[save_ferris]

A. I struggle to see the necessity or practicality of arguing that fat people are stupid. If you think they are, fine. Now how do you solve that problem? When has calling a large group of people stupid ever solved a major crisis, in public health, or otherwise?

B. It's not necessarily a self-awareness issue. Many people know that they lead unhealthy lifestyles, but are unable to make long-term changes to their health for a variety of reasons. The motivational psychology behind wellness really conflicts with those accustomed to sedentary lifestyles.

A major factor that is well-known in health sciences is that extrinsic motivators (i.e. exercising to improve how you look) for lifestyle and dietary changes rarely work for people. People put a lot of pressure on themselves, work really hard for a few weeks, and for some reason don't drop an absurd amount of weight in that short time, which usually leads to relapse and guilt.

Funny enough, when I was doing research on motivational psychology for my BS in kinesiology, one of the most common complaints among people trying to reverse lifelong habits was that they feared failure and shame from the public. So all of that "if you're fat, you're stupid" logic that's being thrown around here is absolutely contributing to this problem, based on my experience.

[worldstarhiphop]

Why would you want to raise an unhealthy child? That seems very stupid. It's a huge investment.