#cw weight talk

[ms-demeanor]

Actually I do think that it's super important to talk about the fact that cutting 500 calories a day for a 1lb a week weight loss is considered "slow" or "moderate" weight loss.

*IF* you can sustain that for a year that is a 52 pound loss in a year, which is pretty fucking fast, actually, but people act like you're a hopeless defeatist if you start talking about weight loss in terms of 1 pound a month because people want *results* but if you're talking about being able to sustain weight loss (which some people just straight up cannot for a variety of reasons and is not reasonable to *expect* everybody to be able to do) then it's kind of fucking bonkers that doctors and the American heart association and diabetes infographics and whatever talk about doing the kinds of diets that typically only last 3-6 months (12-26 pounds at a pound a week) and expect people to maintain those losses.

When you talk to doctors it is extremely reasonable to say "okay, and how, specifically, should I do that?" when they say to lose twenty pounds, but what is ALSO a very reasonable question that I never see brought up is "okay, by when?" and if they say "within the next year" it's also perfectly reasonable to say "why does it have to be in that time period?" Because if we're talking about the benefits of a 5% weight loss for reducing the weight-associated risks of heart disease or diabetes, then losing that weight over five years instead of over six months should be as effective, and is much more likely to be a lasting change instead of something that kicks off a bunch of weight cycling (which has its own terrible side effects that are bad for you).

There are some people for whom, for a number of reasons, it is impossible or near impossible to lose weight in the long term. It is possible for most people to lose weight in the short term, with a significant amount of effort. Maintaining long-term weight loss is exceptionally difficult and it seems like it's not feasible for large numbers of people, and I can't help but wonder if that's because what we're considering 'long term' really isn't long term at all.

If you've spent time around people trying to put on muscle you'll see something that I think is actually a more reasonable approach to long-term body changes, and that is recognition of the fact that you can only put on a (relatively) tiny amount of muscle in a year. For most people who have been training for any length of time, it's between 5-7 pounds and it gets harder to put on more the longer you've trained. Lifters and bodybuilders who recognize this and still want to put on muscle understand that they are in for an extremely long-term project that they have to intentionally maintain and put a lot of effort toward.

I want you to think about anyone you know who is a serious gym rat. I want you to think about how many hours a week they spend in the gym, and what they're giving up in exchange for that time. I want you to think about how much they spend on equipment and gym memberships and protein powder and first aid and very specific foods. If you know someone who's a very serious gym rat, you probably think they're a little unreasonable, that that's too much effort to put into looking good in a tank top.

But that's pretty analogous to the kind of effort, planning, and expense that needs to be put into maintaining a long term weight loss. And that effort needs to be put in forever - no matter if you're having kids or your partner is hospitalized or if your financial situation changes or if you are permanently injured, just like a bodybuilder can't expect to keep their gains if they're suddenly spending ten hours a week at the hospital instead of the gym.

I mean, people talk about weight loss and they get angry when you bring up the statistical failure of things like Weight Watchers or if you discuss how destructive dieting can be and they go "so, what, are you saying it's impossible to lose weight?" And the answer is, no, not for everyone.

It is possible for most people to lose weight. Just like it's possible for most people to become competitive bodybuilders. But we frame "mid-30s mother with two kids and a long commute and a full time job needs to lose 10 pounds and keep if off" as a task with a difficulty curve similar to learning how to cook a few crockpot meals, not similar to becoming a competitive bodybuilder.

#diet talk #tw diet #cw weight talk #tw weight loss #tw calorie restriction #calorie counting #calorie restriction #tw disordered eating #disordered eating

[morganpdf]

annoying thing abt losing/gaining a significant amount of weight in a short time (as someone who has done both) is that suddenly none of ur clothes fit and like. clothes arent cheap LMAO. Less of a problem when its weight LOST (i could get a smaller belt, roll up sleeves, etc also baggy clothes is like. A style) but with weight gained its suddenly like "oh none of your clothes fit in a way thats comfortable/wont get you Looked At Funny" and its not like you can go out and buy a whole new wardrobe bc even a couple of cheap shirts and pairs of pants add up (and also like. Cheaping out on pants sucks bc you KNOW the thighs are gonna tear through quick but like . nice jeans are expensive and also my short ass can only buy online bc they never carry close to my size in person, so i better Hope they fit right when they get here)

#morgan.pdf #feeling really frustrated rn as it gets warmer bc like . none of my button ups from last year button up #and are Really Tight in the sleeves #a lot of my t shirts dont fit either. ough ough #cw weight talk

[femboy-catgirl]

some of yall need to understand that fat doesn't equal obese. being overweight is not the same as being obese, hence not inherently a health concern, the same way being skinny is. being 7 kg overweight isn't the same as being 30 kg overweight, one is normal and healthy, the other is a medical problem, you shouldn't make fun or shame people for medical problems.

