[missourimary]

Judging people by their size is not a good idea.

I'm not really overweight, but I am tending to find some pounds here and there... It isn't the burgers and fries that are getting me. It isn't what most people would consider gluttony either. Its the little candy dishes on the edges of everyone's desks at work that are the true culprits... and my ability to eat an enormous amount of chocolate without knowing it til I step on the scales a few days later. If they would charge me a quarter per piece, or if they'd fill those dishes with carrots instead, I'd be a lot better off.

At any rate, it isn't always a matter of being over or under weight, or of being gluttonous. It isn't even always self control, or those candy dishes. It's a matter of me knowing what's best for me, and you knowing what's best for you, and letting each other be what they are. We live in a world of airbrushed models, fad diets, fast foods, and sedentary jobs. We should maintain our bodies the best we can, but that maintenance should never be compared to the person sitting next to us, but just whether we maintain healthy lifestyles ourselves. What is included in a healthy lifestyle can and should be preached, whether that is teaching against cancer causing products, teaching people to get appropriate amounts of sleep, or teaching healthy diet and exercise. But we can never look at one another and judge whether they are "right" or "wrong" or whether we are "slim" or "fat." Comparing ourselves amongst ourselves isn't wise, after all.