I wasn't fat shaming, but somehow, I became the a**hole.



      WOW!!  What began as a social media re-post regarding the "Plus-sized model" on the cover of Cosmopolitan Magazine quickly deteriorated.  My point, and the point of the  original poster was that, yes, we have to understand that adults will rarely have the body they had at 18. Its kinda a given. But by the same token, being clinically obese is NOT a good thing and should NOT be praised.
   The cover model is a "body positivity activist".  She is WAY PAST being a "big girl". She appears to be 350 lbs if she is an ounce. Her arms appear to be 12 inches wide.  Sorry, if you "accept" yourself that big, you are going to die young.

                                           I'm still not sure how I became the bad guy 

The problem didn't start with that. It started when a female tried to explain to me how I shouldn't post that as women will see me as judgemental. (She actually agreed that Obesity shouldn't be rewarded.) I tried to explain that being that fat was NOT healthy.  She continued  with, "Women are self-conscious enough without you judging them".
   
Since when is the truth a bad thing?  We, as Americans, are fat.  The CDC states on their website that 37.9% of adults aged 20 and over were Obese (2013-2014). ADULTS. Male and female. Over 1/3 of us are OBESE.  That same page shows that  almost SEVENTY-ONE percent of Americans (including the obese) are overweight. I fall into that category at 5"10 and 225 since trimming down from 265 lbs over the last few months. (I still am borderline obese with a 30 BMI..) according to the charts. 
   
 If you are offended by the truth, YOU are part of the problem. "Body acceptance" has gone too far. Yes, we aren't all built the same and we shouldn't be ashamed of our bodies....BUT we shouldn't reward an 80lb  OR a 300 lb person with the cover of a magazine, either.   99% of people who fit either category have some issue they can fix. The majority  of US can work on making our body better. I dropped soda and lost 10 lbs in a week a few years back.. A few months ago, I got serious about losing weight and I am 40 lbs lighter as I type this. I still want to lose another 25 and then I will re-evaluate to decide if I need to lose more.

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