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"It's not fluff. It's fat. Own it." (Jerry Ward) I understand what it's like to be called fat. I also know what it's like to not be fat, yet desperately fear the word "fat". Why is "fat" a death se...

I am currently trying to lose weight. That sentence is foreign, even forbidden, to me. In high school I "tried to lose weight", and I succeeded. I lost eighty pounds. Yes, I've gained weight back s...

This one comes with Mean Girls and HIMYM gifs so... ;)

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What Does a Compliment Reveal About Our Values? We so often praise people for losing weight in terms of the physical result: "You look incredible! You're so slim!". I'm not saying that such comment...

A brief excerpt from the book I’m still writing :)

This part is important! <3

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Melody, I’ve greatly enjoyed reading all these blog posts and how they’ve narrated your journey into the fitness world, a journey that seems to have no end due to the constantly changing philosophi...

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Spring and Summer 2015: Be careful what you wish for. I lived a version of “the gym life”. Spoiler: It’s only fabulous in theory. Advice from the Fast Forward Button: Be Patient and Choose Balance....

Pink Polka Dots, and What can I write for you?

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My Story: Part One Ask me what it's like to grow up obese. My Story: Part Two The first time I was ever called "Strong", it was as a euphemism for Fat. My Story: Part Three Forty-Four. My Story: P...

im pretty proud of how this is going :)

continue to follow me more seriously on Word Press! <3

Being "into" fitness, what exactly does that mean? As in, where is the threshold separating people who exercise and are healthy, and people who are more likely to add "fit" to their names for Insta...

wrote another one, ayy.

In his Encyclopedia of Body Building, the Arnold himself clarifies that body building is “not about lifting weights”; that “Weights are the tools, means to ends”, of body building. I can’t and don'...

Starting a thing.

Moving text posts and overall more ‘scholarly’ things to a wordpress page! Pls follow, xoxo Gossip Girl

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But now I am very light grey...with pink polka dots

Biting Anorexia