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I’ve lost (and gained, and lost, and gained, and lost) a lot of cumulative weight. I’ve been obsessing over my weight and going on poorly informed fad diets since before I hit puberty; in the past 3 years, I’ve weighed 98 pounds and 158 pounds. Right now I’m in the middle, where I’m supposed to be for my height and build. Saying you lost 60 pounds in fun, but it wasn’t achieved in a healthy way and it happened way too fast to be sustainable.
Still, it helped me learn a lot about my body. After a lifetime of dieting, I know in at least the most basic terms what does and doesn’t work for me. None of this information is revolutionary, and it’s all immensely subjective. Every body is different, but through a stupid amount of trial and error, I know a lot about mine!
Some of this information might be helpful, but take it with a grain of salt- if something doesn’t feel right to you, it probably isn’t.
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a spark is to an ember what “I’m trying to lose weight to feel good about how I look” is to “I’m planning out my life to try not to look like you”
a knife is to a blade what “I’m concerned about the obesity epidemic” is to “I wish I could solve the problem of your body” is to “I see your body as diseased because it’s not like mine”
an injury is to a wound what “I’m so bad for skipping the gym” is to “I’m being so good for ordering a salad” is to “Health is a moral obligation” is to “You’re failing if you have a disability”
a ghost is to a phantom what “Processed foods are so bad for you” is to “You should feel guilty for eating what you can afford”