The True Body Posi

Oh my stars, how that’s not true.

Now, you’re thinking, “I’ve been to my doctor! My numbers are perfect!” Okay, so? I play Russian Roulette and don’t die, does that make me safe? No. Assuming your obesity will NEVER affect your health because it’s not obvious on your test results now is a logical fallacy and you’re wrong.

If I smoke two packs a day and go to my doctor and he says my lungs are fine, am I healthy? Fuck, no.

Fat is not an inert substance in your body that just sits there. It affects your endocrine system (hormones) in a huge way. You are unhealthy and it WILL have consequences.

“Carrying extra fat leads to serious health consequences such as cardiovascular disease(mainly heart disease and stroke), type 2 diabetes, musculoskeletal disorders like osteoarthritis, and some cancers (endometrial, breast and colon).” - World Health Organization

Let’s talk about heart disease.

This can kill you. Easily. And when you’re obese, you’re at a much higher risk for this than a thin person.

Let’s talk about stroke.

When you’re obese, you are at a much higher risk of this happening. The results are not pretty.

Let’s talk about diabetes. The thing that killed my mother and doctors outright told her her obesity played a huge part in.

When you’re obese, your odds for Type 2 Diabetes goes through the roof. It’s ridiculous, seriously.

That causes your intestines to work incorrectly, your feet to become numb, your vision to start developing black spots, blisters on your feet, the list goes on and on.

And while you may be saying, “I exercise. I’m fit and fat!” That’s not a thing.

“But there are unhealthy skinny people!” That’s true. Thin people are not invincible. But by being thin, they are automatically at a lower risk for health issues, even when their diet is poor and they don’t exercise. Your body simply cannot handle being obese. Fat is not an inert substance just sitting on your body. It affects every organ, wrapping around it and making them all work harder. Fat acffects your endocrine system, which regulates your hormones.

There are SO MANY health consequences to being obese. Your body is not meant to be this way. This is not natural and it is going to catch up to you. Maybe not in your 20′s. Bodies work hard. It might be able to survive that decade. But when your 30′s and 40′s roll around and you find out just how much obesity cuts down your life expectancy, you’ll wish you’d done something now.

It is NOT too late to lose weight. There are a lot of things you can do, and it’s not hard. There are support systems and information everywhere. You can save yourself before it’s too late.

Um, I haven’t. I was going to when you brought this up, but then a huge thread about it came up on /r/fatlogic. 

Oh my stars, how that’s not true. 

Now, you’re thinking, “I’ve been to my doctor! My numbers are perfect!” Okay, so? I play Russian Roulette and don’t die, does that make me safe? No. Assuming your obesity will NEVER affect your health because it’s not obvious on your test results now is a logical fallacy and you’re wrong. 

If I smoke two packs a day and go to my doctor and he says my lungs are fine, am I healthy? Fuck, no. 

Fat is not an inert substance in your body that just sits there. It affects your endocrine system (hormones) in a huge way. You are unhealthy and it WILL have consequences. 

“Carrying extra fat leads to serious health consequences such as cardiovascular disease(mainly heart disease and stroke), type 2 diabetes, musculoskeletal disorders like osteoarthritis, and some cancers (endometrial, breast and colon).” - World Health Organization

Let’s talk about heart disease. 

This can kill you. Easily. And when you’re obese, you’re at a much higher risk for this than a thin person. 

Let’s talk about stroke. 

When you’re obese, you are at a much higher risk of this happening. The results are not pretty. 

Let’s talk about diabetes. The thing that killed my mother and doctors outright told her her obesity played a huge part in. 

When you’re obese, your odds for Type 2 Diabetes goes through the roof. It’s ridiculous, seriously. 

That causes your intestines to work incorrectly, your feet to become numb, your vision to start developing black spots, blisters on your feet, the list goes on and on. 

And while you may be saying, “I exercise. I’m fit and fat!” That’s not a thing. 

“But there are unhealthy skinny people!” That’s true. Thin people are not invincible. But by being thin, they are automatically at a lower risk for health issues, even when their diet is poor and they don’t exercise. Your body simply cannot handle being obese. Fat is not an inert substance just sitting on your body. It affects every organ, wrapping around it and making them all work harder. Fat acffects your endocrine system, which regulates your hormones. 

There are SO MANY health consequences to being obese. Your body is not meant to be this way. This is not natural and it is going to catch up to you. Maybe not in your 20′s. Bodies work hard. It might be able to survive that decade. But when your 30′s and 40′s roll around and you find out just how much obesity cuts down your life expectancy, you’ll wish you’d done something now. 

It is NOT too late to lose weight. There are a lot of things you can do, and it’s not hard. There are support systems and information everywhere. You can save yourself before it’s too late.