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To wonder why people let themselves get fat?

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Judgeywedgiepants · 17/05/2011 09:15

I am frequently amazed at the number of women at 15/17/20 stone who suddenly realise how fat they are and want to do something about it.
Why do people let themselves get so fat? It's unhealthy, unsightly and very life limiting.
Why not just keep an eye on your weight and keep it nice and steady?

OP posts:
pickyourbrain · 17/05/2011 09:26

Judgeywedgiepants Of course overeating to the point of morbid obesity is a medical condition... jesus, are you really that thick?

dickiedavisthunderthighs · 17/05/2011 09:27

£100 says that her husband went off with a fat girl.

bupcakesandcunting · 17/05/2011 09:28

"fuckmuncher"

It's not often I say this but troll

Housemare · 17/05/2011 09:28

I think that being curious about how other people live is interesting and I am interested in what people do with themselves in terms of their bodies, health, relationships etc .
Do you think it is possible to be completely happy being very overweight? (tries to be sensitive - sorry!)

TiggyD · 17/05/2011 09:29

If Channel 5 ever ask to do a 'documentary' about you, change your life. That's my motto.

WhereYouLeftIt · 17/05/2011 09:29

As to your question - some people have times in their lives when their weight and appearance come WAY down the list of priorities. Clearly, with your lack of empathy, you have not experienced this. You should count yourself shallow lucky.

Now fuck off and stop trying to make people unhappy, you graceless arse.

galois · 17/05/2011 09:29

because chocolate digestives are actualy quite hard to eat one at a time Hmm

BimboNo5 · 17/05/2011 09:30

OP I just to think like you and sneer at those people who 'let themselves go' and think I would never be so slovenly and grotesque. But karma slapped me right in the fat arse and im now a good four stone overweight and feel more miserable than ever. But aside from the weight gain I have also grown the hell up and gained a considerable amount of empathy and realism- something you need a shedload of. Karma may just whack you in the fat ass too one day and then you will feel ashamed of yourself.

GooseyLoosey · 17/05/2011 09:30

Yes, many people do have no self-respect or sense of self worth. Count yourself lucky OP that you feel so secure in yourself that you are able to judge others who do not.

cherryteat · 17/05/2011 09:30

I put on a lot of weight through becoming pregnant, disabled & eating to compensate for feeling starving while breastFeeding. Sadly as I am still having mobility issues I'm unable to exercise to any great effect & being pregnant again I'm not in the best place to diet. I hate the way I look. I used to be fit and slim. I'd give anything to have my mobility back and to be able to whittle away the excess weight.

Hammy02 · 17/05/2011 09:30

Nothing wrong with being curious about how other people live. It is the tone of the OP that is offensive.

cannydoit · 17/05/2011 09:30

i am 16 stone i am not massively fat its proportioned, i am 16 to 18 dress size. i dont stuff my face but neither do i sit and cry about my weight either life is to short to be worrying about something so trivial. i look good i take care of myself, men find me attractive i have a hot boyfriend and am as far as i know healthy enough. no i cant run a marathon but i know plenty of size 10 people that cant either so your point is that you find larger people unsightly. well in that case dont look.
going to go shake my massive breasts in my bf face now and ask him if he finds them unsightly.

ShowOfHands · 17/05/2011 09:32

Why do some people open their mouths and let utter crap fall out? Do they not have filters?

I'm going to tell you something you've clearly not realised for yourself. Us lot? The people outside your little perfect bubble are human. It means we're fallible. Most of us mistakes. Some of us struggle. Some give in to cravings, others to bitterness, some to conceit, others to envy. Sometimes people can't manage money or their time or personal hygiene. Sometimes it's small things, sometimes big things. Sometimes you can see the physical results, sometimes you can't.

And I'd take any one of those people with their idiosyncracies. I'd rather support them as fallibility falls into unhappiness or out of control. I'd rather stand up and be counted as one of them. I'd rather do all of that than what you're doing now JudgyMcNasty.

PiazzaDellaRotonda · 17/05/2011 09:32

But..........

Fuckmuncher? God I love it when I find a new word for my collection!

pickyourbrain · 17/05/2011 09:32

exactly hammy02

cannydoit Love it!

bananamonkey · 17/05/2011 09:33

The one thing I never get about these threads is why on earth do you care so much? How is someone else's weight impacting you? Just get on with your own life and stop thinking up ways to be 'offended'.

ChaosTrulyReigns · 17/05/2011 09:34

I'll draw a parallel to this scenario:

You bump into a friend whom you haven't seen for ages.

They are geniunely shcked by how much your DC have grown.

You're surprised at their level of exclamation, because you haven't noticed the growth because you live with the gradual changes everyday, therefore making it almost unnoticeable.

HTH.

twit

WhereYouLeftIt · 17/05/2011 09:34

No problem with curiosity Housemare, I find other people endlessly interesting myself. However the OP is not being curious, just smugly sneering at others whom she presumably considers far beneath her. Nasty.

DooinMeCleanin · 17/05/2011 09:34

Why do people get fat? I dunno. I started putting weight when my nephew became ill and died aged 10, my dog was run over, my father was diagnosed with a life limiting heart condition, I nearly lost my home, DH was at risk of losing his job, I lost my job and my relationship was on the brink. Oh and DH started suffering with untreated depression which turned him into uber tosser of the year. Dd1 also became depressed and stopped eating and started threatening self harm, so I had her to worry about.

My weight was the last thing on my mind, as was cooking meals for myself. I grabbed what I could and what I thought would make me feel better, even if only for a while.

But obviously really it's just coz iz greedy innit? Hmm

Op you have no idea what is going on in someones life or why they over eat. There are usually emotional issues at play. Oh yes and you're a twat.

HTH Smile

Imnotaslimjim · 17/05/2011 09:34

I gained 5 stone in 6 months due to a medical condition. I didn't "allow" it to happen, there was nothing I could do to stop it. I ate sensibly, went to the gym etc and still I got bigger

Its people like you that make life shit for others. Can I assume that you are a size zero? If not, then fuck off cos you ain't perfect either

OnlyOneLife · 17/05/2011 09:35

I am frequently amazed at the number of people who start deliberately confrontational threads in order to get some attention from a bunch of strangers on the internet. Have you really got nothing better to do with your time you saddo.

TiggyD · 17/05/2011 09:35

PiazzaDellaRotonda You think it's a stupid thread and must therefore have been started by a man?

Sexist!

Hullygully · 17/05/2011 09:37

Because it's easily done.

And there are as many reasons as there are people.

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