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Day: June 13, 2017

June 13, 2017 0 By fixedonfood

Who Am I?

When I decided to give up dieting, I had no clue what to expect. Would I lose control with food?…

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I talk about it so others know they aren’t alone. I talk about it to process it all because that’s how I process best. I talk about it because I think more people should talk about it. It’s not an excuse, a cry for attention, or anything else. One of my worst fears as someone who suffers from mental illness is that I will be a burden to others, so if I’m told that I use mine as an “excuse” or cry for attention, you’ve hit the jugular. My world goes black and my fight or flight system is in full force. Mental illness is hard. You can’t see it, so who’s to say that someone who’s suffering isn’t making it up, right? I encourage you to believe the person regardless, because if they do in fact suffer your doubt could be detrimental. If you know someone with a mental illness, I ask you to be mindful. If they are too much for you, just stay away. If you think they’re making it up, just stay away. And if you don’t stay away, be mindful of the lasting impact of your words.

#Repost @asequinloveaffair with @get_repost ・・・ 1. Did you know the BMI chart was actually created by a mathematician and NOT a physician in 1832? And he made it clear that it was not intended to assess a person’s health or be used in the medical field... but here we are. ⁣ ⁣ 2. In 1998, the BMI charts were artificially lowered and overnight there were millions of people that suddenly became overweight. Why? Because pharmaceutical companies wanted to make more money selling weight loss drugs. Remember it’s ALL ABOUT THE MONEY. ⁣ ⁣ 3. BMI doesn’t account for muscles, bones or body frame at all. You can be the exact same height and BMI as someone else but have a completely different body. And let’s not forget about other things it doesn’t account for either: gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, medical and mental health history... I can keep going. ⁣ ⁣ 4. The CDC uses BMI to determine health while their very own data simultaneously shows that half the people classified as “obese” were perfectly healthy. 🤔 I’m still smelling dollar bills. Are we remembering that the diet industry is up to $70 billion dollars?⁣ ⁣ 5. Many of us are still basing what our weight should be based off the garbage BMI charts. We want to lose weight to be a “healthy BMI” even when it’s been proven time and time again that trying to manipulate body weight is harmful to us. And I get it because we live in a fatphobic society that gives us messages constantly that thinness matters above all else. But actually, weight cycling and dieting is linked to all the diseases we associate with fatness- diabetes, high blood pressure, etc. Plus, let’s not forget about the impact of weight stigma on someone’s health. How can we dismiss the damage done to someone who is regularly oppressed by society?⁣ ⁣ What would it be like to try and improve your health by connecting with and listening to your body as opposed to trying to shrink it to meet society’s narrow standard of beauty? What would it be like to nourish your body and exercise from a place of self-compassion and love as opposed to trying to get to a certain number on the scale?

I was so angry. I’m still so angry sometimes. I wondered for awhile if something was wrong with me. But, NOPE. #Repost @benourishedpdx with @get_repost ・・・ Place the blame where it belongs, and let your anger fuel your healing. It's not your fault. It never was. #bodytrust #bodytrustisyourbirthright ‍

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I talk about it so others know they aren’t alone. I talk about it to process it all because that’s how I process best. I talk about it because I think more people should talk about it. It’s not an excuse, a cry for attention, or anything else. One of my worst fears as someone who suffers from mental illness is that I will be a burden to others, so if I’m told that I use mine as an “excuse” or cry for attention, you’ve hit the jugular. My world goes black and my fight or flight system is in full force. Mental illness is hard. You can’t see it, so who’s to say that someone who’s suffering isn’t making it up, right? I encourage you to believe the person regardless, because if they do in fact suffer your doubt could be detrimental. If you know someone with a mental illness, I ask you to be mindful. If they are too much for you, just stay away. If you think they’re making it up, just stay away. And if you don’t stay away, be mindful of the lasting impact of your words.

#Repost @asequinloveaffair with @get_repost ・・・ 1. Did you know the BMI chart was actually created by a mathematician and NOT a physician in 1832? And he made it clear that it was not intended to assess a person’s health or be used in the medical field... but here we are. ⁣ ⁣ 2. In 1998, the BMI charts were artificially lowered and overnight there were millions of people that suddenly became overweight. Why? Because pharmaceutical companies wanted to make more money selling weight loss drugs. Remember it’s ALL ABOUT THE MONEY. ⁣ ⁣ 3. BMI doesn’t account for muscles, bones or body frame at all. You can be the exact same height and BMI as someone else but have a completely different body. And let’s not forget about other things it doesn’t account for either: gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, medical and mental health history... I can keep going. ⁣ ⁣ 4. The CDC uses BMI to determine health while their very own data simultaneously shows that half the people classified as “obese” were perfectly healthy. 🤔 I’m still smelling dollar bills. Are we remembering that the diet industry is up to $70 billion dollars?⁣ ⁣ 5. Many of us are still basing what our weight should be based off the garbage BMI charts. We want to lose weight to be a “healthy BMI” even when it’s been proven time and time again that trying to manipulate body weight is harmful to us. And I get it because we live in a fatphobic society that gives us messages constantly that thinness matters above all else. But actually, weight cycling and dieting is linked to all the diseases we associate with fatness- diabetes, high blood pressure, etc. Plus, let’s not forget about the impact of weight stigma on someone’s health. How can we dismiss the damage done to someone who is regularly oppressed by society?⁣ ⁣ What would it be like to try and improve your health by connecting with and listening to your body as opposed to trying to shrink it to meet society’s narrow standard of beauty? What would it be like to nourish your body and exercise from a place of self-compassion and love as opposed to trying to get to a certain number on the scale?

I was so angry. I’m still so angry sometimes. I wondered for awhile if something was wrong with me. But, NOPE. #Repost @benourishedpdx with @get_repost ・・・ Place the blame where it belongs, and let your anger fuel your healing. It's not your fault. It never was. #bodytrust #bodytrustisyourbirthright ‍

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