I watched a YouTube video where a Newscaster responded to a viewer's comment on her size...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUOpqd0rQSo=youtube_gdata_player ........
I was obviously compelled to write...
*"The Choice to be Obese"? *¡Please!
*Who would Choose to maintain obesity?
Who would WANT To turn to overeating when stressed?
To Risk one's health, appearance, suffer at the hands of society's lingering 'accepted' stigmas?
*If losing weight were Just a matter of eating less & exercising, with NO addictions, emotions, physical/mental issues/dysmorphia attached, then Everyone would be Fit.
*If it were 100% possible to:
*Always choose, afford, & prepare the healthiest options (and to have the time, abilities, & know-how);
*to Not carry a Genetic Predisposition towards obesity (via: the VERY REAL 'FAT GENE');
*not possibly suffer from an Underactive Thyroid or Adrenal issues (that is only treatable with hmo- covered meds if it's over a particular level);
*to not experience various weight-related side-effects of medications (ie. SSRIs, asthma meds, etc...for hundreds more);
Then we ALL would be fit.
*Quitting cigarettes; aging; using medical marijuana; various neurological disorders; pregnancy; pms; depression; menopause; suffering from anorexia or bullimia whilst younger - All may cause weight gain.
*ON TV: nearly Everyone takes potshots @ "fat people" (MUCH moreso @ fat females). That is lazy comedy, & hurtful, & perpetuates SIZE-ISM.
*WE ALL ARE WHO WE ARE - EARTHLINGS, SIBLINGS, FELLOW TRAVELERS THROUGH LIFE.
*WE ARE ALL UNIQUE.
*WE ALL HAVE DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES, BRAINS, VIEWS, HOMES, JOYS, & SORROWS.
*OUR BODIES ARE NOTHING MORE THAN A HOME FOR OUR IDS, EGOS, SUPER-EGOS, &/OR SPIRITS.
*SO PLEASE...STOP HATING, & PEACE
* <3 Amber Archer <3
