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Originally Posted by jibber
Now, if it were me, I'd take the money and run. Granted I've never had a weight problem, but I also know that it's not hard to eat healthy and exercise enough. I also know that it's most likely an emotional issue, that something else is wrong that's causing people to overeat, but still, how hard is to to recognize you have a problem and fix it? Figure out what part of your life sucks balls and is making you bulldoze through 20 boxes of krispy cremes a week and fix it.
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I completely agree with everything you are saying here. In essence, it not really not hard to eat healthy and exercise, and yes, for most people there are emotional issues involved in overeating. But...I do feel like you are minimizing the process of recognizing the problem and fixing it. It is hard because most overweight people deal with a deep-seated self-loathing that is not easy to shake. It's really not as easy as just recognizing that "Hey, I eat alot because my mom didn't hug me enough...screw that bitch. I'll just go buy some granola and go to the gym until I'm skinny and healthy again."
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Another thing I just don't understand is how people can stand to be that unhealthy.
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Most of them CAN'T stand to be that unhealthy.
I'm definitely not here to argue...as a person who has struggled with this though, I just want to say that basically what you are saying is true...it's just not quite as simple to handle as you are thinking it should be, if that makes sense.