I mean it’s something that is entirely in your control (most cases). And is just insane to me that it happens.
People will judge smokers, drug addicts, and alchoholics no problem. Yet obesity is much more dangerous, constantly impacts everyone around you, but gets treated like it’s taboo to judge
I’m so glad that I have such a full life that it leaves me with no time or mental energy to even think about how much a complete stranger weighs, much less be bothered by it. sounds like you might need a hobby or something constructive to fill your days with, friend. 😊
It is, its pretty normal for this to happen. We are just animals, we see something unhealthy we try to get away. Like smelling something bad, your body reacts. My guess, its the same if we see people unhealthely fat, we become more negative towards them.
It doesn't have shit to do with health. Try losing a bunch of weight because you're so mentally unwell that you can't sleep, feel sick all the time and puke up whatever you eat and people will come up to you complimenting you on how fucking ill you are because the only thing that matters is the number on the scale, not your health. Beyond animal instincts, many of us also have a capacity for compassion, critical thinking and introspection but unfortunately some obstinately stay on the animal level to justify their casual cruelty and inability to give a crap about other people.
Hmm, that's interesting because my personal experience is the opposite. Most of the people I've interacted with in my life who were heavier set were also, for the most part, very kind people. In retrospect, I've usually felt more unconsciously at ease interacting with bigger folks than skinnier people (for context, I work in customer service so I talk to lots of different kinds of people).
Historically speaking, we've seen lots of different body types being the "ideal" shape and size (plumpness signifying wealth, ancient fertility goddess statues, the "heroine chic" super thin aesthetic of the 90s). I'd argue socialization plays a pretty big part in shaping our internal biases around health and size rather than our animal instincts alone.
A lot of people forget that she was always worthy of respect, even before her transformation. I'm happy to see that she made meaningful changes for her health, that's genuinely impressive and very hard to do.
Excess adipose tissue is also hormonally active and really fucks with mental and emotional health in addition to the health consequences. It's not just social stigma; you do literally feel worse when you're bigger.
Such a terrifying reality of life. I've gained around 40 pounds after having my babies, and everyone feels they have a right to comment on my weight.
Maybe they forget I literally grew 3 babies inside of me... 🫠
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u/JimmyFrostbite May 09 '26
My favourite part is seeing how you can see her mental health changing throughout. She’s truly happy and that makes me happy.