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After spending years hating my body and battling an eating disorder, I no longer believe that thinner is better, and am grateful for all my body does is not news to me, a fit but fat 40 year old woman. It may, however, be a surprise to anyone who has ever viewed fat people as weak, lazy or lesser.
When I first started cycling to the stables, I was slow and breathless. Now, I make the journey speedily and with ease, challenging myself to reduce my time each week. I also regularly cycle to work, 3.5 miles away.Yet after nearly 18 months of my new lifestyle, I am still fat. My legs are toned and I don’t get out of breath,
Academics have found that 8 per cent of men and 27 per cent of women in the UK aged between 40 and 50 are considered obese according to their BMI, but don’t suffer with complications like type 2 diabetes, high blood sugar levels, high cholesterol, high blood pressure or signs of heart disease. Current controversy aside, Lizzo serves as an example of how “fat and fit” exist. Here is a woman who is clearly obese by medical standards, but capable of vigorous twerking and impressive dance moves for a solid 1.5-hour show, all whilst playing the flute and singing at the top of her voice. Her incredible dancers, too, are shining examples of “fit and fat”.
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