Fat shaming?

This appeared on my Google+ stream...

What a stupid attitude





There are physical attributes the body requires to be considered properly "functioning". Eat wrong, don't exercise right, it's not going to "function" correctly.

You can be as positive as you like, but that's just a mental state. If you're body is dying because you're not looking after it, that mental attitude can't override it.

I speak as someone who used to smoke and used to be severely overweight (I'm still technically obese but not severely obese - lost 1/2 my body mass).... don't tell me about not looking after my body.

I'm ultimately guessing there are two kinds of people this is either aimed at...

Either the people with eating disorders. Who really need to seek psychological help. Sorry, but that's the truth.

Or... it's at those people who are overweight and have problems accepting other people just don't find them attractive and want to blame others for it. In some way trying to make them accept themselves for who they are.

Again. 143kg I was. Around 85kg I am (currently ... I got to 72.2kg at one point).

I'm sorry. If you have an eating disorder that makes you eat, which is causing you to put on weight. You have a disorder. Seek help.

You have a problem that stops you getting exercise? There are real physical problems that will stop that. But if the only problem is your weight. Guess what? It was my problem too. But when I started seeing physical issues in my health I realised it was time to do something about it.

My problem was the epilepsy medication. I got it changed. I didn't blame others though. I don't blame people for finding me unattractive. I'm not actively seeking people anyway and I'm not really that nice a person anyway.

But, during my worst periods. What was my worst fear? Diabetes. It's a serious problem. You really want to get that illness because you're happy to accept your weight? Eating for the sake of eating is a really good way to get there.

So... you got a mental issue that's stopping you getting out and about? There's help for that too.

But what's the absolute worst thing you can do?

"Meh, I look fine like this". You just buy into everyone else telling you that you look fine as you are. Especially in the current "Social Justice" world where everyone is fine as they are.

Because it's going to kill you.