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Tolerance, yes. Acceptance, no.
As one of those who teeters from time to time, I know it's my own damned fault. One may be genetically predisposed to weight gain, but accepting that as one's fate is not right.
I do get the concept of accepting or loving self despite the weight gain/fat and I think that's appropriate. One has to care enough about themselves in order to feel motivated to do something about it.
I think that maybe that's the cry for acceptance. If others ridicule and look down on you, it makes it all that much more difficult to muster up some self-esteem.
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We are always more anxious to be distinguished for a talent which we do not possess, than to be praised for the fifteen which we do possess.
Mark Twain
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