A Weighty Subject

Let's talk about weight. No, really. I don't care how much you weigh. It's not important to me. Do I care if you're healthy? Yes, I want everyone to be as healthy as they can be-I think it adds to the quality of life you live if you can feel as well as possible. Do I realize it's not always possible to be healthy?  Sadly, yes. I do.

Let me explain. Weight is a topic that is huge in our society. I hear it talked about almost every day of my life. Sometimes I am talking about it. But I don't like the subject. I don't like it that we put such value into the way someone looks. Over time as I have dealt with health issues, I realize that there are a lot of things about our bodies that we really cannot control. Disease, medications we have to take, environment, stress, time issues, and mental health issues can all affect weight. And I'm sure there are many more that I have not listed. But life is NOT about being skinny, right?

Medications are one of my pet peeves in the weight issue. Picture a commercial for depression medication. One of the top listed side effects is weight gain. If I gain 20 pounds while on a depression medication, won't I get more depressed? The fact is, there are people who would not function without their medications, but have to deal with all the crummy side effects. Not fair. But also a reason I will not judge them for gaining weight. This is not to be confused with making excuses for people who refuse to take responsibility for themselves. Let's just be good, for goodness sake!

I don't know where this post came from...it's just been on my mind. I'm hoping by addressing it, I can remove it from my mind and focus on the next query that arises...Now to finish rambling, I am posing an alternative way to handle this weighty subject. Let's just love people because they are who they are. Not because of their size (or any other issue that just doesn't matter.) I think variety is the spice of life. If everyone was just like me I would likely go insane! So I love my peeps-in every form. Thanks for being a great part of my life. I. LOVE.