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“Eating is not a crime. It’s not a moral issue. It’s normal. It’s enjoyable. It just is.” ~Carrie Arnold
Like many women, I was introduced to diet “tricks” and “hacks” at a young age. In my case, that was around twelve to thirteen years old.
I consumed magazines and movies that constantly reminded me about the importance of dieting, losing weight, and looking skinny.
As a self-conscious teenager, I began to compare myself to the women in music videos with flat bellies, the slim actresses in movies, and models in magazines with their perfect “beach bodies.”
This self-consciousness only grew louder as I witnessed girls in my classroom getting teased for being “too fat” and “ugly.”
Thinking there was only one type of “perfect body” made me feel I didn’t measure up.
How I Broke My Relationship with Food
The feeling of not being good enough made me pay attention to the diet tricks I was promised on magazine covers.
This is when my relationship with food changed.
Food stopped being an experience to enjoy, and it became a way to create the body I thought I wanted.
To be completely honest, my expe…
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“Eating is not a crime. It’s not a moral issue. It’s normal. It’s enjoyable. It just is.” ~Carrie Arnold
Like many women, I was introduced to diet “tricks” and “hacks” at a young age. In my case, that was around twelve to thirteen years old.
I consumed magazines and movies that constantly reminded me about the importance of dieting, losing weight, and looking skinny.
As a self-conscious teenager, I began to compare myself to the women in music videos with flat bellies, the slim actresses in movies, and models in magazines with their perfect “beach bodies.”
This self-consciousness only grew louder as I witnessed girls in my classroom getting teased for being “too fat” and “ugly.”
Thinking there was only one type of “perfect body” made me feel I didn’t measure up.
How I Broke My Relationship with Food
The feeling of not being good enough made me pay attention to the diet tricks I was promised on magazine covers.
This is when my relationship with food changed.
Food stopped being an experience to enjoy, and it became a way to create the body I thought I wanted.
To be completely honest, my expe…
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