is giving into the criticism and hitting the gym and dieting to stop the teasing really "rising above"?

Jessica is a pretty girl with or without a little weight on her, but she doesn't seem that healthy to me. Her weight is constantly going up and down. Sometimes I think she does it on purpose just to stay in the press.

She was definitely a little heavy, but JEEZ. Did any of these people that gave her sh*t have an overweight relative? I agree that it's important not to call overweight "curvy" or to promote crappy eating habits, but the Jessica-bashing has goten out of had. I think going to the gym WAS the rise-above choice because ultimately it will benefit HER.

Oh, FS, I really disagree that she's "staying happy fit." She's really let herself go lately.

What I did think was unfair was the blogs making fun of her when her dog Daisy was taken and killed by wolves a few months ago. That was so mean! I would be devastated if Crash died, and it's not funny to make fun of her for that!

Well, I hope this exercising behavior is more long lasting. Having one's weight yo-yo up and down is hard on the body.

I for one am sick of Jessica's weight issues. Why does the media make a big deal out of her weight. Jessica just does this for publicity. Who cares if she goes to the gym. I guess thats all Jessica is about.

I don't see the big deal either. So she gained and then she lost it. So many people do this everyday and it's nothing special.

Bottom line: being overweight or underweight are both unhealthy. Someone's either anorexic or battling the bulge. Why is it that when someone is overweight and telling us they are ok with it, we're supposed to embrace that because they "accept themselves?" We should all be so enlightened! Obesity is an epidemic in this country. Every time I open a magazine or turn on the computer or listen to the news, there's something about the rising costs of obesity and the dangers it puts on our society, especially our children. Diabetes is rapidly on the rise and so is heart disease...all because of our gluttony! I am tired of the mixed messages we are sent by society that tells us to embrace overweight individuals and yet cries out in frustration over their expanding waistlines and increased health problems. Jessica Simpson, Jennifer Love Hewitt, and countless others, have all stated that they were "comfortable" with their curves and next thing you know, they're sporting their new lighter, fitter bodies. Don't get me wrong, I think if you're overweight, you need to do something about it, and they are doing that. But don't try to get people to accept their overweight selves by telling them that it's ok. It's not.

One more thing...if accepting a few extra pounds was ok with everyone then Self magazine wouldn't have photoshopped the cover with Kelly Clarkson on it! Ok I'm done now!

geez that doesn't sound healthy at all. That's her problem! She goes into ultra obsessive mode with her workouts, tries whatever fad diet is out there, but then burns out and starts eating nonstop for a while. How many times have we seen this girl balloon then get skinny again? Maybe she should try a more normal exercise plan and a healthy eating plan she can actually stick to.

Jessica was never obese, so I think a whole diatribe on the obesity epidemic in this country can be debated somewhere else. It's completely irrelevant.

I really think she needs to learn how to sustain her healthy spurts longterm. It seems like she goes on these "health kicks" to lose weight and stop people from teasing her and then once she's thin, she stops the working out and eating right and goes back to being a bit on the soft side.