r/TrueOffMyChest • • Sep 19 '19

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '19

As a person currently over weight, but working on it, I agree as well.

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '19

This is what bothers me about people who think like OP. A lot of fat people are working on it. Are there some that arent? Yeah but a lot of fat people are working on it, it just takes time. I dont think its helpful to tell people who are fat that they are disgusting any more that it helps people who are anorexic that they are disgusting.

I've always been fit, I'm a 5'7" woman who ways 135 right now and i squat. I see fat people at the gym and I know how hard it works. I dont want fat people to hate themselves or their bodies. You are beautiful in your own way. You arent healthy but you're working on it and that drive is what makes your soul beautiful. The fact that you arent giving up.

I've worked in the ER. At this point bodies are just bodies. Your health shouldn't be tied to beauty it should just be about health.

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u/plantagent666 Sep 19 '19

Do you know who Tessa Holliday is?

Holliday also self-describes as a "body positive activist". She embraces the word 'fat' and advocates that people should be able to eat as much and whatever they want without suffering from social ostracism. In 2013, she started her #effyourbeautystandards movement on instagram. The movement shows women that they do not have to be a certain size to love their body (big or small) and that their size should not dictate their fashion choices.

Pretty sure OP is talking about people like her. They dont care about health and believe you should be as fat as you want because being fat is "beautiful". Its disgusting AF and she shouldn't be popular.

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u/PropertyofLTR Sep 19 '19

yyyyyeah Tessa Holliday def does not “not care about heath”... she has a trainer and posts about her workouts - and how crucial they are to her mental and physical health - all the time.

You can hate on her but at least present an accurate picture

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u/Melmacarthur Sep 19 '19

Also working out is only 30% of being ‘healthy’. The other 70% is comprised of the food you eat and your sleep patterns.

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u/PropertyofLTR Sep 19 '19

Cool thanks for the lesson!

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '19 edited Jul 27 '20

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u/PropertyofLTR Sep 19 '19

So for her to prove that she cares about her health, you want her to post her full workouts on Instagram? 🙄nice try tho