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As an obese person I disagree. Even 40 pounds is a meaningful mobility impairment, a difference between a joy and a trudge. I've experienced 200 pounds, and it
by delichon 7mo ago
As an obese person I disagree. Even 40 pounds is a meaningful mobility impairment, a difference between a joy and a trudge. I've experienced 200 pounds, and it is a kind of prison. Even a little bit of that prison is deeply meaningful. Have you not experienced it? I think I did more intensely as a yo-yo dieter. I knew what it was like to be fit from recent memory when I wasn't fit, and hated the difference.
- rsynnott 7mo agoI was 90kg 20 years ago, 65kg now. About 5’9, so from low end of obese to low end of normal. I don’t honestly notice _that_ much of a mobility difference. Def never had any trouble getting around a city on foot/public transport. Now, it’d obviously be different for very obese people, but most obese people are in the 30-35 bmi range.
- delichon 7mo agoThere is one particular trail that was a very heavy workout for me at 200 pounds. I crash dieted down to 160 and tried it again, and it felt like I was gently floating above the trail. I think most people don't notice because most people don't change so rapidly.