I just read an article online under the Huffington Post umbrella. The author was a women who describes the difference between her misery of thinness and the happiness of fatness. It is about her journey and not science. Certainly her perspective is valid, but not truth. You don't have to be miserable while working to be thinner.
The focus whould be on health.
1. Research suggests that health motives have better adherence than apprearance motives.
2. Being "thin" or a certain size may not be in your genetics
3. Instead of a defined end point, the goal should be a continued journey.
There is a lot of pressure to be thin in the American society. That pressure can build into unhealthy choices like an eating disorder or self loathing. I would never support those mindsets. But if you cannot rationally see the benefit of working towards health in a healthy way, then there is a pyschological problem.
You don't have to love the journey to appreciate the goal. Don't just give up your health due to the rigors of trying. If you cannot find a healthy road to health, ask for help! It can be done.
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