dorionheflin:

demolishfatacceptance: you can be any size and be healthy, i dont think you understand this.

Negative. I don’t think *you* understand this, despite the evidence staring you right in the face.



You see the heavier woman above? Take a closer look. No, seriously, go on.



What do you notice?



Need a hint?



In particular, look at her vital organs. Her heart, her lungs. Notice anything… odd about them? Check out her misshapen muscles. Take a look at the discolorations in her stomach and lower intestines. Yeah, you can safely ignore the undigested food. That’s what happens when you eat a meal right before an MRI, but in particular, notice the size of her intestines & stomach.



Simply put, her organs are being suffocated by the amount of fat she has in her body. They’re being constricted, which means they have to work HARDER in order to maintain the same level of functionality.



What happens when a car’s engine has to work twice as hard to maintain the same level of functionality? It lasts half as long.



Health at Every Size is bullshit. It’s wishful thinking. It’s an excuse, and the more you HAES people try to propagandise this type of thing, the more people you’re putting in harm’s way just so you can fool yourself.



Seriously, you’re putting people IN DANGER by trying to convince them of this.



If someone doesn’t want to lose weight, great. I won’t force them to, and I won’t judge them for it. But when you start suggesting that obesity can be every bit as healthy as being fit, that’s where we’re going to have problems. Because you’re wrong. Dead wrong.



I’m all for body positivity. But you don’t need to deny health in order to be confident. Otherwise, it’s an unearned confidence that you literally need to fool yourself in order to maintain. You have to choose to be willfully ignorant in order to keep yourself convinced of this delusion.

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