Tue, Nov-04-14, 15:27
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Plan: AIP (autoimmune paleo)
Stats: 235/185/165
BF:
Progress: 71%
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Thanks for pointing me to this - indeed a good read
I read "Health At a Every Size" by Linda Bacon this summer and it's having a profound impact on how I see my body & health going forward. For those who think it's about "fat acceptance" it's not really, it's about self-acceptance (which is MUCH harder!).
From the article linked above :
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In every special episode about weight loss, tearful brides lament how big they look in wedding photos, as if the 26-inch waist they have now negates the husbands who’ve always loved them. Fathers choke up remembering the day they knew they “had to make a change,” the day their toddlers randomly called them fat, as if that observational indictment means more than all those “I love you’s.” There’s always a former Miss Lonelyheart, a thirtysomething virgin who — after a gastric bypass or militant adherence to the Paleo diet — has shed half her body weight and is finally ready for Mr. Right. I’ve no doubt that they really do feel healthier and happier, and honestly (truly) good for them. I just wish that the entirety of their lives weren’t reduced to a single achievement.
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This is what I find powerful in the fat-o-sphere --- this recognition that we are all so much more than our bodies.
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