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I am all for being proud of who we are and body acceptance. Everyone should be able to embrace their flaws and make peace with them. I would, however, like to point out that, aside from being extremely unhealthy, being morbidly obese (let's call a spade a spade) is also perceived as the epitome of gluttony. And contrary to popular belief, it does affect those around you as it also comes with a plethora of side effects that might not be entirely obvious to the individual. Depression, mood swings, constant exhaustion (which from experience I can tell you will affect your work performance). Type 2 diabetes is a very real and very serious side effect of obesity, one I feel doesn't get taken seriously enough. And with this comes doctors visits, expensive medication, new glasses every two years most likely and irreparable nerve damage. I don't know if anyone really understands how terrifying nerve damage is. The fact that being obese doesn't look nice is so far from being the point.

Ad a former fat kid I fully indorse this movement. The focus should be on what's healthy.