lovingthebeautifulyou:

“Are you a reluctant dieter? Then, it would be a perfect excuse for you, as scientists have claimed that staying fat may be better for your health.

The researchers said the idea that weight is harmful has been “exaggerated” and people who are little heavier may actually live longer. The California University (CU) study that looked at about 350,000 people in the US also suggested that the obese put their health in greater danger when they obsessively try to slim down.

It recommended that people should eat a varied and balanced diet, and take “enjoyable” amounts of exercise — even if they still end up carrying a few extra pounds. The researchers also noted that society’s obsession with dieting is “ineffective” and often leads to people becoming fatter as they crave food and binge, the Daily Mail reported.”

Of coarse when studies like this are discovered, the media keeps it under wraps. I’ve seen another study such as this on on judgmentofparis.com (found this there to). When will the public hear about this, instead of hearing about another ideal they need to fit, or how they can fix their “imperfect” weight. This is the media’s harmful effects staring you in the face. That you need to diet, you need to do this diet plan, or need to do buy that one, because you need to look like this perfect ideal, and you need to be that now.  What will we do? Run out and be [or try to be] that, because it’s just so glamorous, and here it shows how aggressively doing this can be detrimental to our bodies instead of, how it’s shown on the media, helpful, creating an illusion for health.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/…how/7358082.cms

SUCK ON THAT, CONCERN TROLLS.

mrshowardhughes:

so I was walking to the grocery store, which is next to a McDonald’s and a bunch of other stuff, and saw that it was closed. Here it’s not that uncommon for things to close early on weekends. I went to McD’s for dinner instead. In front of me in line was a really big woman in some kind of costume, I presume she’s an actress or opera singer since there’s a performance house nearby. My guess is that she was probably a size 26/28 US and about six feet tall. I wasn’t paying attention to their order, she was with another woman, the woman’s husband and daughter. Here you also wait for your food to be cooked up when you order it so I went to a booth and sat down.

I couldn’t help but notice one of the employees came out with a tray carrying over a dozen burgers, I kid you not. She takes the whole tray to the table where the woman is sitting, I was thinking “well then” and kept patiently waiting for my fish sandwich. Different employee comes out a few minutes later with a tray of burgers, I assumed for the other tables, but nope. SAME TABLE. They had about 20 burgers by the time I got my sandwich (I didn’t want to stare so I didn’t get an exact count).

So what’s the point of this story? I’m not fat shaming, I personally don’t care how many burgers people eat. What struck me is that in the US, where people assume everyone is fat, I have NEVER seen someone order that much food. Ever. Not in a McDonald’s, not in any dining establishment. That’s not to say it doesn’t happen since I don’t go out that much but please, lets get rid of this stereotype that only Americans are gluttonous and obese. I think our society as a whole is going to take longer to stop fat shaming, but at the least we can stop shaming Americans for something that 1. most Americans don’t do and 2. that some people do all over the world. 

I also went swimming today in my monokini and felt no shame. At first it occurred to me that some people by the lake might think I’m ruining the scenery with my size 14 ass but they didn’t seem to mind one bit. It’s so nice to be somewhere where judgment is set aside with trivial things, like what a stranger chooses to wear to go swimming.

Glee co-stars Harry Shum Jr. and Ashley Fink on The Joy Behar Show (VIDEO)

daniellekiemel:

grandmotherwillow:

infinitelovelike:

annieelainey:

The fat girl and popular guy being together is the “unrealistic” part of this show? Really? God, I love you, Ashley Fink. I give you the highest of fives!

I don’t like Glee at all, but this girl is a bad ass bitch and I love the way she handled that question.

My reaction was that this is a singing high school and a fat girl dating a hot guy is the most unrealistic part of the show…? Hahaha. But it is unrealistic. It’s psychologically proven that people typically date those who are on their same objective level (10s dating 19s, 4s dating 4s), which is why most people always revere their partner even if other people don’t quite see it - we naturally shoot for those we know we can get, it’s bizarre to see someone actually try and get someone “out of their league”. She may have thought her high school boyfriend was the cutest in school because other females in her social circle wanted to date him, but it would make a lot of waves in a prototypical high school if she really did date “the guy”. Most of the athletic men that I know don’t necessarily shoot towards “ew, fat!” in the first response to a larger person hitting on them, it’s a difference in lifestyle. People can claim they’re healthy even if they’re obese but that girl doesn’t do what the typical high school jock does on a daily basis and they do not eat similarly, I’ll bet a toe.

