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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Goonergal" data-source="post: 2393458" data-attributes="member: 368709">For me the ‘HAES movement’ or ‘identity politics’ or whatever you want to call it, is simply a by product of the bias and prejudice experienced by a range of people, whether they be fat, gay or part of another minority/discriminated against group. It could be seen as a form of self-protection.It’s also somewhat sad that anyone with any personal experience of obesity might say or do anything that could be construed or seen as fat shaming. I spent the majority of my adult life as obese / morbidly obese. Keto has changed that, but I see myself as fortunate to have been able to drop weight that way. And I’m one for whom it’s infinitely easier to put on weight, even when sticking to keto/carnivore, than it is to lose it, so empathise completely with those for whom weight loss is not a given on any eating plan.It is simply not true that all those who are overweight are eating ‘too much’ or the ‘wrong things’. And you know what, even if they are, they shouldn’t be judged for it.Sadly, some of the worst examples of fat shaming I observe are - not here, but on platforms like Twitter - are from those who have changed their own lives and feel that it’s simple for everyone and shamefully think it’s OK to use language and photos that point fingers/make fun of others in the same position that they were once in. They really should know better.Even more sadly, I’ve also seen an absolute step change in the way I’m treated as a non-fat person. By the medical profession, who no longer fob me off at every turn, and in general. No judgemental stares when eating on public transport and so on.</blockquote>

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