To quite like being fat?

But you can’t escape the fact that obesity is stretching an already stretched NHS! Why would anyone want an increased risk of high blood pressure, fatty liver, diabetes, stroke and cancers that are linked to obesity!

But your missing the point, being overweight impacts on your health apart from diabetes and high blood pressure which as much as you deny it is associated with obesity. I’ll list more increased risk of needing a joint replacement, increased risk of a stroke and some cancers including bowel and breast cancer! The statistics don’t lie Approximately 80% of people with obesity are estimated to have at least one related health condition.

Also think about how happy you’ll be after developing diabetes, cancer, a stroke or having a heart attack. All of which are linked to obesity. Sorry. But it’s true.

My dad was always bit overweight. He developed type 2 diabetes, had a stroke in his 50s and died from a heart attack in his 60s. My mum died from cancer in her 60s. Was that related to being overweight? We'll never know but obesity increases the risk of cancer.
Whatever anyone says, fat bodies are not healthy. I guess if you want to throw away your health rather than put on a jumper it's your call.

I'm thin naturally but get very tired if I don't eat meat as I am often borderline anaemic. I've tried being vegetarian and was exhausted all the time, so it's possible when you were eating more healthily something like that was going on?

I was two stones above my normal weight for a year after childbirth and felt much sexier than normal. I don't think thinner is always more attractive. But I was still a healthy weight even then.

I am happy for you, OP. I honestly think everybody has a weight that feels ‘right’ for them. It might not necessarily fit society’s expectations or that of the medical professionals, but it might feel right just for you. And I mean that for people at both ends of the weight scale. I have a very particular range where I feel okay with my weight.
Enjoy your summer!

That's ok.
There are lots of 'sugar free' diet gimmicks and 'influencers' - they say silly things like 'I only eat fruit and veg, no sugar'. 🤔

If you’re happy then that’s great!

For me, being overweight was awful. It wasn’t so much how I looked, but how awful it made me feel. Being a healthy weight, but fit and strong is where I’m happiest. I’ve certainly weighed less and felt awful too. Thankfully I feel I’ve finally found my sweet spot in terms of weight/health.

Be careful about criticising other fat people. When you lose a lot of weight it is so easy to become hypercritical of other fatties but all it shows is that becoming thin has been torturous for you because you have given up eating certain foods and in the quantities you desire. You turn all your anger about that on fat people. I have seen this so many times.

With a BMI of 32 you may well be happy but you won’t be healthy. Maybe go speak to your dr?

Indeed

but given the crux of your Op and the fact you’re perfectly happy telling us your lowest weight… it seems a little odd not to be open and proud of your current weight 🤷‍♀️

There is no such thing as pleasantly plump, you’re overweight and it has potential to negatively impact on your health! And to be blunt you will probably get larger! I can say this because I have been overweight for most of my adult life, but not anymore, and my health is so much better! Obesity is a huge drain on the NHS! The fact you mention the very outdated book by Susie Orbach does little to validate your reason to believe obesity is acceptable!

I know quite a few thin people with high blood pressure and diabetes. My own blood pressure remains steady whether I have been thin, fat or indeed obese. No diabetes either.

You say your lowest weight
but what is your current weight?

Totally agree. Fat and happy needs no endorsement. Fat and unsure whether its happy or not, well then validation is required.

There's processed sugar and there's natural sugars that occur in fruit etc though, so it depends what is meant by sugar. It's much healthier to not eat any food containing the processed type of sugar.

I don’t think this is true. The first time I lost weight I found myself the centre of attention all the time. Men would stop me in the street and invite me out. I had no idea that would happen to me. It was scary because I wasn’t used to it. Even worse was that my tribe of fat women friends shunned me as I was no longer “one of them” and thin women welcomed me into the fold which was a bit of a shock as I remember at the gym one thin woman looking me up and down with disgust when I asked her a question about the class as she was too good to be spoken to by the likes of fat old me.

it was such a weird experience that I put that weight back on again double quick. The next time I lost weight I told myself that I would see it through no matter how uncomfortable I felt.

I think a lot of women would be comfortable in their own skin no matter their size if society didn’t put so much pressure on women to be thin.

Why? So you can then be judge, jury and executioner on whether or not she is "allowed" to feel good about herself???

Have you heard them say ‘I wish I was morbidly obese?’

The reality is you won’t stay chubby you’re more than likely to be become obese and it’s associated health problems! You don’t have to be hugely overweight to develop high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes!

I used to think I was happy being overweight all gained post babies, I got to 58 and decided I didn’t want to be 60 and obese, so far I have lost 3 stone and dropped 4 dress sizes and believe me it’s so nice to shop in the same shops as my friends and not have to go for plus sized clothing!

Don’t kid yourself your happy as if you truly were you wouldn’t be posting on her for validation of being overweight!

Sorry, I meant she doesn't eat added or processed sugar or foods that contain it. She does eat fruit.

If you’re happy in an obese weight category, then stay in it. I imagine it’s only yourself who is putting this pressure on. Interesting you don’t view a size 14 and 16 as obese. What size would you start to view obese? When you’re short like you (I am too), you can’t eat that many calories every day without gaining. It is frustrating, and I am also on a constant diet. I can lose and gain half a stone easily, and I always feel a lot better when I lose it. As we get older, weight gain isn’t purely a look things either, but a health issue. It’s your choice though whether you go on a diet or not. It makes me feel quite depressed when my trousers are hard to tighten or fat spills out of my bra. I lost 2 stone during lockdown 1 and genuinely felt so happy about it. Seeing the scales go down makes me happy.

A major pro of being fat is having "lovely big boobs" and a con of being thin as having "smaller boobs"...? What is the benefit for a woman of having "big boobs"? How does breast size actually affect a woman's quality of life? Are you able to answer in such a way that doesn't contradict the rest of your message? Somehow I doubt it.

I knew I hadnt imagined it. And medics and the authorities are concerned.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-61558119