I’m all about loosing weight in this blog. I’m on a keto diet and I’m loosing weight. Being obese is difficult. That is why I am really prioritizing weight-loss over building muscle. I’m a bit stocky anyway and my muscle mass isn’t too bad. I don’t all ways feel like pumping iron when I’m doing a low-carb diet or when I am fasting. But now I see the extent being overweight can affect people’s image socially and economically.
Here’s a picture of me at work the first time I did the keto diet. I lost a total of about 50 pounds and I gained some of it back but I was still in better shape for work.
Excerpt from the economist magazine
Obese people experience discrimination in many parts of their lives, and the workplace is no exception. Studies have long shown that obese workers, defined as those with a body-mass index (bmi) of 30 or more, earn significantly less than their slimmer counterparts. In America, several state and local governments are contemplating laws against this treatment. On November 22nd, one such ban came into force in New York City.
The conclusion—that well-educated workers in particular are penalised for their weight—holds for both sexes (see chart 1). Moreover, the higher your level of education, the greater the penalty. We found that obese men with a bachelor’s degree earn 5% less than their thinner colleagues, while those with a graduate degree earn 14% less. Obese women, it is true, still have it worse: for them, the equivalent figures are 12% and 19%, respectively.