Basically here is her logic: You can smoke and never get lung cancer, you can also get lung cancer without ever smoking. Now we have established that smoking is healthy and so quitting smoking has no health benefit 😂
Whoever came up with the idea that losing weight when you're obese has no health benefits is in denial and just doesn't want to put the work in to lose the weight, I know it's difficult but it's better for you in the long run
The people who actually don't care about losing weight don't talk about it often.I know one and she celebrates with those of us with weight goals and she just doesn't talk about weight loss/gain at all. I spent many years extremely depressed and actively trying to unalive myself so I didn't care about weight. I do wish I had a longer torso but I can't change that.
Her logic: "You can drink a whole bottle of vodka and still be conscious. You can also drink only one shot of vodka and pass out. Now that we've established it doesn't matter how much you drink, lets drive!"
@@justMrAxe More logical than people who can't even define what a woman is and don't understand basic economics. You don't even know what "right wing" actually means. High confidence, but low IQ. That's all you are.
My grandma has been heavily overweight her entire adult life. She saw my friend in her wedding dress and said “How old is she?? And she’s that big?” And I of course got defensive, there’s nothing wrong with her, that’s my friend, etc. and my grandma said “Honey, fat people will seem just fine in their 20s and maybe even 30s, but once they get my age they’ll regret it.” Because of the constant pain she’s in. I think about that often
As someone who is overweight and 56 years old I agree with grandma, it's fine and dandy when you're young, but will catch up with you when you hit your late 30's or early 40's. I and everyone in my family was thin until we had kids then all gained and gained and gained. We were all fine health wise until our 40's now there is Hashimotos, diabetes, knee pain, back pain, the potential for blindness, fatty liver etc.....I'm the only one working on it though I wish my siblings and their spouses would join me. Grandma meant her comment out of concern.
My step mom decided to lose weight when she was a little over 300lbs. She needed her two sons in law to help her up and down the bleachers at her oldest granddaughter’s high school graduation. It was then that she realized she needed to change something if she wanted to live to see all her grandchildren grow up.
I think these people confuse “being healthy at every size” and “striving for health/engaging in healthy habits at every size”. No, you can NOT be healthy at EVERY size, but you CAN strive for health and engage in healthy habits at any size!
“striving for health/engaging in healthy habits at every size”. Tha't was the original premise of HAES but it has definitely gone from that to "being healthy at every size" It's crazy how far off the rails they have gone from it's original idea.
Yes. When I was in my teens and 20s (some 20-25 years ago) the philosophy that was gaining traction was that 1. Your worth and value as a human is not dictated by your size 2. Gauge your health based on where you're at. Like, Michelle and I are not at the same level of health, I'd wager. I'm sure she outdoes me in almost every fitness metric. But for my current size, I don't think I'm doing bad. HAES as I knew it back then, was about either being happy with that or continuing to make positive changes (while not beating yourself up if you went backward a little). What it's become is some sort of bullying hatred for people who aren't gleefully morbidly obese, and it's so irritating.
@Rachel Forshee it still amazes me how I can say that someone is unhealthy while being morbidly obese, and is also fully deserving of respect, dignity, and compassion… and still be called fatphobic insensitive, purely for observing the correlation between size and health.
I was morbidly obese, my entire adult life, until at 50 I lost 100 pounds. It wasn’t until then I realized how miserable, uncomfortable, and unhealthy I had been all those years. I mourn that lost time. I feel really young right now at 59, I always wonder what it would’ve been like to lose that weight when I was in my 20s.
I lost 50# just before my 50th! I can’t say I’m at mid-30s energy levels because MS is slowly taking its toll, but I can sure as hell say I have more energy, flexibility, etc than I would if I hadn’t lost the weight and learned to eat properly. (I’m 58) I can definitely say I’m in better shape than some of my co-workers who are half my age.
I forgot the point of all that- Which is “Pfft! The 20s aren’t all that. For us, NOW is our best time: we’re lighter, healthier, and _more experienced_ !!”
They literally complain about the stereotype that they eat fast food everyday and then you watch their "What I Eat in a Day" videos and they do...just...that..?
