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Anonymous wrote:Why does it make you sad? Unpack that.

Huh? I’m not OP but anytime I see someone who’s health is destroyed it’s sad.

I am roughly 80 pounds overweight. You’d probably be sad if you looked at me, I guess.

I hiked 9 miles today. I work out hard 4-5 days a week. I eat a healthy and varied diet. My blood pressure is on the low side of normal. My fasting blood sugar and A1C has never been close to even pre-diabetic. I am insulin resistant which is why it’s very hard for me to lose weight and why I’ve always been overweight.

You can’t tell how healthy someone is by looking at them.

I love how the responses to this are to tell you that you aren’t healthy and that you should diet. There is no known long term health benefit to losing weight, even for people who keep it off. However, many of the diets out there (Keto in particular), are known to increase your risk of heart attack and death. The extra weight leads to stronger muscles and bones too, which is part of the reason they think overweight and mildly obese people live longer.

You sound very fit and healthy. Don’t be fooled by pop culture and the diet industry. Keep taking care of your body!

Is this a joke?

I am one of the PPs who is objectively overweight, and I am all for body positivity and against fat shaming, BUT one has to be honest with oneself. 80lbs overweight is not healthy, and such person would generally benefit from losing extra weight.

Prove it. Prove that an active and healthy person with a good diet would benefit from a 50lb weight loss.

I am very willing to believe it, but I can’t find any proof at all.

Because there is no proof. And the super common argument that diets to lose weight work are FALSE. If you generally eat healthy, and get moderate exercise, you are as healthy as it gets NO MATTER YOUR WEIGHT. Starving yourself and following a fad diet is WORSE for your health. This is incredibly well documented. Diets make people unhealthy in the long run. Most people gain back weight they lose on calorie restrictive diets.

This ridiculous trumpeting of "smaller bodies are healthier" is not true. Diets are much worse for people's health than a few extra pounds.

But we have been SO brainwashed that it's true, that people lose their minds when confronted with the fact that fat people can be healthy.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why does it make you sad? Unpack that.

Huh? I’m not OP but anytime I see someone who’s health is destroyed it’s sad.

I am roughly 80 pounds overweight. You’d probably be sad if you looked at me, I guess.

I hiked 9 miles today. I work out hard 4-5 days a week. I eat a healthy and varied diet. My blood pressure is on the low side of normal. My fasting blood sugar and A1C has never been close to even pre-diabetic. I am insulin resistant which is why it’s very hard for me to lose weight and why I’ve always been overweight.

You can’t tell how healthy someone is by looking at them.

I love how the responses to this are to tell you that you aren’t healthy and that you should diet. There is no known long term health benefit to losing weight, even for people who keep it off. However, many of the diets out there (Keto in particular), are known to increase your risk of heart attack and death. The extra weight leads to stronger muscles and bones too, which is part of the reason they think overweight and mildly obese people live longer.

You sound very fit and healthy. Don’t be fooled by pop culture and the diet industry. Keep taking care of your body!

Is this a joke?

I am one of the PPs who is objectively overweight, and I am all for body positivity and against fat shaming, BUT one has to be honest with oneself. 80lbs overweight is not healthy, and such person would generally benefit from losing extra weight.

Prove it. Prove that an active and healthy person with a good diet would benefit from a 50lb weight loss.

I am very willing to believe it, but I can’t find any proof at all.

Because there is no proof. And the super common argument that diets to lose weight work are FALSE. If you generally eat healthy, and get moderate exercise, you are as healthy as it gets NO MATTER YOUR WEIGHT. Starving yourself and following a fad diet is WORSE for your health. This is incredibly well documented. Diets make people unhealthy in the long run. Most people gain back weight they lose on calorie restrictive diets.

This ridiculous trumpeting of "smaller bodies are healthier" is not true. Diets are much worse for people's health than a few extra pounds.

But we have been SO brainwashed that it's true, that people lose their minds when confronted with the fact that fat people can be healthy.

I can see that being true for a few extra pounds. I see a lot of people who are maybe 15 pounds overweight - even working hard at my gym. I don't think that's a big deal at all. I wouldn't think they'd gain much health benefits from losing those pounds.

