flat but have only 9% body fat so the scales say I am very overweight but the reality is very different).

What is the issue is the fitness level and genearl happiness and health of the individual. Too skinny ie 5'4" 4 stone is not attractive in my opinion either.

Personally I find anyone bleating about their own weight as a turnoff and those bleating about others clearly have issues of there own they should deal with before involving themselves with other peoples problems.

I agree. Ok so certain obese people might have "problem glands" or whatever but the vast majority are that way because of their terrible eating / exercise habits. There really is nothing else to blame other than for whatever reason, greed laziness or whatever, they over eat and never exercise. Most people are a bit over weight, that's not so bad, but obesity is repulsive and theres no excuse. These people are killing themselves with cream cakes - its terrible! I'm sure they are really "beautiful" people inside but for me over weightiness and obesity isn't about looks - its about health and the fact that these people are shortening their lives! I'm not trying to preach here because I enjoy a takeaway twice a week and I wouldn't give up chocolate for anyone, however I go to the gym at least four times a week every week without fail so I never put on weight!

Yes for sure but consider it as a disability. It can be repulsive to see someone without legs or someone with Downe syndrome. I think that Obese people are really ill. Some with a mental disease some really with a physical problem.
We should not mock them, because they didn't chose to be obese.

FYI
I am not obese.

Obesity is an illness, i think we often forget this because it is everywhere and now quite 'normal'.

To say it is repulsive is very harsh. Maybe people comfort eat as a response to this type of cruelty.
It is a shame that in our society appearance is so important, and simple traits like honesty, kindness and respect are considered secondary.

for some they are fat even when they weigh 6 bl**dy stone if it was as easy to sort as it is to condem then life would be simpleand no im not obese i am however a big guy 5.8 16 stone but i have been big for most if not all of my adult life even when i played rugby and did so until i was 38 ok its not so much muscle as fat now but im still fairly fit for my age and get out and about regular walks swimming etc and yes sometimes i see people and think for christ sake get a grip then i think again its the person that counts mate not the size of them after all they may have problems that make them that way and we know nowt about it do we if religion and the like was treated and abused like fat people there would be uproar from all walks of life remember not all fat people want to be that way some yes!!! but not all and what do you class as acceptable cmon have a little compassion

I just get fed up with this repeated question.

Why is it that it's the overweight people (no I am not by the way, but know people who are) who get put down.

What about the stick thin anorexics, they too don't look after themselves, in fact they are worse as they starve themselves or eat themselves silly and make themselves vomit.

I know normal sized people who eat every five minutes, and all the wrong stuff. And I know others who are overweight yet eat three normal meals a day.

How about giving this question a rest.

hahahahha thats great "suspected fatties" youre a mean one
arent you? i like mean people makes me feel like im not alone!

yeah, ginormous folks make me wanna retch as well.

Honey, with that attitude you are never going to get laid.

im not over weight but i know people who struggle to lose weight and are made to feel like crap because of people like you

Last month I was technically obese and after losing half a stone I am now just classed as overweight. I don't look or feel different, a few years backn I weighed around 5 stones more than I now do and I definatly feel healthier after losing that excess weight. I doubt that even if I became underweight to the point of being almost a walking skeleton that I would be any more or less repulsive.