I feellikeeverybodyhasatonepointoranother I'veneverpersevebeenon a diet.
I'm a stresseaterAndsowhen I'm stressedout I eat a lotandthen I get a littlebiggerSo I trytowatchwhat I eatHealthythings I'veneverpersonallybeenon a diet.
I I don't particularlyliketheword.
I thinkitjustmeansrestrictions, andsometimeshewillgotoofarwiththem.
But I'vealwaysbeenextremelyhealthyeater, and I thinkthat's reallywhereitstarts.
Yes, I hatediets, and I hatethewordskinnyand I hatethewordfat.
I feellikeas I grewoutofmyadolescenceintomytwenties, I feltlike I personallytriedtobemorehealthconsciousin, likecuttingoutsoitdoesandcuttingoutjunkfoodjustforthesakeofstayinghealthy.
Beingactive, youwanttocallthat a diacalledtheDiet.
Buttome, I wouldreallyliketodosomethingthatfeelsmorelike a lifestylethat I couldactuallydoforever.
So I don't liketheworddiet.
Youknow, youcouldeat a saladeverysingleday, andthenthatonetimeyoueat a cookie, thenyou'regonnafeelbad, havethatonecookieinsteadof 20 cookiesandjusttryingtokindofkeep a balanceofeatingcertainthingsinmoderation.
Manydietssince I was 11 yearsold.
Itsucks.
But I thinkwhat I'vegrownintolaterinyourlifeisrealizingthatselfacceptanceisprettykey.
Butit's plussizegirlsorisnaturallythickpeoplewhohave a littlemeatontheirbones, likeweshouldn't feelbadaboutourbodiesandhavetobeforcedintothiswholediaculturebecauseit's extremelytoxicand I'm againstit 100%.
I actuallyhaveneverbeenon a diet.
I eatmoderatelyor I'llchangethewaythat I eatif I feellikeyouknow, I'm getting a littleheavieror I'm feelinguncomfortableinmyclothes.
But I neverusedtheworddietbecauseithadsuch a badconfrontation.
I'vebeenon a diet, plentyofsuchasthelifeof a plussizewomangirlkid.
I think I wentonmyfirstguywhen I was 10 andYoYodiedIDthroughoutmylifeuntilmaybe I wanttosay, 10 yearsago, when I realizedthatdietingisjustnothealthyforme, because I wouldlosethewayandthengainitbackandsomeandthen I wouldalwaysbehungry, whichyouneverwanttobehungryallthetime.
But I learnedthatinstead I havetochoose a healthierlifestyleandincorporatehealthierfoodsintomylifestyleIncorporateexerciseandmoving.
And I foundthat I havelostsomeweight.
I waslargerthanthis.
I'vebeenon a diet.
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