What does everyone think about the "Big is beautiful" movement. Don't get me wrong, I think that everyone should have a good image of themselves and sense of self-worth no matter what their size. Nor do we all have to be 130 lbs. But accept yourself at any weight bothers me. With so much evidence about how unhealthy it is, this just seems like a plain bad idea and it might keep people from trying to get healthier.

I have a friend who is 450 lbs. She assures me over and over that she loves herself and finds herself sexy. But now she can hardly fit in a car or leave her house and her weight keeps going up while she loves herself.

I talked to her about Atkins and her answer was (not surprisingly) "that's unhealthy". Well how healthy is it to be 450 lbs????

I thinks this "Big is beautiful" movement is bad news. You can love yourself and still try to do something about your weight and your health.

Squid