Fit and Fat

[Shycte]

Everytime you turn of your television or read a newspaper you are pretty much bound to see some kind of commercial either directly, or indirectly, telling you that skinny is the way to go.

So I wonder what you think of this? IS it important to be fit? Do you think that we are taking this panademic called obesity to serious?

Also, if you want, tell us if YOU consider yourself to be fit. There is a lot of stereotypes about gamers being Pee-Wee Herman or the Star Wars kid.

And I hope, that it isn't true. Or rather, I know.

 

[Oneirius]

I have passed to the other side. I am too skinny for my own good.
You know, four days ago a very nice example of your point appeared amusingly in our PE class. I should have filmed that. Basically, we were given a very long routine of various exercises to do again and again and again. Everybody was done after about 45 minuets... Except for me and another guy.
I am the skinniest boy in our class group. He is the fattest. Both of us utterly suck when it comes to fitness.
Take this to mind.

 

[WrongSprite]

Its important to be in good shape. I don't like the way women are often taken in by their bloody gossip magazines though.
You don't need to look like a skeleton

 

[Tehpwnsauce]

Nice sweeping statement there OP. As a matter of fact the style magazine I read this morning had a major article on Beth Ditto (Dress size 28) was a good thing.

 

[Pandalisk]

Well i think its important, most girls dont find fat as attractive and same can be said of men so you can see my reasoning for wanting abbs that could put superman to shame.

Fit? hmmm i cant run for the life of me but i can do alot of press ups.

 

[Internet Kraken]

I really don't care. Though it's never good to be to thin or to fat.

 

[Cuniculus]

SOME people are just naturally large. They might be considered obese by the standards of the medical world but are, in fact, fit. One of the people I work with is rather round, and at first glance he is unfit. I have been going to the gym though, and I see him there. He benches his own body weight, and works off about six times the amount of calories I do in a work out. He also diets. Still round however.

I eat whatever the hell I want, and am slim as a pole. I only just started working out on a regular basis. Point is, some people just can't change who they are genetically.

I will agree that there are a growing number of unhealthy fat people. Truthfully though, you could easily point them out in a crowd.

 

[Vrex360]

I'm not fat. I'm heavily built with manly muscle

 

[Fraught]

I'm not fat, conversely, I'm pretty thin, but not skinny.
I also went to the gym. I don't go there during summer, but after summer ends, I'm going to continue.

 

[Shycte]

Everytime you turn of your television or read a newspaper you are pretty much bound to see some kind of commercial either directly, or indirectly, telling you that skinny is the way to go.

Not true. I haven't seen an advert to tell me skinny is the way to go, directly or otherwise. Then again, I live in Ireland, and we don't give a fuck.

So you have NEVER seen a TV-Shop ad telling you how much happier everyone got after buying their weight-loss product?

Or seen a modell showing of the new Prada-dress?

Etc. etc.

Do you get what I mean?

 

[Abedeus]

I'm not fat. I'm muscular.

Okay, I'm 1.8m high and weight 90kg. That's about 10kg of overweight, which I'm going to loose. Starting tomorrow I'm going on an awesome diet - I lost 5kg last time, but since I'm sick very often I bounced back :/

At least my father (same height, but he's much more active) is actually fatter than I am. Even my mother agrees that it might be genetic ;d

 

[Parallel Streaks]

I used to be quite fat. Though I stopped drinking fatty drinks and fizzy stuff, switched to water, eat fruit for snacks, and have a gym membership. And to be honest, I'm much happier now that I'm thin, but I think everyone should be what they want. I wanted to be thin, so I got thin. If people LIKE being overweight then all power to them, some people find that attractive.

 

[sorry user name taken.]

Its important to be in good shape. I don't like the way women are often taken in by their bloody gossip magazines though.
You don't need to look like a skeleton

i'm a size 8 and i'm happy i don't read those sort of mags they only make you feel worse

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTJ7AzBIJoI

~sways~

 

[EeveeElectro]

I'm not overweight, I'm under-tall!

Seriously, we're having a health and fitness day in sixth form on Tuesday. They're gonna take our BMI and I'm morbidly obese according to BMI.
I think it's a load of bullshit... there's no way it can be right T_T
There's a really skinny girl in my drama class, her hips are about the same width as one of my thighs XD our teacher once said, "I'll use Emma because she's so skinny."
Now, if she said, "I'll use Emilee because she's so fat" I would have been so offended.
Being called skinny seems to be a compliment. "Oooh, you look so skinny!"
"Oooh, you look so fat!"
I know which one most girls want to hear.
For what I eat, I should be slim. I live off fish food, salad, fruit, veg, pasta and occasionally meat. I think I'll take up martial arts again.
My mums friend said I had a "voluptuous figure" which made me smile. Much nicer than being called a fatty bum bum XD
But I'm happy, so I'll stick to being a bit curvier for now.

 

[konkwastaken]

I'm not fat. I'm heavily built with manly muscle

As am i good sir, i quite like it.

 

[Reaperman Wompa]

It is important to be "fit", but it isn't society's place to tell us what that is for each of us. For some it's being closer to "fat", for others it's being close to a skeleton, each to their own. Also obesity is serious, but after somewhere near 14 there should be less "they need help" and more "Work out you lazy bastard". And I'm definitely not fit. I'm somewhere between a boomer and Jabba the hut.

But sexier

 

[Spineyguy]

I can honestly see no problem with being overweight, the increase in the average person's wasteline is a natural part of living in an affluent society.

Yes, I know that being fat increases your risk of developing diabetes, heart disease, stomach cancer and a whole host of other illnesses, but being really skinny does the same thing.

Scurvy, rickets, liver disease, hair-loss, tooth decay, many skin conditions and problems with bone-density are all linked to being underweight. So which would you rather do, take a pill every day to stop your heart going A.W.O.L. or have to wear a wig for the rest of your life?

I am not overweght, I am not underweight. I am, however, deeply unfit and could probably do with going to the gym every now and again, but I have no need to. If I wanted to become a professional sportsman, I would probably try and get a bit fitter but what's the point otherwise?

 

[jasoncyrus]

Being fat has nothing to do with fitness. I've got a bit of a belly on me yet i can still run pretty damn fast for pretty damn far without being skiny. Plus if you are skinny then people like me can throw you into traffic *really* easily because you're so lightweight that its not even funny.

 

[Gooble]

As long as your happy with the way you are, then that's fine. It is not the be all and end all of life to be incredibly fit and healthy.

 

[Beefcakes]

People often have this misconception that weight and fitness are directly proportional
I know people who are over twice my body weight (I'm quite underweight though) and are much much much fitter than I.
And I'm actually fit, not overly fit, but fit enough to get me from A to B with out panting.
Unless I'm running
To Melbourne
(Thats 100k away from me just letting you know)
In which case I would probably die