#fat shaming #cw weight talk #body posititivity

[superjumpintomyheart]

Headcanon for Captain 3: They have gotten out of shape (the weight gain type) since their “promotion”. While their excuse is they got bored with Turf Wars, they got PTSD flashbacks when in contact with a weapon due to the Tartar trauma, hence why they gave it up.

IM SCREAMING AND CRYING RIGHT NOW I REALLY LIKE THIS IDEA FOR CAPTAIN 3,,,, i hope you don't mind me turning this into a quick agent 24 drabble bc i will lose my mind

[cw for slight weight gain/body image issues]

~

Three knew they weren't as in shape as they were seven years ago, or hell, even just three years ago- that was natural as any inkling or octoling got older. Once they hit their 20's they noticed how much older they felt, whether it was physical changes in their body or how much they had been through mentally, they just felt... older. It didn't help that they weren't very active anymore like they used to be, turf wars and ranked battles just brought back bad memories, and the whole Grizzco opporation just gave them the creeps.

As Captain of the New Squidbeak Splatoon their duties didn't require them to be very active, they mostly had to manage the other agents and keep tabs on things in the area. It was a blessing and a curse, it meant they didn't have to force themself to pick up a weapon when they didn't want to, but it also meant they weren't doing anything. Eight had noticed their decline in activity but she didn't ask any further when Three gave the excuse of being tired of turf wars, too busy with captain work to get back into them.

The truth was they couldn't hold a weapon on the battlefield after they were controlled by TARTAR. Every time they picked up a splattershot they could only feel the uncomfortable memories looming in their mind, threatening to cloud their vision and take them back to what they did. It was worse with Eight, she was the one who had to fight them, and the mere thought of playfully battling against her in turf was painful to Three. They never wanted to touch a weapon again, hadn't they done enough?

Compared to Eight, who was in peak physical condition with defined muscles and stood tall and thin, Three was much more soft. They had lost the definition in their muscles and gained a bit of weight all over, their figure more short and stout. They were afraid of losing their girlfriend, if their body changed too much then Eight might not want to be with them anymore. It wasn't the same as when they first got together.

"Three, will you tell me what's wrong? You have been sulking for a few days and I can tell you are not feeling well," Eight said to them one night while they were at home on the couch.

Three sighed, knowing that if they tried to hide the truth any longer it would only start to hurt them, "I'm... worried."

The octoling waited for them to continue, placing her hand on theirs.

"I'm worried that you're not going to want to be with me anymore because I've, changed," they said, looking down and away from their girlfriend's concerned eyes. "I told you that turf just got boring for me but- the truth is I can't stomach picking up a weapon anymore. Every time I try it's like I'm under the ink's control again and I'm reliving all the shit I went through back then. I can't even think about going up against other people, let alone you, after that."

"Babe..." Eight cooed, moving closer to the inkling to pull them into her arms. "I understand, you don't have to do anything that you don't want to, including turf wars. But why would you think I won't want to be your girlfriend anymore?"

Three relaxed into her embrace, breathing in their scent to help calm them down, "Because I just haven't been able to be active so I gained weight, and you didn't fall in love with me for the body I have now."

"No, I fell in love with you because of your heart, your personality. You charmed me from the moment we first properly met, nothing about that had to do with your body." Eight kissed their head lovingly. "I do think you're attractive, back then and now too, but I like your body because it's you."

The words eased their mind- they had fallen for Eight for all the same reasons. They laughed slightly, "That makes sense, I fell in love with you for you too, I guess I shouldn't have been anxious about it."

"It's okay to have those feelings or thoughts, but I will always be here to make you feel better about it, okay?"

"Okay."

#splatoon #splatoon ask #splatoon headcanon #splatoon hc #agent 3 #agent three #captain 3 #captain three #agent 8 #agent eight #agent 24 #agent 3 x agent 8 #agent three x agent eight #splatoon 3 #splatoon 2 #octo expansion #cw weight talk #cw body image #cw weight gain #fluff #hurt and comfort #splatoon drabble #splatoon 3 hero mode

[symphorine]

man doctors sure love to say ur obese and losing weight would solve all ur problems lol. like i went for bloods and bp check and the nurse was perfectly fine, but she was looking at a letter from a consultant contacted by the gp... who had never seen or talked to me... saying yeah weights the problem here. its like telling anyone covid was the main health event before my bp rose sky high just goes in one ear and out the other. also "exercise more" I Have Chronic Fatigue And Pain i literally cant afford to tire myself out with going to the gym or on a run bc then i will. not be able to do anything. god im so fucking annoyed, and its the same fucking thing talking to literally any doctor. weight! weight! lose weight! when i say i have cfs none of them seem to understand what that actually means for my day to day

what /i/ think i need is to never have to work full time again. then less stress -> better health and less fatigue -> maybe ill lose weight and make the drs happy idk but it would certainly feel better. but nobody's gonna prescribe me "employ this person for 50% of their current work time and 100% of their current pay"

#personal #cw weight talk #cw medical #just. frustrated.

