Hmmm... she uses the terms "obese" and "obesity" in here, so even if she isn't specifically aiming at severely overweight people, she certainly appears to be including them. From the comments I get the idea that the folks reading this tend to be really quite over weight, not just a dress size or two larger than they'd like.
On the whole, I think her attitude makes a lot of sense, in that she's urging people not to put their dreams on hold just because they're not at their ideal weight.
However, in urging "fat" people (whatever she means by that) to simply accept their bodies as is, and by not specifying whether she's only talking to people who are merely mildly over their weight ideal, she's overlooking the fact that for some people who are severely overweight, remaining so is unhealthy. In those cases, their weight needs to be dealt with, not just accepted. Which is not to say that they can't at the same time pursue their dreams, but still, that health risk needs to be addressed. When excessive weight prevents one from, say, getting up a flight of stairs without seeing stars, that's a reality that seriously needs looking at. I think she kind of glossed over that aspect of things.
All of which is pretty much stuff you've already mentioned. :)
Again, I'm not sure who she meant to be addressing here, but she sounds like she's including people who are really heavy.
That's what I thought too, when I first read it, but I'm trying to be open to possible misinterpretation on my part, or carelessness of expression on hers. [nod/shrug] It's quite possible she was deliberately addressing people who are as overweight as I am, as well as the people who just want to take off a size or two. But if so then we're back to the ratcheted-up level of annoying, 'cause yeah, it's kind of hard to be all happily accepting and serenely joyous when you can't even put on your own socks without serious respiratory distress. :P
On the whole, I think her attitude makes a lot of sense, in that she's urging people not to put their dreams on hold just because they're not at their ideal weight.
However, in urging "fat" people (whatever she means by that) to simply accept their bodies as is, and by not specifying whether she's only talking to people who are merely mildly over their weight ideal, she's overlooking the fact that for some people who are severely overweight, remaining so is unhealthy. In those cases, their weight needs to be dealt with, not just accepted. Which is not to say that they can't at the same time pursue their dreams, but still, that health risk needs to be addressed. When excessive weight prevents one from, say, getting up a flight of stairs without seeing stars, that's a reality that seriously needs looking at. I think she kind of glossed over that aspect of things.
All of which is pretty much stuff you've already mentioned. :)
Again, I'm not sure who she meant to be addressing here, but she sounds like she's including people who are really heavy.
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