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Too many of us irrationally think we need to lose weight. Too many people I care about. I’ve gained around 15kg from my lowest. The sick, unhappy, scared girl I was 2 years ago couldn’t handle an extra 100 grams of body ‘fat’. Fat. The fear that word holds in society is actually really sad. Losing weight used to be the one thing I thought I could do; but the irony of it is that losing weight was literally the only thing that stopped me from learning all the things I CAN do. 15 extra kilos doesn’t mean 15 more kilos of failure. It means 15 more kilos of experience, of self-acceptance and growth. Losing weight through starvation won’t leave you thin and beautiful; it will leave you bitter, selfish, stubborn and isolated. You know what tastes better than skinny feels? Having a life. Swimming along the beach; dancing all night with friends; walking around, lost in a big buzzing city. 15kgs, so what? We don’t admire each other for our ‘thinness’, we admire the foundations that build up character to the people we become. Thinking of skipping dinner? Fine, just remember that you’ll be losing more than just weight. #realtalk #haveaselfie 🍦

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