^ Truth, as evident in countless studies on the subject.

Disclaimer: It is 10:30 a.m. as I’m queuing this. I’ve been writing it for like…5 hours? I don’t know. It’s been a while though. I couldn’t seem to get the flow perfect. It may still not be. Anyway. This may seem ramble-y but I promise there’s a point.

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randomlancila:

airpunchingacademic:

acciofangirl:

I just saw some photos of a 300-pound girl posing in her underwear. I’m sure she did it with the good intention of teaching girls to love their body no matter what shape or size or color but I hope we also remember that while it’s important to be comfortable in your own skin, it’s also important to be healthy. The only way to truly love your body is to take care of it.

Weight doesn’t necessarily act as a measure of health though. The girl in the photos might be healthy, just as the size 8 girl in a photo on my dash might not. I know this is just your opinion, but I really think it’s important to separate the two.

^Going to add a little more to this.

Please note that any time I use the term ‘you’, I mean it in a broad sense, and it is not directed at the OP. I have omitted their url in an attempt to prevent them receiving hate. Anywho, here we go.

Please don’t fat shame under the guise of worrying about health. It’s really condescending. If you are not a doctor working with the person in the photo, you know nothing of their health, and therefore should not express an opinion on it.

I don’t know how many times I need to explain this. Fat does not equal unhealthy. Thin does not equal healthy. Every person and every body is different, and while extra weight may be unhealthy on one person, that does not mean it is on another.

I mean, I have a naturally large build. I’m 230 pounds, and you know what? I’m healthy. However, if my younger sister, who is naturally around 120, were to gain a lot of weight, it would be unhealthy for her. Just as it would be for me to shrink down to her size. We’re both currently healthy at our own body weights and we both feel no need to change them.

So, if you see somebody and make a judgment about their health based solely on their weight, remember that you are not their doctor and therefore do not have a say in the matter.

What the poster above me said is completely valid, of course. But it’s also important for OP to understand the following two things:

• This 300lb girl you saw committed an act of bravery, the likes of which you will never understand unless you yourself have been 300lbs. She’s spent her entire life being victim to snickers, insults, disgust, and so-called ‘concern’ of everyone around her. She’s been told her body is wrong every single day, by media, by family, by friends, by strangers. She’s been told she has no right to love her body. She’s been told she’s a victim of an ‘epidemic’, that she’ll never be happy, she’ll never be loved, she’ll never be beautiful. Somehow she ignored this enough to take the pictures you saw. Tell me, how do you think she’d feel if she saw what you said about her?
• Yes, she may be healthy. (check out this post on more for that.) But you know what? She may not be healthy. And if she’s not healthy, it’s still not your place to judge her. She could not be healthy because she has Cushings Disease or Binge Eating Disorder. She could have an underactive thyroid. She could be poor and not have access to fresh, healthful foods. She could just really like Twinkies. The point is, it DOESN’T MATTER.  You have no right to dictate what it means to ‘truly love your body’. To you it means one thing. To me, it means another. To the girl you saw, it means another. And that’s okay, because guess what? She’s not forcing her decisions upon your body—so don’t force your decisions upon hers. You cannot begin to imagine how hard it is every single day to have a body that literally doesn’t ‘fit’ into the norm. You cannot imagine what it does to your MENTAL and EMOTIONAL health (which I’m sure you didn’t mean when you said ‘it’s important to be healthy’) to see people say hurtful things about your body, to hear people say ‘I can’t eat a piece of cake, I don’t want to get fat’, or ‘you’re not fat, you’re beautiful!’ (because of course you can’t be both!), or ‘ugh fat people are so lazy’.

All bodies are good bodies.

Love,

A 400lb girl in her underwear.

Amber is my spirit animal, y’all. I just adore her!