I think the issue here is obesity.

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Anonymous wrote:Why does it make you sad? Unpack that.

Huh? I’m not OP but anytime I see someone who’s health is destroyed it’s sad.

I am roughly 80 pounds overweight. You’d probably be sad if you looked at me, I guess.

I hiked 9 miles today. I work out hard 4-5 days a week. I eat a healthy and varied diet. My blood pressure is on the low side of normal. My fasting blood sugar and A1C has never been close to even pre-diabetic. I am insulin resistant which is why it’s very hard for me to lose weight and why I’ve always been overweight.

You can’t tell how healthy someone is by looking at them.

I love how the responses to this are to tell you that you aren’t healthy and that you should diet. There is no known long term health benefit to losing weight, even for people who keep it off. However, many of the diets out there (Keto in particular), are known to increase your risk of heart attack and death. The extra weight leads to stronger muscles and bones too, which is part of the reason they think overweight and mildly obese people live longer.

You sound very fit and healthy. Don’t be fooled by pop culture and the diet industry. Keep taking care of your body!

Is this a joke?

I am one of the PPs who is objectively overweight, and I am all for body positivity and against fat shaming, BUT one has to be honest with oneself. 80lbs overweight is not healthy, and such person would generally benefit from losing extra weight.

Prove it. Prove that an active and healthy person with a good diet would benefit from a 50lb weight loss.

I am very willing to believe it, but I can’t find any proof at all.

Because there is no proof. And the super common argument that diets to lose weight work are FALSE. If you generally eat healthy, and get moderate exercise, you are as healthy as it gets NO MATTER YOUR WEIGHT. Starving yourself and following a fad diet is WORSE for your health. This is incredibly well documented. Diets make people unhealthy in the long run. Most people gain back weight they lose on calorie restrictive diets.

This ridiculous trumpeting of "smaller bodies are healthier" is not true. Diets are much worse for people's health than a few extra pounds.

But we have been SO brainwashed that it's true, that people lose their minds when confronted with the fact that fat people can be healthy.

There’s a big difference between a few extra pounds and 80 pounds.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why does it make you sad? Unpack that.

Huh? I’m not OP but anytime I see someone who’s health is destroyed it’s sad.

I am roughly 80 pounds overweight. You’d probably be sad if you looked at me, I guess.

I hiked 9 miles today. I work out hard 4-5 days a week. I eat a healthy and varied diet. My blood pressure is on the low side of normal. My fasting blood sugar and A1C has never been close to even pre-diabetic. I am insulin resistant which is why it’s very hard for me to lose weight and why I’ve always been overweight.

You can’t tell how healthy someone is by looking at them.

I love how the responses to this are to tell you that you aren’t healthy and that you should diet. There is no known long term health benefit to losing weight, even for people who keep it off. However, many of the diets out there (Keto in particular), are known to increase your risk of heart attack and death. The extra weight leads to stronger muscles and bones too, which is part of the reason they think overweight and mildly obese people live longer.

You sound very fit and healthy. Don’t be fooled by pop culture and the diet industry. Keep taking care of your body!

Is this a joke?

I am one of the PPs who is objectively overweight, and I am all for body positivity and against fat shaming, BUT one has to be honest with oneself. 80lbs overweight is not healthy, and such person would generally benefit from losing extra weight.

Prove it. Prove that an active and healthy person with a good diet would benefit from a 50lb weight loss.

I am very willing to believe it, but I can’t find any proof at all.

Because there is no proof. And the super common argument that diets to lose weight work are FALSE. If you generally eat healthy, and get moderate exercise, you are as healthy as it gets NO MATTER YOUR WEIGHT. Starving yourself and following a fad diet is WORSE for your health. This is incredibly well documented. Diets make people unhealthy in the long run. Most people gain back weight they lose on calorie restrictive diets.

This ridiculous trumpeting of "smaller bodies are healthier" is not true. Diets are much worse for people's health than a few extra pounds.

But we have been SO brainwashed that it's true, that people lose their minds when confronted with the fact that fat people can be healthy.

