The problem of low self esteem, eating disorders, and a need for an impossible physical perfection is even worse now than it was when I fell into disordered eating in the mid 1970's. I was crestfallen because I could no longer wear a size 9 boys' pants, having developed hips. I hated my hips. I now had to wear a tent-like women's size 1 pants. I was a gargantuanly obese 112 pounds. I started sticking my finger down my throat. I was 13 years old.
During my lifetime and thanks to the calorie-sparing metabolism that comes to me through my mother's side of the family plus hypothyroidism, I have yo-yo dieted myself over 300 pounds.
I eat far less than I did when I was younger. But at my age, the weight does not come off.
This insanity has to stop. These girls are setting themselves up for a lifetime of misery. Believe me, I know. And these days the hatred of larger people has become even more vehement than ever. This is a vile phenomenon. There are anti-bullying programs to stop the bullying of gay kids, which is absolutely appropriate. But the bullying of fat kids is condoned. There is an erroneous belief that the shame will force them to lose weight. It is more likely to push them to drinking, doing drugs, and possibly attempting suicide.
Yo yo dieting is terrible for a person's health. We have to stop throwing the word "fat" around as an insult. There should not be a "war on obesity," there should be a push for health at EVERY SIZE!
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The problem of low self esteem, eating disorders, and a need for an impossible physical perfection is even worse now than it was when I fell into disordered eating in the mid 1970's. I was crestfallen because I could no longer wear a size 9 boys' pants, having developed hips. I hated my hips. I now had to wear a tent-like women's size 1 pants. I was a gargantuanly obese 112 pounds. I started sticking my finger down my throat. I was 13 years old.
April 26, 2012 - 11:31amDuring my lifetime and thanks to the calorie-sparing metabolism that comes to me through my mother's side of the family plus hypothyroidism, I have yo-yo dieted myself over 300 pounds.
I eat far less than I did when I was younger. But at my age, the weight does not come off.
This insanity has to stop. These girls are setting themselves up for a lifetime of misery. Believe me, I know. And these days the hatred of larger people has become even more vehement than ever. This is a vile phenomenon. There are anti-bullying programs to stop the bullying of gay kids, which is absolutely appropriate. But the bullying of fat kids is condoned. There is an erroneous belief that the shame will force them to lose weight. It is more likely to push them to drinking, doing drugs, and possibly attempting suicide.
Yo yo dieting is terrible for a person's health. We have to stop throwing the word "fat" around as an insult. There should not be a "war on obesity," there should be a push for health at EVERY SIZE!
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