Shrinking Natalie

I have been slacking on the job, and have not changed up the poll in awhile. My apologies!

The results from the last poll, what is your favorite summer fruit, are:

1. Watermelon (24 votes, 39%) - I love mine with salt! Which I thought was normal (because my whole family eats them with salt) until friends pointed out I was an odd duck.
   
2. Strawberries (19 votes, 31%)
3. Raspberries (4 votes, 6%)
4. Cantaloupe (3 votes, 5%)
5. Blackberries (2 votes, 3%)
6. Cherries (2 votes, 3%)
7. Honeydew Melon (2 votes, 3%)
8. Mangoes (2 votes, 3%)
9. Peaches (2 votes, 3%)
10. Nectarines (1 vote, 2%)
11. Other (1 vote, 2%)
12. Sadly, grapes and plums got no love.
    

Now, for a slightly more serious poll. My mother asked me recently if I regretted being obese, and the first answer that sprung to my lips was "no" - which surprised the hell out of me. If I had never been overweight, I would never have traveled this journey. Maybe I wouldn't feel as confident as I do now. I probably wouldn't be as sensitive to other people's struggles with all kinds of addictions, not just food. And I know for a fact that I would not be grateful for my healthy and strong body. Finally, I have often talked about my emotional eating and addiction to food. I believe if it wasn't food, I would have been addicted to something else (alcoholism, drug, and gambling addictions all run in the family). Perhaps food is the lesser of the addiction evils that I could have been dealt.

So, what is your response to my mother's question? Do you regret being unhealthy?