Love Your Body and Stay Healthy

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Yesterday while I was blog hopping, I dropped by Honey Andrade's new blog post which asks everyone if we have an obligation to stay healthy because she read a blog about someone being willfully fat and then a comment saying that the person is "under no obligation to stay healthy" and telling everyone else to mind their own business about body and healthy. That is why I felt the urge to tell everyone about my own point of view. The point of view of someone who is plus-size and trying to lose weight.


I Love My Body - FACT!


I'm plus-size and definitely still proud of myself.  I mean my size never became a hindrance in achieving the things I want so I'm totally fine with being fat actually. I support people who promote body acceptance because we should never be discouraged to reach our dreams whatever size or shape we are in. Even though I'm plus size, I'm quite energetic and very active. Ask my officemates!  People may have commented that I should lose weight because I'd be prettier; but it made me more stubborn and discouraged to lose weight. You see, I believe that one's weight should never define how beautiful a person is. 


About Wanting to Lose Weight


I declared that 2012 will be my year. This year I will change myself for the better and part of that change is losing and weight and being healthier. The main reasons for wanting to lose weight is (1) because I have hormonal imbalance and (2) I have a knee injury. And my OB and ortho asked me to lose weight for my own health. Thus, I have finally decided to do it this year. I promised myself to be a regular in the gym and go on a diet since I really do eat a lot especially on rice and burgers! I was a fast food lover. Being fat wasn't very healthy for me now so it's about time to move my ass.


Still Promoting Body Acceptance

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FACT still remains, that even though I'm aiming on losing weight, I still support body acceptance. We should never be ashamed of how thin or fat we are because it can never be the basis for our success. Remember Lady Gaga's song, Born This Way? Of course, you do! "I'm on the right track, baby, I was born to survive!" People will give us a piece of their mind about how we don't look pretty for them or whatever; but it should never ever bring us down; instead, it should encourage us to do better and prove them that we can do great things whatever our shape or size is. 


However, we should still keep in mind that no matter how much we patronize our shape or size, our health should still come first. Thin or fat, we can either be healthy or unhealthy. If you love being plus size and you're healthy, go ahead. But if you're plus size promoting body acceptance yet you're unhealthy, I think you're fighting for the wrong reasons. Please think it over. Are you only promoting body acceptance because you cannot give time for a quick workout at the gym or you just can't stop yourself from eating a lot? Think it over.


This may sound cliche but health is wealth. If you think you're doing good by being plus-size then take care of your health too so you can live longer and enjoy life more. Right? If you really love your body then you should take good care of it. I'm not asking you to lose weight. I'm asking you to stay healthy if you love your body.