Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

This may not be the right place to post this, but it is really the only place I can ask.

How do you tell somebody they need to lose weight, without sounding like a massive jerk?

@blindsquarel
That's a sensitive subject. I think most people who are overweight realise full well they should be losing weight, but they often lack the motivation to do so.

I myself am in that position unfortunately and no matter how many times someone tells me I should do something about it, including my family doctor, I rarely find the strength to take action. Only in those periods when I feel very good mentally do I start with a diet and extra exercise.

I can't speak for everyone of course, but I know a couple of others who're overweight and we all lack the basic motivation. It's tough changing that and it usually comes from the inside, the person themself. It's like trying to quit smoking. It's a goal you need to set for yourself, and you have to believe in it, otherwise it's doomed for failure anyway.

@blindsquarel
As @Keveseunie already said: You approach it sensitively with an open mindest and without judging the person in a negative way. They probably already know very well about their weight and it really depends on how good you know that person and how apparent the weight issue really is.

If you are on good terms already, i am sure it is a great idea to be open about it and approach the subject in a constructive way.
On the other hand, if you do not really know each other you may ask yourself why you even want to tell such a fact to a person, probably not adding any substantial news to anyone.

But generally being honest and sincere about it works best in cases like these from personal experience, it really depends on the whole situation though and i have never really felt the need to tell that to anyone so please take my advice with a grain of salt

Just decided to roll through here and all the positivity around mental issues really was quite heartwarming. That people feel safe enough to be open and talk about these honestly deeply personal things and to then get the support their efforts deserve. Might also be because I study psychology but it’s always equally fascinating, heartwarming and slightly confronting since I’m so much worse at being open about any of that, haha.

Always feels like I put my nose where it doesn’t belong when I ‘read along’ like that sometimes but still felt like I wanted to say it. Props to everyone for fighting the good fight and slowly getting where they’d like to be in life. It ain’t easy, but you can definitely be proud of even the smaller bits of progress.

Oh man... just got a call the delivery of my new TV is being delayed until tomorrow.

@Keveseunie
While waiting for your TV got delivered, you can use a card box and some imagination (Spongebob's rainbow) 🌈 🤭

@Keveseunie @Rambler @Solaine
I will say that this person is a family member. The reason it is hard to ask about is because I am in the process of losing weight so it is hard to do it without sounding hypocritical. I know they want to lose weight, but they seem to have a roadblock in starting the process. Maybe I will invite them to work out with me. That is all I can think of.

Thanks for the help though, I really appreciate it.

Yes, having someone to work out with is a great motivator for an overweight person.

Play this DDR song to burn a lot of calories.
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@Anti-Matter I might try exercise biking to that. RIP my legs.

@Keveseunie I like friending people I know on Switch (I don't play much multiplayer too)

@Kermit1 I just wanted to ask a quick favour of you: would you mind changing your PFP just until the Mario Movie trailer drops? There's a lot of people who don't want to see what he looks like before tomorrow and I'm just trying to look out for them. You've done absolutely nothing wrong though, don't worry!

I agree

@Fizza OH FRICK I"M SO SO SORRY!!!!!!!!!

@Kermit1 Don't be! It was an honest mistake of you not realising it was leaked and that's it.

On the topic though, I do wonder what Luigi's going to look like though, especially considering Charlie Day is voicing him (which is one of the best casting decisions I've ever seen by the way).

@Fizza I think I found leaked concept art of Luigi voiced by Charlie Day

To touch on the topic of "working out/weight". I have really wide shoulders and the rest of my body filled out from there, I'm not fat it just looks that way because I'm wide lol.

Here's an idea of what I look like (I drew it in 2 seconds):

@Kermit1

Also, you've just reminded me of how badly I want to see It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. The clips I've seen of that show are absolutely hilarious yet I've never been able to find it available here in Ireland. Guess I'll have to go hunting for whichever streaming service has it ¯(ツ)/¯

@Fizza Disney+... In Canada... Get a VPN... I Guess... You didn't hear it from me...

@Kermit1 Thank you very much, I'll definitely look into it!

Got my flu shot today.

Now my arm feels vaccinated.