I almost planned binged today til I watched this video it reminded me the consequences of binging (outside of weight gain) like listening to this made me feel sick as if I’m the one who ate what he did
Dude, a BMI of 25 is barely 0.1 overweight. Teenagers are going through intense hormonal and growth fluctuations, and many put on a bunch of weight before growing inches practically overnight. I have never been obese in my entire life, and yet, I got a little chunky at about 11, right before I went through a massive growth spurt and topped out at 6'.
My mother gave me hell for developing a bit of pudge, and I'm very lucky that I thought she was stupid and did not let her give me an eating disorder, because I could have stunted my height, the one thing that got me into a sports scholarship.
Other girls are not so lucky, same with an increasing amount of boys. Doctors absolutely need a reality check if they're being pushy about a one-time measured BMI of 25 for a 12-year-old with no prior history of obesity. Until the late '90s, that wasn't even considered overweight at all (the cutoff used to be 27.3 for women until it was lowered to 25 for both genders, on the prompting of, among other things, dieting industry lobbyists).
BMI has always been a statistical tool, and extrapolating health impacts at 0.1 intervals is extremely irresponsible. It does, indeed, show that her child's pediatrician is not scientifically-minded, considering children that age are much more vulnerable to taking any criticism to an extreme leading to poor self-perception and eating disorders than actually experiencing poor physical health outcomes at a BMI that is 0.1 "overweight" only since 1998.
the one time my mom beat me with a hockey stick on my back repeatedly while i tried to crawl away on the floor. i must have been 11. i don't really remember it. what i do remember is her face dropping as she realised i was really bleeding and rushing to cradle and kiss me.
so im probably going to be moving out of my parents’ house in about 10 months (being optimistic here) and i’m so excited… ngl i feel like living peacefully is going to need some getting used to but omg
i don’t really care about getting fired from call centers and fast food places. then ill move out, and the money saved SHOULD hold me up for at least 6 months without working so i can go to therapy for the one purpose of gaining the ability to Keep A Job
industrial animal agriculture only exists due to the mass exploitation of the female reproductive system. Females are seen as vessels for birthing, flesh, and secretion. Ask yourself why cows produce milk? Hint: It’s the same as any other mammal