Most horrifying facts about obesity?

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I’m obese and looking for something to really shock me into losing the weight. I know that it’s unhealthy and it can cause stroke and diabetes, but they all feel like distant far off issues and it just feels like it’s far too much work to lose weight with my mobility issues.

Does anyone know any gruesome, horrifying facts about obesity and the effect that it has on the body? We all know that fat = bad but I don’t think it’s discussed in detail nearly enough. It’s far too easy to just bury my head in the sand and convince myself that I’ve got years and years before it happens to me.

Try keto/low carb...if you or a relative has diabetes, or you have difficulty with weight gain you might have metabolic syndrome...the key is low carb, carbs are sugars, deplete the livers store of glycerine by reducing the amount of carbs you eat 20g a day of below 100g for low carb, once this has been burnt off, the body use ketones/body fat as fuel, an endless supply, no more low blood sugar levels, lack of energy ect as you enter a state of.burnimg body fat as fuel called.ketosis, check out Dr Mosley's blood sugar level diet and

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The whole “Body Positivity Movement” is both wonderful (because I bloody loathe bullying) and terrifying because I feel like it’s another excuse to hide behind.
Almost all obesity is a choice, yet people continue to claim that they are the the victim of what they choose to buy, what they choose to eat and how much they eat. Childhood obesity is obviously not the fault of the child and of course often attempts to educate about health, nutrition and appropriate portion sizes are seen as “Fat Shaming” because people simply do not want to change their habits. They want to lose the weight, but they want someone else to do it for them. They literally want to have their cake and eat it too.

@Gmamaofboys13 - Keto is great. That’s how I lost my weight. I just have to correct you on one thing. (Perhaps it was autocorrected) It’s glycogen, not glycerine that is stored in the liver.

Trigger for what?

Idiotic pandering like "trigger warnings" are partly why obesity is so rife. We need to wise up to how damaging it can be, not shelter behind trigger warnings like pathetic children.

Massively increases your risk of certain cancers.

My oncologist says many of her cancer patients are obese and blamed themselves when they realised how much greater risk they'd put themselves through obesity

. It never seems to be made explicitly clear to people though how much of a risk obesity is.

Close relative has type 2 diabetes through obesity and it's a real struggle for them. They also have severe arthritis due to pressure on joints.

It literally says "most horrifying facts", how is that not a trigger warning?

Now that you've motivated yourself OP, could I recommend talking to a dietician or personal trainer or something to get a healthy food or exercise plan customised for you? Just panicking and cutting calories might not be enough or sustainable.

I agree with you. People need to know the risks, but sadly many don't want to hear it.

On a more immediate note than diabetes etc, not being able to cut your own toenails or put on a pair of boots easily. Soreness in skin folds and chafing. Low energy. Waddle-walking.

obesit is linked to an increased cancer risk as well.

and the rugby player thing is a bit of s myth.
a person with a high bmi, wether sporty or not, still puts an extra load onto the cardiovascular system with all the risks that that brings.

Surely these are things that affect those with sever obesity only?

Like OP, I'm 14st. None of these are anything near me. I can run, jump, bend, and have no folds except under my belly. But I'm obese and need to sort it.

@Anothernameanother I don't really know anymore what is obese or severely obese as our norms are so skewed. Therefore you may well be right.

The thread title is literally asking for horrifying facts. How much more of a trigger warning do you need for goodness' sake?

Far more likely to become diabetic. And therefore as a female, six times more likely to suffer cardiovascular disease, stroke, heart attack, and the dreaded dementia. Six times.

• Obesity is linked to over 60 chronic diseases.

• Obesity puts you at an increased risk of other diseases abs conditions, such as: Infertility. Gallstones. Cancers. Diabetes. Organ failure.

- you're also less likely to get treatment if you're obese, doctors/surgeons/etc would rather you lose weight.

You probably don't realise just how shit it's really making you feel, because you're used to it. Obesity can make you less in tune with your body.

You're limited to how much weight you can lose in a certain time frame, seek medical/professional advice before doing this. If you were to drop all of your weight in a small space of time, your body would probably go into shock. No better time to start losing weight than now, as it could take a long time.

The NHS lose a lot of resources and money due to obesity/obesity related issues. If more people got their obesity under control, resources could be put into other things.

You're not just big on the outside, your insides will be suffering too.

I’ve spent most of my life weighing around 8st (I’m 5ft 2). 2020 (pre lockdown) I was very, very unwell. Followed by lockdown. With no outside space, in a city, still too week to leave the house even if we’d been able to. Within 6 months of falling ill, I weighed 14st, within another 3 months - 16st.

I've had 3 pregnancies and never been above 10st. To have doubled my body weight in the same space of time - and more then I gained in total in all 3 pregnancies - is what got me.

