Do you ever think, "Man, the number of health problems associated with being fat is ridiculous." I know I do.

If you go to wiki, you'll find a list of 57 conditions associated with being fat.

Yes, I said 57!

Also, do you know how many risk factors there are for Coronary Heart Disease...11.

I'm okay with there not being one cause or risk. The body is complex system. But once you've reached a double dig-get, I have to start wondering.

At what point are we really just talking about the risk of being alive?
Every person eventually is going to have a health problem. It may come at the very end of their life, when their body start to deteriorate, but statistically you have to admit that merely being alive is a risk.

Because everybody dies. We are a mortal race.

I just get really perturbed at the whole "shooting in the barrel" attitude.

My answers to the question, "Aren't fat people a costly burden?"

*How would you feel if someone called you a burden? Or trivialized your rights by equating them with what you cost?

*When did health-care become a luxury? Something for the wealthy, who can afford to be fat.

*Or something we have to earn? By becoming thin.

*Or something only the moral deserve? Only if you are willing to become thin.

*When did it become okay to single out a group and say society shouldn’t have to take care of them? Fatties don’t deserve to be taken care of becasue they refuse to take "personal responsibility."

*When did it become okay to police our behaviors? You either participate in a wellness program (ie loose the fat) or pay more for insurance.

I apologize to any user that has been waiting to be added. For some reason my spam filter keeps blocking user requests from this website. I'm going to start keeping track of new users in a different way, as to avoid delays in users being added.

If you still see this website, then you are probably following me independent of any feed. I have asked to be removed from Big Liberty's feed becasue I don't stay where I'm not welcome.

I suppose the reality is that I don't work well with others. I don't quite understand how we can debunk dieting and the fat/health link, without actually talking about dieting and the fat/health link.

I read every single comment I get on this website. I listen to what every one of you has to say becasue I'm interested in hearing what you think, regardless of agreeing or disagreeing with you.

But I don't like to argue. I don't see the point of telling people their opinions are wrong, unless what they are saying is internally inconsistant.

I'd rather be supportive and tolerant. I'd rather give people a chance to form their own opinion so that they can fight the battle against anti-fat sentiments from a place of internal power and conviction.

The point of my blog is to inform and make people think. I'm not an angry person. I don't want to spend my time ranting endlessly. I'd rather ask questions and explore thoughts.

So, this blog is also my personal journey in Fat Acceptance. (Although I may start calling it Fat Rights just to be clear about what I really care about.)

I speak from an honest and uncensored place. If that bothers you, please stop reading and find some other place that will not make you feel triggered or traumatized.