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I've always been fat. People have called me big-boned, thick and sturdy. Family members tell me that I come from big stock and doctors tell me I have good muscle tone. No matter which way you say it, it boils down to fat and you can't become fat unless you are gluttonous.

No matter how big your bones may be, they cannot make you fat. Coming from big stock doesn't make it okay to lug around an extra body part or two, be it an innocent chin or an entire stomach. Coming from big stock is something you might hear at a dairy auction where you can get a couple of nanny goats and a heifer at half price.

My bones are big, I am six feet tall and I am really strong. But, I am also fat and it's because I eat more calories than my body needs. It's not a secret, complex or deep seeded. It's basic. If you eat too much, you could get fat.

The human body was designed to work. Not in a cubicle or at a desk, but real work. The human body was not designed to consume white flour, refined sugar, preservatives, additives, hormones or any of the other chemicals and toxins we consume.

Of course people are going to get sick and fat. I'm not a doctor or a scientist, to the relief of those who know me, but I have never seen an overweight person in a third world country due to a thyroid disorder. I cannot imagine a tribe of people all but emaciated except for Uncle Oogly who can't leave the tent because he weighs five hundred pounds due to a thyroid gone amuck.

Life is hard and sometimes sad. There are no guarantees or rulebooks. People die, dreams fade and things go wrong. Is that really a reason to become gluttonous with substance, sex, work, or food?

Obesity is a convoluted luxury. What about the people who have suffered horribly that don't have the resources to become fat? It makes it seem like Americans shouldn't have the right or the means to become fat.

Life has exceptions but being obese these days is not the exception. People are fat because they can be. There is too much food available in mass quantities. Machines have made most manual labor obsolete.

So why am I still fat? Because I have the luxury of being lazy and ordering pizza or take out when I don't feel like cooking. I run through the drive thru with the kids on a busy night and I eat too fast. I'm not active enough because sometimes I don't feel like it.

Most overweight people are gluttonous.

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