With the rise in use of GLP1’s, we are hearing more and more conversations (and judgments) about their role in weight loss and seeing more and more people whose bodies are changing. At times there is a real lack of nuance in the discussion. While it can sometimes come from a well-intentioned place, it’s still hurtful to those who are trying their best to make a decision that feels best for them at this moment in time.
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When we see yet another ad for a weight loss/wellness/cleanse/diet, they aren’t selling us weight loss-they are selling the life that awaits us when we’ve lost the weight. Which only intensifies our association between losing weight and living the life we’ve always dreamed of.
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Weight loss efforts are appealing for so many reasons. The one that gets a lot of attention is the end result-the promise of a body that will make you feel proud, a body that will make all of the other things you worry about somehow cease to exist (or at least cause less worry), a body that is the body you were meant to have. All of which are appealing as hell when we’re spiraling, deeply ashamed of our body. And all of which we realize after a ‘successful’ weight loss effort are actually totally false.
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You’re overwhelmed…deadlines are due, your partner is starting to get annoyed that you’re not around as much (and when you are, you’re not really there), your home is a mess, you forgot your friend’s birthday and there is just.not.enough.time. The demands are crushing and you’re left feeling like things are slipping through the cracks at an alarming rate. Enter the newest “clean” eating plan/cleanse/re-set/diet and exercise plan.
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