Had a moment today

So you strap on about 3 bags of concrete and wrestle around with that. Don't think you will win.

Understand very well as my wife and I have both picked up about 25 pounds from when we first married as teenagers 44 or so years ago. We all pick up a bit of weight as we age and it's anatomically correct for anything living to do so. This is easily adjustable, and manageable through life with diet and direct exercise, or even physical activity. Sitting on the couch with a large bag of chips and 2ltr bottle of soda for supper really doesn't fit amongst the healthiest of lifestyles. Though facetious in statement, it's very close to what a lot of obese people do. Try to tell them about the health benefits of eating at McDonald's and such regularly and it falls on deaf ears. Genetics have a bit to do with it but far too often this is used as a "crutch" or seemingly justification for not doing anything about it.

Here is a world recognized chart on whether someone is "fat" or not which anyone can interpret to their own desire. It's a snip from the American Cancer Society webpage:

I find it hard to argue with years of proven science myself.

I was in the grocery store a few weeks ago on a warm day and seen this cow with several heifers in tow to which surprised even me. Purple and pink hair, tattoos on every inch of exposed skin, jewelry hanging from many more holes in flesh than the great spirits ever envisioned, and not one, but three quite defined and distinct "belly rolls" kept in check with what I thought was some type of band around the mid section. If she'd have been a different nationality and color, I'd have swore she was playing the part of the "Michelin Man". Real knee knocker this one was but it does take "all kinds" as they say.   

I don't agree with it either and see it as just a "guide". To fit solidly in what is considered normal and healthy, one would have to be a stick, or beanpole. I'm just about 3 pounds into the "overweight" category myself and my wife always tells me I'm too thin.

The trip into "Wally's" is always an adventure. Most times good for at least a couple of laughs, and fits of anger.

Juss abouts puked on them hills of fat rolling comments.

  As for that chart, I think it's for them non-work'n yuppies...

 Couple years back, the doc said I was a little over weight at 5'10 an 150# +/-. I felt like I was wavin in the wind while knock'n on heavens doors and they weren't lett'n me in. Said to the doc, I haven't got nothin left to shed, I'm skin and bones now. He says well 'you can lose a few more', SHEESH!   Day-um, you gotta have some muscles if your going to work hard, and should be in the 175-180# range... and no fat.