Of Age & Weight

If you don’t ask a lady her age, then you don’t talk to man about his weight, though I am not sure if men are affected by it, but some man are. In fact, let’s say this, everyone is very touchy about the age and weight topic.

It’s easy to point out how someone has put on weight without trying to understand the reason why the weight has come on. We love to weight shame (fat or thin) people, whether it’s done intentionally or unintentionally out of concern.

We all want to look lean and fit and flaunt an awesome toned body. But many end up getting tempted by smell of food and pure lethargy of never trying. 

But then there are those who put in all the hard work and dieting and may still not see the results they want, for some reason or the other. So when you remind someone that you are so active and diet so much, still not lost weight, just remember that there’s more to what meets the eye.

Weight loss doesn’t come from food and exercise alone, it also comes from a mental places. Mentally we create a body image in our head, an image that we want to achieve. This image may lead to body image issues, pressure on ourselves. Leading us to question our body, leaving us wondering what more do we need to do. Making it difficult for one to accept their own body.

Another reason to weight gain is stress. In order to coupe with stress. Food becomes the solace in times of trouble.

Finally, we can also gain weight as reaction to medication and treatment.

Unfortunately, this isn’t what one sees when they pass shady comments. They only scratch the surface, refusing to go beyond it. As Madonna put it, “You only see what your eyes wants to see”. It’s easy to pass judgement and name call without understanding which, cause for you, ignorance is bliss.

So next time you make a comment on someone’s weight, take time to understand the reason for it. So rather than making a random statement, you are taking time to understand and help to be body positive.