Forest, um where are you getting your info? It has been demonstrated over and over in SCIENTIFIC lit that fat people as a group eat no more than thin people. Where are you getting your info from. OA or Weight Watchers. Neither are credible. In fact, most people who join those groups do gain their weight back, the numbers are like 90%. Why don't you try reading The Dieter's Dilemma by Dr William Bennet. He was editor of the Harvard Medical School news letter. Anyone who bothers to do the research will find that most popular myths about fat don't hold up.

Then again, you need reading comprehension to do that. I believe you quoted me as saying I said obesity is harmless. Uh, NEVER said that. I said it was being used as a distraction. Your prejudices made you miss the point of the entire post.

Ocean whatever, that you lost weight after pregnancy does not prove anything. There are different reasons why people are fat. I haven't missed a day of work in over 10 years. And I take public trans, teach and date a firefighter paramedic so I am exposed to lots. It is because I adore my beautiful curves and stay away from negativity. If I can avoid illness, so can anyone, no excuses to be sick. Sound absurd? So is your argument. Every body is different. What is right for one is different for others. But as I said, I have never met a fat phobe who wasn't using it as a compensation for their own inadequacy. If you raise your self esteem, you will feel the need to judge others less.

I hope the above emotional litter in the posts doesn't distract from the original posts true message! Whether obesity is bad or good, genetic or environmental is not the issue. The issue is they are using obesity to distract from their own wrong doing - like ripping off the system. It is too bad some people would rather scapegoat than save their anger for people who are really hurting them. What good little soldiers some people choose to be!

"Fat Can Be Beautiful! Intolerance is ALWAYS Ugly!