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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's genetic.  No sense being jealous when other people have no control over their bodies either.[/quote]

This. A small number of people can transform their bodies into another shape through discipline (or, yes, disordered eating or obsessive exercise). But the vast majority of thin women you see are simply genetically predisposed to it. They may gain weight if they have kids or in middle, or not. That can depend some on lifestyle, but even that has a genetic component.

Which is why it’s dumb to envy or shame anyone for their body shape or size. We like to pretend this is entirely within someone’s control, but it’s not.

Please note I’m not saying it’s not worth it to eat well and exercise. It 100% is, no matter your size. I’m just saying that eating well and exercise will not magically turn a body that is genetically designed to be a size 10 into a size 0. It’s just not realistic or even useful. Your genetic size is what it is, embrace it and stop resenting others born with different kinds of bodies.[/quote]

But if everyone were genetically predisposed to just being large, [b]how do you account for the increasing weight of Americans[/b] the past few decades? It’s not just genetics. It’s eating processed junk, normalizing larger portions, and consuming an increased amount of added sugars. [/quote]

Bc the woman who was a sz 10 went on a diet, lost 20lbs and then gained 40, again and again. The fat phobia we have and this notion that thin is moral and good and fat is immoral and sinful has been exploited by the diet and exercise industry to the point where the majority of women, even those at a perfectly healthy weight are dieting, which 98% of the time fails and turns into a higher weight person with a screwed up metabolism. I’d venture that if some portion of sz 10-14 women just accepted it and went on with their lives, they wouldn’t turn into sz 18+ women. I mean I know this doesn’t explain the entire global rise of obesity, but IMO it explains it in MC & UMC people who have resources. [/quote]

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