fat 'n' happy

[jedusor]

Man, you know what just doesn't make any damn sense at all? Worrying about weight. We're all just organisms, right, and we're all made of cells, and for some weird reason a whole bunch of people have decided that they have too many of this one kind of energy-storing cell and they need to make it go away or they're somehow not good enough. And okay, yeah, there's a weight range that is healthy and going too far above or below it can cause problems, but that range is a lot wider than people seem to think. And you know what actually is shown to have deleterious effects on your health? All that fucking worrying.

And I get that everyone wants to be attractive, and life is in great part about getting laid, but here's the thing: fat people get laid too. I know plenty of fat people who have happy, healthy sex lives, and I know plenty of skinny people who don't. You know whose sex lives suck? People who worry about their damn weight.

(And don't tell me fat people worry about their weight more. I have known way too many skinny people to fall for that shit.)

Comments

[zarathuse.livejournal.com]

i agree completely! but! you know what's not really helpful for people who worry a lot about their weight? telling them they shouldn't worry so much about their damn weight.

sorry if that sounds harsh, bb, but this post comes off a bit "get over it already, your body issues are stupid." as a recovered anorexic (who spent two years listening to people dismiss my issues as not making "any damn sense at all"), i am more sensitive about this kind of thing than most, but just fyi. eating disorders (and other severe self-image issues) often don't make logical sense, but pointing that out? isn't really helpful to those suffering from them.

[rpipuzzleguy.livejournal.com]

I feel better when I work out and eat better. You can delve into the psychology of that and why I "shouldn't" feel that way all you like, but that's the way it is.

Doesn't stop me from taking down a bacon cheeseburger now and then, of course.

[rubrick.livejournal.com]

but here's the thing: fat people get laid too. I know plenty of fat people who have happy, healthy sex lives, and I know plenty of skinny people who don't.

Science police! As you well know, without numbers this is as fatuous as "Smoking isn't unhealthy — I know a guy who smoked three packs a day and lived to 98!" The question (or rather, one of many questions) is, do skinny people get laid more on average than fat people? I don't know the answer — which is the point. The research is certainly out there.

[magickal-tara.livejournal.com]

I try not to obsess about my weight, but as a type 1 diabetic, I know that I'm healthier, use less insulin, and have to worry less about complications if I'm at a lower weight.

However, I completly get the whole people obsessed with looking like super skinny models on magazine covers. Especially since, you know, the models don't even look like they do on these photoshoots. Gotta love airbrushing.

So, I guess I'm saying there are good reasons to worry about weight (like for health), and then the societal programming which drives people who are already happy and healthy completly insane for no real reason.

[justme8800.livejournal.com]

So... you're worrying about people worrying about weight.

Ever considered going on a meta-diet? You know, keep an eye on your food for thought. Try doing some mental exercises, like kakurobics or nurikalisthenics. Also try this radio show on ignoring folks who obsess about pounds, it's called "Weight Weight Don't Tell Me."