tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1121604867062412748.post2584101825114939898..comments2023-06-13T09:38:37.631-04:00Comments on Fat Girl Posing: I'm fine the way I am and so are youHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08552288778897470208noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1121604867062412748.post-69140155259806411202011-06-06T15:04:30.094-04:002011-06-06T15:04:30.094-04:00Debbie- you're very right about people trying ...Debbie- you're very right about people trying to gain weight as well. Body acceptance goes both ways!<br /><br />And I hope you learn to love your "spare tire" ;-) because it's part of your body and your body is perfect!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08552288778897470208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1121604867062412748.post-47516198980180310872011-06-06T13:51:59.153-04:002011-06-06T13:51:59.153-04:00I think the entire acceptance/ liking/ not caring ...I think the entire acceptance/ liking/ not caring about ones weight really goes many directions .. i know extremely thin people that wish they could gain weight .. and heavy people (mostly) that even though they are ok with how they are society makes them feel like they should WANT to change .. i am kind of in between .. i think I am at my body's ideal weight as i keep fluxing back to about where i am now .. but i would like to get in better shape more so that i personally feel comfortable in certain clothes i see/ want. <br /><br />I really do not expect to ever be 120 lbs again like i was when i was in HS.. but it would be nice to loose my swimmers ring (also known as the spare tire) just so that i like the way certain shirts *look* on me - not because others say i look bad in them just because i am not comfortable in the way i think I look in them.. does that make sense? <br /><br />I do whole heatedly agree though that if I want a damn cupcake I am gonna have one haha I do not believe in depriving myself just because I am *fat* I just try and only have 1 .. but if I want 2 i will eat 2! <br /><br />Great post and very true statements made :)Debbi Andersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00857731973181419386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1121604867062412748.post-72383650167270849292011-06-03T14:31:56.997-04:002011-06-03T14:31:56.997-04:00Larry- if you want to change your body then you ha...Larry- if you want to change your body then you haven't accepted your body. More so, the efforts that it would take to change your body for the vast majority of people are harmful. So if you're willing to harm yourself to change your body then that's a far far cry for self acceptance. While we all occasionally wish we had something else, body acceptance means recognizing that those thoughts are pointless and counterproductive to acceptance. <br /><br />In your analogy- a million bucks would be better than what you have now. In the same way, people who want to lose weight for appearance reasons believe that a thin body is inherently better than a fat body- now what's wrong with that? It contributes to a culture of fat hate that says fat is bad and thin is better.. which is kind of the whole problem to begin with the basis of discrimination, body hate, and a culture which can literally kill you for being fat. (not because fat kills.. but the diet drugs and surgeries surely can as well as the side effects from abuse, low self esteem, etc). Again.. if someone wants to be healthy then that's great! but don't care about a stupid number on a scale.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08552288778897470208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1121604867062412748.post-78060761241807816232011-06-03T14:03:27.032-04:002011-06-03T14:03:27.032-04:00Just because a person wishes to be "smaller&q...Just because a person wishes to be "smaller" doesn't mean they hate the way they look.<br /><br />There's a parallel in the gay community. I've heard many interviews where, and I'm paraphrasing, "I love the way I am, but if I could choose not to be gay, I would. It would be so much easier."<br /><br />Body acceptance is about doing the best with what you've got. Wishing you had something else doesn't mean you hate what you've got. You can still dream. After all, I love my job -- but I still wish I had a million bucks. :)TheLarrynatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10059068768680582727noreply@blogger.com