Call for an urgent rethink of the ‘health at every size’ concept

Re:Call for an urgent rethink of the ‘health at every size’ ... by MPSimmons on Tuesday November 17, 2015 @03:00PM (#10583569)

It's hard to admit this, but I have found since I lost around 90 pounds (~41KG), I've found myself mentally judging overweight people pretty harshly. I don't mean to do it, it just happens. I think it may come from the, "if I can do it anyone can" line of thinking, but I'm not proud of it.

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Re:Call for an urgent rethink of the ‘health at every size’ ... by rtl49 on Tuesday November 17, 2015 @03:13PM (#10583637)

If we gave voice to every harsh judgment that comes to mind, we would never stop criticizing other people. There's a tension between the need to see oneself in a positive light and the desire to think positively of others.

If you manage to keep these feelings to yourself, I see no cause for shame.

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Re:Call for an urgent rethink of the ‘health at every size’ ... by gmarx on Tuesday November 17, 2015 @03:13PM (#10583639)

I've been really fat most of my life, currently doing pretty well. When you have this problem most people, if they ever lose weight, experience a cycle- lose a lot of weight followed by cockiness/judginess (maybe, I never got that) followed by imperceptible creeping up back to and past original weight. I've done that at least 4 times

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