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“I am working my way through the Anti-Diet Philosophy and everywhere I look, my eyes are being opened to so many things I hadn’t taken much notice of before. Shocked.
Yesterday, This Morning on ITV were discussing the increasing numbers of people (children as well as adults) who now suffer from type 2 diabetes. The resident doctor on the programme kept referring to ‘weight problems’ and that people need to lose weight and exercise more in order to lessen their chances of becoming diabetic. Why is it that no one in the media (or anywhere outside the Anti-Diet Philosophy for that matter) ever think of focussing on the problem of overeating? People are being told to lose weight, become more active, but no steps are taken to support people in how to do this, and the psychological issues arent even considered. Confused.
Last night, while watching a film at the cinema, I noticed how thin the actresses (and actors) were, not just slim but really thin and boney. Of course, some people are naturally very thin but realistically only a small percentage of women are naturally so thin. It made me think about how unrealistic the ideals are that are portrayed to us, and especially young people who admire these actresses and strive to look like them, believing that unless they look the same, they will never be happy. I feel so sorry for young people today, the ideals that they are made to feel they have to live up to, and can understand why there are so many overweight young people.
I really feel as if the Sue’s Anti-Diet philosophy has not yet received the attention and publicity it deserves- the government should be made aware of this programme and use this knowledge to tackle the growing problems we have. This programme should be offered to individuals in place of ’slimming clubs’ and diet plans- I’m sure it would make a huge difference in everyone’s lives.” 
We all know that ‘thin is in’. Through movies, TV, adverts, magazines, billboards and the conventional side of the Internet, the media presents us with images of a world where 99 per cent of women wear their skin as near to their skeleton as they can get. Thin is beautiful. And so it is!
The reality is that we are a planet teeming with life. We are animals. We come in a variety of shapes and sizes and, thankfully, we also come programmed with what is essentially an uncontrollable sexual and aesthetic preference. For the sake of clarity if we ignore that, for most of us, attraction isn’t entirely physical, thin is beautiful to a percentage of the human population. What you don’t usually hear is that fat is beautiful to an equal number of people. And another group appreciates all the sizes in between fat and thin.
What we find beautiful is subjective. The media is trying its best to make it objective.
Why? Well, it makes a lot of money for a lot of businesses but we won’t go into that here.
The fact is, if you find fleshy men or women more attractive than the more slender type, there is actually not a thing you can do about it. You can pretend in order to fit in. You can try to persuade yourself that you don’t like the bigger look so that you can remain cool in your own eyes or through the eyes of your peers. Which is what a lot of people do. They deny it, again because of the media pressure to accept a received appreciation of beauty.
Just like if you’re gay and pretending to be straight, this will make you miserable. All efforts to live up to an image that is not mirrored with what you actually feel will create an unhappy life. Truth has an annoying way of foisting itself upon you.
Despite the overwhelming, in-yer-face coercion to take on a received idea of beauty, there are still many people out there who are intelligent and awake enough to prevent themselves from being anaesthetised by it. Happy and whole, who don’t feel they have to fit in or be cool or live in denial about what they are attracted to. Thank God for the Internet and the technology that means that we have a future where all voices can be heard.
I am not a member of the fat acceptance movement (although I accept fat and all other body shapes and sizes including the very thin). I am not saying that the compulsive overeating that causes the storage of fat on the body (for some) is something any of us would want to live with - because it is actually a very painful way to live. But the pressure to be what has lately become almost skeletal is one of the direct causes of compulsive overeating and other eating disorders.
Imagine how wonderful the world would become for all of us if everyone were truthful about what they find attractive. Imagine if movies and TV and magazines and adverts reflected reality. Look around you and wake up to the real world. Everyone is different. Everyone likes different.
Why passively receive a message that makes you unhappy when you can be free? There is nothing more exhilarating than thinking for yourself. Self reliance and self trust increase self esteem and this makes you happy. External dependency, trying to fit in and approval addiction decrease self esteem and will cause you nothing but misery and emptiness.
Low self esteem is closely linked to compulsive overeating. Think about that.