There is a terrible trend these days of people throwing around -phobic words, like having an aversion to something is always a bad thing. Some things it's good to be averse to. Being overweight is one of those things. That doesn't mean we should be nasty to people who are overweight. It means we need to face the reality that being overweight is bad for your health.

So it may be true that someone has internalised fatphobia if they are trying to lose weight. But that's not necessarily a bad thing. Just as a healthy fear of heights will keep you alive by stopping you from falling off a cliff.