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http://www.salon.com/2013/07/25/i_choose_to_be_fat/
I don't think that this has been posted on NT yet so I'd like to share it and see what you all think. This is written by an author who acknowledges that she's fat because of her own choices and free will. A couple of quotes stuck out to me:
I think its interesting because she completely "owns" being fat like few people do. She doesn't make excuses and she knows what she's doing is potentially hurting herself, she just doesn't care. Fitness is a big thing for me so it has always been hard for me to wrap my head around the idea of those who choose a different path.
Here is a video of the author:
I don't think that this has been posted on NT yet so I'd like to share it and see what you all think. This is written by an author who acknowledges that she's fat because of her own choices and free will. A couple of quotes stuck out to me:
Losing weight may be as simple as joining a walking after work Meetup or forgoing the homemade cupcakes a co-worker brings in on Monday, but I’m not interested in sacrifices. Not anymore.
Gaining weight opened me up for heartache in all the expected ways; it also armored me. I was never going to fit in with girls who could hold slumber parties at their houses, girls whose fathers ran out for pizza and sodas (then disappeared to the den), girls who’d expect to be invited back to my house in return. My body sheathed me in distance.
When you’re obese, you are your body. Every decision you make is viewed through the prism of your weight. Do you order the salad at lunch? Good for you! You’re taking control of your health. Do your order the pasta primavera? You don’t love yourself enough. Are you sitting alone on a park bench? You’re alone and lonely: Nobody can really love you until you love yourself. You couldn’t possibly just prefer solitude.
I think its interesting because she completely "owns" being fat like few people do. She doesn't make excuses and she knows what she's doing is potentially hurting herself, she just doesn't care. Fitness is a big thing for me so it has always been hard for me to wrap my head around the idea of those who choose a different path.
Here is a video of the author: