Waddle Waddle

I just got back from Las Vegas and it never ceases to amaze me how large a human body can get until I walk past someone who appears to be well in excess of 300lbs.

Unless you're pregnant with twins you should never "waddle"

One of the things that starts to become apparent is that morbidly obese people don’t walk as much as they ‘waddle’.

This got me thinking…at what point does a person start to become concerned enough with their weight to do something about it…this could be dieting, working out, taking some sort of drugs or even lap band surgery, gastric bypass, whatever.

At some point carrying around that extra mass is worse for you than any of the alternatives.

To me it’s a choice between a slow but certain premature death (staying morbidly obese) or the chance at a longer happier life with whatever risk is associated with the chosen intervention (surgery, drugs, exercise, dieting etc)

I’ve never been morbidly obese so I don’t pretend to know what the psychology is in this state, but once your walking turn into waddling I’d imagine that it’s high time something has to be done for your own survival.

I’m not saying it’s easy, and I’m not saying there is a perfect solution, but I am saying that doing nothing at all is almost certainly worse than the alternatives.

John

Posted by johnbarban in Fat Loss
Tags: Fat Loss, obese, waddle |2 Comments

2 Responses to “Waddle Waddle”

  1. mikenavin Says:
    April 20th, 2011 at 8:44 am

    I was just noticing this the other day too. Was doing one of my favorite activities (people watching) and noticed that people who are obese have knees that don’t even function when they walk. All the movement essentially comes from the hip.

  2. JasonAKASeeker Says:
    April 22nd, 2011 at 2:38 am

    I can’t help it, but when I read “waddle,” I laughed. It’s so true.

    And, I’ll add in addition to what you said, JB, that just the pleasure in moving without hindrance and difficulty is a joy that they have forgotten long ago. Life loses some of it’s simple pleasures.

    (nevermind what damage they’re doing to their knees and ankles and maybe even lower back).

    Anyway, in my experience a bad doctors report is a big motivator for people (not in my case, but in general). It’s a pity that it usually takes negative things to prompt change instead of a desire to make life better.

    Jason (Seeker)

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