[paladinofselune]

Man…I know I have a lot of things going against me that makes it difficult to lose weight…hypothyroidism (which I do take meds for) and pcos but it’s still so frustrating to make huge changes to how I eat and see absolutely nothing happen. I GAINED weight this week despite everything. I know it could be anything but it still feels like a huge blow because I so desperately need to drop weight. It is affecting my mobility and increasing the amount of pain I’m in.

#weight loss #cw weight talk

[peaceloveandahardcock]

Cw weight

All the beautiful weight I've worked so hard to gain is fucking gone in a matter of 3wks . I feel so sick and tired and weak. Everything hurts. My skin is pure garbage rn it's tearing like paper

#talking #cw weight talk #health #things suck rn !!!!!

[adhd-mulder]

Growing up fat gives you different brain chemistry. Its not just about accepting your weight as an adult or being okay with weight gain as an adult. I was 14 and going to weight watchers and learning out to stretch out my shirts so you couldn’t see my rolls. My fundamental years of self discovery were filled with hating and hiding my body. And now at 25 I act like I don’t care about my weight but I do. And it is gonna be a long and hard road to unlearn all that shit I learned as an overweight kid.

#josh is joshing #cw weight talk #self deprecation #fatphobia #josh is venting

[baph0meat]

[DON'T REBLOG the built-in setting is not working for some reason]

oof yeah, re: lrb. putting this in a separate post bc i don't wanna dump it in op's tags but the whole thing of like... "i don't want to be disappointed" is something i have felt a lot the last few years. i can't remember what the exact wording was but it's along the lines of that post that's like "you need to stop giving yourself body dysmorphia wanting to look like an anime elf" lmfao

like i do draw myself in a somewhat gender-aspirational way but i keep my self-portraiture way more toned down than, for example, the super SUPER wish-fulfillment-y designs that some of my ocs have. (i mean a lot of them aren't even human which is me basically abstracting a lot of these desires but w/e). like there was even a point where i started backing off a little on certain designs bc it was like. am i kind of just torturing myself by constantly rehashing these totally unrealistic aspirational bodies, ones that NO amount of hormones or presentation tweaks could ever give me? plus like. i am never going to "pass" as [???? i don't even know what i want to "pass" as] anyway. there is a point at which i started feeling like im tired of pining after a body and a face i'm never going to have and the actually pragmatic and self-loving thing to do is to learn to be happy with what i have. you gotta live in the body you've got.

i don't think about this stuff AS often as i used to (probably bc i stopped marinating myself in it, or at least switched the way i play w gender in art to something way more whimsical/playful vs. basically an endless ourobouros of "hhhhhhaha ww. wouldn't it be cool to be a 6 foot tall hairless bishounen with a-cup tits and [redacted unfocused genital whining that is, again, unattainable]" lmfao) but like. man. yeah

#cw dysphoria #kind of #cw weight talk #(not explicitly but like. its very much baked into the dysphoria surrounding 'androgyny' as a default imo)

[gyakusama]

❝ Ah, forgot to mention I lost a lotta weight durin' exile...never could get it back, neither. ❞

#↳ ic ↴ #cw body image #cw weight talk #cw weight loss

[anchoeritic]

rant moment (but body positive ig?): idk if i should wait to lose like 30lbs and then sort out my wardrobe/fashion sense, or try to do it now

i think i look actually pretty good (less curvy version of doja cat's figure ig?), maybe not toned but i like having bigger thighs and a tummy, like it looks attractive to me. it just feels like a punch to the gut when i wear my jeans and t-shirt, and look like a sack of yoghurt. i look so much better than that naked wtf lmao 🤭😵‍💫

also also, when i dare try new looks, they don't work out at all?? like here i am cobbling together a vinted wardrobe and nothing matches and nothing fits right and now i'm like 100 buckaroos short aaaaa

not ur responsibility ofc, delete if u like, but i WISH i could look as attractive as i do in a pair of tight short shorts and a turtleneck bc i DO look hawt. i just can't wear that to like the grocery store lmaoooo

have you ever experienced this at all (also oui oui it's a moot but idk i'm going anon bc weight talk ehehe)?

