--And actually aren’t very smart, or willing to take responsibility for their own health.
-- Zero curiosity to explore and research the amazing human body and it’s miraculous mechanisms.
....OK. That’s 3 more reasons.
My 120 lb (similarly sized) sister went to TX Galveston Med school after completing U of H undergraduate in 3 years with a 4.0, admitted having scored a perfect (at the time) 1600 SAT. Is she ‘smart’? I’ll let you decide...
Decades later she weighs in at 220, takes metformin, refusing to work through her health issues with dietary choices because ....she’d rather pop a pill and eat Oreos. Her words.
I’ve offered to come stay with her and do all the cooking...promising it will be delicious and she’ll never be hungry. Not interested.
It's kind of like being an alcoholic, it takes reaching rock bottom to force a change in behavior. My sister in law is 4 years younger than I am (we're 70 and 74). She is at least 100+ lbs overweight with two giant tires in her middle, she can barely walk due to her knees, she's getting all hunched over, she just looks awful in every way. She's 70 and looks much much older. I look 20 years younger than she does, I'm a slim weight, I ski in winter, I mountain bike, I go to the gym, I eat very carefully and don't eat any of the things that make my SIL so fat. She is definitely depressed, but thinks this all goes along with getting older despite seeing the shape I am in and thus knowing it's possible to be in good shape. I figure she's going to have a heart attack or stroke at some point.
I’ll offer another reason.
--They’re lazy and lack willpower.
--And actually aren’t very smart, or willing to take responsibility for their own health.
-- Zero curiosity to explore and research the amazing human body and it’s miraculous mechanisms.
....OK. That’s 3 more reasons.
My 120 lb (similarly sized) sister went to TX Galveston Med school after completing U of H undergraduate in 3 years with a 4.0, admitted having scored a perfect (at the time) 1600 SAT. Is she ‘smart’? I’ll let you decide...
Decades later she weighs in at 220, takes metformin, refusing to work through her health issues with dietary choices because ....she’d rather pop a pill and eat Oreos. Her words.
I’ve offered to come stay with her and do all the cooking...promising it will be delicious and she’ll never be hungry. Not interested.
Good friend in Texas said the same, weighed in at almost 400 lbs, 50 years old, said he would rather enjoy life eating what he wanted and take pills
He had a major stroke, lucky to be alive, it changed his thinking.
he has lost over 100 lbs and working hard to lose another 100.
His reasoning was "it was just easier, pop some pills, eat and drink what he wanted"
Think he may have seen that bright light.
It's kind of like being an alcoholic, it takes reaching rock bottom to force a change in behavior. My sister in law is 4 years younger than I am (we're 70 and 74). She is at least 100+ lbs overweight with two giant tires in her middle, she can barely walk due to her knees, she's getting all hunched over, she just looks awful in every way. She's 70 and looks much much older. I look 20 years younger than she does, I'm a slim weight, I ski in winter, I mountain bike, I go to the gym, I eat very carefully and don't eat any of the things that make my SIL so fat. She is definitely depressed, but thinks this all goes along with getting older despite seeing the shape I am in and thus knowing it's possible to be in good shape. I figure she's going to have a heart attack or stroke at some point.
Depression takes away people's spark. Maybe she's depressed.
Depression can also be due to an unhealthy style of life.
Or that small, still voice that whispers to them that they could be happier, if they would let go of their fears and misconceptions.
Simple. She's brilliant and willing to suffer the consequences of a junk food diet. The two go together.
A co-worker's wife had a problem once, was taking a drug, and I suggested a dietary supplement. He replied, "Oh no. We go for the drugs."
Never confuse education with intelligence. The ability to learn does not reflect the ability to think. (This is just my observation.)
A very accurate one, I’d say.