Vicious cycle of fat I'm currently trying to get a fatty to exercise - my mom. Pretty much every day I try to motivate her to go running, do exercises with me, and suggest healthy food. She is not a deathfat (yet), but she seems to get fatter with time. Slowly, but steadily. And really, the last thing I'd want is to see her waste away as an obese, immobile blob. So I keep trying to get her to exercise. Now what I've noticed: I've always been trying to make her move her ass, and it's always been hard. She's never been too fond of sports. But when she still was at, like, 170 lbs (at 5'8), it was way easier. I would suggest going running, and at least half of the times I asked she would go with me. That was until about half a year ago. And now that she's "only" 20 lbs up, at about 190 lbs, she already refuses to do any exercise at all, and claims that driving her car is enough exercise for her. I'd hate seeing her - or anyone - at 50, 100, 200 lbs heavier. It's a vicious cycle: the fatter you are, the more you actually need a healthy diet and exercise, but the lazier you are to actually do it. Fuck this shit.  Moral of the story: Never ever let yourself get fat.