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Getting fat is easy, being fat is hard.

· 2 min read

When someone drops a weight‑related truth bomb on Reddit, the comment section goes into full‑blown chaos.
The original poster (OP) tried to boil the age‑old dilemma down to a one‑liner: “Gaining weight is a walk in the park, but staying fat is a full‑body workout. Losing weight is a marathon, and being skinny is a sprint—just without the finish line.”
The rest of the internet took that nugget and turned it into a philosophical treatise, a meme, and a heartfelt confession all at once.

OP’s “Weighty Wisdom”​

“Getting fat is great, being fat sucks, getting skinny sucks, being skinny is great.
It’s like nothing in between is easy, just different kinds of struggle.
Depends what you mean by skinny. A lot of people are skinny and quite unhappy about it.
I disagree. I got fat by being very depressed. I hated the process the entire time. Now, I wouldn’t say I’m skinny, but I’m on the road to being very in shape and I love it.
Sucking fat, great.
Grating fat, sucks.”

That’s the gist: life’s only constant is that you’re never really happy with either side of the scale.

Commentary​

  • “I’m 99% in agreement.”
    Someone else echoed the OP’s paradox, suggesting that while putting on pounds may be a breeze, living with them feels like a full‑body workout.

  • “Middle ground is a myth.”
    Another comment claimed the only middle ground is the “I’m too tired to care” zone, and that every struggle comes with its own flavor of misery.

  • “Skinny isn’t always happy.”
    A voice reminded us that being thin can also be a source of unhappiness, especially if you’re constantly battling self‑image and external expectations.

  • “From depression to dedication.”
    A self‑confessed “anti‑OP” admitted gaining weight while depressed, hated every step, and is now on a fitness journey that feels like a personal victory.

  • “Suck it up, fat. Grind it down, fat.”
    A quick, one‑liner comment added a meme‑worthy punchline: “Sucking fat is great; grating fat is sucks.”

TL;DR​

Weight is a roller coaster: the only predictable thing is that you’ll never be fully satisfied with either side of the scale—unless you’re a professional at making fun of it.