What's wrong with words like overweight or obese?

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As a weight coach, I see one of my roles as fighting our cultural stigma about body size. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sure I want to help people be at a weight where they’re comfortable, but weight stigma actually keeps you stuck. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Worse, it is one of the last bastions of what many people still consider an acceptable prejudice. Too many people still think it’s okay to talk about everyone else’s weight and feel free to say derogatory things about people’s bodies.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It’s wrong and has harmful consequences. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I often have difficulty finding the right words to use when referring to weight. Even using words like overweight or obese seem wrong. Both involve a judgment. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When we say “overweight,” what are we talking about anyway? </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Over what weight? </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">How do you determine what the right weight is for someone to make a judgment that they are over that? And why would you even want to go there?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The most commonly used measure is body mass index, or BMI. BMI is a flawed measure of both your weight and the state of your health.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I help women let go of unrealistic ideals and be comfortable in their skin. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In our diet crazy world, where many people choose thinness over health, I help women put being healthy ahead of being slim. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Listen to learn how the weight stigma in our culture hurts people and actually prevents us from achieving our goals. AND learn how to become healthier and get to a weight where you are comfortable.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Learn how to stop emotional eating so you can get to a weight