I just can't with all those sugary drinks. I feel like a lot of the "What I eat" videos are supposed to be "Gotchas!" like, "See! I hardly ate anything today! Some fruit, and a sandwich, and some carrots with hummus! So clearly all this diet talk is bunk!" But honey, you just drank a couple thousand calories there...
Like everyday there is some sort of take out its wild... yes your canned iced tea is fast food, your sandwich is fast food, your coffee drink is fast food! Lol. Cmon ppl.
The worst part is that they are actually posting their idea of what “healthy” is so people will watch the videos and be like, wow, I guess fat people don’t eat a lot!” When in actuality they are like “I ate “some” organic gummies! Like they are gonna get a Pat on the back… all the while thinking (people are buying my bullshit)
I did the exact same thing, which is how I got to my highest weight two years ago. I'd buy two meals from McDonald's with a coupon and eat them both to myself. The crash after was awful but I did it for so long that I thought it was normal. I barely eat from fast food chains now and I feel so much better. I still have issues with eating to much sodium tho.
You know, you dont have to be skinny to be loved. My sister in law was obese but was loved because she was a good person. She was diagnosed with congestive heart failure, diabetes and ovarian cancer all within the span of six months. On the day of her first chemo treatment, her port developed a blood clot and she passed away at 2 in the morning 3 months ago. She always hated the HAES movement and had even told me that if Tess Holiday was her age, she wouldn't be saying that. R.I.P my beautiful sister. You were loved because you were a good person. She was only 49 when she died.
@@rustyshackleford1507 Why would it be satire?? They are talking about their sister in law who passed away due to health problems. There is no joke being made.
As someone that was admitted to the hospital in March of 2021 in heart and respiratory failure and tipped the scale at 435, I personally can attest to the benefits of weight loss. As of this past Sunday I was down 200 pounds. First of all I am alive and second my overall health has dramatically improved. This kind of mentality is dangerous!
So so proud of you!!!!!! I'm glad you're feeling physically better and healthier!! This mentality is dangerous and I wish people wouldn't spew this shiit online
My dad was morbidly obese through his mid-twenties all the way through his thirties…his labs always came back normal. Enter his forties and (now fifties) and he’s paying for it…high blood pressure, breathing problems, kidney issues, pre-diabetic, joint/mobility issues. It’s like teenagers smoking not realizing the consequences of smoking until their mid-life.
Oof, I'm sorry he's going through all that. It's scary, my mom is 52 and been overweight/obese since halfway pregnant with me, so roughly 31 years... In the past year I've heard her say she got a sleep apnea diagnosis, her wrist canal(idk how to say this in english) in both hands is baaad, she's got high blood pressure, her hip/joints have issues, when I saw her I noticed skin tags which might indicate insulin resistance... I wonder if I'm missing any diagnoses, I felt like I had whiplash when she was telling me all these issues she's had in just one year. Her 30s and 40s seem like a cake walk compared to now.
Same with my mom, she's been obese for at least 20 years, she was always fine but now recently in her 50s she's been suddenly diagnosed with osteoarthritis and has knee issues, sleep apnea, starting to get high blood pressure...
Well, that’s how type II diabetes works, mate. It’s a 10-20 year progression caused by consumption of carbohydrates and/or seed oils. Consumption of carbohydrates causes the body to release more insulin than it normally would in any other situation, to reduce our blood glucose back to normal. Over time, the pancreas needs to secrete more and more insulin to properly handle the carbohydrates. During this time, labs will usually come back normal, unless insulin (not just blood sugar) was being checked, which is still not common at this time. Eventually, the pancreas loses the ability to produce enough insulin to counteract our elevated blood glucose, this is type II diabetes. Continuing to consume carbohydrates will eventually cause the pancreas to fail to produce insulin at all. That’s LADA, or Latent Autoimmune Diabetes (Type I) in Adults. Diabetes is a disease of dysfunctional carbohydrate metabolism. Best wishes to your father. It is reversible.
Exactly this! I got wasted every weekend in high school and carried on that way until I had liver failure at 24, you always think it won't hurt YOU until it is you actually hurting.
Well, a lot of those diseases are early detectable. Doctors could tell you early what’s happening and you can do medical tests - if you have decent affordable health care that is.
