Do you think people who are overweight should learn to accept and love themselves or lose weight? Why?

If they are truly overweight (heavier than what is healthy for them), I think they should be doing everything they reasonably can to lose weight. If they are within the healthy weight range, they should say "screw you" to anyone who tries to say they need to loose weight. Either way, they should love themselves. It's a healthier mental state.

Hi There Gina! I agree that a person's health should be more important to them when it comes to weight. Although it's easier said than done (because I have issues about the way I look), people should be happy and accept themselves for who they are, not what they look like.

well as an overweight person I've learned that the main reason I should lose weight is not to look good but for my health.I agree people no matter what should accept themselves as they are and not let others dictate what they should look like.

I think they should love and accept themselves, as who or what they are, and no the weight isn't who or what they are. So I could care less if they lost weight. Not everyone who is overweight is unhealthy, morbidly obese yes, moderately obese not always. Hell my 87 year old grandmother is overweight, only health problem she has is age related not weight.

The dangers of obesity are evident enough for obese people to *want* to lose weight..no they should not learn to accept the way they are..simply because their health and their life is at risk..also they will have much more confidence and self-esteem if they lose the excess weight..

Yes, they should accept and love themselves but, still try and lose weight for their health.

they should love themselves no matter what, but they have to love themselve's enough to care about they health. so they should lose weight if they health are at risk.

yea because if they loved themselfs no matter what there wouldnt be a problem, but if they always wined and complained about it they should stop wastin there time doing that and start spending time dieting, and exercizing

If they're just chubby, they should accept and love themselves. If they're ABNORMAL obese, they should lose weight. It's unhealthy, and get's you a soon painful dead... in the worst case.