Blackbeltdisneygirl
Disney obsessed and proud of it!!!
- Joined
- Jan 6, 2011
So you're saying it's ok to let them get fat? Weight is not just for aesthetic purposes, it's your health. Too many kids are fat these days. Most fat kids are the children of fat parents who have passed this onto them. They eat unhealthy, don't exercise, and just accept it. I am speaking from personal experience. My parents are extremely overweight. I was myself until I decided to do something about it. I lost 60lbs in the matter of months. Low carb, low sugar, and exercise. It is not a diet, it is a life change. My parents choose not to do it because they have no will power. Instead, they eat what they want and continue to be on every medicine under the sun because of it. Nothing pisses me off more than people who preach to everyone else that being fat is ok just because they are lazy and fat. Get off your butt and better yourself. Don't ruin your kids life in the process. Be a role model for your kids. Most people who are overweight are that way because of personal choice.
We are Disney fanatics and the one thing that pisses me off more than anything is people who rent the scooters because they are fat. Then they get on rides and buses before those who choose to live a healthy life. Since when should anyone be penalized for being healthy and be rewarded for not being healthy. If you're handicapped, you should get on any bus or ride first. That being said, your party of 30 should not!
Sorry if I offended anyone but people need to stop making excuses and face reality. Stop blaming the world for being overweight and do something about it.
Ok it looked like the 1st poster was complaining about how tv/media portrays everyone as UNREALISTICALLY skinny!!! I agree with this statement... just thought it came out of leftfield when I read it. I personally hate it when I see someone who is already thin and wears a size 5 complain that she is fat because she can no longer wear a size 3!!!
To the 2nd poster... congrats on losing the 60lbs! But please don't be so judgemental! Do you automatically assume that anyone that is fat and riding a scooter is lazy? You yourself said it is unhealthy to be overweight.... why is that? Is it because it can cause health problems? Such as breathlessness and joint pain? Aren't those good reasons to not walk around a large place like WDW? Not to make excuses, but people go on vacation to enjoy themselves not to work out. I am FAT... not proud of it, but I have accepted it. I rent a scooter! To look at me you probably judge that I am just being lazy... I mean, I CAN walk. However, did you know that I have bad feet, bad knees and early stages of fibromyalgia. To look at me, I just look fat and lazy and I am able to hop off my scooter and ride rides with no trouble. But... if I didn't have that scooter, I wouldn't last HALF A DAY in the parks before I would be hobbling around in severe pain. Yes we get on busses 1st, but we are almost always the last to get off! As a matter of fact, when it comes to busses I wish I could just walk on instead of going thru the embarrassing situation of trying to park while a 100 impatient people wait! And the notion that we get to get on rides quicker is also a fallicy! Occasionally it happens, but it also happens that sometimes we have to wait longer... especially if we have to wait for the 1 in 20 vehicles that are accessible. BTW Disney only allows 5 family members to join someone on a bus, anymore than that they are supposed to wait in line with everyone else... but if they had 30... they could get their own bus!!!
Sorry I am not saying you are wrong, just saying you may be too quick to judge others. I do think this country has gotten too fat, but pressuring people to be skinny isn't the way to solve that.
Yowza! I too agree that the first comment was out of left field. It came to my phone, and I immediately got to a computer to see if I had missed something. Jcieutat, I sense your frustrations with your parents and with your weight struggles. I also applaud your weight loss. That being said, I also agree with ShhhQ. Your words do come off as being judgemental. When I see overweight people on a scooter, I don't see someone who has just chosen to be lazy and ride a scooter. I often wonder what injury they are nursing, or what illness is causing them to need a scooter. I am overweight, and believe me, it's not by choice nor for lack of trying to lose it. I have a SEVERE thyroid disorder. It causes my metabolism to be extremely slow, which in turn makes me gain weight. Can you see that? Nope. I also have injuries to both my feet. The injuries nearly disabled me. When I went to Disney in October, on the second day I sat down and cried. My feet hurt so bad I could barely walk. I didn't want to miss out on anything with my kids, so I cried. It wasn't my weight holding me back. It was excruciating pain. My mother was scared that people would do exactly what you are doing and judge me for needing a wheelchair or scooter, and think it was because of my weight. I am able to walk, but Disney kicked my butt. I went home with ankles swollen so big I thought my feet would explode, and I was actually bleeding under my skin. Would you have noticed that? Probably not. You might have thought my ankles were always that size. Since my mom was scared of people judging me I didn't get the wheelchair or scooter, but I sincerely needed one. I spent the rest of the trip on painkillers. This trip I won't be a hero. If I need one, I am getting one, and to heck with people judging me. It's sad that I have to wear a brace just so people will know it's an injury, not my weight causing me to need the chair. It's hard to exercise when you can't walk without pain. I am not one of those overweight people who sits on the couch eating and watching TV. I am a sensei. I am training for my second degree black belt. I do what I can with what my body will allow. I am still fat. Would you know that I train several times a week by looking at me? No. You would probably just think I am lazy and fat because I want to be. I am not trying to be harsh, but I do want you to see the other side of things. My kids are all healthy, fit, and exercise constantly, but I am fat. I have gotten off my butt and done something, and made sure my kids understand what I am going through so they don't end up struggling the same way I am. I just want you to understand that it's not always personal choice. There may be some people at Disney who have been lazy who are riding those scooters. There are also a lot of people who are seriously struggling with something medical who really need it. I'm not sure the DISboards are the place for you to grandstand. No one here is judging anyone else. We come to this thread to confer with other people who sympathize and understand what we are going through. None of us wants to be judged. We just want to go to Disney and feel secure about getting on those rides. Please don't judge all overweight people on your past struggles and your current struggles with your parents' weight. Not everyone is sick because they are fat. Some of us got fat because we got sick or hurt. There's a lot of things you can't know by looking at me. You can't know that my feet are causing me blinding pain. You can't know that my thyroid has made me so sick sometimes that I can barely function. You can't know that I can kick butt if I need to. If you stood in front of me and looked at me, you could tell none of these things about me. That doesn't make them any less true because you can't see them. America is extremely obese. Yes. This is true. America's kids being overweight is becoming an epidemic. This is true. But dang it, I just want to forget all that for right now and go to Disney.