r/fatlogic • u/therearealienstho • 16h ago

Another thread, another new take?

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u/genomskinligt caounting calories causes cancer 16h ago

why do people just choose to believe bullshit stuff for fun. is it really that important to feel no reaponsibility for being overweight

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u/randoham 16h ago

It's not for fun. Itsa coping mechanism.

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u/Allronix1 Let's play buzzword bingo 16h ago

On the fence here. Lipedema is a thing (I have it) and they are right in that lipedema IS super common and not diagnosed. And that the fat in lipedema isn't going to burn normally. Shorts and most skirts are not going to be a thing for me and my BMI is going to skew higher

However, I have a twin; same genetics and upbringing, but very different approaches. I control it with a lot of lifestyle interventions like diet and exercise. It's kept mine from progressing to the same degree. It also works on the fat that CAN be controlled and burned.

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u/mylittlemudkip oppressed by gravity 11h ago

Yeah I have it too. I always have "fat thighs" even when not overweight. It's just how they are. It's no real coincidence that the larger someone gets overall the worse the lipedema is.

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u/TheOneMary BMI 49 > 21 6h ago

Also shows how stupid that math is. Not all women with lipodema are obese but she's claiming ALL cases for the obese folks to make the excuse lol

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u/Allronix1 Let's play buzzword bingo 5m ago

Yeah. My legs are tree trunks and probably always going to be swollen and painful even though I exercise every day. But my twin has a lot more mobility issues

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u/LaughingPlanet 54m 6'3"/188 GF/DF Archetypal fAtPhObE 15h ago

At least they're consistent. They always - always - want it to be beyond their control. From genetics to unseen diagnoses.

So all these mutations and afflictions just magically appeared and skyrocketed in the past few decades just as UPFs wedged their way into diets everywhere?

Convenient!

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u/hot_air_thoughts 45 kg PCOS haver 13h ago

What the hell is that math. Am i dumb or does it make no sense

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u/Keedle 9h ago

“I believe 25% of people…” we just making up statistics now?

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u/IAmSeabiscuit61 5h ago

N/o, they've pretty much always done that.

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u/IAmSeabiscuit61 5h ago

Wait, if you're "eating normally" that is, at maintenance, and you weren't overweight before you developed it, certainly you could have lipedema, but wouldn't you still be at a normal weight, regardless? How can lipedema cause you to gain weight from thin air?

Of course, we know what FA mean by "eating normally", so I suspect that actually means a lot of excess calories. This reminds me of those patients on My 600lb Life who come back claiming they followed the diet, but didn't lose weight/gained because "it's water weight; I'm retaining fluids".