But most obese people don’t generally eat healthy and/or don’t get physical activity. That’s the problem.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:McDonald's no longer has a $1 menu.

McDonald's no longer sells salads.

And people will still gladly spend more money on this garbage. You can get a 42oz container or oats for 2.79, 30 servings.

That breaks down to 9 cents per serving. But people will would rather pay $5 for a sausage eggs and cheese biscuits at the driv thru, whether they are short on money or not.

Because it tastes good and gives people a moment of happiness in their miserable lives.
I find it so much easier to live a healthy lifestyle when I'm happier. When things are tough, I eat garbage and waste my money. If people weren't so broke and depressed, it would be easier to make better decisions.

I sort of feel this way and I’m not even overweight at all.
I’m not a stress eater or a sadness eater, I’m a boredom eater and a procrasti-snacker. When I have a nervous stomach or am too emotionally taxed I don’t eat at all - but this state of mind thankfully doesn’t dominate.

Instead, I tend to overeat when things are just blah and dull. Like during the pandemic. When there’s nothing to look forward to or get excited about and all there is is work and chores and bills, I eat, because it’s momentary pleasure and a good way to procrastinate. And I definitely have a sweet tooth. I’m only not overweight partially because of genetics and also because I exercise a lot, but my diet really isn’t great.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why does it make you sad? Unpack that.

Huh? I’m not OP but anytime I see someone who’s health is destroyed it’s sad.

I am roughly 80 pounds overweight. You’d probably be sad if you looked at me, I guess.

I hiked 9 miles today. I work out hard 4-5 days a week. I eat a healthy and varied diet. My blood pressure is on the low side of normal. My fasting blood sugar and A1C has never been close to even pre-diabetic. I am insulin resistant which is why it’s very hard for me to lose weight and why I’ve always been overweight.

You can’t tell how healthy someone is by looking at them.

I love how the responses to this are to tell you that you aren’t healthy and that you should diet. There is no known long term health benefit to losing weight, even for people who keep it off. However, many of the diets out there (Keto in particular), are known to increase your risk of heart attack and death. The extra weight leads to stronger muscles and bones too, which is part of the reason they think overweight and mildly obese people live longer.

You sound very fit and healthy. Don’t be fooled by pop culture and the diet industry. Keep taking care of your body!

Is this a joke?

I am one of the PPs who is objectively overweight, and I am all for body positivity and against fat shaming, BUT one has to be honest with oneself. 80lbs overweight is not healthy, and such person would generally benefit from losing extra weight.

Prove it. Prove that an active and healthy person with a good diet would benefit from a 50lb weight loss.

I am very willing to believe it, but I can’t find any proof at all.

Because there is no proof. And the super common argument that diets to lose weight work are FALSE. If you generally eat healthy, and get moderate exercise, you are as healthy as it gets NO MATTER YOUR WEIGHT. Starving yourself and following a fad diet is WORSE for your health. This is incredibly well documented. Diets make people unhealthy in the long run. Most people gain back weight they lose on calorie restrictive diets.

This ridiculous trumpeting of "smaller bodies are healthier" is not true. Diets are much worse for people's health than a few extra pounds.

But we have been SO brainwashed that it's true, that people lose their minds when confronted with the fact that fat people can be healthy.

But most obese people don’t generally eat healthy and/or don’t get physical activity. That’s the problem.

A lot of thin people don’t generally eat healthy or exercise. Is that a problem?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why does it make you sad? Unpack that.

Huh? I’m not OP but anytime I see someone who’s health is destroyed it’s sad.

I am roughly 80 pounds overweight. You’d probably be sad if you looked at me, I guess.

I hiked 9 miles today. I work out hard 4-5 days a week. I eat a healthy and varied diet. My blood pressure is on the low side of normal. My fasting blood sugar and A1C has never been close to even pre-diabetic. I am insulin resistant which is why it’s very hard for me to lose weight and why I’ve always been overweight.

You can’t tell how healthy someone is by looking at them.

But it is NOT healthy to be 80 lbs overweight and insulin resistant. Joint problems, chronic inflammation and continued accumulation of weight are just some of the issues that you are likely experiencing or will in near future.

