Comments on: Advantages of being FAT http://backtoformfitness.com/advantages-of-being-fat/ Keith Scott, MS, ATC, CSCS Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:28:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Chris - The Rotater http://backtoformfitness.com/advantages-of-being-fat/#comment-494 Chris - The Rotater Wed, 21 May 2008 00:38:19 +0000 http://backtoformfitness.com/advantages-of-being-fat/#comment-494 Hi Keith, We have definitely become a nation of "portly" porkers. The sad part is that no one seems to notice. I have been fit for most of my life. However, in the past year and a half I've become so busy with my business that I've neglected my training. Though my weight has stayed the same, my proportions have not. (I've begun the journey back to good fitness.) The unbelievable part is that so few people think that the shape I'm in now is all that bad. We have become a nation of ostriches with our heads in the sand. Great post - It should be a wake-up call to all of us when there are more jackets in the "portly" section than in the athletic section of the store. Hi Keith,

We have definitely become a nation of “portly” porkers. The sad part is that no one seems to notice.

I have been fit for most of my life. However, in the past year and a half I’ve become so busy with my business that I’ve neglected my training. Though my weight has stayed the same, my proportions have not. (I’ve begun the journey back to good fitness.)

The unbelievable part is that so few people think that the shape I’m in now is all that bad. We have become a nation of ostriches with our heads in the sand.

Great post - It should be a wake-up call to all of us when there are more jackets in the “portly” section than in the athletic section of the store.

]]> By: Jamie Morton http://backtoformfitness.com/advantages-of-being-fat/#comment-410 Jamie Morton Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:56:15 +0000 http://backtoformfitness.com/advantages-of-being-fat/#comment-410 I used to work as a pianist in a shopping mall, and was treated daily to a parade of fat and obese; that's when I first realized the extent of the problem we have in America. That being said, I would say not to freak out about the suit thing. "Athletic fit" shares the same problem as women's clothing; we all have different bust and hip sizes, and "athletic" might be any combination of narrow waist and broad, muscular shoulders. Because of that, it's difficult to fit clothes to standardized sizes. For men's clothing, it's very common to have a suit tailored to fit you exactly, and it's much easier to take something in that to let it out beyond the seam allowance. So I would estimate that this is the reason that all those suits run to larger stomach; easier to take a suit in than to let it out. As I've become more and more athletic, one of my problems is that I need new clothes (the old ones don't fit!) but can't afford them. I used to work as a pianist in a shopping mall, and was treated daily to a parade of fat and obese; that’s when I first realized the extent of the problem we have in America.

That being said, I would say not to freak out about the suit thing. “Athletic fit” shares the same problem as women’s clothing; we all have different bust and hip sizes, and “athletic” might be any combination of narrow waist and broad, muscular shoulders. Because of that, it’s difficult to fit clothes to standardized sizes. For men’s clothing, it’s very common to have a suit tailored to fit you exactly, and it’s much easier to take something in that to let it out beyond the seam allowance. So I would estimate that this is the reason that all those suits run to larger stomach; easier to take a suit in than to let it out.

As I’ve become more and more athletic, one of my problems is that I need new clothes (the old ones don’t fit!) but can’t afford them.

]]> By: Barry T http://backtoformfitness.com/advantages-of-being-fat/#comment-384 Barry T Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:50:27 +0000 http://backtoformfitness.com/advantages-of-being-fat/#comment-384 As a previous 'portly' man, I can corroborate your story. There seems to be more and more 'big and tall' stores here in the Chicagoland area, and while I'm not completely ready for the 'athletic fit' area, I have noticed that I'll have a problem once I'm there. It used to be that large men were relegated to custom-made clothing because no one offered anything off-the-rack for them; what a sad commentary that now the opposite is true. By the way, if you ever post another picture like the one above, I'll unsubscribe...yuk... ;-) As a previous ‘portly’ man, I can corroborate your story. There seems to be more and more ‘big and tall’ stores here in the Chicagoland area, and while I’m not completely ready for the ‘athletic fit’ area, I have noticed that I’ll have a problem once I’m there. It used to be that large men were relegated to custom-made clothing because no one offered anything off-the-rack for them; what a sad commentary that now the opposite is true.

By the way, if you ever post another picture like the one above, I’ll unsubscribe…yuk… ;-)

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