Accepted Obesity.
With so many unanswered, nosy questions and everyday confusions, I’ve recently stumbled upon this next one quite a bit.
Obesity.
It’s astounding at how many everyday people are walking around, doing regular things……obese. It seems it’s becoming acceptable even!
…….Of late, I caught myself wandering what overweight people do at restaurants, when an massively overweight couple came into dine; however, were unable to fit into a booth.
….So the patient hostess brought the burly couple to a table, which we do EVERY time we have an overweight guest
…..yet this time they were too big for the armrests which confine the guest within the chair…
The hostess kindly apologized and told them they could dine in the “café” which is part of the restaurant that isn’t even open during the week, where the chairs aren’t very sturdy but have no confines.
So a server had to go out of his way to take care of these guests who, by the way, ordered (according to the server) EIGHT refills of pasta, (from the Never Ending Pasta Bowl) and demanded a pitcher of Dr. Pepper to be kept full on the table.
….Excuse me?
This particular server must have LOTS of patience, because with the way they were running him around and being rude, I’d have lost it.
Anyway, I walked through the café to talk to the bartender and I overheard the female of the couple saying something very close to “I want to speak to a manager. Just because I’m big I have to sit in a special area?! We should get a free meal because they can’t accommodate overweight people.”
……What? The. Hell. In no way do I feel bad for saying this but….”WE did NOT make YOU obese!
You made YOURSELF obese!”
Why on earth should WE have to accommodate your needs because you couldn’t put down the Pringles?!
…..No ma’am! We probably already pay for your disability, hypertension medication and God only knows what else!
After this incident I looked around school. Those of you who don’t know, I’m in Nursing school okay?
…I counted THREE students not just overweight, but OBESE.
This is Healthcare people! How are you to flip, hold and lift patients when you get out of breath walking to the front of the classroom?
I’m probably overstepping my boundary as a human being, but I just think it’s unacceptable to deny your obesity. I mean, if you did accept it, you wouldn’t be obese right?!
I’m quite aware of my own weight issues. I’ve been a yo-yo dieter since I could count. Calories that is. But I know when to stop, and what’s going to put me in the hospital.
And what’s going to clog my arteries. I acknowledge it.
Do the same America. We’re obviously aware of it, I saw a special this morning titled, “Preventing Obesity. It starts in infancy.” wow. Recognize? cty
I will start this with a quote from your post. “It’s astounding at how many everyday people are walking around, doing regular things……obese”. Would you prefer that obese people stay out of sight and not walk around doing regular things (which could aid in weight loss due to exercise). I would think that would be a positive thing to see. At least they are not propped up on the sofa stuffing themselves with “Pringles”. Note, wandering is the act of walking around aimlessly. Wondering is a process of thinking.
Hypertension is not a disease that occurs only in obese people (as I am sure you will learn in the course of your nursing education). Hypertension can occur in people of every size and shape. Lastly, not all people are obese due to over eating. Some people have glandular disorders as well as other complications (like having to take cortisone or other medications). I feel that a student intending to become a nurse should use a little more compassion when addressing things of this nature. How about posting a great diet instead of condemning every overweight person. I hope your studies go well and that you are able to gain some sort of insight into the effect your words can potentially have on other people.
In response to comment made on Obesity.
This person failed to stop and actually read my words and what I was trying to say. I wasn’t “condemning every obese person,” I was condemning those lazy individuals who complain, don’t do anything about it, and/or expect US as SOCIETY to accommodate their personal needs because of the unhealthy choices THEY have cursed upon THEMSELVES.
Also, the only people in my blog I referred to were those that I PERSONALLY witnessed overeating and self-indulging. You didn’t even have to read in between the lines to understand. Cty
Also found this website site that has information about obesity….
http://obesitythunderbay.ning.com/forum/topics/fat-hatred WGG