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[Jasmine130]

Originally Posted by SentinelBasch

If this is what you meant by prejudice, then I'm guilty of the same. When I look at people who are morbidly obese, I tend to dislike that particular aspect, probably for the same reason you do. I don't feel disgust or anything similar - rather, I feel sympathy and compassion, because I've been there. I need to get over that, however, because as Monique has pointed out, not all obese individuals warrant such sympathy, because many of them are comfortable in their own skin.

Indeed, not everyone who is obese is uncomfortable in their own skin. For many, it's not even a struggle, because they are not trying to change. This could be because they would like to stay as they are and not lose weight. Or, it could be because they have given up their efforts to do so, at least for the time being. Unless they happen to tell us, we just don't know their story, and sometimes we build a whole life for them in our minds, based upon a few moments of observation.

[justme]

Originally Posted by Jasmine130

1. Do you think most people who are significantly overweight have developed an "unhealthy" relationship with food?

No, could be an unhealthy relationship with inactivity too, or simply wrong food choices based on availability and time constraints in our, oh so speedy, society of the 21st century

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2. Why do you want to lose weight?

To be healthier, live longer and be a better dad and husband

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3. Do you think it's okay to lose weight for reasons other than health?

Yes, but as with most things it would depend on what that reason is

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4. Have you encountered fat discrimination?

No, not that I know of.

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6. In what ways, if any, has being overweight made it physically difficult to get around? Do you think accommodations in public and/or private places should be made for large-sized people?

The only issue I have with getting around that could be related to weight would be joint aches and pains, particularly the knees, but it could also be that I flew off my motorcycle, more than once, whilst dirt riding as a kid too. But again if I were not over weight it may not be such an issue.

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7. If you have lost weight, have you ever experienced prejudice in your own mind toward those are larger than you?

Nope

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8. Does the description of an overweight person as "fat" bother you? Are there are other descriptors you think would be better?

Actually they don’t bother me and there are others that would bother me more.

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9. Do you think it's important to set goals for your weight loss? If you have had negative experiences with setting goals and missing them, do you think goals should be eliminated from your journey? Or, do you have ideas for how better to set them so that they become useful for you?

I don’t really set hard goals, I will say I want to be 220 but that is a rough goal and if I reach 240 I will be happy

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10. What do you think it will mean to you when you reach your target weight? How do you think you will feel? Do you have any fear in connection with approaching or reaching your target weight?

It will mean I successfully lost the weight. I will feel happy about that and likely a bit healthier. I have no fear about weight loss at all.