Am i a glutton?

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I am ashamed to admit that often when I see fat people I am repulsed by them and feel superior.
It makes me sick to see a fat hog scarfing down food to feed ther enormous rolls and damage their bodies when there are entire populations of countries that are constantly starving to death and would give anything to have just a taste of what these land whales are consuming in such vast quantities.
The reason that my own thoughts and feelings disturb me on this subject is that I eat a meal every 2 1/2 to 3 hours all day almost every day. My total caloric intake is 2,500 calories per day.
What I feel seperates me from them is that I am 195 lbs and 6% body fat (profile pic was from last years bulk phase) and I eat to sustain muscle mass. Is this a good enough reason to feel justified or am I exactly the same as what I abhore?

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  • SassyFrassyLassie_old
    13 years ago | pl

    I don't think you feel enough shame about your narrow-minded, prejudice viewpoint; because if you did, you'd be doing everything in your power to change it.

    You should start exercising your brain like you do your body.

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    • yourunclefestus
      13 years ago | pl

      I am currently a student with a 3.8 gpa and have scored a 167 on the LSAT. I'm still deciding whether or not to apply to law school or pursue a doctorate in philosophy. And to dappled, an extra 100 calories adds up quick, and if the person is not working out in some fashion, than it's more like 400 calories to much a day in a best case scenario. I also care deeply about other human beings starving to death while lard ass americans suck up food and reach a point where they are forced to waste the time of healthcare professionals and have such a ridiculous amount of money spent on them at the expense of both our country and fellow citizens, not to mention ourselves.

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  • MercedesBenz
    13 years ago | pl

    Your perception is not reality. He who thinks so is a fool.

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  • dappled
    13 years ago | pl

    I think you're using the world famine argument as an excuse to disguise uglier parts of your psyche. I'll be perfectly honest, I don't think you give an airborne intercourse about people in other countries.

    What I also think is that you have an unhealthy obsession with body image (in the same way an anorexic would). Say someone who does absolutely no exercise consumes 2,400 calories a day. Does that make them superior to you because those of those 100 calories they're somehow sending for famine relief?

    The crux of your argument makes the overweight, lazy individual a better person than you. And perhaps they are. But perhaps not. All that matters is that you understand reality as it is, and not just as it appears in your head.

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  • dancingqueen
    13 years ago | pl

    Ok, so i read in psychology today magazine a couple of years ago that people who are healthy can naturally be repulsed by people who are obese. there are people who's brains view obesity as an illness and you stay away from them just like you would someone coughing and sneezing and sick in an elevator. it has been proven to be a natural reaction in lots of people that you can't help. the kind of diet you have is normal to maintain your healthy weight so unless you are actually turning into what you abhor then don't worry about it. And on a more personal note, i don't think so much about starving people in other countries but the kind of people you describe that want to push the whole 'big is beautiful' bs on the rest of us make me sick. obesity that can be helped (not from illness obviously) is disgusting. not caring about the strain that kind of lifestyle places on your body makes you no different from a drug addict who is slowly killing themselves and not caring about the strain they put on their body either. just b/c fat is average doesn't mean its ok so congrats on your healthy lifestyle! sorry for the rant but wanted you to know your thoughts are def normal!

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  • yourunclefestus
    13 years ago | pl

    Also, I was hoping for an enlightened and objective critique of my thoughts and feelings, not an onslaught of judgements hurled at me in an offensive manner. So far, it looks as though the closest I have come to what I was seeking is the response of dappled, who seemed to at least be trying.

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