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Re: Childhood obesity...this got me today
Posted by peanutbutter2
Way to judge people on two seconds of their lives
Some people on this board are really over the top with their judgment about eating, weight, and nutrition. You aren't perfect because you eat healthy; you have flaws too, so stop berating people on their flaws.
If people wore their insides on the outside, everyone would be a little ugly.
I am overweight, but I eat pretty damn healthy. Virtually no beef, pork, chips, cookies, ice cream, only whole wheat bread/pasta, tons of vegetables and fruits, low-fat dairy only, etc. Yet on the one day of the month that I go get ice cream or something, I have to worry about some pretentious person, which is the image you're giving of yourself here, judging me? Next time, remember that you aren't perfect.
Omg thank you!!!
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Re: Childhood obesity...this got me today
I will admit that I am not a healthy eater but I am thin (relatively). My kids are skinny. We love food that tastes good and that isn't always the healthiest food.
We don't eat it often but my kids love slurpees and donuts. I'm not a fan of either. However, I love my cake and chips.
I ordered Chinese food for dinner tonight and was happy my kids ate their beef and broccoli. We ate fruit for dessert. I used to give my kids sweetened drinks all the time but I have switched to water and milk mostly.
I try to balance. I think we are probably in the middle. Our saving grace is that my kids like fruits and veggies. We eat tons of it.
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Childhood obesity...this got me today
I would have thought the same thing as the OP. It makes me sad when I see overweight kids with their overweight parents eating unhealthy food because I feel like the kids don't even have a choice. It's really all about balance. Yes, it's ok to indulge a bit, but you have to balance it out with healthy food as well. If I run into Starbucks or DD for a coffee, sometimes my DD will ask for a munchkin or cake pop and I'll get it for her, but then she doesn't get dessert that night.
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Re: Childhood obesity...this got me today
Omg I can't believe this post turned into so much drama!!
Honestly not my intention! In my original post I even admit maybe I'm being naive.
We all judge, we all have options etc heck half of you are judging me of being "high and mighty"
Judge away... I didn't bf my kids long, I use Johnson & Johnson products, I don't buy organic milk, my floors are dirty
The fact is I saw a morbidly obese girl who has mobility issues because of her weight. She had a donut and a slurpee..perhaps if she had only one of those I wouldn't have thought anything. But I did. It made me sad. That was my point. Boy or girl I would have felt the same.
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Childhood obesity...this got me today
im not offended, we ALL judge its human to do so, its what we do with our judgment that counts. I read your post as more of a thought that went through you mind as opposed to judgment.
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Re: Childhood obesity...this got me today
OP, you seem like a nice person.
Here's the deal from my perspective:
I have to wear my flaws literally on my body every day. Almost every time I am out at a family-oriented place, children stare and/or laugh at me. Just today, I was waiting in line in the bathroom, and two girls, maybe 10 or so, were laughing at me.
They have to learn these attitudes from somewhere. Someone has to be fat-shaming in front of them. I cannot believe that children are born hating overweight people. At that moment today, I absolutely remembered this post.
Imagine that every time you went out, someone was laughing at you or staring at you because they knew your kitchen floors were dirty.
For the most part, I don't care and just let the nonsense roll off my shoulders. However, there are times when I wonder what on earth is wrong with people.
Overweight people have to wear their flaws on their outsides. I feel like I am a kind-hearted, honest, trustworthy individual who genuinely cares about other people, but I am, sometimes, viewed as sub-human because of how I look. That is just seriously screwed up. I'm not saying overweight people are the only ones with this struggle; however, this post is about that topic, so I'm providing that perspective.
For those of you who say we all judge....two things:
1. Judging a dangerous situation, such as a street one should not travel on, is much different from judging who a person is based on his or her exterior looks.
2. Actually, no, I don't judge people on their body types because I have been taught that doing so is wrong, rude, and, well, despicable.
