Letters to the Editor
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I object
--67 percent of women (excluding those with actual eating disorders) are trying to lose weight
--53 percent of dieters are already at a healthy weight and are still trying to lose weight
1. If you're trying to lose weight it doesn't necessarily mean you're "dieting."
It could just mean you intend to stop stuffing yourself with cheap, high sodium carbs made from machine-regurgitated corn and have decided to try the parts of the supermarket that sell the fresh food.
2. What does "a healthy weight" really mean?
At my height, I would be at a healthy weight at any size between a size 12 and size 4. Am I a disordered eater because I aim for a size 8? Is it scandalous and a sign of my victimization that I prefer 8 to 12?
I've been both sizes and I prefer the way my body moves and feels at 8. I can ski way better at a size 8 than 12, because there's less weight for my legs to hold up all day. There's nothing scandalous about it.
If I went up to 12, then that would be disordered eating, because it would take a lot of carb and fat binging and lack of exercise for me to get to that weight.
I would definitely aim to get back down to 8, and there would be nothing scandalous about it.
Going from one healthy weight to another -- where's the scandal?
By the way, all of that fresh healthy food and exercise is also helping to prevent cancer, so there!