Deleted User said 8 years, 9 months ago:

I agree. While it’s important to promote a healthy mental relationship with yourself, it’s also important to promote a healthy physical relationship with yourself. Take care of your body by creating a good balance that keeps your mind and your body satisfied. Don’t deprive yourself of things. Appreciate your body by loving it and taking care of it!

urbanAlien said 8 years, 8 months ago:

While encouraging obesity is dangerous, encouraging larger people to love themselves is not. People these days often (even subconsciously) associate being thin and healthiness. In reality, having fat or not being stick thin is often more healthy than being thin.

The idea is to promote healthiness, and spread the message the weight and size are not measures of health. Be kind to your body, eat well, and exercise. You might not end up looking like a model, but that’s not the point. Rolls are okay, so are thick thighs. That’s body positive.

rinseandrep said 8 years, 8 months ago:

“You know what really grinds my gears?? When people say we shouldn’t “glorify obesity” or “glorify unhealthiness” like what the fuck? We glorify drug use, alcoholism, and violence 24/7 but you ain’t say shit about that. But the minute a fat person expresses positive body image, you gonna say they don’t have a right to because it’s “”“” glorifying obesity”“”“??? GET THE FLYING F*** OUT OF MY FACE”

http://kellyfromthecity.tumblr.com/post/124106458718/you-know-what-really-grinds-my-gears-when-people

Lost Angel said 8 years, 3 months ago:

Being a obese person myself i see and know the pros and cons to having a confidence about a persons larger size. Its important for those suffering from or struggling with obesity to have a love for themselves, encouraging them to love themselves in to a healthier state of mind and body too. But i also know the cons, telling people that being obese is wrong, personally i have seen and am experiencing some of the medical problems and pains that come with it, at least the ones relating to my size.

But on that note, i think things would be alot different if all the healthier foods were cheaper then the fattening stuff, like seriously..a fucking small salad is like 5-7 buck on the cheap side and a mc double is under 2 bucks!! Seriously if those were revered way less people would be struggling with obesity!!

Blueberry said 8 years, 3 months ago:

actually, no one is encouraging obesity. but many people are encouraging being skinny or having goals to get skinny (doesnt matter *how* skinny, of course they say being too skinny is bad but in reality they dont care), even if some people would be hurt mentally by trying to get skinny they still encourage it. they dont care, they just want everyone to look the way they want them too. this thing with “encouraging obesity” isnt true. the only thing we encourage is for people to do what makes them feel comfortable and good, including working out. but many people pretend to like working out because they want to be skinny because of people who encourage thin-ness, thats why we’re always catious to tell people that them starting to work out is good. maybe they dont like it at all, as is the case with most people (remember how people complain about having to work out even when its totally optional). i myself think mental health is more important than being skinny or “fit”