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Childhood obesity...this got me today
I feel that the OPs words have been twisted and turned to creat drama.
I don't see her as judging or fat shaming.
I sW someone stating how sad she felt that a 12 year old child was so overweight she could not walk well, and how she hoped that the parent might try to chNge that with better choices for both of them.
I have Bout 20lbs to loose. I know full well the choices I have made Nd make. My very hard work and commute schedule.
No one judges anyone for giving your kids mcdonalds, and pizza. On this threD people hVe said that they do. And that's ok. None of us are perfect in our lives. We are busy an wish we could eat better.
Her observation is that it made her sad the child seems to be following in the steps of the mother.
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Re: Childhood obesity...this got me today
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I feel that the OPs words have been twisted and turned to creat drama.
I don't see her as judging or fat shaming.
I sW someone stating how sad she felt that a 12 year old child was so overweight she could not walk well, and how she hoped that the parent might try to chNge that with better choices for both of them.
I have Bout 20lbs to loose. I know full well the choices I have made Nd make. My very hard work and commute schedule.
No one judges anyone for giving your kids mcdonalds, and pizza. On this threD people hVe said that they do. And that's ok. None of us are perfect in our lives. We are busy an wish we could eat better.
Her observation is that it made her sad the child seems to be following in the steps of the mother.
anyone who lashed out the OP and who has has struggled with obesity should actually better understand where she was coming from. shes worried for this child who has not been taught healthy habits. let's all be honest with ourselves here...this was not a kid whose mom treats her once in a while.
those of you who struggle with weight should AGREE with the sympathy that the OP has for this child. weight/food issues mostly start from your upbringing and are harder to break if this is how you were raised.
she was not shaming or insulting YOU, and that's how everyone seemed to react to the post.
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I've never been obese, heck-- I've never been overweight (unless you count while pregnant) but I still have body issues and issues with the "healthy" (or lack of) habits and discipline I was raised with. Even though my BMI is normal, I am still 20 pounds heavier than I would like to be and struggle with not gaining more. My mom always gave me everything I asked for in terms of food. I was always bribed with food. Everything was celebrated with food. Everything was commiserated with food. It was a free for all at the supermarket. I was given cake and cookies for almost all breakfasts. Given dessert before dinner. Exercise never enforced or modeled for me. And I'm healthy. With age this is catching up to me. And its hard to be healthy. But I still wish I was raised different and that I could do better for my daughter. I want her to know about exercise, being healthy and strong. I want to set limits about food and try not to use food for every situation. To model better behaviors and better attitudes towards food. So, while I think it was silly that the original poster published her thoughts for everyone to see (obv. it would cause drama) I don't judge her for doing so. That girl either has a serious health condition or is big due to a lack of exercise and an overabundance of bad foods. Everyone should be able to have good role models in their life (for every aspect in life, not just for health).
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Re: Childhood obesity...this got me today
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let's all be honest with ourselves here...this was not a kid whose mom treats her once in a while.
how on earth can you make that assumption?
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Re: Childhood obesity...this got me today
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Well said Goobster 
I certainly didn't mean to offend anyone and I apologize if I did.
My kids (and I ) eat all he junk mentioned on this thread so I don't want people to think I'm this crazy health nut that judges everyone.
Perhaps if this girl had only a slurped and not both a slurpee and a donout I wouldn't have thought twice.. I don't know
Again I apologize if I offended anyone
Honestly, I don't think it mattered WHAT this girl was eating, I think, for you, it mattered that both were large.... I don't think that you would have thought twice if they were "skinny" (note I write skinny not healthy). I'm also curious if you would have thought the same if it were a father and son? As a society, we have such double standards for men and women.
I can't say that the same thing wouldn't have flitted through my mind, but I'm a big girl and understand that it's not always so black and white. I also believe that, while there are choices we can all make every day, it is definitely more expensive to eat healthy than to eat crap. That's why obesity is so closely tied to socioeconomic issues - if you are poorer, you are more likely to be obese for a variety of reasons, one of which is lack of access to healthier options.
