Fat= Crime?

Though I have been on the planet for over 20 years now, but still I haven’t come across even the slightest convincing answer to the question: “Why is it a crime to be fat?” or let’s say “Not slim”

No matter where I go, who I meet… I get tones of “Free Advice” from all the “healthy” people, telling me how I should be loosing weight! I mean is “Fat” really the worst thing a human being can be?

In today’s world, where being “beautiful” is associated with “Fair skin” (thanks to fair & lovely) and a “34-28-34”, even the slightest deviation from these standards outcasts you! Girls are going on a dieting spree and guys, on gyming, only to achieve a body that fits the “Society-standards”.

If you think having talent is enough for you to be appreciated and loved… then I don’t need to tell how wrong you are. It does not matter if you are a topper, can cook well, keep everyone happy, if you are a visionary, social worker, singer, writer or simply a good human being, people come to judge you the moment you start gaining weight.

To all the uncles and aunties and people with “Prefect-hormonal-balance” and “thigh gaps”, please go and get a life! I understand you have ZERO entertainment in your life, but really, I don’t need YOUR advice.

Why don’t you go and do some meditation and seva for self-enlightenment? And who knows you might as well learn how to mind your own business in the process :)

It makes absolutely NO-SENSE when you compare us to those skinny-anorexic chicks out there. It is all the more annoying when the “tips-to-loose-weight” comes from someone who is double, or may be triple your size! Dude, I love food. And I love eating every bit of it. Am I clear?

Besides let me share some gyaan with you all. There are a lot of reasons for gaining weight, apart from EATING. Here are a few:

1. Over production of hormones

2. Medication- Some medicines slow down the rate at which the body burns calories.

3. Genetic- If the parents are on the heavier side, chances are that their offsprings will also be on the heavier side. It is in genes.

4. Pregnancy- YES! Even pregnant women are not spared. Post delivery, it is obvious for a woman to gain weight. But on 1 hand where we say it is “OK” and “Obvious”, I can’t forget how much Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was criticized for her post pregnancy weight.

5. Phase of life- Some people have the tendency to find comfort in food when in depression or a low phase.

Finally, a message for all the people who are naturally big:

Don’t give up on society’s pressure on being slim. Love yourself and love your body. It is important to live a healthy and a happy life.

Big is beautiful ;)