I completely agree.
That thyroid issue, sorry but its bullshit.
I had a thyroid 'problem'.
& its very easily fixable.

The pills didnt do anything.
the exercise did.

Atleast thats how I feel.

Stop trying to deny that youre fat.

Basically: Don't ostracize obese people. But don't sugarcoat the problem either. Because they'll probably just eat that too.

hahahahahah. & yes i agree

LOL.

"Basically: Don't ostracize obese people. But don't sugarcoat the problem either. Because they'll probably just eat that too."

the picture made me puke a little bit in my mouth.

i agree, to a point. we shouldn't sugarcoat things. when someone is medically obese, health problems are almost always going to ensue. but that doesn't mean we shouldn't have a little compassion. it's like the people that say "eat a sandwich!" to an anorexic. compulsive eating is a psychological problem, and berating people for it completely undermines the hurt that person may be feeling. you don't know what caused them to be this way, so it's not our right to judge.

also, some girls really are just "curvy" not "fat". it's perfectly natural to have some curves. that doesn't mean you're "fat" or unhealthy, but that's what so many girls think these days..i know that's what i thought for a long time. nowadays girls that aren't even medically overweight are considered "fat" if they have some meat on them, because being very thin is the only thing considered attractive practically. and this is SO wrong. someone who is say, 10-15 pounds overweight (like in that picture you posted!) isn't necessarily at risk for diseases. so i for one am glad to see people that embrace their (healthy) curves. i would rather see that then people starving to try to avoid being called "fat" when they aren't even fat to begin with.

i certainly think that people like to make excuses (i.e. slow metabolism, genetics, etc.) but only they know the real reason why they are overeating. so i would never put someone down for it. it comes from a place of pain, just like eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia do. so try to remember that.

There's a big difference between being "big-boned" or having "more to love" and being obese. Obesity = unhealthy. You can have a larger body type and still be healthy.

I think being curvy is okay. But there is a fine line between being curvy and being fat. I honestly don't understand how far people let themselves go. I do think obesity is a problem, but we cannot force people to lose weight. they have their free choice to do whatever they want with their bodies. We cannot stop them. They just have to face the facts one day.

aesthetics change with time and often align with whatever is harder to attain. in the old days, fat was beautiful because it suggested leisure and opulence. it was never healthy and no longer connotes this. things that aren't healthy (and aren't congenital) should not be lauded, and this goes for both ends of the spectrum.

curvy does NOT equal fat. or obese and how are thyroid issues bs? and no, not every single person ever is fat through their own fault. there are people who eat little but gain weight cuz of medication that they're on or have gained weight cuz of diabetes and so on and so forth.

Seriously, this is what is wrong with America today.  We concentrate on looks and all this crap instead of finding true happiness.  So what if someone is bigger than the "ideal" size? (What is the "Ideal" size anyhow?)  If they're happy, and they're healthy (yes, big people can be healthy and big) then let them be.  It's a bit ridiculous that we emphasize beauty is a size 0 or a size 1.  Some of the most gorgeous people are big.  Why don't we focus on that once in a while?

wow. Just wow.

Lets make sure we tell cancer patients how shitty they look bald too. We wouldn't want them to think cancer is okay.