Do you even lift, bro?

I mean I'm fat as heck myself but it does sometimes bother me how even my sims end up fat :lol:

especially cause it feels like all my sim kids are always fat no matter how much exercise they do and what they eat and what their parents genetics would suggest

like okay if it goes with my story I'll let them get blobby but yeah most of the time it doesn't

(i mean nothing against fat sims or people but i have enough of that irl so i just prefer to explore other things in a game :sweat_smile: )

so my sims often do end up hitting yoga mats or start drinking insta lean potions when i notice them gaining too much weight

tho insta lean also makes them bit freaky cause it gets them to 0 fat so they look bit skelly :sweat_smile:

funnily enough when game first released though i had opposite problem where my sims got too muscly all the time so they were all built like hulk just from swimming :lol: i guess since theres more activities now ive been exercising them less tho

Only way I've ever "Simulated Myself" in The Sims is when it comes down to fitness. I put a lot of time and effort into exercising and I do the same for Sims I personally play as, everyone else in my game however can do what they want, get fat for all I care, but I'll have my Sim do what I do to entertain myself.

All my male Sims are into fitness, going to the gym, lifting weights and using the treadmill, my female Sims tend to be into wellness, as I prefer how doing yoga makes them look compared to using gym equipment. Just my own personal preferences.

They tend to end up there but they don't seem to get as big as they did back in the day some of them I'll cheat back down but they love that active lifestyle. Hmm maybe they aren't my sims. :*

I love the fitness activities in the game. I don't mind if my Sim's gain weight, it's usually because I've been cooking a lot, because I really enjoy that part of the game and having the Sims sit around the table to eat all the food and desserts and chat. Or they might gain San Myshuno festival pounds when I make them eat all the food from the stalls, even if they are full, so they can learn the recipes. I sometimes give them some diet ice cream when I want them to learn recipes lol. They usually only go up one body size though and then back down again pretty quickly, because I like to play a fitness activity at least every few Sim days or once a Sim week and some of my Sims have a daily routine if it's part of their story.

The yoga mat is maybe my favorite. I like that it is safe for the elders to use and Sims can carry it in their inventory and use it anywhere. I also like jogging. I right click on their icons and then follow them around on their jogging paths to see the scenery and look for rocks to dig or plants to harvest. I wish they added "Go for a walk" alongside this. The climbing walls and Star Wars lightsabers are fun. I also really like renovating the Willow Creek gym and adding the yoga class, climbing machine, dance floor and a basketball court or swimming pool outside. If there is an extra room in the Sim's home, I usually add a little home gym with a punching bag, treadmill and weightlifting machine. I hope they add more objects one day like a stationary bike, small hand-held weights, a ballet bar, skipping rope and more workout routines on the TV fitness channel. In general, with only one fitness activity every few days, my Sims don't really change their shape much, but I heard there is a weight gain bug.

Hey, @Elliandre. Got one for you: "Go for a Walk" mod.

For me, the key phrase here is "pretty much all." There are a few exceptions based on traits. Still, I don't like how the game goes overboard so often. My sims were getting too muscular too quickly if they exercised and likewise too heavy too quickly without fitness. So I added in two mods by Bienchen: lessfat and lessmuscles. Keeps them all within a believable shape range! ? I've also been using wellness a lot since getting the spa pack. Love that fitness option. Good choice for all ages, genders, and shapes. ?
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I just recently griped about this in another thread but I dislike how their stupid calorie system pays no attention to any "recommended calories per day" thresholds and instead just adds it all up so that you'll inevitably gain weight if you just eat. As someone who plays with long life span that caused basically all my sim children to get fat because, surprise, they kinda need to eat while having very limited exercise options.

There are some sims whose physique matters to me because of roleplay/immersion but the system made it so that if I wanted to keep their appearance at certain level then they all needed to specifically hit the gym or go jogging which then earns them fitness skill. That's not something I want because why should everyone be skilled in fitness? There are skinny people irl who basically never do fitness and there are larger ones who regularly do (and have better endurance/strength). Thus for certain sims I'll just unashamedly use MCCC to either freeze their physique or change it on the fly.
Like, I was playing my Homeless challenge and it got ridiculous how they repeatedly got fat even though they were basically starving all the time and then bought some apples or curry or whatever from vendors, definitely not just feasting on greasy fast food. It just broke my immersion because the game ignores all the other elements of their tough lifestyle. Sure, they might not hit the gym but standing for 5 hours fishing ain't actually slacking around either is it?

@Stormkeep Oh wow, that is amazing, thank you!!! I will download that one :smiley:

Another good option I use is riding a bicycle. Sims gain fitness as well as fun.