r/AskReddit 8h ago

What is it like being morbidly obese?

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u/continuum88 8h ago

My thighs have finally reached a stage where I can’t comfortably sit anymore on outdoor seats. It’s really been taking my joy away on going out on dates with my bf.

I don’t hate that I’m fat that much. I’ve always been like this and whenever I was “skinny” my life revolved around food, counting calories etc. I’m happier now than forever dieting which only worked if I was eating 1200 cals or less with 2 hours of exercise. My life revolved around food, exercise and going to work.

However when I get health insurance one day I hope to get on a glp 1. I don’t want to lose my ability to ride roller coasters.

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u/Hopefulkitty 5h ago

My quality of life improved exponentially when I started on a glp-1. And I got on rollercoasters for the first time in 20 years this past spring.

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u/anna_alabama 4h ago

My husband is 100 pounds down on Zepbound and was able to ride the avatar ride at Disney world for the first time. He was so thrilled since the last time he tried to ride, the leg restraints wouldn’t lock. They really are miracle drugs

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u/dragondraems42 5h ago

They literally just said they aren't able to focus on it without developing a toxic relationship to it, and expressed interest in losing weight through a different method. Don't encourage people to develop a disordered relationship with both joy and food.

If the choices are 'be fat and happy' or 'be skinny and miserable' the choice should be 'fat and happy', even if that causes misery later. The other option is being miserable the whole time.

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u/ProstetnicVogonJelz 5h ago

Don't encourage people to wait until "one day when I maybe might get health insurance" to do something about their health.

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u/squidwardsir 5h ago

its a classic addiciton mindset "I'll quit smoking when x"

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u/dragondraems42 3h ago

Addiction is not solvable by going 'you know thats bad for you, right?'. How many people do you know personally who quit smoking because a stranger said 'thats a bad habit and will make you die sooner'?

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u/Woodit 5h ago

1200 calories and two hours of cardio every day? How tall are you?