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Originally Posted by krampus
I think the whole point of this thread is that "natural" eating patterns have fallen by the wayside and people need to re-learn hunger and whatnot instead of being horrendously addicted to carbs and sugars.
Actually it's not, it's all about aesthetics. Nowhere in the OP is there anything about health or eating patterns.
I'm noticing a major failure to comprehend.
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I was overweight through much of grade school, and I lived with years of taunting. Regaining the weight in college, at 140, I was pretty much undatable. It seems that things have changed, and a bigger range of body types is normal now. I am thrilled for kids growing up today that they won't have to go through what I did. It makes me smile to see girls on the subway flaunting their curves. I love going to Mardi Gras and seeing drill teams of girls with big, beaudacious bodies strutting their stuff in the parades. And I love shows like Huge, Margaret Cho, and Mike & Molly with characters whose bodies I relate to. On the other hand, I still find a lean, tone body beautiful, and it makes me a little wistful that that's no longer the body type that represents America. I'm thinking in a generation or so, it may no longer be what most people aspire to. What do you think? Is it a good / positive change?
But on another note, healthy eating has taken a dangerous dive and I'm not advocating obesity or being unhealthy whether unhealthy looks like a size 14 or a size 4. After all, my goal is in the healthy weight range. I just believe America's perception of overweight is flawed and I'm all for people becoming more accepting to the fact that everybody is not meant to maintain lower weights. I don't think we should look at weight as an indicator of health. I workout everyday, weights and cardio, , I eat pretty clean, my health is great, I went through pregnancy with no complications and only put on 5 extra pounds, 4 weeks after delivery, I was back in the gym, yet simply because I'm overweight, I'm unhealthy. I really don't think too many people would disagree with that if they decided to look at the big picture and get the gist of what I was saying instead of zoning in on words that weren't even the actual point.