love, i’m sure you look absolutely beautiful in anything you wear. you are probably fucking SO FINE. there’s no doubt about that. AND no one’s stopping you from wearing those short shorts to the grocery store (maybe the weather.. but not me xoxo i would never turn down a sight like that xx) 😋

i can say i’ve experienced this quite a lot actually. every morning when i go to work, it’s a struggle to find confidence in what i wear; whether it’s the way my pants fit my waist or how tight my top is around my chest, the shit bothers me soooo much. like what you were saying about nothing matching or fitting, i relate to that so hard.

i’ll literally spend my entire paycheck on new clothes and nothing looks good on me. it makes me kindaaa mad but y’knowwwww .. at the end of the day, i love myself within and there’s definitely someone else who loves everything too.

as much as my words aren’t as comforting, i love and relate to you. i understand where you’re coming from. hehe. sending all my love, hugs, n kisses to you!! my dearest beautiful moot, i love you the mostest. 💗💗

#જ⁀➴ mail: received #body positivity ! #cw weight #tw weight talk #cw weight talk #cw body talk #cw body image #tw weight

[applbutter]

You mean to tell me I can’t lose weight because of INSULIN RESISTANCE??!?!!

#rambling train car #BEING A DIABETIC BLOWS #cw weight talk

[lapinnoirr]

I recognize that I'm not the only individual in this fandom who speaks about it but I'm exhausted from how the TWST writers treat Azul's canon ED as quirky trait or running joke. Content warning down below for in depth talk about EDs. Add anything if you want ig buttt here we go.

The audience are aware that Azul has severe stress and trauma regarding food because he was bullied to Hell and back for being fat. The primary purpose of why I'm ranting about this is because the TWST writers thought it would humorous to add that Azul can't eat candy because of his daily caloric limit.

Like.....they added this line for no reason outside of ig "hahaha he has ED"

It gets worse the more I ponder because the writers are both simultaneously aware how traumatic Azul's ED but also also you gotta make a hahaha funny. Also this gimcrackery is added in his school ID card ????

But WAIT! It gets even WORSE!

Hardly anyone in the cast is worried about Azul's ED. The only instance of that happening is from Floyd and it's still presented as a throwaway line with no meaning :/.

Very worrisome about how nobody is helping (or even noticing) Azul's struggles ._. .

I'm really uncomfortable and unhappy with this. If the writers desired to make jokes or gags revolving around Azul, they could've picked anything BESIDES his ED. It's not like the writers are terrible at making ongoing jokes (just look at the "Malleus never getting invited" or "Lilia's nightmare-ish dishes" jokes, those are funny and not yknow?? Offensive and tasteless).

Referring to my former point, the fundamental complication of this tasteless nonsense is that it feels weird that Azul is the only person who's traumatic backstory gets made fun of. We don't really see other characters make fun of Leona's chronic depression or Riddle's abusive helicopter mother.

#skull.txt #twst #azul ashengrotto #Octavinelle #cw ed #cw weight talk #tw ed #okay to reblog

[sapropel]

My mom is "on a diet" and "trying to lose weight" which means she won't eat the "entire meal" I made that is full of bell peppers, carrots, tomatoes, onions, and lentils, but she will eat her "snack" of an entire mixing bowl of buttered popcorn. I guess. ???????

#cw weight talk

[immediacies]

today i upgraded to a body composition scale and it told me my body fat percentage is [redacted] i.e. i’m more swole than i thought, now have a weirdly inflated ego bc of this knowledge 💪🤓

also CONFIRMED BMI is an absolute scam lol smh

#cw weight talk

[cryptidspacepirate]

hello! i feel really bad for asking, but could you please take a moment to share my friend's top surgery gofundme with your followers? here's the link: https://gofund.me/945bf860

and here's the desc:

"Hi, my name is Andy Thompson; I'm an 18-year-old Trans man who is eight months on T. My top surgery is scheduled for July 18th, and I was initially going to use the health insurance I had to pay for it. But now, I don't have health insurance anymore; I need help raising money to get my surgery before starting college, which I have been working towards all school year. I have lost 35 lbs to be able to qualify for the surgery, and it has been something I've wanted for as long as I can remember. The money will directly go towards the surgery and nothing else."

i usually would never do this, but it's super important that we have to try our hardest to help him. please, please help my friend.

ofc!!

#inbox #trans #transgender #trans guy #trans man #gofundme #crowdfunding #trans rights #trans pride #trans positivity #trans posting #trans crowdfund #cw weight talk