I dont think you can easily change the minds of other girls. For me, I am counting calories and losing weight to mostly feel better about myself, but the main reason is to control my Graves Disease. When I look at my body naked, I am more embrassed about the skin conditions that come with the disease. I cant even wear sandals or pretty heels without someone commenting on the state of my feet and then having to explain that it's because of my thyroid. I've lost almost 40 pounds and the marks are starting to go away. Thats the most important thing to me! To celebrate I didnt buy smaller clothes, I bought more revealing shoes, haha. And I dont have to wear black tights with them even! Now that I've lost some weight I feel more confident about myself. I hate to say it but it's true! I havent been this small since maybe 10th grade- went from an 18 to a 12. I feel healthier. Especially working out. Before I couldnt even get 10 minutes done without having to call it a day. I just worked out for 45 minutes and I feel great. That's really
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I should also add that part of accepting your body is accepting others bodies, skinny and obese alike. Just because someone is dieting doesnt mean it's a travesty and they're doing it because society says they arent beautiful at an 18. I think it's really important to accept people for who they are, and not identify them as a size. I'm Emily, not Emily-size 12-still looks like she's 5 months pregnant. Not a BMI or a number on the scale. Size 0 or size 30, I'm still Emily :) I just feel like people chastising dieters without any knowledge of their personal history is wrong. Much like I wouldn't berate someone for their weight or ways of maintaining it. I think the most important thing is to go for what makes you happy. I was not a happy size 18. But I am a very happy size 12. Thats my happy zone. This comment is also pretty choppy, I apologize. I kept getting distracted! Also, a really great community for fat acceptance and the like is fatshionista . I love the community and I think you would too!
I've been a member of that community for awhile as well. I really love it. And again, because I was rambling and not sure if I covered this in my previous comment, I wasn't trying to put down people that are on a diet, or people that are a size 0. In fact, my best friend is a size 0, and she eats more than I do! lol. Everyone is different. The point I'm trying to make is that MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, not ALL the time, but a LOT of the time, women are dieting because they "hate themselves" or because they're "fat" or whatever. I RARELY hear, "I love the way I feel when I eat healthier/exercise, so I'm going to start eating better." It's ALWAYS, "I'm so fat I need to go on a diet
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Like I said in the post, I honestly don't see anything wrong with eating healthy and exercise. I also don't think that losing weight is "bad" or that it won't help a person's self-esteem. There is nothing wrong with feeling good about yourself because you set a goal and you accomplished it! I'm totally proud of you for working hard and doing it the healthy way
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I think the most important thing is to go for what makes you happy. I was not a happy size 18. But I am a very happy size 12. Thats my happy zone.
This comment is also pretty choppy, I apologize. I kept getting distracted! Also, a really great community for fat acceptance and the like is fatshionista . I love the community and I think you would too!
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