Speaking as a fat fan, who happens to be on a diet, i think you might be under estimating the difficulty that some people have. People overeat for a number of reasons, but I think it broadly falls into two categories - because it either makes them happy, or they are punishing themselves.
For those of us with real food issues saying all you need to do is eat healthy and exercise is a bit like telling a depressive person to cheer up. If it was that easy then nobody would choose to put up with the social and health problems associated with fatdom.
Your points about fans undermining each other is well made, but I'm not so sure its purely a fan phenomena.
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Date: 2007-07-26 07:47 am (UTC)For those of us with real food issues saying all you need to do is eat healthy and exercise is a bit like telling a depressive person to cheer up. If it was that easy then nobody would choose to put up with the social and health problems associated with fatdom.
Your points about fans undermining each other is well made, but I'm not so sure its purely a fan phenomena.