Bill Maher triggers with “fat” again…

He is right. I used to weigh close to 260. I would be dead today of I had not radically changed my way of eating. The best concept is in the title of a book: “Eat to Live.” Not live to eat.

 

Is it okay to live to drink, or is that suddenly “unhealthy,” too?

 

My old man had two terrible knees from his college football days. He picked up riding, and it changed his life. Consider a bike.

 

I considered stretching once. But then I learned that the Vikings never stretched before going into the shield wall, and that was that.

 

I used to be addicted to working out. I had abs and all that. I hated missing a workout but usually ate what I wanted. I’m fat now and eat horribly and don’t work out. It’s my fault. I take responsibility. Of course, I think there is a wide gulf between caring about someone’s health and not enabling bad choices versus just being mean to folks to make oneself feel better. But I have a hard time comparing it to other forms of discrimination because I do think it’s mostly a choice.

 

I try not to ever comment on weight issues, because I’m one of those weird people that has always had to eat to keep weight on. So I cant relate to the struggles and avoid meeting on them.

But just empirically and without speaking to the why of where we are, the weight problem in this country costs us something like a trillion dollars a year, between diabetes, heart disease, blood pressure, joint and bone issues, missed work days, the extra food bought because larger people need to eat more, the extra gas used because an extra hundred pounds in a car means more gas, larger clothes mean more fabric and more associated cost, over time larger seats in stadiums means fewer people and less revenue for concerts and sports events, same with planes…and that before the military concerns Maher raised. The list is really endless.

 

Try a Pilates reformer until your knee heals.

I tore my ACL playing tennis 2 years ago. After reconstruction I ran on a zero gravity treadmill at PT until my knee was healed enough to spin more intensely. Was a great way to stay fit.

 

The issue lies almost entirely with the fact it's been used as a pejorative for decades, if not centuries, and still is.

Heck, the word 'wibble' would be offensive if we used it to put others down for long enough. Move the topic towards positive verbiage and healthy eating, voila. It's not being precious - it's being aware of the circumstances and finding a smart way forward.

 

Americans can’t handle its food choices, and don’t you dare limit them. (see Bloomberg)

The food industry and “healthcare” industry, are attached to the hip.

I believe unhealthy substances should be taxed more, and medical insurance should account for unhealthy lifestyles and habits.

 

do you think it’s all fair game within the free market?

 

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Calorie deficit.
Work out in a way that you enjoy.
Find new high protein foods that make you feel full.

That is the start.