To answer your questions
Yes I would have thought the same thing it it were father and son...I would feel sad that the boy had trouble even walking and sad thinking about his future
If it were two skinny people I would think wow how can they eat like that and be so thin! I'd be jealous
Being concerned for a child is one thing.... But, OP, this is where you lose me.
So, if they were thin, you would be commending how they can eat garbage and stay thin... wow, hypocritical much? And, from seeing two skinny people eating garbage in a parking lot you would have concluded that this was just a treat and they are a healthy family that normally make healthy food choices..... really??? What would have caused you to reach that conclusion? Their weight? Their medical records? The way they can scarf down garbage and still fit into a size 2? I know a thin child who eats nothing but junk food. If you saw her step out of 7-11 with junk food you wouldn't think twice because she's skinny but based on that 10 seconds you would know that it was just a treat or assume her parents are teaching her healthy eating habits most of the time (not knowing that's all she ever eats)? I don't understand your logic.
OP, based on your posts... your OP isn't actually about the food choices being made (because, in theory, both the overweight and skinny people would have made the same food choice of large slurpee and donut, however, you would be applauding the skinny people for eating the crap and staying skinny while judging the overweight ones), your post is pretty much about the weight of the individuals. The food choice just gives you justification to fat shame. You said so yourself when you said If it were two skinny people I would think wow how can they eat like that and be so thin! I'd be jealous and earlier when you wrote Had this mom and daughter not been significantly overweight I wouldn't have thought twice.
I know someone who is going through chemo and smokes. Is that a wise choice? Fukk no! Would you still judge her if you knew she was dealing with the recent loss of her only son and, most days, smoking keeps her off the ledge? My point is, these are strangers - you know fukk all about them and their struggles from a snippet of their lives in the 7-11 parking lot.
I hope judging and fat shaming a child made you feel better about yourself and you can pat yourself on the back for being perfect and such a great mom. I'm guessing yours was a small black organic decaf, sugar free nothing added? If you were really concerned, I would've loved for you to have made a comment about their poor eating choices to their face (you know, as a PSA) instead of judging them and then running on here to post about them so everyone can agree with you and judge them as well.
P.S. You keep saying it, but how do you know the girl's mobility issues were due to her weight? How do you know her weight wasn't due to her mobility issues? How do you even know it was her mother? Did the girl call her mom? How do you know these are their daily eating habits? Do you follow them on a daily basis recording their choices in a food journal?
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Re: Childhood obesity...this got me today
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let's all be honest with ourselves here...this was not a kid whose mom treats her once in a while.
how on earth can you make that assumption?
Yeah, I completely agree.
That is a huge leap to make from a tiny snapshot of a family's life.
If I was walking out of that store and you made that assumption, you would be completely wrong...so how can you say it's true for them? You can't.
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Re: Childhood obesity...this got me today
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Posted by JME78
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let's all be honest with ourselves here...this was not a kid whose mom treats her once in a while.
how on earth can you make that assumption?
Yeah, I completely agree.
That is a huge leap to make from a tiny snapshot of a family's life.
If I was walking out of that store and you made that assumption, you would be completely wrong...so how can you say it's true for them? You can't.
eh, feel bad and move on. These explanations are growing old. Coming on here and putting long hard thoughts and effort into a child holding a slurped and a donut totally deters focusing on their own issues in life.
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Re: Childhood obesity...this got me today
Posted by peanutbutter2
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let's all be honest with ourselves here...this was not a kid whose mom treats her once in a while.
how on earth can you make that assumption?
Yeah, I completely agree.
That is a huge leap to make from a tiny snapshot of a family's life.
If I was walking out of that store and you made that assumption, you would be completely wrong...so how can you say it's true for them? You can't.
