ain’t no shame do your thang ✨
It’s really REALLY hard to explain this to anyone who hasn’t grasped yet that diet culture is dangerous, but I pray that one day this will click.
t r i g g e r s ⚡️ for anyone in recovery, it’s a real thing. And it’s likely going to always happen, no matter how healed from your trauma you are, or how recovered you are.
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Yooooo, that feeling when you realize your body is exactly what you wished it wouldn’t be years ago. //content warning\\ (language relating to body dys, eating disorders, orthorexia)
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I’ve always been in a rush since my early 20’s. Being productive has always been something I thrive off of. For years I’ve had people tell me I “deserve” self care, which has always been extremely hard for me to even know what that means. In my mind, when I would hear that, I’d go “nah, I’m good. Why would I waste three hours on me? That’s not productive!” Doing therapy with an intuitive eating specialist along with regular therapy has gotten me here. This week it clicked.
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I’ve always loved clothing. I can remember my favorite outfits from elementary school. I struggled in middle school to love anything I wore because of my changing body, but in high school I started really just wearing what I wanted. I took risks and dressed differently than anyone I knew, but I was always forced to hold myself back to a certain extent because of my size. I’d go thrifting and vintage shopping and scour the stores for something that would fit me. Finally, in college... I kind of gave up and just started wearing clothes that had I had no connection with. Blah.
Ya’ girl got a shower 😅👏🏻!!! (Guys, I promise showers happen around here but then past few days have been ROUGH ... more in stories). @beyondyoga sent me these leggings and top to try since they carry 1X-3X now and they are legitimately the comfiest ever!!
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PSA: just because you decide you want to follow a diet, doesn’t mean you’re a terrible person. It doesn’t mean I won’t be your friend. And it doesn’t mean you should feel ashamed.
Hear me out:
This might make you uncomfortable to see, and if so... I want you to lean into that and think about why. If I had 6 pack abs would you also feel uncomfortable? This is an angle I’ve always avoided looking at in the mirror, even 100 lbs ago. But today I did it.
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Spread the word. 🙌🏼
Anti-diet does not mean “eat all the things.”
Anti-diet does not mean “quit exercising.”
It’s NORMAL for all of us to have the desire to lose weight.
The comments on my last post are mind blowing... so I just wanted to quickly follow up with a few things that we can start doing now that are small but I’m convinced they can have a huge impact:
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Hi, my names Ashley and my stomach is fat. There’s never been a time in my life where I wasn’t self conscious about my belly. Even 100 lbs ago, when body dysmorphia ruled my life, it was something I was ashamed of.
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{CW/TW: diet & disordered eating} I just did something I could have never imagined I’d have to force myself to do.
I just went to the grocery store and made myself buy food that is easy to make, and food that I know I will eat. Food that I’ve avoided for so many years now that I felt like I was committing a crime as I paid the cashier.
This is one of those times where I just have something so strong on my heart today and feel the need to share. I’m not sure who needs to read this but... This is the only picture I have of my bare pregnant belly ever, and I snapped it a few days before I gave birth to Pj.
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For as long as I can remember, all I ever wanted was a flat stomach.
I avoided pool parties as early as middle school. I would spend the evenings secretly doing workout videos in my bedroom.
I recently got a message asking why everyone who’s above a size 14 feels the need to proclaim their body confidence to the world. “Why can’t you just live your life without talking about it all the time, like smaller women?”
Here’s why. 👇🏼
Fat Rolls. *awkward silence*
We’ve spent pretty much our entire lives trying to make sure we don’t have any.
I’ve come to accept them, but it’s taken awhile. I like to call it body neutrality, honestly, because I’m not going to tell you that I always love them. But at this point in my life, for the first time ever I’m okay with the fact that these gushy, squishy rolls are here, on my body, no matter if I’m standing or sitting.
Dear Summer body:
I’m sure that you’ll look different next year, and the year after, and so on. Bigger, smaller, older, dimplier or not, looser or tighter, whatever the case... I want you to know that I won’t look back.
“Mommy, why does your belly button look like that?”
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“Mine is different than yours because that’s just how my body looks. And guess what? I love it so much!”
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She beamed back at me and said, “Oh yay mommy! I love mine too!” 👏🏻