I am 5'2" and was at one point just under 300 lbs and wearing very tight size 28's. I was still very active and lead a full life. I had healthy blood pressure and colesterol numbers. Was I happy? No. I hated being that fat because I was formerly a small/normal sized woman and saw how others viewed me and I felt embarrased by it. Was I less a person, less intelligent, less kind, less worthy at that weight? No but I was treated like I was. I have since lost 150 lbs and wear a size 12. I am healthier now but I am still the same person I was at almost 300 lbs. Society sure treats me differently now though. People look me right in the eye when we speak and even hold doors for me. They don't laugh and point at me in the mall either. I find it funny that 2/3 of American Adults are over weight yet we still treat morbidly obese people as lesser people. The average sized American women is now a size 14 as was announced this week. A decade ago that would have been a size 16 but thanks to vanity sizing they can now be a 14. Size 14 counts as plus size clothes.
I would like to see Aretha drop some weight for her health but will think no less of her if she stays at her current size.
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