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[–] thebluelady 0 points 9 points (+9|-0) ago 

wearing my therapist hat, for a few years i was like, 'well it's good that they're trying to boost their self-esteem, because people don't make positive changes about their body and health if they hate themselves so much they have no hope.' well, i was wrong. they skipped over, 'i love myself enough to take care of myself' to 'i love myself and i'm perfect looking like an amorphous blob.'

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[–] Adi-opposed 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago  (edited ago)

THISSSSSSSSSSSS is exactly what I'm fucking saying.

There was this fine line being drawn between enabling, and coddling, when it came to fats. We thought that making a fat person feel bad about themselves would just make them retreat from help, and turn to emotional eating. We wanted them to wake up and look PAST their emotional limitations so that they could make real changes while still feeling appreciated as people. (How naive we were).

Before FPH I was someone who would look at a fat person and "check" myself, trying to think "Where are they on their weight-loss journey? I shouldn't judge someone who is trying to better themselves."

Now I just see a world of gluttonous, weak-willed, circlejerking thin shamers who all want to be fucking special for no goddamned reason other than the fact that they exist and take up valuable space on this planet. So yes. We have to, as a nation, stop holding their fucking hands and congratulating them for their pitiful, disgusting lifestyles. No longer will I see a small fat in workout clothes and say "Wow, they're going out and making a difference for themselves. GOOD FOR THEM!", now I will think "God fucking damn it I bet they're getting a snickers bar as a 'reward' and wondering why they're not human." No sympathy or praise until they're completely de-hammed. That's the bottom line.