I agree with Dani. No one gets fat from eating too many apples or carrots. If this child was eating well 85% of the time, she wouldn't have been overweight. It's all about calories in and calories out. If you ingest too many calories for your activity level, you will gain weight.
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Re: Childhood obesity...this got me today
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let's all be honest with ourselves here...this was not a kid whose mom treats her once in a while.
how on earth can you make that assumption?
Yeah, I completely agree.
That is a huge leap to make from a tiny snapshot of a family's life.
If I was walking out of that store and you made that assumption, you would be completely wrong...so how can you say it's true for them? You can't.
I agree with Dani. No one gets fat from eating too many apples or carrots. If this child was eating well 85% of the time, she wouldn't have been overweight. It's all about calories in and calories out. If you ingest too many calories for your activity level, you will gain weight.
People can be overweight from diseases, thyroid problems, etc. It's not so cut and dry there. You cannot say that with 100% certainty that you know the medical condition of this girl whom someone else saw for a few moments. You just don't know that. You also don't know if she has lost weight from a previously higher weight and was having a treat.
Having a metabolic condition, other disease, being overweight from limited mobility as opposed to vice versa, having a treat when body weight has already been lost are not these crazy, implausible things.
You know nothing about this mother and her child (or even if they ARE mother and child!), so where some of you get off producing this detailed inquiry into their lives is just really confusing.
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Re: Childhood obesity...this got me today
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Posted by peanutbutter2
Posted by JME78
Posted by Dani
let's all be honest with ourselves here...this was not a kid whose mom treats her once in a while.
how on earth can you make that assumption?
Yeah, I completely agree.
That is a huge leap to make from a tiny snapshot of a family's life.
If I was walking out of that store and you made that assumption, you would be completely wrong...so how can you say it's true for them? You can't.
I agree with Dani. No one gets fat from eating too many apples or carrots. If this child was eating well 85% of the time, she wouldn't have been overweight. It's all about calories in and calories out. If you ingest too many calories for your activity level, you will gain weight.
But to play devil's advocate, if it's truly all about calories in vs calories out, technical you CAN get fat from eating too many apples and carrots no? If you don't burn them off with activity and eat more calories from the apples and carrots than you burn.
If I ate McD's every day I could lose weight. Just eat a big mac and nothing else all day. Then exercise.
I wouldn't be healthy, but I'd be losing weight...
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Re: Childhood obesity...this got me today
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Posted by BunnyWife
Posted by peanutbutter2
Posted by JME78
Posted by Dani
let's all be honest with ourselves here...this was not a kid whose mom treats her once in a while.
how on earth can you make that assumption?
Yeah, I completely agree.
That is a huge leap to make from a tiny snapshot of a family's life.
If I was walking out of that store and you made that assumption, you would be completely wrong...so how can you say it's true for them? You can't.
I agree with Dani. No one gets fat from eating too many apples or carrots. If this child was eating well 85% of the time, she wouldn't have been overweight. It's all about calories in and calories out. If you ingest too many calories for your activity level, you will gain weight.
But to play devil's advocate, if it's truly all about calories in vs calories out, technical you CAN get fat from eating too many apples and carrots no? If you don't burn them off with activity and eat more calories from the apples and carrots than you burn.
If I ate McD's every day I could lose weight. Just eat a big mac and nothing else all day. Then exercise.
I wouldn't be healthy, but I'd be losing weight...
You're not playing devil's advocate here...you're talking about the law of thermodynamics. If you are taking in less than what you burn, wherever the calories come from, then yes, you will lose weight. You won't be healthy either, but that's a different story. You'd be malnourished, but you can malnourished at any weight because a lot of foods part of the american diet are so processed they aren't like food and don't give you much by way of nutrients.
It's much harder to overeat foods like apples and carrots though because they aren't as calorie dense. I mean, who can eat 3000 calories of stuff like that alone?
