Anyone Can Do It

A simple blog dedicated to my journey through weightloss, and learning to love myself.

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-kovi

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So today I was able to get a print out of my vitals from my family doc going back to 2006 (when I was 18). Guys, I currently weigh just over 30 lbs LESS than I did when I graduated high school!

I am now 31. I am 31 and currently in the best shape of my adult life.

It's never too late to change your life for the better. Always remember that ❤

-Kovi

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Thought I would share my progress from My Fitness Pal. Please note: this is NOT my total weightloss progress. I used to just keep track of my weight and the days in a memo app, but the data wad accidentally deleted. I was so upset, but it taught me to record my progress a better way. Now I use My Fitness Pal, and have been tracking most days since I hit 150 lbs.

- Kovi

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When Instagram Body-Shamed Me

I decided to bring my story to YouTube, so here it is! Enjoy!

- Kovi

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You can be 'fluffy' (ugh) all you want. But when a friend and former coworker is trying to congratulate me simply by posting a link to the Yahoo article, your input and jealousy is NOT wanted. No one it's telling you that you can't be fat. But it's obvious you don't actually want to be obese, but because you're incredibly insecure about your size. It's right there in plain text.

- Kovi

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Yahoo News Picked Up My Story!

Click for article.

A very nice woman from Yahoo caught wind of my story and asked me if I'd be willing to talk to her about it. And shit, did I deliver! Like, several pages worth 😅 What can I say - you should know what uppe getting yourself into if you ask me to talk about something!

Hope you guys enjoy the article linked above!

-Kovi

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Local news picks up my story!

The local news picked up my story via Twitter, and aired a blurb last night! Here are pieces of the accompanying online post 😮

Thanks so much for the support of everyone on YT, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and here on Tumblr. I'll likely never find out exactly WHY my post was deleted, just like so many other weightloss and fitness photos. The only logical conclusion I can make is that Instagram is as blind to what is actually healthy as the majority of the population in countries like the US (and the US is not ther only one. The US actually isn't in the top 10 most obese countries). Instagram, you should be ashamed of yourself for perpetuating fatlogic, and discouraging people from being their healthiest selves. I have lost a huge amount of respect for the platform in the last week. Respect I'm doubting will ever be earned back.

- Kovi

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195 lbs vs 119 lbs. It's a shame about the pencil skirt - it's really quite pretty! Ah well. Gotta move on!

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Thank you EDDF and others!

Sooooooo, Every Damn Day Fitness mentioned my whole IG take down story on his own 'gram, and also in a video on his YT channel! Thanks, dude! I already knew you rock, but now you officially rock even more! Fitness Instagramer Kristina Moser also shared me to her IG story! I just want to thank everyone, both here and on IG, for being super kind and supportive. Unfortunately, I'm not the only one who has had weightloss photos deleted by IG due to bullshit double-standards. If you're on IG, please lend just a little support by sharing this glaring issue. Not just for me, but anyone sharing self-improvement photos of any kind. Thank you! 😁❤

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Yesterday, I Was Body Shamed By Instagram

(The following is a post I made to Reddit explaining the incident.)

I legit never thought something like this would happen to me. But it did, and I'm so angry right now I can barely text. Please excuse (or nicely correct) any typos. I'm trying.

Yesterday, I posted my most recent weightloss transformation/progress photo via Instagram. For the record, I am female, 5'4, 119.8 lbs. My BMI is 20.6. This information (minus my height, but certainly my BMI) was mentioned under the photo. Even without it, I feel the photo makes it VERY obvious I am not even close to underweight, much less anorexic. I never thought twice about posting this photo.

Imagine my shock when, today, I received a notification from Instagram saying my post was reported and removed due to, "suicide or self-harm."

There is no obvious way to contest this. I never got the chance. I've messaged Instagram as much as I could in protest, but I doubt it'll go anywhere. All I could do is send a problem report, and 'feedback'.

Yeah, they got my fucking feedback, alright.

I can't help but feel insanely body shamed by this. Is that nuts?? Left and right, I see pictures of women reveling in their 400+ lb glory. And honestly, I don't really care that they do. I think it's a ridiculous thing to be proud of, but I wasn't reporting anyone. I wasn't body shaming people. And yet, while they enjoy the attention they get from slowly eating themselves to death, my photo gets removed because...I'm a healthy weight?? Because someone was jealous (yeah, I not buying the whole 'someone is concerned for you!' bullshit). Because I should apparently be ashamed of my incredible progress, to the point where I was encouraged by Instagram to seek support from a suicide hotline (yes, seriously).

Fuck that. I'm proud of my progress. FA's will tick me off, but they can't take anything away from my progress. I plan to reupload the same photo. Hell, I might even focus more on progress photos than I already was. Because screw their body shaming.

For anyone curious, here are a few more photos from the same day, in the same outfit. Apart from a slight warming filter, absolutely nothing about my photos are altered. Because I have zero reason too - my body is not extreme in the slightest bit.

If you'd like to view the retaliatory post I made on Instagram, you can do so here. I appreciate any and all shares, because I'm trying so hard to get the word out. I feel this is *unacceptable*. Instagram has no business policing photos that are NOT breaking any of their rules. I'd love for an Instagram mod to connect me so I can find out the real reason my harmless photo was deleted.

Thank you for your support.

-Kovi

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Face gains, about 2 years apart!

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Found a cute dress that helps hide the boobs a bit 😁 I'm not even into dresses, but maybe I'll rock this one sometime this summer!

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Anatomy of a cat attack.

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I've been sticking very steadily to exactly 124.4lbs for almost a month now. It's actually so consistent I got worried and tested my scale with a tub of cocoa butter just to make sure it wasn't stuck on the same number 😆 I've slowed down on the whole 'weighing myself every day' thing, and now generally weigh myself every few days. I'm trying to cut back a little - I'm far into the normal range, and shouldn't be (so) worried about the specific number at this point. I don't think the obsession is healthy. It's the paranoia that I'm going to essentially blow up overnight that fuels my constant scale checking, even though I know that's ridiculous and something only Health At Every Size / HAES nuts would genuinely believe.

I need to remind myself that while the scale is an incredibly useful tool for dietingand even maintenance, it can also be a source of anxiety and obsessive behavior.

Don't take this to mean the scale is harmful! Just that once you reach a certain point, it can be good to cut back on certain behaviors. And the scale should never determine your self worth ❤ Only you can do that!

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But you guys are real quick at calling skinny people anorexic and unhealthy.

And someone’s yellow teeth won’t take up two seats on the bus now will it.

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Comparing child and adult calorie intakes is nonsense. Growth during childhood takes a large amount of energy. Those calories a 4 year old is consuming are fueling rapid skeletal, organ growth and brain development. A toddler doubles in size in childhood and runs approximately 2.6 miles every day. That’s why they need the same amount of calories as a full grown adult or in many cases, more, as 1200-1500 is just the minimum. An average sedentary adult female of around 5′4″ who works a desk job and drives everywhere, on the other hand, is not growing and doesn’t have high calorie requirements to fuel a low level of activity.