On the outside I looked like the picture of health because I was eating all the "right" things, not eating all the "wrong" things (at least in public), and exercising intensely (because more is always
Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels. Nothing wastes as much - Joy, Energy, Pleasure, Connection - as Diet Culture steals. Let's stop equating weight with health. Let's stop forgetting about
When our bodies are in an energy deficit (i.e., don't have enough calories), our brains interpret that to mean that resources are scarce (even if they aren't), and we can feel compelled to steal food