JayWood2010 said:
cunger said:
JayWood2010 said:
cunger said:
As an overweight person I always have to laugh when notoriously skinny people brag about how they go to the gym and that's why they are in shape. Look I go to the gym too and probably work out even more than you do. You're not skinny becuase you go to the gym. You're most likely predisposed to being leaner. Some one who is predisposed to gaining weight has to work a lot harder than you do to keep the weight off. That's like telling someone who has a much lower iq than me that I'm smart because I read books. It wouldn't matter how many books they would read they wouldn't retain the information and their brains would quickly go back to thinking about sports and bikinins.
The thing to keep in mind is that people like me have to dedicate absolutely every aspect of our lives and our minds to lose weight which ends up meaning huge sacrifices in other areas of our lives. For me it would mean giving up serious gaming, I would have to be less dedicated to my business, ect ect.
I used to be in better shape because I working out and ate like a body builder but then I hurt my arm and now i can't lift weights. With the Canadian medical system i takes a long time to get me arm back into shape. The next thing they are going to try is an injection of cortizone. I hope that works.
The simple answer is that it's not nearly as easy for someone who is predisposed to weight gain than you think.
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I'm very aware of body types and I want to ask you if you are aware of each?
Ectomorph
Mesomorph
Endomorph
An ecomorph typically has a fast metabolism very skinny. They have a hard time gaining weight but have no problem losing weight.
Mesomorph can either gain or lose weight easily
Endomorph gain weight easily but have a hard time losing it.
i could go a lot more into each one but yes im aware of body types
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So doesn't that knowledge alone go a long way towards answering your question?
Also this is only different body types. There's also mental illnesses and other illnesses or disorders which can contribute.
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I am very knowledgeable on how to gain and lose weight both as you have to learn about that stuff if you want to stay in prime shape and I get that not everybody will want to, i get that. I'll use Brad Pitt as an example. He is an ectomorph and he had to get to about 190 lbs for the movie Troy. That is insane for an ectomorph so he put the work into it to get there. He gained around 20-25 lbs of lean muscle for that movie, and for an ecomorph gaining weight is like an endomorph losing weight. It is hard.
My point is, that you can do it so I just wondered why people choose not to. I should have probably said obese and not overweight as that was my real question. Anyways the mental illness and disorderes makes sense so I appreciate your answer.
I don't have a problem with people being obese or anything, but living in a state that is in the top 5 fattest states is bad. Plus I live in amerace which means my state would be the fattest in the world. I find it to be kind of embarrassing that America is getting looked at as being overweight and lazy. And honestly I find that to be the main issue. Just being lazy or i assume anyways. That is why im asking and people has been giving good responses including you :)
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Using Brad Pitt is probably the worse example you could possible provide. He's paid millions of dollars to stay in shape. He has people who will cook his food for him, plan his diet, he has people who will coach him through all of his training. It's a rediculous comparison to comepare him to the guy that has to do all of these things for himself on top of having a family to take care of a full time job ect ect. I'm sure you can do a lot better than that.
