It Really Is Your Body
(Originally published in Orbital Zine Issue Five ) These are both equally my body. In this anti-fat world of ours, it is easy to accept the fantastical reasoning that your weight is THE dominating variable in your health. When something goes wrong in a gainer’s life, the gainer may sadly declare, “This is it. It’s finally caught up with me. It’s over.” But it’s not over. You are allowed to take care of your health. You are allowed to be fat and take care of your health. You are allowed to be fat and have health problems and take care of your health. You are allowed to be fat and choose how much to care for your health. As we become fatter, we discover new restrictions. Some are natural: we find that gravity slows us down more, that we cannot bend in certain directions, and that we struggle to go as long without eating. Some restrictions are imposed upon us: we trespass on typical clothing sizes, spill out into the next airplane seat, overwork furniture, and so on. Consider the reaction...