Loving Yourself Through Thick and Thin

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I don’t know about you, but my weight is inconsistent. I maintained a low weight for five years after my last big dieting extravaganza, but my weight has crept up. And I can’t muster the motivation to diet again—I just cannot bear the deprivation. Not only that, but Karen and I have recognized how stressful dieting is. I may never diet again. And because I am a full 40 pounds lower than my top weight, I’m still claiming the “maintenance” moniker.

I feel great. My clothes fit, I have good energy, and I’m getting lots of physical activity. My tendency is to just love and embrace myself as I am, although I admit that it does take some positive self-talk to keep up the good feelings. In this society, we are all encouraged to be “starved to perfection” as our sister Judith quips.

Watching the Academy Awards show this past Sunday, I couldn’t help but notice Mindy Kaling’s weight loss. I always thought she was quite adorable but now she is Hollywood svelte. I guess everyone in the entertainment world is taking Ozempic now. I’ll leave my share of diet drugs for those who really do suffer from diabetes. I’d rather learn to love myself through thick and thin.

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After arriving at the weights we wanted to maintain, my sister and I scoured the academic and popular literature to find the guidance we needed to simply retain our hard-earned successes. What we found was incomplete, prescriptive, or down right discouraging. Sometimes it is clear that a lack of information opens a door to work that needs to be done.

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