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DS (5) was just out with DH doing some work at his yard where he keeps his equipment.
He just came in with a donut and small Slurpee from 7-11.
I about lost it laughing because of this thread.
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He just came in with a donut and small Slurpee from 7-11.
You're going to burn in hell
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Posted by MorningCuppaCoffee
He just came in with a donut and small Slurpee from 7-11.
You're going to burn in hell
Wouldn't be the first time, I'm sure.
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Re: Childhood obesity...this got me today
Growing up, my parents never controlled or dictated what we ate. I ate nothing but processed junk food, fast food was a regular occurrence, and I could finish off my Halloween candy in a day or two. People used to always say to me, "you're so lucky, you can eat whatever you want and stay so skinny." I weigh 105 pounds. But the Standard American Diet finally caught up with me in my twenties and thirties. I was very fatigued, my joints were achy, I developed seasonal allergies and skin issues, I was constantly bloated and constipated, my brain was foggy, and I didn't feel as mentally sharp as I used to.
Two years ago, I learned about the processed food industry and watched some very eye opening food documentaries. My life has not been the same since. I now know why I was feeling like crap. Just goes to show that a person can look healthy on the outside, but be unhealthy within.
I will admit, I catch myself noticing what other people have in their shopping carts at the grocery store, regardless of how they look on the outside. When I see a cart full of processed foods, I'm not judging the person, but I'm angry at the system. Specifically, the FDA, big Ag/food manufacturers and the healthcare industry who all have a hand in the obesity and chronic illness epidemics facing our country. I don't blame the person who is addicted to junk food--I blame the entities who have manufactured food in such a way that our bodies become addicted and dependent on it from a physical and emotional standpoint.
So op, I see where you are coming from. The Standard American Diet is not good for anyone, thin or overweight. Do we all occasionally enjoy an unhealthy indulgence? Of course. But the reality is, we are eating way too many nutrient void foods, and not enough whole, healthy, non-processed foods.
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Growing up, my parents never controlled or dictated what we ate. I ate nothing but processed junk food, fast food was a regular occurrence, and I could finish off my Halloween candy in a day or two. People used to always say to me, "you're so lucky, you can eat whatever you want and stay so skinny." I weigh 105 pounds. But the Standard American Diet finally caught up with me in my twenties and thirties. I was very fatigued, my joints were achy, I developed seasonal allergies and skin issues, I was constantly bloated and constipated, my brain was foggy, and I didn't feel as mentally sharp as I used to.
Two years ago, I learned about the processed food industry and watched some very eye opening food documentaries. My life has not been the same since. I now know why I was feeling like crap. Just goes to show that a person can look healthy on the outside, but be unhealthy within.
I will admit, I catch myself noticing what other people have in their shopping carts at the grocery store, regardless of how they look on the outside. When I see a cart full of processed foods, I'm not judging the person, but I'm angry at the system. Specifically, the FDA, big Ag/food manufacturers and the healthcare industry who all have a hand in the obesity and chronic illness epidemics facing our country. I don't blame the person who is addicted to junk food--I blame the entities who have manufactured food in such a way that our bodies become addicted and dependent on it from a physical and emotional standpoint.
So op, I see where you are coming from. The Standard American Diet is not good for anyone, thin or overweight. Do we all occasionally enjoy an unhealthy indulgence? Of course. But the reality is, we are eating way too many nutrient void foods, and not enough whole, healthy, non-processed foods.
The thing is, everyone pretty much agrees with you. That doesn't mean though that after I see a fat family eating fattening food that I come post on LIF about how sad it made me! The way you're saying it is educated and true. The way she's saying it is judgmental and mean imo, even though that doesn't seem to be her intention.
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Re: Childhood obesity...this got me today
Posted by MorningCuppaCoffee
DS (5) was just out with DH doing some work at his yard where he keeps his equipment.
He just came in with a donut and small Slurpee from 7-11.
I about lost it laughing because of this thread.