I was you one year ago. 40lbs down 40 to go. Keto and intermittent fasting will be fantastic for you, very good for insulin resistance issues. Of course, I respect that each situation is different, but strongly recommend you consider those.

I’ve been the same weight, except when I’ve dieted, give or take 10 pounds, since I was about 18. This is where my body wants to be. I’m simply not going to dedicate my life to restricting food the way I would need to to lose a significant amount of weight. I’ve tried it, lost 40-50 pounds three times and it’s miserable. I don’t want to spend my life hungry and obsessed with food. I would rather focus my energy on eating healthily according to my appetite and being active. I will manage the insulin resistance with medication if/when my doctor recommends it. If I do start gaining weight beyond my “set point” I will address it then.

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Just a quick look at all of the organizations that are totally wrong about the risks of obesity

https://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/conditions/obesity/index.cfm

https://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/effects/index.html

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/obesity/symptoms-causes/syc-20375742


Thanks to the fat positive posters for pointing out their errors.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why does it make you sad? Unpack that.

Huh? I’m not OP but anytime I see someone who’s health is destroyed it’s sad.

I am roughly 80 pounds overweight. You’d probably be sad if you looked at me, I guess.

I hiked 9 miles today. I work out hard 4-5 days a week. I eat a healthy and varied diet. My blood pressure is on the low side of normal. My fasting blood sugar and A1C has never been close to even pre-diabetic. I am insulin resistant which is why it’s very hard for me to lose weight and why I’ve always been overweight.

You can’t tell how healthy someone is by looking at them.

I love how the responses to this are to tell you that you aren’t healthy and that you should diet. There is no known long term health benefit to losing weight, even for people who keep it off. However, many of the diets out there (Keto in particular), are known to increase your risk of heart attack and death. The extra weight leads to stronger muscles and bones too, which is part of the reason they think overweight and mildly obese people live longer.

You sound very fit and healthy. Don’t be fooled by pop culture and the diet industry. Keep taking care of your body!

Is this a joke?

I am one of the PPs who is objectively overweight, and I am all for body positivity and against fat shaming, BUT one has to be honest with oneself. 80lbs overweight is not healthy, and such person would generally benefit from losing extra weight.

Prove it. Prove that an active and healthy person with a good diet would benefit from a 50lb weight loss.

I am very willing to believe it, but I can’t find any proof at all.

Because there is no proof. And the super common argument that diets to lose weight work are FALSE. If you generally eat healthy, and get moderate exercise, you are as healthy as it gets NO MATTER YOUR WEIGHT. Starving yourself and following a fad diet is WORSE for your health. This is incredibly well documented. Diets make people unhealthy in the long run. Most people gain back weight they lose on calorie restrictive diets.

This ridiculous trumpeting of "smaller bodies are healthier" is not true. Diets are much worse for people's health than a few extra pounds.

But we have been SO brainwashed that it's true, that people lose their minds when confronted with the fact that fat people can be healthy.

But most obese people don’t generally eat healthy and/or don’t get physical activity. That’s the problem.

A lot of thin people don’t generally eat healthy or exercise. Is that a problem?

+1 Are people so desperately concerned about their health? What about the heavy drinkers? Are they repulsive too?

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Anonymous wrote:Why does it make you sad? Unpack that.

Huh? I’m not OP but anytime I see someone who’s health is destroyed it’s sad.

I am roughly 80 pounds overweight. You’d probably be sad if you looked at me, I guess.

I hiked 9 miles today. I work out hard 4-5 days a week. I eat a healthy and varied diet. My blood pressure is on the low side of normal. My fasting blood sugar and A1C has never been close to even pre-diabetic. I am insulin resistant which is why it’s very hard for me to lose weight and why I’ve always been overweight.

You can’t tell how healthy someone is by looking at them.

I love how the responses to this are to tell you that you aren’t healthy and that you should diet. There is no known long term health benefit to losing weight, even for people who keep it off. However, many of the diets out there (Keto in particular), are known to increase your risk of heart attack and death. The extra weight leads to stronger muscles and bones too, which is part of the reason they think overweight and mildly obese people live longer.

