This is not healthy This is not happy

This is the Anti fat-acceptance movement. We're fat, we're not happy about it, and by all that is within our power we are going to change it. Show your support or get out of our way because we're not stopping until we're happy in the only body we have. “Change happens when the pain of staying the same is greater than the pain of change.” - Tony Robbins

[imnotproudtobefat]

A few missed messages...

To those of you who messaged me, my sincerest apologies for the delay in reply. I was out of town to visit family and I forgot to bring a laptop, but I'm home now and able to get to all of you in turn.

Let's keep the submissions and support rolling in everybody! Your support is only more fuel to keep our spirits high as we shed these pounds and inches!

[imnotproudtobefat]

i was nearly sucked into the whole fat acceptance movement. my mother's family history is full of type two diabetes and hashimoto's hyperthyroidism, and my father's full of heart complications. If I'd have bought into it all, I would probably be dead by 30. 

misery loves company. don't let yourself be dragged down along with people who don't want to see you do better than them.

[imnotproudtobefat]

Why I don’t need Fat Acceptance:

1) My self worth is not entirely engulfed by the way I look. Trying to force other people to behave different so you don’t ever have to feel bad is not a nice thing to do. 

2) Comparing the choice of being fat against the struggle of those who face real oppression is selfish and immature.

3) Looking like THAT ^^^^ feels like SHIT

4) Young people should not be receiving the message that all of your decisions are “OK” - there are DIRE consequences to overeating and leading a sedentary lifestyle. Your body eventually gets so confused about what to do with all this stored energy that it starts to glob onto your organs. If you don’t think that’s a problem - you’re a complete fucking idiot.

5) Fat Acceptance also seems to align itself with redirecting their dissatisfaction with life towards people who are fit. You’re extremely quick to call a person a “skinny bitch/asshole” - when you have NO IDEA what THIER health history is. They could have Marfan Syndrome - they could be ANOREXIC. It’s hypocrisy at it’s absolute peak. You don’t “fight fire with fire” - you fight ignorance with truth, and HAES is not necessarily truth.

6) I have been fat for the majority of my life - so I am a FIRST HAND EXPERT on how much being fat SUCKS and it’s NOT because people don’t find me attractive. I’ve been followed down the street because of my ‘fine booty’ (his words, not mine). You are likely not attracting people because self-loathing is very visible to well adjusted people.

7) Fat men are completely marginalized in your “movement” - human rights are supposed to be about HUMANS.

8) If drug addicts demanded that society be completely reoriented so they did not suffer the adverse effects on their decisions, you would call them INSANE.

Now, all that being said, this ire is not directed at people who just want to be happy with themselves - which is an cause I wholeheartedly support. Nobody should be made to feel like shit because of how they look, it is stupid and counter productive. But when you stomp around demanding that people should accept you no matter what, that starts a dangerous precedent. People are allowed to not find you attractive - sorry, that’s just how it is. 

I have faced negative attitudes because of my weight, absolutely. I am not denying that it happens. My sister was kicked and punched and harassed because of her weight to the point that it caused her to self-mutilate. That is absolutely a problem. But making posters and whining and crying and demanding that you get your way is simply childish. There’s no other way I can think to describe it in my mind. The reality is, people are just kind of shitty in general - people will ALWAYS find a reason to be nasty towards you. I’ve also faced negative attitude because I have tattoos, am working class etc etc.

Sorry this was really long-winded, but I am worried about the state of this world, where instead of taking adversity and helping it make you strong, you slump into a heap of “It’s tooo haaarrrddd!!”. 

Let me ask you one question: Fried chicken and posting SJW bullshit on tumblr? Or living a life where you don’t have to worry about self preservation or that your body won’t start to constantly hurt?

(disclaimer: there are situations that can cause pain regardless of your health status, and there are health problems that make it more difficult to lose weight once it is gained)

[imnotproudtobefat]

Thank you chewieberries for showing your support of the movement!

Sorry for not catching your post sooner, I'll admit that I still have much to learn about Tumblr and it's intricacies.

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With the movement still only just gathering steam, it’s hard to find people willing to take the leap and stand for something that is so intimate and embarrassing to talk about.

We’re trying to share with others the goals and message of our cause, maybe we can help those who’ve only needed a…

[thefatreality]

How does one submit photos to you? There is no link to email or submit button.

Let me know because you need some more female supporters and I am one of them.

[imnotproudtobefat]

I've opened up the submissions option for the group, so feel free to share your photos!

And of course female followers are welcome! It is, after all, a majority of women who seem to feel the need to voice their opinions about 'Fat Acceptance' over men, so to say that women should have equal representation in the AFA Movement is almost a given.

[imnotproudtobefat]

Join the fight against flab!

Hello to all you supporters of the AFA Movement

Today we've opened up the board for submissions. With over 120 followers in just 3 days, it's amazing how many of you support us and want to help us get healthy.

Show us your support and show us your commitment! You don't have to be fat to post a picture, you don't even have to be just a 'little flabby'. All you have to do is just tell us why YOU don't need Fat Acceptance, post your pictures and share your stories.

We can't do this alone. For some of us, it's been a long and difficult struggle to simply work up the courage and stand for getting in shape and being healthy. Knowing that out there, a growing number of people share our commitment and new-found passion for fighting against apathy and mediocrity is only more fuel on the fires.

Sincerely,

Jake~

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Sorry for the lack of new photos

With the movement still only just gathering steam, it's hard to find people willing to take the leap and stand for something that is so intimate and embarrassing to talk about.

We're trying to share with others the goals and message of our cause, maybe we can help those who've only needed a little push to finally take back their lives and take back their bodies.

If you want to contribute to our cause, just give us your photo and we'll add it to our wall. Let's get this movement going for the betterment of those who want to be happy and healthy!

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