I read this article today about how the American Medical
Association has now labeled being fat as a “disease.” As someone who has battled weight their whole
lives, this part angers me and I partially understand it.
Here’s the thing though, not everyone is overweight because
they eat tons of crappy food. I’m not
going to put all the blame on someone else for my weight, but everyone is
different. My whole family has struggled
with weight issues. I don’t think that’s
because we all eat crap. I think some of
those studies that say that it’s in your genes is true.
However, I am not saying that that is a reason to just let
yourself go. If it’s in your genes, then
you have to work extra hard not to be overweight. And for some people, that may just be too
hard. I’ve had a lot going on in the
last couple of year. Lots of
stress. And even though I’ve been
working out and trying to eat better (more organic, all natural foods), it’s
still really hard. When you add not
being able to find a fulfilling job, the stresses of infertility and
miscarriage, and then you add weight/health on top of that. It’s rough.
If you’ve read my post about going to the nutritionist, you
probably know that the reason I haven’t been able to lose weight is because I
don’t eat enough. When I’m exercising, I
do eat more, which is good. But it’s
still not enough. I’ve also had
difficulty following the meal plan I was given.
It’s enough food, I get full, but it’s so unsatisfying. Not something I can do long term.
A lot of what this article says is true. Every time I go to the doctor for any reason,
they attribute the problems I have to my weight. The only thing doctors see is that I’m over weight. In fact, the first time I had a good blood
work up, my doctor was extremely surprised at how healthy I am. She asked me to come in when the results were
there so we could discuss it, because she was expecting something awful. When I got there she was shocked when she
first looked at the results. When I
enquired why she wasn’t saying anything, but instead looking back and forth
from me to the results, I said to her, “You’re wondering why I’m fat, aren’t
you?” She smiled shyly and said that the
blood work just didn’t seem possible for someone my weight and that it was one of
the healthiest she had seen.
I wish that doctors wouldn’t dismiss other possibilities and
stop just focusing on the fact that I’m overweight. Obviously, I’m working on that.
Now, I said I partially understood the article. While there are many factors that come into
play as to why a person is overweight, some of it simply is that people eat too
much. I know I’ve had problems in the
past that still sometimes sneak up on me, such as sitting down and eating until
I feel gross. I do think there can be
food addictions. I think I’m addicted to
sugar. I get very easily frustrated if I
don’t have some for a while. At the same
time though, I’m learning to cut back, eat less, and eat more naturally
sweetened/organic things in the place of nasty, chemical filled foods.
I also think that this is just something else for the
industry to make money on.
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