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Recently I was giving a talk and I used the expression, 'fat bloke'.

Following the presentation a woman approached me to let me know that I had offended her with my 'language'. When she told me that 'fat' was the offensive word, I nearly fell down.

I said: "1. he was a bloke and 2. he was fat....what's offensive?"

Then she really hated me.

She told me that my language was "politically incorrect and that my tone was inflammatory (whatever that means) and provocative.

And I thought provocative was a mini skirt.

Oh well. Thanks for the life-lesson grumpy arse.

When I pointed out that I wasn't commenting on the bloke's nature, character or value to society, I was merely referring to the fact that his obese body (an observation, not an insult) put him at risk of heart disease, she didn't really get it.

I was still a pig.

I'm sick of people creating new labels for fat in order to make us all feel better (big, large, full-figured, heavy-boned, thick set) and I'm sick of people dancing around obesity and all it's related issues in an effort to be politically correct.

Whatever you do, don't damage anyone's self-esteem... ignore the big fat gut and those clogged arteries and hand them another donut.

I don't want to offend people... I want to be HONEST.

Let's call it what it is (fat) and deal with it.

Let's stop fluffing around, let's stop being precious and looking for reasons to get hurt, and let's acknowledge what's really happening in Western Society:

We're eating ourselves to death.

I do care about people's self-esteem and emotional state... BUT I care more about their cardio-vascular health and whether or not they will be alive next year.

If someone gets a little offended but I help them live another thirty years (with a leaner, lighter, healthier body) then I'm prepared to be blunt (there's a shock).

It is predicted that the next generation will be the first to have a shorter life-span.

Because of obesity, they will die sooner.

"Poor John; he died of a heart attack at twenty eight."

"He weighed 400 pounds, but at least his self-esteem was in great shape."

Craig Harper is a motivational speaker, qualified exercise scientist, author, radio presenter, television personality and owner of one of the largest personal training centres in the world.

He can be heard weekly on SEN 1116 and GOLD FM radio stations and appears on Monday's on Network Ten's 9AM.

Motivational Speaker- Craig Harper