Coupled with the fact that 90% of the women in my family are morbidly obese and have been since childhood/teen years - I took after my Dads side, who are all tall (not this part) and thin.

To be brutal - I’d spent most of my childhood freaked out by my 42 year old 25 stone Grandmother who couldn’t even sit on the sofa and breathe normally, she constantly sounded like she couldn’t get her breath/had been running from zombies/insert other description here. She never, ever stopped stuffing her face with all manner of food, including stuff wildly inappropriate for her diabetes. Frankly, I’m astounded she’s made it to 72. Watching my Grandad (ex Army) heave her off the sofa, wash her hair over the kitchen sink, practically have to push her upstairs because she couldn’t climb them (it would take around 20 mins to get her up there) - I saw all of that (and more) becoming my life, only I didn’t have a husband.

I also had to acknowledge that whilst my illness/lockdowns were ongoing, there was not a thing I could do about it.

I went back to the gym in Nov 2021, and I’m now around 8st 7lbs. But my body isn’t the same. I’ve got skin flaps (after being obese for all of c.19 months), my knees still hurt?!

I'm lucky not to be overweight but when I hit middle age I developed arthritis, varicose veins and foot problems. If I had been obese too I would probably have had serious mobility issues. You don't know how your body will age and a lot of problems are outside of your control. Obesity is something that you can avoid and it can make such a difference to your quality of life.

This!!

I've always had a pretty much "do it now or never" mindset with myself, I'm very active and take pride in my shape etc.
So many people around me are the opposite, they'll always start exercising/dieting next week, but next week never comes for them, it's always the same excuses. But they won't be able to pause the normalities of ageing. And I truly believe the healthier you are and better you feel overall, the better the ageing process will be for you & the things that come with it.

There's no better time than now & older you will be thankful of your efforts. ❤️

Not quite the same, but I used to teach PSHE to teenagers, the smoking lessons always stuck out for me - the long-term effects of smoking (and obesity) are so far off for teenagers/20s/30s as they feel invincible.

Until you add up the cost. 20 a day for 50 years, at todays prices (say £15 a pack) is over £270,000.

Op what's your food weakness? Try and price up how much those extra calories cost, over a day, a week, a year. What could you buy instead? A holiday? A car? A deposit for a house? A secure future for your kids?

There is a section on here for weight loss chat and there are lots of active threads to give support for those wanting to loose weight. It’s a supportive atmosphere and very welcoming.

There are people doing various ways of doing it so please have a look and join in on one of the threads if you want some company, support, advice, somewhere to record your weigh ins.

Off topic but cigarettes are £15 a pack???

I would suggest learn how it feels to live with a chronic condition such as heart disease, kidney disease, liver disease and diabetes.

These are chronic illnesses strongly associated with obesity, they are in the rise. I find the idea of living with them worse than dying young.

If you have obesity you will be likely to get these earlier. They make you feel very ill. I don't have them but understand it's like dizzy, lightheaded, out of breathe for heart disease. But it's invisible to other people, you might be sitting next to someone in a pub feeling awful because of your heart disease but they won't know unless you tell them. Imagine having an infectious illness that would be with you for the rest of your life. Except that you can change your habits now and delay or prevent that experience.

About my previous post, obese people can get this whilst they are in working age and quite young. For non obese people, these disease affect old people

Probably more than that now, the last time I bought some for my Great Grandmother was in 2017 and they were £16 something then

Have you had any blood tests recently OP? The thing that spurred DH into action was results that showed warning signs of things going in the wrong direction, particularly cholesterol and being pre diabetes. The thing is it's not just about losing weight and then reverting this involves a whole new mindset, making exercise and eating better part of your life for good.

My mum was obese- probably morbidly obese- most of her life. She died at 84 after about 30 years of horrendous health, inability to walk properly, barely any social life as she either couldn't or wouldn't do things because of her weight. The five years before she died were horrendous. In and out of hospital constantly. All her health issues were related to weight.

I have had eating issues and anxieties all my life because of it.

All she talked about all her life was her weight and dieting. I suffered from binge eating disorder all my life (pretty much under control now after counselling and various other things). My weight has fluctuated over the years going from too thin to just about obese. I am a healthy weight now.

The reason I am also telling you about me is that if you have children, they will feel your anxiety about your weight and it will affect them.

However, knowing how hard it is to lose weight, my advice would be to try to stop thinking about dieting - I know it's so hard. Focus on eating well, stocking your house with lots of fruit and healthy snacks and moving your body. Even if it's a short walk every day or a 10 min workout on You tube with some weights. Once you get more in a habit of doing those things, you can think more about dropping some calories.