I know people are really affected if their mothers are always saying, “Oh, I hate how I look in this, I gained weight,” or something, then your child’s more likely to be critical of themselves that way. So, we need to be careful about how we talk about ourselves, and we’re ...
This all changed today when the clocks went back and was further compounded by us moving west into Portugal the same day, so that in the space of 24 hours we’ve gained two. I write this at half past eight at night, feeling like it’s (at least) half past ten, and thus well past...
I thrived off of that attention – I met the standard for the way women are “supposed” to look – and women gave me the complimentary awards I convinced myself I deserved. I was on Cloud Nine. It was the most amazing feeling to “win” the game. When I gained weight, people stop...
I really hope one of those 2 opportunities i spoke of earlier work in your favor. You have gained a strong sense of self in the past few years. Something i really didn’t think you would’ve discovered unless you lost the weight and the hate. You have slowly began to form into a wo...
All of these things came up for me and I was definitely deeply insecure, and weight became how I managed my security. So the skinnier I was, the prettier I felt, the more people I felt liked me. And so it became this thing. And I had two girlfriends of mine that we all lived to...
my grandma i hate her so much im glad this website asked me to do this so i can let my anger out she tells me to get skinny and she gives me mashed bananas for breakfast and havent lost 1 lb since that, in fact ive only gained weight also she keeps saying oh youre doctor should...
The problem is that with the heat and exercise (and if I am being honest, the extra weight I carry around), I get gassed before the end of the workout. I know some of it is because I am new to this and the heat really saps my strength, but I also think that part of it is ...
” But they did it because they felt they had to suffer and sacrifice, not just to lose weight, but to atone for having gained it in the first place. And the more extreme and unhealthy their dieting journey, the more skinny people laud them for having endured it to re-enter the ...
but I haven’t found it yet.) An Instagram trend of thin women posing with calorie-dense foods that functions partly to appeal to this desire has even made headlines recently as the“You Did Not Eat That”account has gained popularity. But the impulse to pretend is understandable. For a ...
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