A major way to work through the Fantasy of Being Thin, as a therapeutic exercise, would be to take a lined notebook page, write on the left side of the notebook page, all the things that society sells you to induce you to get to your goal weight, then in the middle, what you know about yourself (deep down inside) whether it’s because of how your body is put together, what your personality is like, how you are treated, where you like to go and what you like to do; then on the right side of the page, how anything written in the middle of the page would be realized (NOT the stuff on the left, because that was written by thin people or apologists for fatphobia … and doesn’t concern you … as much as it concerns the shills and the salespeople for thinness) at your current weight …

Then, should your weight change, repeat the exercise.

Compare the pages over time.

This is the Ben Franklin Close for the Fantasy of Being Thin, and could prove a great diagnostic tool … and decision-making aid. ✐ ✐ ✐

My own personal example is if I weighed 50lbs less I could go skydiving. As I would have to go tandem there is a weight limit for the places I’ve found. I would go skydiving if I was 50lbs lighter so that’s one reason I want to lose weight. Actually most of the reasons are because being fat gets in the way of a physical action or at minimum makes it very, very uncomfortable and possibly dangerous. My weight also came up when I went scuba diving and during one horseback riding excursion. I was just at the acceptable limit for both places so I got to do those things.

I’m healthy in all aspects other than weight. I don’t think it’s unreasonable or unhealthy for me to want to be significantly smaller to meet requirements and I know not having to stand on the sidelines makes me happier.