I think they’re still lovable just the way they are, and hopefully being loved and accepted will help them love themselves enough to make positive changes. I don’t think we need to blow smoke and say everything is going to be okay without those changes, although to be fair, we all might have a different definition of “okay.” To some, a short but intense love affair with the Big Mac might be preferable to a long but chilly relationship with celery. The broader issue of widespread ill health is the result of creating a world where the path of least resistance is the widest and maintaining good health has become dependent on making a conscious effort to do so, particularly here in the land of excess.
