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In reply to the discussion: Fat "acceptance" - from the PoV of a fat person [View all]brer cat
(24,628 posts)5. Excellent post, nadine!
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Some of it may be the body trying to protect people against toxic stuff in the environment
Baobab
Jun 2016
#13
a great many chemicals in the environment, not just a few, and they ae building up rapidly.
Baobab
Jun 2016
#25
There are a lot of misconceptions about fat out there that aren't helping, either
arithia
Jun 2016
#27
Great post. We have strict social rules against deriding people for their race, their gender,
rhett o rick
Jun 2016
#4
Ignore the blamers. They blame the poor for being poor, the sick for being sick, etc.
Live and Learn
Jun 2016
#9
Fat acceptance means saying I'm not a worthless, ugly piece of shit or that I should just die.
aikoaiko
Jun 2016
#15
your internal anger burns calories. i have a little bit of that but nothing like you...
JanMichael
Jun 2016
#125
my coworkers who are obsessed with health eating are constantly falling asleep
Skittles
Jun 2016
#168
Many idiots on the DU love making fun of Christies weight, etc. Disgusting. Should be banned IMO.
Logical
Jun 2016
#28
Good idea, thanks for this. Anyone's appearance should not be a topic of insult. nt
Logical
Jun 2016
#117
When you eat fewer calories than normal, your body thinks you are starving.
Manifestor_of_Light
Jun 2016
#149
True, but I'm not sure that context is all that relevant outside a laboratory setting
Major Nikon
Jun 2016
#187
Hi, thyroids are very sensitive to radiation and it's estimated that 1/3 of americans have an under
uppityperson
Jun 2016
#60
Well, I grew up smack dab in the middle of the nuclear test era, so maybe that's it.
SusanCalvin
Jun 2016
#62
Absolutely true. Been saying for years. Thanks for posting video support (only watched a bit so far)
Bernardo de La Paz
Jun 2016
#77
Well worth the read for everyone that comes to this site....I hope your words alter
AuntPatsy
Jun 2016
#54
I do, i do. I tell people as much as possible to the point of seeming overzealous
DemMomma4Sanders
Jun 2016
#121
The "self aborbed child abuser" may just be uninformed or doing the best they can
nadine_mn
Jun 2016
#143
There is no high horse. There are wrong, destructive ways to raise a child
DemMomma4Sanders
Jun 2016
#184
Great post, Nadine ! Keep fighting the fight, one day it will all click in place
OnDoutside
Jun 2016
#74
Cool post. Fat takes a long time to add and should take a long time to come off.
Bernardo de La Paz
Jun 2016
#76
Having been hypothyroid and subject to weight swings since adolescence, I sympathize completely.
Surya Gayatri
Jun 2016
#90
Keep going to the track as often as you can. Eventually you'll be doing it automatically
GOLGO 13
Jun 2016
#185