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by Golda Poretsky, H.H.C.
www.bodylovewellness.com

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I struggled a bit with this week’s post.  I thought I might write about fatshion, or my issues with Jamie Oliver, or why I think the phrase “food addiction” is a problematic misnomer.

But instead, I’m going to talk about one of the most basic tenets of my work.  The fact that it is okay to be fat.

Think those words to yourself:  “It’s okay to be fat.”  How do you feel?  Do you feel more relaxed?  Do you think that might be true, but not for you?

I’m going to let you in on a little secret about the “war on obesity.”  There’s a lot of money in it.  There’s a $60 billion a year diet industry in the U.S. that banks on your hatred of your own body for its profits.  There are major pharmaceutical companies who want you to take their diet drugs until it catches on that they’re deadly so they can push the next diet drug on you.  There are doctors who make their livings in plastic and bariatric surgery who might have to go bankrupt if you, collectively, decided that it’s okay to be fat.  Even our own government might not be able to push shame and blame on to fat kids in an effort to divert attention from two ongoing, interminable wars if we all decided that it’s okay to be fat.

I’m not a conspiracy theorist by any means.  These are just facts that are in plain sight.  Diets don’t work.  They cause more problems than they seek to fix.  There are some benefits to being fat, just like there are some benefits to being thin.

There is no money in telling people that they can be happy just as they are.  There are no dangerous side effects, and no drugs to create to lessen those side effects.  All that there is is a peace found within, a deep knowing that you are valuable no matter what the scale might reflect back to you.

So knowing that it is okay to be fat, to look like you do, to move like you do, how might that change your life?  Remind yourself that it’s okay to be fat today, and let me know how it goes in the comment section below.

And I hope you will bring your hot, fat selves to my next Re/Dress NYC workshop: Attracting Love By Loving Your Body, Wednesday, April 7th! I would love to see you there!

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Golda Poretsky, H.H.C. is a certified holistic health counselor who specializes in transforming your relationship with food and your body. Go to http://www.bodylovewellness.com/stay-in-touch/ to sign up for her newsletter and get your free download — Golda’s Top Ten Tips For Divine Dining.

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