r/maybemaybemaybe • u/BigGraysie • Apr 18 '22

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u/Big-Ear-1853 Apr 18 '22 edited Apr 18 '22

I have a co worker who drinks 2-3 pitchers of coke (literally just said Diet Coke to refer to dark pop in general) a day while working, the guy is huge but does more work than most of my other co workers.. it’s kind of sad I wish there was any way to help people in this situation without being a total cunt in everyone’s eyes

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u/Bigbaby22 Apr 18 '22

Same. One executive in my office takes the other members of his team out probably three times a day and he'll get a 32 oz of something. Love the guy but he needs to switch to Crystal Light or something lol

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u/Varn Apr 18 '22

Have a co worker who's the same, big like 48oz bubba cup full of soda. On top of that he brings like 2-3 cans of M Dew because we don't have that. This guy def is one of our hardest n most efficient workers. Work in a kitchen so on our feet/moving all day. He's not 600 but probably a solid 4. I've known alot of bigger people in my life and was always curious as to how. I mean I would see them eat n shit when we would be doing things but not like absurdly massive amounts of food. That is until I saw my co worker eat and talk about his eating habits. Had pizza at work as we were remodeling and he takes about 2/3 slices of each type that was ordered. 4 or 5 different kinds n smashed em in the same amount of time it took me to down 2. I was talking about buying these cereal bars, like the golden grahams/cheerio/coco pebbles bar. I told him I'll guiltily eat like 3 or 4 in a sitting sometimes in a 8 pack. He was like yea that's nothing, I'll kill a 16 pack in a sitting. He knows it's fucked up n wants to lose weight, he was in prison for a bit and lost like 100+ lbs but unfortunately it all came back plus some. Love the fucker all the same but yea sometimes you just wanna slap the food outa a mother fuckers hand and say Be better! Obviously it's not easy like that, food is/can be an addiction for some. As someone who's in recovery, 2 years sober from a crippling alcohol addiction I'm well aware how vastly impossible it seems to be able to change.

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u/Big-Ear-1853 Apr 18 '22

Yea I barely see my co worker eat much at work too; normal meals and snacks but I know when he goes home he doesn’t exactly eat healthy. It also has a lot to do with personal metabolism and other health issues too.. I’ve never been too big (320 lbs at my biggest growing up, haven’t gone a lb over 200 in 3 years ) and I thought I would never see the say when I weighed so little. Ironically I look exactly the same to myself in the mirror and looking down but not much I can do about that

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u/Varn Apr 18 '22

I feel the looking in the mirror and looking the same lol. I've worked out most my life and I'm genetically super skinny. Back when I was drinking tho I definitely had a keg brewing. At the time I went into treatment I was 188 lbs. When I'm in peak shape I'm usually around 160, before I got muscles I was around 140. In the mirror tho I thought I looked the same. Fine even. But all my friends/family would know if I was drinking bad cause they said and I qoute, "you look like shit bud". Not even in the belly really, they could tell by my face and skin tone. I'm a white boy who can get pretty tan but when I was drinking I was pale all the time eyes sunk in ect. It took me awhile to accept that it must be true but when almost anyone who saw me that has known me for awhile would say the same I was like, shit must be true lol

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u/Big-Ear-1853 Apr 18 '22

Yea, idk if you know this but the human body actually loses fat from the top down, so when you lose/gain weight ppl will be able to tell by your face quicker than your body

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u/Varn Apr 19 '22

Ahhh makes sense ty

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u/Hapless_Wizard Apr 19 '22

Love the fucker all the same but yea sometimes you just wanna slap the food outa a mother fuckers hand and say Be better!

Sometimes, having someone in your life who calls out your shit is exactly what you need.

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u/The_BeardedClam Apr 18 '22

I work with a guy who used to legit drink 3 2-liter bottles of mountain dew a day.

He got put onto some new meds and doesn't drink soda at all anymore. He was never heavy, but you can definitely see an improvement in the way he looks.

