Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Weight loss/management...my spiel (part 2)

Some people do complain that we as a society put too much emphasis on weight loss and being thin. They argue that people should not be judge by their appearance and/or their weight and that everyone should embrace their shape and size. I totally agree with embracing oneself in our shapes and sizes; it would be a boring society if everyone was the same shape and size. However, I advocate for weight loss/management when appropriate. For example, a person who is slightly overweight but otherwise healthy and living a healthy lifestyle may not need weight loss/management. This person is already engaged in a behavior that promotes healthy weight. The extra pound may be due to well-developed muscles or genetics or something that cannot be controlled. I advocate for weight loss/management, especially weight loss, when the person I talk to would be able to gain many health, physical and mental, benefits from this "goal".

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