In our society, thin and healthy people are considered to achieve more, be more social, and even provide better incomes. One recent study found that obese women made an average of two thousand dollars less every year than their skinny counterparts. This struggle to decide whether to accept oneself as she is or to move toward making different choices and hoping for a different outcome often lands women on the roller coaster search for bigger and better weight loss and health equipment.
Whether or not we agree with societys views, which are certainly slanted, many of us do have to take our health into consideration. Women who weight twenty pounds or more than their ideal weight are likely to start having associated health problems. This can include high cholesterol, blood sugar problems, circulations problems, and of course, social problems. Without giving into societys demand for a mother of five children to still be able to slip into a size four dress, we need to consider as women, what is best for our bodies and emotional health.
Despite the fact that women are reticent to admit it, the claims of loving their heavily overweight body is usually more of a...