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I have seen an over abundance of people talking about weight loss and the deep need to lose weight while also shaming themselves for putting on weight during quarantine. Then asking for quick weight loss tips from peers and I just have a few things to remind you all of...
Compensative work out for meals you ate during the day IS disordered eating.
Counting calories/carbs to restrict carb and other intakes is disordered eating.
Intermittent Fasting IS restrictive disordered eating.
Supplementing food for products like shakes or weight loss/fat burn drinks IS a product scheme to DISORDERED EATING.
Restricting food during the day and binge eating at night IS disordered eating.
ALL of this results in long term life threatening health complications far worse than having extra fat on your body.
Who YOU are as a person isn’t valued by your weight and honestly if you think that you need to restrict and punish your body and risk it from further health issues resulting from restriction in order for your friends and family to value you then I welcome you into my life and my home and my arm because I promise you anyone who cares more about your weight or points out your bodies changes is NOT a person you need to have in your life.
Quit giving your friends diet advice that are gateways to an eating disorder. Why not just see how your friends are doing and recommend a dietician and maybe drop some links podcast to help them eating intuitively and understanding the importance of their bodies hunger and fullness cues.
I may live in a large body but it’s a result of 2 decades of YOYO Dieting/binge eating disorder and restriction and the desperation to lose weight in order to feel more valued by society. I still struggle in my eating disorder and that’s OKAY! I haven’t given up on beating it.
But I have learned that my life worth living means being around people who value me as a person the way I value me as a person. And I believe every one deserves to feel that same value.