re: This is Thin Privilege

The mythical "thyroid is making me obese"


How many obese people TRULY suffer from thyroid issues.


My father has gained a bunch of weight recently and now has type 2 diabetes among other health issues. You think I'm just gonna sit back and accept him the way he is?? No, I have point blank told my dad "if you don't make weight loss a priority Dad, you are gonna die sooner because of it. You will not get to see your future grandchild get older because you choose to eat seconds and thirds and drink soda all the time instead of making healthier food choices"

I love my dad, and that's why I'm not gonna sugarcoat what he is doing to himself.

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we can't afford to treat all of that shite

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Let's just tell the cajuns that fat kids are tasty in gumbo or over rice.

Fat people don't get it. Stop complaining or do something about your disgusting habits

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My father has gained a bunch of weight recently and now has type 2 diabetes among other health issues. You think I'm just gonna sit back and accept him the way he is?? No, I have point blank told my dad "if you don't make weight loss a priority Dad, you are gonna die sooner because of it. You will not get to see your future grandchild get older because you choose to eat seconds and thirds and drink soda all the time instead of making healthier food choices"

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WTF

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I have sympathy for "normal" fat people who try and lose weight but can't and feel bad about it. I feel bad for anyone who can't accomplish what they want and they're genuinely depressed about it. I recognize it's within their control, but I do recognize it isn't the same struggle for every person.

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i do do. i'm kind of in that boat, but i know people who are literally 2-3x worse off than me

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I don't have sympathy for people who are self-righteous about being unhealthy and try and back it up with pseudo-social justice theories (as if any social justice theories are legit, but I digress).

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yes. when i fall off the wagon. i fully admit it

a possible worse crowd is the "i don't give a frick/am proud of being fat" people

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doesn't a thyroid condition or something like that make people unable to lose weight or at least struggle with it.

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I knew you were a fattie.

Trotting out the bs of the thyroid condition that affects less than 1 percent of the population.

Add in the fact that people with thyroid conditions actually watch their diets like a hall and exercise every day....and you have the compete destruction of your little excuse, fattie.

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Add in the fact that people with thyroid conditions actually watch their diets like a hall and exercise every day....and you have the compete destruction of your little excuse, fattie.

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i still worry about the whole cruciferous veggies fricking up your thyroid stuff now that i eat a good bit of them

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Yes but do you make fun of him and belittle him like all the stuff said here? Doubt it.

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Of course not.


But I also can't try and say my dad can't help it. He can. He is trying to eat better and I encourage him whenever I talk to him. But he didn't gain the weight magically....his food choices and not getting the exercise he needs is what did that.

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Yes but do you make fun of him and belittle him like all the stuff said here? Doubt it.

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There is fat, and there is disgusting fat. A lot of the overweight people in this country probably don't even strike you as overweight. The idea that every 6'0 guy should weight X amount to avoid being overweight is pretty dumb, and I don't have any ire for people like that.

But people like described in this thread certainly deserve it. As for her dad, I'm sure she's just being dramatic because she cares. It is kind of annoying that we treat drinking a Coke like it is a faux pas, so I am definitely into health-shaming in limited circumstances, too.