Is fat the new fad?

According to msnbc.com Americans are more accepting of heavier bodies. I would tend to think Canadians feel the same way.

The article goes on to say with about two-thirds of U.S. adults overweight, they seem more accepting of heavier body types.

This sounds like the argument "if you can't beat em, join em".

Lara Frater, the author of "Fat Chicks Rule" - turns up her nose at trendy diets.

Ok, first off - isn't that some sort of reverse discrimination? If someone had written a book "Slim Chicks Rule" overweight people would be up in arms and calling for their head. I haven't read the book but, I hope it has something more substantial then the usual argument "i eat what I want and enjoy life - skinny chicks deprive themselves" blah blah blah.

Living a healthy lifestyle is not depriving at all. It does however take some discipline. Stuffing yourself to the point of having to undo your pants after a meal is just wrong! I think we all crave what we become used to. Choosing a salad over french fries will eventually become the norm if you adjust your way of thinking. Plus, I've yet to hear someone say "oh, i feel awful after eating that", when they've just digested healthy food. That phrase is normally accompanied after eating fast food or any food high in fat.

It takes years to put extra weight on - and likewise will take years to take it off. I think people give up too quickly because it's not an overnight process. But, just accepting that overweight is IN, and kidding themselves that they are indeed "healthy" will do nothing to start fighting this epidemic which costs our health care system billions of dollars a year.

And for the people who think they are happy being overweight - what is the first thought that comes to mind when you try to put on a favourite pair of pants and realize they no longer fit? Saying it's so - doesn't make it so!

Just some food for thought.