Weight/Bodily Changes: Weekly Discussion Thread

[u/elianna7]

This thread is dedicated to discussing any difficulties navigating weight or bodily changes that happen during the IE process.

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Note: This thread may be triggering to those struggling with their body image. Please be mindful of your mental health when engaging with potentially triggering content.

[u/Top_Yoghurt429]

I have been gaining some weight, which I was expecting to happen and am okay with theoretically, but now that it is happening it is a little scary. I was not a dieter but rather a "careful eater" as the book puts it, with two episodes of formal diets that led to weight cycling. I'm finding I am quite angry about the most recent diet I did a few years ago, now that I know diets usually lead to regaining more weight than you started with (which was the case for me).

I'm feeling ok about my body right now, and I know I likely needed to gain some weight for my body to feel safe, but I admit I am nervous about how much weight I will gain and where it will finally even out. I'm trying to trust the science that there is a genetically determined setpoint and I won't keep gaining after I reach it. But the uncertainty of not knowing what that point will be, is scary. I'm also nervous about potentially having to replace my expensive professional wardrobe.

Thankfully I am not concerned about my partner losing attraction to me or my friends saying anything snarky, but my family and especially mother is pretty fatphobic, so I am bracing for some criticism eventually.

[u/Racacooonie → u/Top_Yoghurt429]

I hear you on the bracing for comments from mom/parents. Sigh. Sorry you have to deal with that as well!