On 2017-06-30 10:31 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 6/26/2017 8:38 PM, wrote:
> The difference is, you're active. You're always out doing something in
> your yard or garden. People who get up to 600 lbs. are obviously not
> moving around much.
It is a vicious circle. I don't know whether to describe it as an upward
or a downward spiral. It might start with basic laziness, or perhaps an
debilitating injury. The person puts on weight, it gets harder to do
things, they gain more wait, it gets even harder. They might decided to
diet and get exercise, but they end up getting hurt, so they sit around
recuperating and gaining more weight.
That is why I wonder about the cause and effect when I see really really
overweight people in motorized scooters. I appreciate that sometimes
people sometimes gain weight because they have had an injury and they
eat out of boredom, but there are also those who need them because they
gained so much work they are no longer capable of walking. Their
families and their doctors are really letting them down by enabling that
lifestyle.