Dear Younger Me
Do you ever think about the kinds of things you would tell your younger self if you had the chance? What would you feel is the most important for them to know? What wouldn't matter? Today is International No Diet Day. I know there are a lot of people who are going to scroll right past this, but as a woman living in this culture we have created, I think this is one of the most important things you'll read all day. We live in a time of extreme dieting and exercise regimens, disordered eating being more common than anybody realizes, and ridiculous amounts of "fatphobia." Fatphobia: Fear and dislike of obese people and/or obesity; Fear or obsessive avoidance of consuming fat. What does fatphobia look like? It can take many forms. Some common ones are having constant fear of what the food you're putting in your mouth is going to do to your body, looking at other people's bodies and comparing them to your own, restricting your favorite foods just because th...