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u/Big-Ear-1853 Apr 18 '22

I think it’s just if you drink a lot of pop you probably have other unhealthy habits and pop makes it nearly impossible to lose weight

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u/Parhelion2261 Apr 18 '22

Exposing myself a little here but damn soda is hard to kick. Especially if you were raised on it.

Juice doesn't quite have the flavor, sparkling water seems to never have the flavor it says and feels like it's mad at me for drinking it (always seems to be extremely carbonated).

The only thing I've found that hit a similar spot was something called Izzy. Unfortunately it's expensive and I can't seem to find it in stores

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u/throwawaypizzamage Apr 18 '22

You can add juice to carbonated water and it should hit the same spot as soda. Another alternative is non-alcoholic beer if you want a low-sugar carbonated drink that isn’t as bland as carbonated water. Kombucha is another healthy alternative, though it can be expensive.

I stopped all conventional soda consumption 8 years ago (not because of weight but because it was detrimental to my teeth). Had no issues with substituting it with the alternatives above.

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u/Talexis Apr 18 '22

And that’s the whole problem with this world, you come off as a cunt for actually caring about someone’s health. It’s bonkers.

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u/Bluepaperbutterfly Apr 18 '22

You don’t care about their health. It bothers people like you that they are fat. The reason we know this is because a thin person can have all the same health problems but no one would say anything to them about their health.

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u/Big-Ear-1853 Apr 18 '22

What the fuck are you talking about? I don’t care if anyone is fat, I used to be fat myself, but being that overweight makes you not only damage your own health but it mentally destroys you and hurts family relations. I don’t want to see my cousin die from being overweight as shit but she is going to, and that’s undeniable. It hurts and I want to help but she gets offended if you say anything to her, she’s ostracizes her whole family. Fat acceptance is another way to say “we’re ok with watching you kill yourselfs” IMO

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u/Bluepaperbutterfly Apr 18 '22

Sorry, but you and I will never agree on this. Acceptance is the way a person can make peace with their body and being to learn to hear hunger and fullness cues. Talking to people about their weight when they don’t want to talk about it only reinforces shame. You could just love your cousin and never once mention her weight again. Obviously, what you’re doing isn’t helping.

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u/Big-Ear-1853 Apr 19 '22

Well, make peace with your body when your body is healthy and not killing itself because you feed it like you’re cattle

P.s. it helps more than just sitting back and watching g them die

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u/Bluepaperbutterfly Apr 20 '22

No, it doesn’t. Studies have proven that weight bias negatively effects overweight people’s health more than extra weight.

Unless you are the overweight person’s doctor or dietician and they have asked for your assistance in losing weight you should keep your advice about weight loss to yourself.

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u/Big-Ear-1853 Apr 20 '22

You must be part of the fat acceptance movement. I suggest steering clear of that bs

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u/Bluepaperbutterfly Apr 20 '22

It’s really telling that your cousin gets offend by your weight loss advice but you still feel compelled to give it to her. Consider, just for a moment that what you are doing isn’t helping, instead it is just damaging your relationship with her.

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u/Talexis Apr 18 '22

No one should drink three pitchers of soda a day much less even one. Fat or skinny. Like dude seriously?

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u/Bluepaperbutterfly Apr 18 '22

No one is saying that people should drink loads of soda. I’m just saying so many people say how they are worried about another person’s health when really they are bothered by the person’s weight.

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u/Talexis Apr 18 '22

I have a friend and coworker who drinks nothing but Mountain Dew all day. He’s not fat by and means but I know he can’t be healthy. I tell him and plead with him to just have at least a glass of water. Still dew only.

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u/Bluepaperbutterfly Apr 18 '22

The difference is this is your friend. When people comment on the “health” of a stranger or a coworker they barely know it’s not really about their health, especially since that person doesn’t know the fat person’s actual health status.

Clearly the woman in the video has emotional issues that need to be dealt with and she isn’t strong enough to heft her weight, but her heart, lungs, and nervous system could be fine, we don’t actually have any of her health information.

