It is NOT okay to be obese.
Before anyone rages at me, let me explain.
I understand that not everyone is going to be ideally thin, it is okay to be a bit above weight, there is nothing wrong with that. But when it comes to the point where it is legitimately obesity, it is not okay. The idea here on tumblr is that all shapes and sizes are beautiful and you’re all perfect. I get why this is said, and I understand and love that a majority of tumblr is supporting strangers around the world and helping them love themselves. That is okay and I agree with that, but what I don’t agree with is telling OBESE people that they are perfect just the way they are. Obesity is a serious problem and it is not okay to sit back and act like everything is okay with being obese because it’s not. I’m not coming from an aesthetic viewpoint on this either, I’m coming from a medical viewpoint. It is not healthy to be obese and it’s not okay to act like everything is fine, because it’s not.
This, exactly. Being obese is unhealthy, but that doesn’t mean you should go around calling obese people landwhales or assume they have poor moral standards due to their weight. People become obese for many reasons, and not all of those are necessarily their fault. Some of them are even mostly outside of their own control, and those people deserve sympathy, not hate.
Someone said it.
Thank you. Obesity contributed to my mother’s death. If she would have taken better care of herself she might be here today. I’m totally about self love, but when it gets to the point that its causing you severe health problems, it’s time to act and fix the problem.
Self-love should be about loving your healthy self. If it’s not healthy, love yourself enough to try to get it there. I know it’s not always in your control. I know society makes it difficult. But please, take care of yourself first.
Define Obesity.
Because according to my BMI, I’ve been ‘Obese’ since I was 12 years old, despite playing sports on multiple teams three seasons out of the year. Hell, I look just like that picture now, and I could probably still lift more than you can and out-distance you in swimming, unless you compete.
Health issues are not synonymous with obesity, stop telling us how to live our lives when you have no idea who we are and how we live.
You wanna tell me to be healthier? Come out to my parent’s farm, and we’ll see who can haul more feedsacks out or how many hay bales you can throw.
I guarantee you I’ll win.
Okay, I normally don’t add on to posts like this but I feel like this is important. As a Kinesiology/Pre-Med student, let me be the first one to say that BMI is not an accurate way of measuring obesity. BMI is purely a height to weight ration and it doesn’t take muscle tissue into account. Therefore, someone can be “obese” by BMI standards because they are shorter and more muscular than average. Similarly, people who have a lot of fat tissue on their body but limited muscle tissue can appear thinner and might have a lower BMI even though they’re not healthy. Again, your BMI is not a good indication of how healthy you are.
That being said, yes, obesity (defined as the accumulation of excess fat to the point where it can have a negative effect on health and inhibit an individual from easily participating in the activities of daily living) IS a serious problem. However, “obese” is a medical condition and NOT a body type.Some people have different body types than others and that is 100% okay. The problem is not what your body looks like. The problem is how respectful of your body you are, how well you treat your body, and how much of an effort you make to ensure that you’re living a healthy lifestyle.
I know a girl who has never run a mile in her life. She’ll go eat a burger and fries and drink a coke for almost every lunch. She gets winded climbing stairs. She is EXTREMELY unhealthy, to the point where it’s a serious problem. And she’s stick-thin and weighs 100 pounds because that is her body type. Similarly, I know marathoners who would be considered obese by BMI standards and could absolutely destroy me in a race. Let’s use cars as a metaphor if that makes things easier to understand. A car can look absolutely fantastic from the outside, but if the engine sucks it doesn’t really matter what the car looks like. Just because someone has a nice body doesn’t mean they’re healthy or in shape because your body type is NO INDICATION of how healthy you are.
Now with all of that being said, as someone who has been playing sports for 14 years, competes in university triathlon, and is currently training for an ultra marathon, I have every right to encourage people to live a healthy lifestyle. In fact, part of the reason I want to become a doctor is because I want to demolish the idea of someone’s body type being more important than their physical health. If you’re living a healthy, active lifestyle and you have no problem carrying out the activities of daily life then you don’t need to change a thing. But if you don’t remember the last time you ran further than to catch the bus, if you drink carbonated beverages more than water, if most of the food you eat is deep fried and processed, and if you don’t feel good about yourself, then maybe it’s time to listen to the people encouraging you to live a healthier lifestyle. I’ve seen what happens when people let themselves go so far over the deep end that they can’t get back. Obesity (as per the medical definition stated above) IS a serious problem. Don’t let anyone tell you that it’s not.
Been saying this for YEARS.
Healthy bodies come in all sizes.
‘Fat’ ain’t Obese.
‘Thin’ can be obese,
BMI is a load of bunk.
Get healthy at any size.
Love your body whatever its shape.
Extend that to every body.
Slutty Yorick 