YOU ARE NOT AN ADJECTIVE!

I woke up this morning thinking about this blog, and the next post that I wanted to write.  I thought about weight loss, weight gain, identity and the power of words. 

As the title reminds us, you are not an adjective, specifically you are not "fat" regardless of your weight.  Here's why.  The word "fat" is amorphous.  It is sometimes used to describe individuals who are 10 pounds heavier than they choose to be.  You may be one of those people.  However, you may know people who claim to be "fat" who want to lose 50 pounds.  And how about those people we read about in the newspapers in the supermarket checkout line who weigh so much that they need help getting out of bed.  These people are also described as "fat".  How can one word accurately describe all of these situations?  

The word "fat" is also a noun that refers to the fatty layers of tissue in the human body.  Colloquial use of that word has morphed it into an adjective that describes a person's level of body fat or excess weight.  But as we mentioned above, the use of this word as an adjective has such a broad meaning that it doesn't paint an accurate picture of the individual being described, making its use confusing and unclear.

In spite of this, "fat" is a very powerful word.  It has the power to make others feel unimportant and unworthy.  It paints a picture in the mind of the person hearing this word that is often inaccurate.  And further confusing the situation is the fact that the word "fat" means something different to everyone.  My idea of "fat" is a person who is 70-80 pounds over ideal weight, although I wouldn't use that word to describe anyone because I think the use of that word is unkind.  My son thinks a "fat" woman is someone who is 20 pounds overweight.  I bet we could question any group of 20 people and find 5-10 different meanings for the word "fat".  So, in addition to being a hurtful word, "fat" has no accurate shared meaning beyond its original use of referring to the fatty layers that all humans have. 

But that's not the reason you are not an adjective.  You aren't "fat" because you are a person of immense value who does not deserve to be defined by a word that has no clear meaning, and because you are an infinite being of many talents and qualities that make you desirable and unique.  You are so much more than an adjective, and frankly you are so much more than the number that shows up on your scale at home.  You are a person who is here for a reason, and I'm willing to bet that this reason is far greater than being able to fit into a size 6, (although that's a happy thought, isn't it:-).

The first big step to losing weight is to use language that supports your goal.  Never, ever use derogatory words to describe yourself, and never allow anyone else to speak derogatorily to you about you.  As you quietly declare your value to yourself and others, you begin to realize the truth of that declaration.  As a person of infinite value, you can weigh any amount that you want.  If you are over your ideal weight and that's okay with you, then it should be okay with everyone else who matters to you.  If you are over your ideal weight, and you want to weigh less for whatever reason, that's fine too.  But please, use language that supports your goal.  Saying or thinking that you are f**, is disrespectful to you and it implants a belief in your mind that overweight is a static condition or one that won't change.  The more you think or say that you are f**, the more likely you will continue to weigh more than your ideal weight.  We hypnotize ourselves all the time without meaning to, so let's stop doing that when it's unintentional.

Use your words as if they matter because they do.  If you feel a need to describe your weight, then say that you are losing weight.  The more you say that you are losing weight, the more likely it is that you will.  Words we think, speak or hear have power to create our circumstances.  Use your words to create the circumstances you want to experience in your life.  And remember, you are so much more than any word.  

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