The article "Rethinking Your Weight" was written by Amanda Spake and talks about the difficulties of losing weight and keeping it off. She notes that healthy weight loss (slow, gradual weight loss under medical supervision) is on a completely unfair playing field against rapid weight loss. He also questions whether obesity should be classified as a disease in order to get better treatment in the medical field. The article “Fat and Happy: In Defense of Fat Acceptance” was written by Mary Ray Worley and is about learning to live in a “new world” as the author, Worley, describes it. This new world is one she experienced at a NAAFA (National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance) convention. The articles are really about addiction. Worley is a member of NAAFA and writes about it in his article. He tells us about the time he visited a NAAFA conference, he describes it as “it was like visiting another planet” (163). He describes his experience at a pool party where people walked around happily and weren't worried that their large size might offend anyone. She writes about the clothes that were sold there that they were made for fat people and she thought they were even elegant. It's about a talent show where people can try out for the lead role they didn't get in high school because they weren't as good-looking as skinny people. He writes that even though some researchers conclude that body size is genetically determined, they still say that large individuals should try to lose weight, but it may be futile. He calls them out and says they can't align their findings with what they personally believe. The author introduces the mental health aspect and talks about the ridiculousness that is a regular part of a heavy person's life. Note that people will make rude comments or comment on what they have in their shopping cart at the store. He states that people are not as interested in receiving medical care due to the fact that a doctor almost always attributes health problems to the fact that a person is fat. She talks about how she tried many times to lose weight, but realized she needed it. Spake talks about the great cost of addiction and the need to classify it as a disease. She believes that if more addictions were considered a disease, it would be much easier and cheaper to get treatment for these problems. Spake also argues that this would provide the opportunity for further research, which would allow better treatments to emerge. Worley focuses more on loving, accepting yourself, and being happy as an addict. It talks about the severe ridicule people face as drug addicts, such as fat people being publicly shamed. He believes that addicts should love and be happy with who they are as an individual. He says that at his NAAFA convention he “kept noticing how amazing everyone seemed. They were confident and radiant and happy – and fat of all sizes” (Worley 163). She thinks society should be more tolerant towards drug addicts. Worley says he wants them to be treated no different than non-drug addicts. Both Spake and Worley agree that people should get help and that drug addicts need to be treated better. The articles are actually about addiction and the problems that addicts and their families face, the differences are that Spake writes about getting help for addiction and Worley writes about accepting who we are. These articles are about the problem of obesity, however the underlying, non-obvious meaning is about addiction and the need to