You don't know me, my weight or my doctor. I'm an educated human. I'm also probably not what you picture in your mind when you think "obese," I'm a short stature female with a muscular build.

Walking is in fact a great form of exercise. To say that it isn't is ignorant. The only thing I would change is that I need to walk longer distances. I lost most of my baby weight (first baby) by walking twice a day.

I have lost a lot of my baby weight from my second child, but started off my pregnancy with an extra 10 lbs from my previous pregnancy. I discussed this with my doctor at the time because I wanted to wait to lose it before getting pregnant again but my doctor told me not to, to focus on losing it all after my second (and last baby). I gained a lot of weight with my second baby, just like I had with my first, and while I've lost a ton of my baby weight I haven't lost it all, and technically, with my weight and height (I'm 4'11) I classify as obese. I accept this, and know I need to lose more weight.

But you, like many people on this sub, have a very distorted view on what you think obese people look like and how they live their lives.

I've lived a lot of my adult life as a thin person, the only difference between then and now is that I'm carrying extra weight that I don't take the time to get rid of, and I'm sure I probably eat more in general because I used to eat between 800-1300 calories a day to stay thin. I probably eat anywhere between 1800-2000 calories a day. I'm a short person, this is too many calories for my body. It's just math. I do, however, have a very healthy diet (as in quality and variety of food I consume).

Literally my only point, is if you are obese, don't lose sight of the fact that healthy eating and staying active can still positively impact your health. If you are not an obese person, don't assume that an obese person isn't healthy in other aspects of their life. It's just one marker of health, very important, but not the only marker of good health.