and her name is star dust...

…weight loss is NOT a behavior. A behavior is opting for a high-protein meal instead of a carb-heavy one. A behavior is loading up a dinner plate with vegetables or taking a walk around the block to get your blood flowing and your heart rate up. We can control behaviors, but as I know all too well, we can’t control weight-loss the same way. We can’t just snap our fingers and demand that the scale reflect the five miles we ran or the liter of water we drank. The problem is that we think we can, so when the scale doesn’t give you a gold star in the form of a lower number, we all completely lose our shit. I’m totally for engaging in behaviors that make you feel good, but I cannot, and will never again, support weight loss at all costs or weight loss at the expense of mental and emotional health.

I am water; soft enough to offer life, tough enough to drown it away.