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Just because someone created the euphimism "Thick" does not mean that suddenly "thick" is not "Fat or "obese."
Too big is too big.
And too big is unhealthy.
Whether you think it's attractive, or sexy, or if you think it helps you better identify with your culture, or whatever, it is not healthy.
My giant Jewish nose certainly serves to identify me to my culture. But if overeating made it bigger, and Jewish men fetishized my big nose, and at the same time if having a bigger nose could lead to diabetes, heart attack, hypertention and stroke...well...my friends...a big nose is simply not worth it. I wouldn't cut it down to shiksa proportions, but I also wouldn't hurt myself to make it ginormous.
"Dieting" is a silly concept. Living healthfully is a basic lifestyle change. Eat enough calories to maintain a healthy weight and stay there. If you are overweight eat fewer calories until you have gone down to a healthy weight. For ALL people the basic equation to losing weight is "Eat less, work out more."
I find the "Dieting doesn't work" folks simply see a normal diet and exercise regimen as too restrictive, when it, in fact, is appropriate. But there's a reason those people are fat. Their eyes are bigger than their arteries. Which is unfortunate, because a portion is a lot smaller than most people think it is, and changing that attitude is part of what will help staunch the epidemic obesity problem in this country.
Look, I think a well-shaped woman is lovely. I see nothing wrong with admiring a woman with some extra junk in her trunk. I certainly appreciate the sex appeal of such a shape. For sure.
But valorizing poor eating habits and obesity is no better than valorizing anorexia. It's the other side of the same coin, and BOTH those attitudes end badly.
