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Post by jeremysgirl on Jun 20, 2024 19:49:57 GMT
Over the years I have seen/heard a lot of comments here and in other places that indicate people are upset that people treat them differently after they lose weight. I don’t think it is as simple as that. I have noticed that when people lose weight, their energy, attitude, confidence changes as well. If you watched the Biggest Loser you would notice it then, but also if you follow anyone on social media or YouTube who has lost weight, you can see a change in their demeanor in their posts. As someone upthread said, their aura has changed. I think this is not that simplistic. They probably do feel physically better after losing weight. But, most people who are obese or close to it deal with self imposed shame as well as the public shame. They are more likely to be ignored or overlooked by society. So now they lose a noticeable amount of weight and the positive attention and compliments come fast and furious. It's a dopamine rush. Depending on personality type, it can go a few different ways. I've seen newly fit people turn into raging inflated ego assholes. They tell fat people if they just had the same will power as they did, they could look great too. They are usually the ones who have a sort of midlife crisis and try to restart life as a thinner person by tossing away those who were with them in the fat years. Some are terrified of all the attention their weight loss brings. They want the comfort of their old life where they flew under the radar. I think this group is the one most like to revert to being overweight the fastest. Some people just continue on with their new lifestyle. Losing weight may bring you more attention, make buying clothes easier, improve your health, but it doesn't solve all your problems in life. As someone who was also raised to think I always needed to lose just 10lbs more and life would be perfect, this is the real insidious message that comes from the weight lost industry. Well said! |
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Post by jeremysgirl on Jun 20, 2024 19:57:03 GMT
Restless Spirit I'm glad you weighed in on this. As usual I'm late to the party as far as the body positivity movement goes so I appreciate your perspective on where it's been and the directions, both good and bad, it may be moving. I think I was not immersed in it. I did a lot of work regarding my self image well before this (through therapy when I lost all the weight the first time) so I just kind of did a cursory look at the movement and gave it a mental right on and that was about it. I did not get involved. I did not really take a look at it. My knowledge too was probably influenced a lot by my own personal experience with my weight changes and body image issues. You gave me a bit more understanding.
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Post by Zee on Jun 20, 2024 20:32:18 GMT
And I'd like to see what research you think that doctor was using about no fish and chicken. any animal-based protein still has saturated fat and cholesterol. Fish and chicken might have less than red meat, but they still do have both of them. I can totally understand why a cardiologist might say to not eat any animal protein, depending on the severity of the person's health issues. Never once heard any cardiologist say that, this is the first. I'm not saying it's NOT healthy, but fish has long been accepted as actually heart healthy (the lean kind). I like wool socks. 🧦 |
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