Too Fat to Workout?

If you take a look at American people, many of us are overweight or obese. People of a healthier size look at the bigger people and often have feelings of disgust and disappointment. I, being of these 'bigger' people have had my share of humiliation because of my size. Once when I was younger I had a boy who always called me a 'fat pig.'  Once a sales woman at a store saw me looking at a clothes rack and told me this store didn't carry plus sized clothes and maybe I should try a different store. Comments like these, though some people believe make people think about their weight and change, actually have a negative impact on overweight people, especially children and teens.

Overeating is not a choice. Well it is at first. At first you just do it because it feels good. You feel like food can't hurt you, it's your friend. Then it somewhat over takes your life. When you're happy, celebrate with food. When you're sad, eat some food. When you're bored, have a snack. It’s no big deal. But just like any addiction it's a huge deal. Drugs like alcohol, cocaine, marijuana, etc. have the same impact on people as overeating. Why do people do these things? Because it makes you feel good.

So what would you say about someone trying to change themselves? On a personal note, I have devoted myself to changing myself not to please others and fit the status queue, but rather better my health and feel good about how I look. To do this I've been changing my eating habits, cutting my portions, and a newly added key thing; working out. Yes, I got a gym membership.

You would think the sight of a plus sized girl working out at a gym would be inspiring? But instead I often get looks from other, and thinner, people in the gym. They look at me as if I'm some kind of sad excuse of a person. I once heard someone laugh at me while I was doing weight training. So what I'm still perplexed by is, why do thinner people in gyms feel they are better than bigger people? These people need to have a reality check because in retrospect I'm doing more work because I'm trying to change myself. They're just trying to keep themselves the same. Even the owners of the gym watched me for awhile when I first joined and attempted to baby me. They treated me like I had never worked out in my life.

 I know it's sometimes hard to wrap your mind around the thought that everyone of a category of people is not the same, but that's the truth. Stereotyping people is a terrible thing to do. Assuming every overweight person is a fat lump of lards that smooshes themselves between the arm of the couch and a pound of food all day is far from the truth.  It would be like assuming every girl likes frilly girly dresses or every American dad wears a suit to work and carries a briefcase.