Quote:
“If we don't
somehow stem the tide of childhood obesity, we're going to have a huge problem.”
Mr. Lance
Armstrong
(A retired
American road racing professional cyclist who is most famous for winning the
prestigious Tour de France seven times)
CONGRATULATIONS! Today could be
your lucky day? Why you ask? Because you have just downloaded this priceless
article that contains valuable golden
‘nuggets’. It could enhance your life for good! Believe it or not? Your choice!
HOWEVER, BEFORE WE SPELL OUT MORE
FULLY of its entirety allow me to expose some harsh realities about
fat types, normal types and thin individuals types.
BELIEVE ME, initially
overweight individuals start out to be pretty average people. They have the
same hang ups and minor personality problems that afflicts them. But at
the some points in their growth, their
personalities change. Doubtless
it’s the result of their actions at the
hands of uncaring common people.
TRUST ME, AS ALWAYS every
slender person seems to have negative
opinions about plumpness. And chances are they're going to hear it even
on the buses from little kids who blurts out, "Mommy, why
is that man so fat?" Not only that,
sometimes such people get the strange
vibes inside a restaurant from people who simply don't like to watch fat folks eat.
PICTURE THIS WITH ME.
If you so happened to be a fat
person, sometime well meaning friends and acquaintances will
give you unsolicited advice of what to eat and wear. You get unsought advices
even from noble souls who try to
convince you to go with them to the gym
every other day. These people assume that in no time you'd be as trim and fit as
they are. Get my drift?
FURTHERMORE, some so
called self-appointed ‘Consultants’,
they being normal human think this kind of harsh treatment is not
only morally justifiable but in some
respects it’s their duty. Moreover, if
all fails, they still reason out they can shame the large person into losing
weight.
FORTUNATELY OR NOT, the
upshot is that sometimes, we, ourselves
assume rightly or wrongly that
it's only rational for fat people to develop a number of defence tools
to protect themselves from a hostile setting. Interesting, isn’t it?`
Enough of my long intro for now. Let me raise the curtain to
allow you to have a full view at a glance of this short write-up. OK?
OVERVIEW:
That being said so far, let’s preview the types of ‘Fats’ personalities.
Psychologically, they could be classified
according to their peculiar behaviors and mind-sets.
Basically they are of:-
• The
Frightened Plump
• Tubby Fat
Feline Person
• The
Revolutionary Chunky
Oh! By the way are
you still with me so far. I do hope so really. Without further ado, let us
advance confidently to the first type of
personalities. Shall we?
SHOCKING EXPOSURE NO.1. THE FRIGHTENED PLUMP HUMAN.
The Intimidated Fats decide that if you can't beat them,
join them. They tend to be kind, well-meaning people who don't like to be
conspicuous. Back of their mind, they truly believe that ordinary people will
like them, they feel. Conditionally if they don't make waves, don't eat in
public and bake cookies for all the bake
sales. Of themselves they assume normal-weights people are disciplined,
knowledgeable about nutrition, and justifiably outspoken.
Hear this, "They're doing it for our own good,".
These are the words which describe s how
they describe their persecution. Privately, they consider themselves weak,
inferior, undisciplined, and generally abnormal. And they tend not to seek out
their own kind.
Before we proceed to the tubby fat feline personality,
listen to this warning! . I have only peeled back the first layer of one
personality type but if you really want to get the truth we are going to get a
little more personal. Any problem?
SHOCKING EXPOSURE NO.2. TUBBY FAT FELINE PERSON
They follow the ‘I show you them ‘ philosophy . They
don’t love being fat but they achieved some personal success in spite
of their appearance. Sometimes they are successful by actually making fun of their weight . But more often they just decide they have to be that much better than the competition. Fat cats are usually
self-employed professionals or freelance humanitarians. They are rarely in large industries, banks or other
prestigious institutions. On the other
hand it could be normal weighted people declare that no one beyond size 36 W waistline or a size dress will be in any condition to climb the corporate
ladder.
Former fats don't turn their hostility on the normal-weight
world; they reserve it for their still-chubby comrades—and themselves.
Fat Cat can hide behind their success, too. Often they want
to change but are too stubborn to try. That " I will show them"
attitude occasionally breaks down into spiteful-child behavior in the face of
criticism. But they're rarely as hostile as those in the next category.
With that behavioral characteristics of the fat cat in mind,
let move on to the militant or revolutionary fatty person. A shocker, if I may
say so myself!
SHOCKING EXPOSURE NO.3.THE REVOLUTIONARY CHUNKY INDIVIDUAL
This group was long overdue. Biologically, fat makes both
men and women more placid and maternal, so any rebellion tends to be internal.
But the rise of the feminist movement in the late sixties and the seventies
helped them find their voice, and you can find large numbers of them fighting
the good fight on a number of fronts.
This is still the smallest segment of the overweight
community, but what they lack in numbers they make up for in pounds and brains.
Their style tends to be paranoid, and they dress to emphasize their weight
instead of hide it. Don’t get me wrong ,
I like the militant fats. If they tend to be hostile on occasion because in their views diet books just
reinforce the normal-weight stats quo. Their
hostility at least directed at the outside world, where belong.
Because of their weight, however, their credibility suffers. No one really believes they like
being fat. But credible or not they are the ones who will push for reforms,
uncover job discriminations and
dramatize the plight of the intimidated
majority. More power to them.
By the way, if you have read nothing else, then the
conclusion will wrap this article succulently Don’t believe? Continue reading
and you will certainly agree with me.
Fair enough?
CONCLUSION:
The final section of this tiny report would be incomplete
without some after thoughts. Trust me, discrimination against fat people won't
stop until the overweight individual
begins to tell normal weights to mind their own business. They must shape up (not reshape) a new
identity for themselves. An identity
built on pride in who they are and not elaborate defenses
for what they are.
Additionally they must bring financial and legal pressure to
bear against their oppressors! Instead of trying to starve themselves into
conformity. Obese people should be free
to decide if they want to lose weight
and why they want to lose weight. They mustn't allow doctors to
intimidate them, newspaper to deride them, or society to exclude then.
As a good gentle
reminder of the various fat individual, allow me to list them once
again. Remember if you will, there are
the frightened plump. Then we
have the tubby fat feline person. Finally, we have the revolutionary chunky
person. Easy to recall? Easy as pie if
you don’t mind my saying so. Period.
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