You sound very fit and healthy. Don’t be fooled by pop culture and the diet industry. Keep taking care of your body!

Is this a joke?

I am one of the PPs who is objectively overweight, and I am all for body positivity and against fat shaming, BUT one has to be honest with oneself. 80lbs overweight is not healthy, and such person would generally benefit from losing extra weight.

Prove it. Prove that an active and healthy person with a good diet would benefit from a 50lb weight loss.

I am very willing to believe it, but I can’t find any proof at all.

Because there is no proof. And the super common argument that diets to lose weight work are FALSE. If you generally eat healthy, and get moderate exercise, you are as healthy as it gets NO MATTER YOUR WEIGHT. Starving yourself and following a fad diet is WORSE for your health. This is incredibly well documented. Diets make people unhealthy in the long run. Most people gain back weight they lose on calorie restrictive diets.

This ridiculous trumpeting of "smaller bodies are healthier" is not true. Diets are much worse for people's health than a few extra pounds.

But we have been SO brainwashed that it's true, that people lose their minds when confronted with the fact that fat people can be healthy.

But most obese people don’t generally eat healthy and/or don’t get physical activity. That’s the problem.

Ok. But the poster who was 80lbs overweight does eat healthy, hikes, and does intense exercise regularly.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:McDonald's no longer has a $1 menu.

McDonald's no longer sells salads.

And people will still gladly spend more money on this garbage. You can get a 42oz container or oats for 2.79, 30 servings.

That breaks down to 9 cents per serving. But people will would rather pay $5 for a sausage eggs and cheese biscuits at the driv thru, whether they are short on money or not.

Because it tastes good and gives people a moment of happiness in their miserable lives.
I find it so much easier to live a healthy lifestyle when I'm happier. When things are tough, I eat garbage and waste my money. If people weren't so broke and depressed, it would be easier to make better decisions.

I sort of feel this way and I’m not even overweight at all.
I’m not a stress eater or a sadness eater, I’m a boredom eater and a procrasti-snacker. When I have a nervous stomach or am too emotionally taxed I don’t eat at all - but this state of mind thankfully doesn’t dominate.

Instead, I tend to overeat when things are just blah and dull. Like during the pandemic. When there’s nothing to look forward to or get excited about and all there is is work and chores and bills, I eat, because it’s momentary pleasure and a good way to procrastinate. And I definitely have a sweet tooth. I’m only not overweight partially because of genetics and also because I exercise a lot, but my diet really isn’t great.

These are honest answers and believable.

Not the, “it’s too expensive, I don’t have time, I don’t have access to anything heathy” that people typically claim to remove any sense of fault

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:McDonald's no longer has a $1 menu.

McDonald's no longer sells salads.

And people will still gladly spend more money on this garbage. You can get a 42oz container or oats for 2.79, 30 servings.

That breaks down to 9 cents per serving. But people will would rather pay $5 for a sausage eggs and cheese biscuits at the driv thru, whether they are short on money or not.

Because it tastes good and gives people a moment of happiness in their miserable lives.
I find it so much easier to live a healthy lifestyle when I'm happier. When things are tough, I eat garbage and waste my money. If people weren't so broke and depressed, it would be easier to make better decisions.

I sort of feel this way and I’m not even overweight at all.
I’m not a stress eater or a sadness eater, I’m a boredom eater and a procrasti-snacker. When I have a nervous stomach or am too emotionally taxed I don’t eat at all - but this state of mind thankfully doesn’t dominate.

Instead, I tend to overeat when things are just blah and dull. Like during the pandemic. When there’s nothing to look forward to or get excited about and all there is is work and chores and bills, I eat, because it’s momentary pleasure and a good way to procrastinate. And I definitely have a sweet tooth. I’m only not overweight partially because of genetics and also because I exercise a lot, but my diet really isn’t great.

These are honest answers and believable.

Not the, “it’s too expensive, I don’t have time, I don’t have access to anything heathy” that people typically claim to remove any sense of fault

People respect these honest answers from thin people. If a fat person says this they lack willpower and self-control.

