"It's totally understandable to have the desire to lose weight in this culture, especially for higher-weight people who are constantly bombarded with messages that their bodies are wrong and need shrinking," Christy said. Giving up the pursuit of weight loss is challenging, and even harder the more weight stigma you've experienced in your life and the longer you've been dieting.
She added that if you're one of those rare weight-loss"success stories" who's somehow managed to lose significant weight and keep it off through intentional means for more than five years, what have you had to give up in order to maintain that weight loss? What's been the effect on your mental health, your relationships, your life? What about your relationship with food and your body? Have you started obsessing about food,And have you had any unexplained physical health...
"But you've dieted for years and it's never brought you the peace and well-being you were looking for, so why not try something totally different for a while?" she noted.For some people, the anti-diet experiment can bring up a lot of anxiety and internalized weight stigma, and working with a therapist who's well-versed in intuitive eating and
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