I see all this stuff from probably 50% of the blogs I follow about looking this way or that way or “I really hate [insert aspect of body]” or “I need to love [insert aspect of body]”<\/p>\n
but really where is the “I need to be healthy” dialogue?<\/p>\n
because a body isn’t just a body. a body is a fine-tuned set of instruments whose needs vary depending on a HUGE variety of factors and the only way to know is to learn and then act. and then tweak. repeat ad nauseum because those factors change all the time.<\/p>\n
so, as cool as it is to see people feeling good about their bodies, I’d rather see people taking charge of their health. for some that’s going to mean losing weight. for others, gaining it. still others, maintaining it. and for many, many people, it means focusing on eating habits or vitamin intake or something totally not related to weight<\/strong>.<\/p>\n of course it would be great if everyone could be an “ideal” weight, but that’s just not realistic or safe. I love to see people relishing their healthy weights, and I find that I can often tell if someone is their healthy weight by the way they glow, no matter how many pounds they happen to be, and I find them beautiful.<\/p>\n EDIT: cut removed for sharing purposes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I see all this stuff from probably 50% of the blogs I follow about looking this way or that way or “I really hate [insert aspect of body]” or “I need to love [insert aspect of body]” but really where is the “I need to be healthy” dialogue? because a body isn’t just a body. … <\/p>\n