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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am fat now at 48 - 5'6" and 235 (down from 245).  For my 20s and most of 30s I wasn't - fluctuated b/s 145-155 and was moderately- very active (lived in NYC, walked everywhere, did outdoor bootcamps, etc.).  I had gained a lot of weight in high school (up to about 210), and then lost it in first years of college.  I gained weight in the last decade for a variety of typical reasons:  office jobs, 2 children, unhappiness, depression.  Food and drink were my only joys in a marriage I didn't want to be in.

I am trying to embrace both self-acceptance AND losing weight.  I loved being more active.   I feel like sh*t when I eat and drink too much.  I hate not being able to easily get up off the floor.  My knees ache.   I waddle.  I am afraid of breaking chairs.  I want to go on swings with my kids and fit in kayaks easily. And, yes, I miss seeing my cheekbones and waist and there are some favorite clothes I'd like to wear again.

For me, weight loss is empowering.   The idea that I AM my body is not or that being fat is WHO I am. Or that weight loss is impossible - how depressing. My body may have fat, but it doesn't need to define me.  This body is also a result of a lifestyle which I am changing and do not want to live any longer.  And certainly don't want to be my vehicle for my 50s and beyond.
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I think your story is honest and full of hope. Many of the body positivity bloggers want to keep their readers fat because it sells. Keep them in a physical and mental prison by telling them “Rock that FUPA,” or “cankles are sexy” (actual quotes from these blogs). No matter that losing weight on your own terms is empowering. Why assume someone wants to lose weight for the “patriarchy”? Women can’t better themselves for their own reasons?[/quote]

Thank you!  Another message I hear from "anti-dieters" (and don't get me wrong - I know that "diets" that aren't true lifestyle changes really aren't sustainable) is that the diet industry makes billions of dollars from women who hate their bodies so don't believe in diets - but this omits some crucial points:  the processed food and drink and alcohol and restaurant and marketing industries make many times over that by pushing food and alcohol and calories on us.  Also, the diet industry sells us "hope" but actually makes more money if we yo-yo - because then we are lifetime clients, right?  So maybe weight watchers is set up so you need it for life. [/quote]

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