As a guy who's been fat for as long as I can remember, and trying to excuse it since the third grade, i'm glad for my own health that I finally have made big strides in losing weight. I've been more physically active, but change didn't happen until I started focusing on diet.
My uncle died last year of a heart attack. He was as obese. Instant. No goodbyes. No nothing. Dead. Ten years ago my grandpa, my uncle's dad, died of a heart attack. Overweight, poor dietary habits. Dead in his sleep.
I don't want that for anyone, and I have always felt grossed by the idea of "fast-acceptance". No, this isn't okay. We're not stronger cause we're fat, fat isn't beautiful. I've lose thirty pounds in two months through diet changes, and i'm much happier for it. Despite not noticing my own physical changes, my friends aren't letting me get away with it with constant positive reinforcement. I've never been the best with self-esteem, but it's gone from "you don't look like you weight 260lbs," and "but you carry it well, and you're tall so it evens out," to "holy shit [Neopolitan], you look fucking great!" And I still have another 25-30lbs to go until I'm where I want to be at a flat 200. That encouragement makes such a difference, and I hope society in general can start moving into a direction where normal isn't being fat.
I'm sorry, but I'm still fat. And even at my goal weight, I'll probably always see myself as fat. But I decided it was time to change for my own health. Obesity leads to all kinds of issues from heart health to cancer, and we should not promote it. And don't give me the "healthy food is too expensive" line. I work at a grocery store (specifically sprouts), our corn was 6 cobs for $1 last week. I'm on a Keto diet so it isn't particularly relevant to me You just have to put in the he effort to shop instead of doing what I used to do and inhale $15 of Taco Bell food. There are options, you don't have to be fat. But they're right- it starts in the kitchen.