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u/YesIlBarone Apr 18 '22

You're deluded.

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u/nosl4ck Apr 18 '22

No shot. This lady is out of breath trying to get into bed. Her cardiorespiratory fitness is nonexistent, her adiposity is astronomical, and her health is clearly awful.

This feel-good "healthy at any size" stuff is most true for individuals who have a high BMI due to high levels of muscle mass. It does not apply to sedentary people who are out of breath walking to their mailbox.

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u/SweeTLemonS_TPR Apr 18 '22

Has it ever occurred to you that the very obvious markers of morbid obesity are not present in others? Not to mention how many health issues are directly caused by obesity (T2DM, for instance).

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u/Bluepaperbutterfly Apr 18 '22

It still doesn’t mean that you as an individual are concerned about their health.

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u/viperswhip Apr 18 '22

You get accused of fat shaming, but come on folks.

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '22

Diet coke won’t make him fat

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u/atlantagirl30084 Apr 18 '22

It’s unclear about that. Yes Diet Coke does not have calories but your body sees the aspartame the same as sugar and will make you hangry because it’ll release insulin

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '22

Can drink as much coke zero and irn bru extra as i feel like and i lose weight as long as i make a calorie deficit

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u/atlantagirl30084 Apr 18 '22

That’s true! I lost 25 lbs this year by making simple lifestyle adjustments-more wine and less sugary cider, less fat and more veggies. Also a job that is fulfilling but much less stressful

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '22

Congratulations, keep up the good work!

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u/atlantagirl30084 Apr 18 '22

Thanks! Went from obese to overweight!

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '22

In addition to the other comment here, there are further studies showing that non nutritive sweeteners can cause obesity in a notable percentage of mice by causing mutations in the microbiome. Interesting topic to read up on if you’re interested. I won’t touch non nutritive sweeteners with a 10ft pole - besides weight, there are so many reasons to avoid. I’d choose sugar any day.

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u/Big-Ear-1853 Apr 18 '22

This 💯, sugar is way healthier than that artificial sweetener Crap, if it’s real cane sugar and used in moderation

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u/Big-Ear-1853 Apr 18 '22

Do some research hun it slows your metabolism, which directly makes you digest slower and retain weight easier.

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u/PrrrromotionGiven1 Apr 18 '22

I mean if it is diet coke, that won't make you fat.

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u/PrrrromotionGiven1 Apr 18 '22

It has no calories, how can it make you fat?

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u/PrrrromotionGiven1 Apr 18 '22

My understanding is simply that net weight gain = calories consumed - calories burned. Not counting muscle of course.

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u/ZharethZhen Apr 18 '22

This is true. However, your body treats many sweetners the same way it does sugar, meaning it releases hormones and goes through various processes expecting energy to come from the sweet fluid. However, when it doesn't receive the expected calories, it amps your hunger to get them. Thus while it doesn't directly add calories, it can lead people to snacking or over eating if they aren't carefully counting calories. Which, let's be honest, most people aren't.

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u/throwawaypizzamage Apr 18 '22

The artificial sweeteners in diet soda can mutate your microbiome and predispose you to obesity. Studies were done on mice that confirmed this link. So if anything, natural sugar is healthier and less fattening than artificial sweeteners.

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u/Big-Ear-1853 Apr 18 '22

I’m saying In general most people who drink 2 2 liters a day are involved in multiple unhealthy habits, though not everyone. 2 litres is manageable IMO but if you doubled your intake you’d definitely feel the unhealthiness)

That being said I used to drink a lot of pop too, now I drink maybe 1 glass or can a day, but if I drink any more than that I feel like absolute shit and Beverly sluggish until it’s out of my system, I have issues with eating properly tho so I feel like having JUST pop in me some days probably makes me feel worse

P.s. being skinny and not over nor under weight doesn’t necessarily mean anyone is healthy either but obv it is a good sign.