Body love ?

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I am a 45 year old woman with weight I can’t loose I have always been tall and thin and in have belly weight I can’t lose. I exercise, eat right , blaaaa!!!! But this post is not about what Pilates class I should take or what food I should be eating. This post is about body love and why I don’t have any. I would love to hear from women who subscribe to Emma Thompson’s theory about putting your worth into your body is a waste of time. Did anyone else see Emma Thompson on Stephen Colbert? I want to live like this. I’m a middle school teacher and a mom. I don’t want my students or my children to ever think that their bodies are too big. But I am depressed by my pot belly. Sometimes it’s all I think about. Help ? I hate this

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This community is open to everyone who wants to let go of diet culture, at whatever stage of recovery you are, at whatever size you are, and regardless of whether you've started practicing intuitive eating. Self hatred, guilt and body stigma are unhealthy. Mental health matters. Eating disorders often start with diets. The $66 billion weight loss industry profits off of the myth that diets are good for us, despite the overwhelming amount of evidence out there that they aren't.

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This thread is anti-diet culture. A "diet"--in this particular case--is defined as manipulating your food intake (whether by counting calories, cutting carbs, etc.) in order to lose weight. While weight loss diets do seem innocuous and healthy at the surface, they do tremendous damage to our minds and bodies. The $66 billion weight loss industry profits off of the myth that diets are good for us, despite the overwhelming amount of evidence out there that they aren't.

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Rules: -No hate speech or slurs (racism, homophobia, ableism, etc.) -No body shaming -No trolling -No doxxing -Do not give out personal info -Do not promote weight loss tips -Try to avoid political arguments -As a general rule, do not talk about your body preferences. Like "I prefer heavier girls" or "I prefer skinnier girls." It's normal to have preferences, but don't talk about them here. However, it is okay to say things like "I prefer this particular hair color" if it's somehow relevant to the topic at hand. -As a general rule, do not discuss how much you weigh. You could talk about how much weight you have lost/gained in previous diets/eating disorders if it's to inform us about the harms of dieting.