I know that I am not alone in saying this, because I have seen many fat positive women saying the same, but the typical New Years Resolutions of “I am going on a diet because I ate a turkey, four mince pies and a chocolate truffle over Christmas; I look horrendous” are this year, really starting to get on my wick.
Now I am, as you know, a fat person. It is a part of me but not all of who I am. I am aware of it and the impact that seeing my body sometimes has on others. You know the types, either those who like to insult you; in varying ways of behind your back (or hiding behind a computer screen) or those jellyfish stinger types who say “Oh I wish I had half of your confidence!”
Which translates to:
“If I was as fat as you, I would hide in my shed”
I like my body. I have no wish to change it. If others wish to change their body, be it because it is a New Years resolution or otherwise, then do it, but for the love of fuck, stop trying to involve me in your diet talk because I am not interested and what’s more, it is boring as hell!
I cannot count the number of talks I have been party to or brought into with regard to weight loss recently. Including before Christmas “With all I am going to eat this Christmas, lets all challenge ourselves to a weight loss competition in January”. Erm, no. That is ridiculous.
Weight loss is not a competition and we should not be compare and contrasting each others bodies in order to declare a winner. If you want to change something about your body then change it, but leave others out of it.
If your self worth relies on the size of your stomach and the number on your bathroom scales alone, then perhaps your New Years resolution should be to love yourself more. Because losing 10 pounds after Christmas will not change that.
Here is a New Years Resolution I intend on sticking to.
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I know that I am not alone in saying this, because I have seen many fat positive women saying the same, but the typical New Years Resolutions of “I am going on a diet because I ate a turkey, four mince pies and a chocolate truffle over Christmas; I look horrendous” are this year, really starting to get on my wick.
Now I am, as you know, a fat person. It is a part of me but not all of who I am. I am aware of it and the impact that seeing my body sometimes has on others. You know the types, either those who like to insult you; in varying ways of behind your back (or hiding behind a computer screen) or those jellyfish stinger types who say “Oh I wish I had half of your confidence!”
Which translates to:
“If I was as fat as you, I would hide in my shed”
I like my body. I have no wish to change it. If others wish to change their body, be it because it is a New Years resolution or otherwise, then do it, but for the love of fuck, stop trying to involve me in your diet talk because I am not interested and what’s more, it is boring as hell!
I cannot count the number of talks I have been party to or brought into with regard to weight loss recently. Including before Christmas “With all I am going to eat this Christmas, lets all challenge ourselves to a weight loss competition in January”. Erm, no. That is ridiculous.
Weight loss is not a competition and we should not be compare and contrasting each others bodies in order to declare a winner. If you want to change something about your body then change it, but leave others out of it.
If your self worth relies on the size of your stomach and the number on your bathroom scales alone, then perhaps your New Years resolution should be to love yourself more. Because losing 10 pounds after Christmas will not change that.
Here is a New Years Resolution I intend on sticking to.
Here is a New Years Resolution I intend on sticking to.
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