As long as he's not overweight it's ok though.
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Re: Childhood obesity...this got me today
Posted by lcherian
Growing up, my parents never controlled or dictated what we ate. I ate nothing but processed junk food, fast food was a regular occurrence, and I could finish off my Halloween candy in a day or two. People used to always say to me, "you're so lucky, you can eat whatever you want and stay so skinny." I weigh 105 pounds. But the Standard American Diet finally caught up with me in my twenties and thirties. I was very fatigued, my joints were achy, I developed seasonal allergies and skin issues, I was constantly bloated and constipated, my brain was foggy, and I didn't feel as mentally sharp as I used to.
Two years ago, I learned about the processed food industry and watched some very eye opening food documentaries. My life has not been the same since. I now know why I was feeling like crap. Just goes to show that a person can look healthy on the outside, but be unhealthy within.
I will admit, I catch myself noticing what other people have in their shopping carts at the grocery store, regardless of how they look on the outside. When I see a cart full of processed foods, I'm not judging the person, but I'm angry at the system. Specifically, the FDA, big Ag/food manufacturers and the healthcare industry who all have a hand in the obesity and chronic illness epidemics facing our country. I don't blame the person who is addicted to junk food--I blame the entities who have manufactured food in such a way that our bodies become addicted and dependent on it from a physical and emotional standpoint.
So op, I see where you are coming from. The Standard American Diet is not good for anyone, thin or overweight. Do we all occasionally enjoy an unhealthy indulgence? Of course. But the reality is, we are eating way too many nutrient void foods, and not enough whole, healthy, non-processed foods.
I agree with everything you said, word for word. That is exactly how I grew up and my eyes have also been opened to the dark side of the food and health industry within the last few years.
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Re: Childhood obesity...this got me today
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Posted by lcherian
Growing up, my parents never controlled or dictated what we ate. I ate nothing but processed junk food, fast food was a regular occurrence, and I could finish off my Halloween candy in a day or two. People used to always say to me, "you're so lucky, you can eat whatever you want and stay so skinny." I weigh 105 pounds. But the Standard American Diet finally caught up with me in my twenties and thirties. I was very fatigued, my joints were achy, I developed seasonal allergies and skin issues, I was constantly bloated and constipated, my brain was foggy, and I didn't feel as mentally sharp as I used to.
Two years ago, I learned about the processed food industry and watched some very eye opening food documentaries. My life has not been the same since. I now know why I was feeling like crap. Just goes to show that a person can look healthy on the outside, but be unhealthy within.
I will admit, I catch myself noticing what other people have in their shopping carts at the grocery store, regardless of how they look on the outside. When I see a cart full of processed foods, I'm not judging the person, but I'm angry at the system. Specifically, the FDA, big Ag/food manufacturers and the healthcare industry who all have a hand in the obesity and chronic illness epidemics facing our country. I don't blame the person who is addicted to junk food--I blame the entities who have manufactured food in such a way that our bodies become addicted and dependent on it from a physical and emotional standpoint.
So op, I see where you are coming from. The Standard American Diet is not good for anyone, thin or overweight. Do we all occasionally enjoy an unhealthy indulgence? Of course. But the reality is, we are eating way too many nutrient void foods, and not enough whole, healthy, non-processed foods.
The thing is, everyone pretty much agrees with you. That doesn't mean though that after I see a fat family eating fattening food that I come post on LIF about how sad it made me! The way you're saying it is educated and true. The way she's saying it is judgmental and mean imo, even though that doesn't seem to be her intention.
I don't think OP came off judgmental at all. She was venting about a something that upset her, just as so many of us do everyday on LIF. OP just stated that she feels bad for the little girl because she looked like she is developing poor eating habits. It's not like she said anything derogatory to the mom or child or came on here and went off on a tangent about obese people eating crap all the time. She simply said that it makes her sad to see someone making poor choices.
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