'Healthy At Any Weight' Is The Biggest Scam Ever Pushed On The
Overweight
Posted by Jimmy Moore on September 21 in In The News
http://www.carbwire.com/2006/09/21/healthy_at_any_weight_is_the_biggest_scam_ever_pushed_on_the_overweight
There is an ever-growing movement in the United States called "fat
acceptance" that encourages people who are overweight or obese to just
be content with the weight they are at regardless of the scorn and
criticism they receive from society.
The line of reasoning they implore is that it is possible to be healthy
at any weight as long as you are happy in the skin you're in. Doesn't
that just sound so peachy, pie-in-the-sky, syrupy good?! But, the only
problem is that it's the biggest lie you'll ever hear if you have a
weight problem.
When I weighed an abysmal 410 pounds at the beginning of 2004, many
would say I had put myself in a bad situation, even a potentially
"dangerous" one. My health was on the decline with breathing, blood
pressure and cholesterol problems among other ailments. I was quite
literally a ticking timebomb just waiting to explode. But then I
started livin' la vida low-carb and changed my life forever. Sure, I
could have just accepted my fat for what it was and begged people to
not judge me for my weight. However, it wasn't about my image, but
rather my health.
And therein lies the issue. People who simply "accept" their obesity
are actually putting their health in danger by doing nothing about it.
Sure, there are skinny people who have health issues as well, but
carrying around extra weight has been found to exascerbate health
problems that may not manifest themselves without the weight.
Let me be perfectly clear: I am NOT for the discrimination of
overweight or obese people and find it deplorable that such hearless
and cruel ridicule still exists in America today. There needs to be
greater sensitivity towards people who struggle with their weight
because it is a difficult thing to overcome. I know.
But at the same time, people who are in this situation need to pull
themselves up out of their situation and find a weight loss plan such
as the low-carb lifestyle to help them lose the weight and get healthy.
Believing you are okay when your house is burning does not make you
okay. The same goes for your weight.
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