Personal concepts about weight....

I just remembered something my aunt told me once,when I was asking about my older son's not liking food (like the rest of our family)...he gave me a hard time when he was young at mealtime.She said that she herself hated the sight of overweight people and hence never did really like to eat much,and that perhaps my son was like that.Sure enough he is the leanest of us all and he still doesn't eat much.

This also reminded me of two of my maids,they hated to be fat, as soon as one of them gained a few pounds they went automatically on diet,although they came from very poor countries and the good variety of food they ate here was a novelty to them!!

So fat is not a matter of having food as it is a concept within a person's mind and in what shape that person likes to be percieved.However this concept does change with some changes in life such as depression...many people I know (me being one)have always hated fat people and always took care of their ideal weight and gradually as certain degrees of depression progress,the aim to look good seems to waver and the emotional eating takes its place....

Not that I am finding an excuse,but just thinking out loud.Exercise instead of emotional eating and changing the eating habits from sweet and loaded with fat to veggies and fruits would have been ideal.