Weight, What?

Can I just say that I got on tiktok and realized how much bad and misinformed body image/body positivity/HAES/etc. information is out there? I'm just baffled. I'm recovering from a bad dietician. I'm recovering from HAES. I'm recovering from the toxic body positivity. I'm recovering from the Tess Holidays, the vergie tovars, and the assorted villains included in that group who instilled HAES in me. It's unhealthy, its dangerous, they don't know science and they are just saying things to make you feel okay with being unhealthy. I'm seeing the same type of 'dieticians' who are saying these false facts about weight loss and health on tiktok and it is so frustrating. These people are fucking vultures and they are feasting on all the bloated overweight carasses they are creating.

That's it. That's the post. Just really pleased with my progress.

Let me preface this by saying this isn't just a blatant 'ew fat' thing. I'm applying this to other aesthetic things as well. DONT's I know I don't want to have big arms, I don't want to have a wide muscular back, I don't want to have abs, I don't want boulder shoulders, I don't want a tapered waist. DO's I do want a muscular lower body I do want more defined calf muscles, I do want very muscular quads, I do want very muscular glutes, I do want very muscular hamstrings, I do want more tattoos, I do want to have clear skin. What goals do you have? OR what don't you want to look like? It doesn't have to be a body shaming thing, this is just how you feel comfortable, how you feel empowered, how you want to look.

On my personal instagram I don't really follow anything thats about weight loss, etc. So, to see a Doctor talking about how we should change the verbage around weight gain (ugh...) Popping up on my explore page, was very annoying. I know it's because someone that I follow has followed him, but still. Even on a social media account that I've cultivated to be an escape from HAES...they still pop up. Now, my thing is... I always find it so interesting how these doctors/health professionals/etc. who are 'HAES Aligned' are always selling a product that targets the HAES/FA demographic. It seems blatantly obvious that there is a big portion of these medical professionals who don't have any right to speak on nutrition that are only active in the HAES sphere to make some money of the misinformed and often lost HAES/FA crowd. Have you seen any medical professional talking about HAES/FA that was also conveniently selling a book/'intuitive eating workbook'/podcast/etc. ??

I still have a ways to go, but my stomach no longer folds and hangs down in front of me anymore. There is still a belly there, but it's now officially smaller! I've been taking baths and moisturizing and there is this brand new area of skin that I haven't touched in 3 years that I just can't stop touching. I'm so pleased and proud.

Thats all.

I've been going through and selecting 'see less of this' / 'not interested' and it's really helped clear up my social media. Also, does someone KEEP POPPING UP... just block them. It's okay. If you spend a decent amount of time on social media, i highly recommend it.