Next stop: Tankah, Mexico.A new Mexico resort, opening June 15, may be the vacation spot of choice for heavy people sensitive about their weight and appearance. The resort, Freedom Paradise, located about 85 miles south of Cancun, claims, according to this USA Today story, “to be the world’s first ‘size-friendly, all inclusive beach resort.’” Their motto is “Live Large, Live Free.”
Says Jurinaan Klink, commercial director of the resort, “There are a lot of people who put off vacations, saying ‘I’ll buy that bikini when I lose 15 pounds.’ We say, why wait to lose weight, when you can enjoy life now.
“There’s a lot of pressure about the health advantages of losing weight,” Klink adds. “But what about mental health? Isn’t it just as important to be happy?”
Since the whole point of a vacation is to enjoy oneself, we at the SFG site think a resort like this is an excellent idea. It could be a great boon to people who are too self-conscious to ever spend time at a beach and might otherwise never get to experience the beautiful Caribbean.
And, holey moley, they even have fat people on their website! They must be serious!