[Anonymous]

Keto is SO unhealthy.
Watching your carb intake is one thing; keeping your body in ketosis is terrible for you.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:McDonald's no longer has a $1 menu.

McDonald's no longer sells salads.

And people will still gladly spend more money on this garbage. You can get a 42oz container or oats for 2.79, 30 servings.

That breaks down to 9 cents per serving. But people will would rather pay $5 for a sausage eggs and cheese biscuits at the driv thru, whether they are short on money or not.

Because it tastes good and gives people a moment of happiness in their miserable lives.
I find it so much easier to live a healthy lifestyle when I'm happier. When things are tough, I eat garbage and waste my money. If people weren't so broke and depressed, it would be easier to make better decisions.

I sort of feel this way and I’m not even overweight at all.
I’m not a stress eater or a sadness eater, I’m a boredom eater and a procrasti-snacker. When I have a nervous stomach or am too emotionally taxed I don’t eat at all - but this state of mind thankfully doesn’t dominate.

Instead, I tend to overeat when things are just blah and dull. Like during the pandemic. When there’s nothing to look forward to or get excited about and all there is is work and chores and bills, I eat, because it’s momentary pleasure and a good way to procrastinate. And I definitely have a sweet tooth. I’m only not overweight partially because of genetics and also because I exercise a lot, but my diet really isn’t great.

These are honest answers and believable.

Not the, “it’s too expensive, I don’t have time, I don’t have access to anything heathy” that people typically claim to remove any sense of fault

People respect these honest answers from thin people. If a fat person says this they lack willpower and self-control.

I'm about 20 -25 pounds overweight and I'm the one who said that I have money and time, but that life is hard and junk food feels good. I don't know if I'm seen as "fat" (I'm a size 8), but most people just agree and laugh.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why does it make you sad? Unpack that.

Huh? I’m not OP but anytime I see someone who’s health is destroyed it’s sad.

I am roughly 80 pounds overweight. You’d probably be sad if you looked at me, I guess.

I hiked 9 miles today. I work out hard 4-5 days a week. I eat a healthy and varied diet. My blood pressure is on the low side of normal. My fasting blood sugar and A1C has never been close to even pre-diabetic. I am insulin resistant which is why it’s very hard for me to lose weight and why I’ve always been overweight.

You can’t tell how healthy someone is by looking at them.

I love how the responses to this are to tell you that you aren’t healthy and that you should diet. There is no known long term health benefit to losing weight, even for people who keep it off. However, many of the diets out there (Keto in particular), are known to increase your risk of heart attack and death. The extra weight leads to stronger muscles and bones too, which is part of the reason they think overweight and mildly obese people live longer.

You sound very fit and healthy. Don’t be fooled by pop culture and the diet industry. Keep taking care of your body!

Is this a joke?

I am one of the PPs who is objectively overweight, and I am all for body positivity and against fat shaming, BUT one has to be honest with oneself. 80lbs overweight is not healthy, and such person would generally benefit from losing extra weight.

Prove it. Prove that an active and healthy person with a good diet would benefit from a 50lb weight loss.

I am very willing to believe it, but I can’t find any proof at all.

Because there is no proof. And the super common argument that diets to lose weight work are FALSE. If you generally eat healthy, and get moderate exercise, you are as healthy as it gets NO MATTER YOUR WEIGHT. Starving yourself and following a fad diet is WORSE for your health. This is incredibly well documented. Diets make people unhealthy in the long run. Most people gain back weight they lose on calorie restrictive diets.

This ridiculous trumpeting of "smaller bodies are healthier" is not true. Diets are much worse for people's health than a few extra pounds.

But we have been SO brainwashed that it's true, that people lose their minds when confronted with the fact that fat people can be healthy.

But most obese people don’t generally eat healthy and/or don’t get physical activity. That’s the problem.

Ok. But the poster who was 80lbs overweight does eat healthy, hikes, and does intense exercise regularly.

I’m the 80 pound overweight fatty. Yep. I’m active, find joy in moving my body, cook and eat healthy food, have the majority of health markers within the right range. And it’s still not good enough for fat shamers, because the size of my body doesn’t please their eyes or something.