Beorn
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You'd think this would be obvious, but the news media, the fashion industry, Hollywood, and many medical professionals disagree...
Shaming does cause people to buy shit.
You'd think this would be obvious, but the news media, the fashion industry, Hollywood, and many medical professionals disagree...
Here's some more: The Science of Fat Shaming | Shape Magazine[MENTION=4945]EJCC[/MENTION] The Obesity Society put out that study. They advocate for the rights of overweight people. Not saying their results are wrong, but it isn't the type of journal that would publish anything saying that shaming is beneficial....I knew a guy who went on a diet because he heard that he might have to buy two plane tickets.
^ True. Not sure how the fashion industry (and many others) would survive without it.Shaming does cause people to buy shit.
In order to lose weight I had to detox from years and years of shaming before I could make any progress. So no, I don't think shaming helps. Anyone who thinks it does has never been fat.
First, a reminder: You Can Be Fat and Fit — or Thin and Unhealthy | TIME.comLets all feel good about being unhealthy.
Looking to their success stories... the one common theme is that while maintaining their losses requires ongoing effort, that effort isn't perceived by these weight loss masters as a hardship but rather as just living with new lifestyles, and lifestyles that they enjoy.
First, a reminder: You Can Be Fat and Fit — or Thin and Unhealthy | TIME.com
Second: Read the articles I linked in my previous post to see that shaming is scientifically proven to not work. You don't need to feel GOOD about being unhealthy, but you shouldn't feel actively bad about it.
If you're actually interested in seeing what motivates people to lose weight, look to what motivates people to change any kind of negative behavioral trend -- namely, a sense of comfort with the idea of the new behavior being your new lifestyle. Something you actually enjoy and can see yourself enjoying for the long haul.
I'm an obesity doctor. I've seen long-term weight loss work. Here's how. - Vox
I can guarantee that Disco was talking about the body positivity movement. What you're describing is something I've only seen from bro-y guys who watch "Epic Meal Time" -- many of whom aren't overweight.I think he means, like, there's people high-fiving each other for bankrupting all-you-can-eat-buffets and that sort of thing. I see lots of that.
I can guarantee that Disco was talking about the body positivity movement. What you're describing is something I've only seen from bro-y guys who watch "Epic Meal Time" -- many of whom aren't overweight.
Reminder, also, that 2/3 of Americans are overweight, and 1/3 are obese. I think you know as well as I that most overweight and obese people aren't "high-fiving" over what they eat.
This is a very small-scale behavioral trend compared to the group of people being discussed here -- not just a limited number, but a limited set of demographics. Safe to say that it isn't even close to being a representative sample of anything except your Facebook friend group.I see people posting all the time on Facebook joking about their lousy eating habits.
This is a very small-scale behavioral trend compared to the group of people being discussed here -- not just a limited number, but a limited set of demographics. Safe to say that it isn't even close to being a representative sample of anything except your Facebook friend group.
I can guarantee that Disco was talking about the body positivity movement. What you're describing is something I've only seen from bro-y guys who watch "Epic Meal Time" -- many of whom aren't overweight.
Reminder, also, that 2/3 of Americans are overweight, and 1/3 are obese. I think you know as well as I that most overweight and obese people aren't "high-fiving" over all you can eat buffets. (Where do you live, that you see a lot of that? Your comment was so foreign to me that I did a double take.)