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When I was around 19 & roughly the weight I am now,I went to an endocrinologist bec my RD & I couldn’t figure out why I was my size given how I ate.
(Spoiler alert: body diversity is a thing but my ED RD wasn’t aware)
It was also the only period of recovery I’d ever experienced
(Spoiler alert: body diversity is a thing but my ED RD wasn’t aware)
It was also the only period of recovery I’d ever experienced
TW calories
The endo forced me on the scale after I pleaded not to &then said I had 2 options.I could get WLS or I could eat less than 1k cal a day w 1 hour vigorous exercise daily.
Yes, she was aware of my ED of 10 yrs (at that pt) that I was was just starting to recover from
The endo forced me on the scale after I pleaded not to &then said I had 2 options.I could get WLS or I could eat less than 1k cal a day w 1 hour vigorous exercise daily.
Yes, she was aware of my ED of 10 yrs (at that pt) that I was was just starting to recover from
Imagining what it could’ve been like to have been told, your body isn’t broken, you aren’t broken. You can trust your body and it’s okay.
But that’s not why I’m sharing this.
But that’s not why I’m sharing this.
I’m sharing this because this endo literally gave me an eating disorder plan to manage my weight fully knowing my ED history. 1k cal a day is starvation for anyone but that’s besides the point.
So now, I’m around that weight for the first time in 11 years & I am TERRIFIED of getting sick. I am terrified of needing to go to the doctor who will dismiss any issue I have & blame it on my weight.
68% of women delay going to the doctor because they’re afraid of weight stigma. 17% of doctors reported reluctance to give larger patients pelvic exams. More than 50% MD’s described larger patients as ugly, awkward & non compliant.
Weight stigma is real and it’s deadly.
Weight stigma is real and it’s deadly.
I haven’t figured out yet how to build resiliency around fatphobia yet. It terrifies me.
There’s so much conversation about how unhealthy it is to be fat but I want to hear more conversation about how unhealthy it is to experience weight stigma on a regular basis.
