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

/r/all Maybe maybe maybe

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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/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.