I was once obese, but I lost 100+ pounds and have been a normal weight for many years. I believe that the first step towards overcoming obesity is personally ac

I was once obese, but I lost 100+ pounds and have been a normal weight for many years. I believe that the first step towards overcoming obesity is personally accepting that being fat is a problem that you are not willing to accept. The solution is ultimately having discipline. To this day, I still step on the scale every single night in order to be aware of my weight and whether the number is drifting upwards. I'm nominally 200lbs at night and 198lbs in the morning. If the scales says 201, it's not a big deal. However, if it says 202, I know I'm doing something wrong and I address it the next day. I take it very seriously. I have obese family members who refuse to change their lifestyle. When I talk to them about it, they accuse me of "having an unhealthy relationship with food" and they make excuses that sound exactly like this article. This "fatness apologist" mindset is totally BS. I'm not saying that fatness itself is always the issue and that it cannot be a symptom of another problem. However, I do think that fat people would be better off if they took their weight seriously. Don't make excuses and rationalize it like this article does.