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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Genetically programmed to be big? I suppose that is possible, it is still a disease to be obese regardless of causes. Leaving it to devil may care is not the right approach. How do you justify then parents of kids with autism or different genetic illnesses constantly striving to help imp prove their kids' lives? Isn't that just as wrong since their kids are genetically programmed to have these issues?[/quote]  it's not all or nothing. Yes true obesity, rather than bmi nonsense, is serious and needs to be addressed in terms of weight loss. But unless weight is affecting health, you  should not focus on it. At 140 post pregnancy for several years,  I looked like a stuffed sausage in my clothes, but I was  just as healthy those years as I am at my current weight, around 110. Genetically I am not programmed to be big and I have a fast metabilism, so eventually I lost it, but big genes run in my husband's family. And I hope I can help my kids not feel as grotesque as I felt when I was 30 pounds bigger than "thin." Eating well and exercising most days and sleeping enough and working on stress management - these are key. Being thin is not. It's not a devil make care attitude. It's a focus on true health.[/quote]

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