02-16-2010
11:26 AM
I am not overweight now. I'm in my early 20's. All I have to do is look at my family though, and I realize that by the time I'm 50, I'm going to be. I've watched my mom do everything she can to avoid gaining that weight, and nothing works. Eating well, regular exercise, outdoor activities: nothing. Not Weight Watchers, not Curves, not anything. I figure she's in better health than any thin person her age who thinks their profile alone makes them healthy, but our mindlessly fat-hating society has her thinking otherwise.
Thank you, SWA, for confirming her self-hate.
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