Overweight Brits abroad

[Artyfart]

I know this will upset people but it’s time to face facts and I’m talking about myself here too. Just got back from second holiday abroad this year when once again it was painfully noticeable how overweight British people are compared to our European neighbours. We stand out a mile! Every time I saw someone fat I’d wait for it and…. British accent. We look a state and it’s time to do something about it. No wonder the NHS is on its knees. I came back more determined than ever to lose weight.

The NHS is crumbling because of chronic underfunding for decades and the use of private third parties. Nevermind fat people daring to exist, I'm fed up of people blaming whatever flavour of person they feel like today for destroying the NHS when it's the government doing this.

This is so true.

but at the same time there could be an honest conversation about why society is so obesogenic and whether everyone is prepared to do something about that.

We need societal change alongside it.

What would that involve?

Yet that is what your post implied. Yeah?

Brits are overweight compared to...
Brits are so unstylish compared to...
Brits drink way more alcohol than...
Brits are more racist compared to...

Rinse and repeat

Oh the absolute irony 😂

It was clearly an observation made whilst engaging in nice, normal holiday activities. Quite silly to suggest otherwise

Bless.

Yep. I used to run 2 miles to the pool, swim a mile and run home and then have an active day too, before I got ill.

I am "lucky". Steroids gave me Cushings -leaving me barely able to get out of bed- and I had to taper off them rapidly and switch to other meds. But, knowing how rapidly I gained weight on them and how rapidly I am losing it as I taper off them, it makes me very angry that there isn't more honest conversation in the NHS about the impact of medication on weight gain. It's disgusting that people are judged for the side effects of prescribed medicine. More expensive medication for my condition doesn't come with a side effect of rapid weight gain

However, my new meds (the next cheapest, undoubtedly) are causing me to lose my hair. Presumably op and others will deem my baldness to be my fault too.

Enjoyed this hugely 🤣🤣

If you’re fat and it bothers you, lose weight. I don’t think it’s on you to call every other overweight British person a state though, being fat yourself you must know they may have medical issues contributing to weight gain, they may not be capable of much exercise, they may have eating disorders or other physical or emotional struggles. Even I can see how disgusting it is to call those that are overweight names and attempt to shame them.

and waiting for scruffy people to speak too. What weird holidays.

You forgot one

why do brits complain about the weather

What about the Brits who drink the bars dry every year? Or lay out in the sun without protection?

If you're looking to demonise a social group you should at least attack all those that put strain on the NHS. Not just us fatties

Obesogenic - I've learned a new word today.

Yes average in the UK maybe! That’s the whole fucking point of the post!

Tell me that you don’t understand that correlation doesn’t equal causation.

Or that you don’t keep up to date with scientific research.

Or that you don’t know how to quickly find information from google.

Just a minor point of pedantry, but when did Israel get moved to Europe?

You can tell what posts are created through chatGBT by those types of phrasing. It’s not common linguistics

Yes, already a thread about Brits complaining about weather.

Unfortunately it is true that Britain is among the most overweight nations in Europe.

We're actually not that bad for alcohol consumption compared to Europe and the other two items on your list are more subjective.

@RageRage

I couldn’t agree with your first couple of sentences more.

So sorry to hear your weight gain was caused by steroids too.

Yes, like you, I accepted the medication so I could still work (and pay tax).

There needs to be a big conversation about the contribution of medication to weight gain.

The more expensive treatments for my condition don't cause weight gain....

@thebellagio

Aye. ‘Appen you are right.