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I guess I'm just surprised so many think this is "normal."
Given the BMI stats in the U.S., it's impossible. But mass media has obviously distorted perceptions, IMHO.
It reminds me of how an individual with an eating disorder looks in the mirror and *genuinely* does not see themselves the way others do.
"Normal" becomes completely distorted. In that sense, it's *not* "normal," at all.
Probably. And maybe it's just me, the way I view the people around me. yes, there are lots of out of shape people, but I have started going to a local gym, so I am probably exposed to more people who are concerned about their fitness.
I also see my son's friends and there is not a fat person among any of them, he's just 21 so most of them are lean and trim, that will probably be quite different in another 20 years.