My mom is morbidly obese (around 450 pounds) and can I just say it is scary when your parent is that size. She doesn't believe in fat acceptance at all and tries to teach us ( my sister and I) healthy habits but she really has a fucked up relationship with food. The other day she was sitting on the floor cleaning in our bathroom but when she tried to get up she couldn't and our bathroom was so small (or she was so large) that she couldn't get out. Its traumatic seeing your mom have a panic attack on the floor because she can't get up, mind you my mom isn't even quite 40. I have nightmares of my mom killing herself with food. I feel so scared for the children of these "body positive feminists" because they don't think anything is wrong with them
Encourage her to be healthy. Exercise with her! Eat healthy with her. I'm rooting for your family. She's in her 30s she has a long life to live. She can do it.
Hey there, I hope you and your family are well. Sometimes all you can do is be as healthy as you can be and hope to inspire others. I'm praying for you and your mom and your future 🙏
Fat positivity is totally a thing for the young. I know so many people who abused their bodies in a multitude of ways in their teens and 20s (bad diet, drinking, drugs, etc) only to suffer for it once they were in their 30s and the shield of being young and healthy was gone. This is gonna catch up to these activists in a BAD way
Oh yeah totally i see the people in my friendgroup who kept up the partying aging real quick now that we’re past 30. Those specifically look 5-10 years older than those that partied less and abused substance less. Also they have quite some health issues. And they still keep it going!
totally.. i was severely bulimic for pretty much all of my teens and im now paying over 100k on new teeth. i have constant vocal nodules and can’t do karaoke for the life of me. Cant keep barely any solids down. Its effecting me so much now in ways i never imagined. Abusing your body when youre young WILL catch up to you and these fat acceptance ppl will most definitely be sorry soon !
There's a reason BoPo is being likened to a cult more recently... The mental disconnect between healthy lifestyles and body weight is astounding. It's almost like they're trolls deliberately acting obtuse to rile people up.
As a real feminist, who wants equality for women worldwide, I can’t stand people like the person described in the video. Also, Michelle, I love your jewelry and outfit!
As an ex feminist humanist: that was my attitude too until I realized how fellow feminists didn't give a crap about actual facts, just ignored them and kept parroting factually wrong stuff that fit the narrative, acting more like a secular religion than a political movement that would keep track of the actual landscape. Philosophically, they don't have a monopoly on gender equality issues, humanism covers it well enough, so I let go of my identity as a feminist over the course of the last 5 years. My values haven't changed, the movement got hijacked and went over a cliff
Weight loss does improve your health, I see it all the time. I also see how quickly health declines with weight gain. It's all science and fact, not based on feelings. By the way, Michelle you look great!
@@minagica ....what? You're letting randos determine what the movement is? You're aware every group has factions and not all of them are focusing on the real issues. If anything feminism became capitalized and exploited. That doesn't mean the actual feminist theories are wrong or change somehow. You are aware this is the internet as well? Twitter isnt a real representation of what feminism actually is, alot of dumb kids talking shit or companies trying to sell it or rich white women using it to victimize themselves. You weren't ever really a feminist because everything you said is ridiculous and the exploitation of beliefs should not affect your worldview lmao
If you’re fat your entire life, you don’t know any different. I have been fat most of my life. In my 20s I lost 75lbs and felt so alive!! I didn’t even know how sluggish I felt until I didn’t.
I've been fat my whole life too, but I must say around 24 I stacked on about 10kg more than my highest after dropping weight, and must say, you feel it. Bending becomes tedious, hot and tiring. As a fat person I don't understand these fat activists at all, it's harmful, and can be triggering for so many people who suffer with binge eating disorders.
Yup. I was a skinny kid but ballooned up in my teens and lost 100 lbs at 19 and have kept it off for 11+ years. and it was amazing the things I can do. I don’t do the gym but I run as often as I can, and MTB all day without getting tired. These women are just salty that they can’t and project all this onto us in order to make themselves feel better.
@@MizuSky yep. I reached 90kgs at 1m64cm. Rock bottom for me...i was never above 70kgs. Lost 5kgs in a month. Im back to workouts, i cut the sweets. I hope we can all be persistent in this fight
same, grew up morbidly obese and had to do a gastric bypass at 13 because i didn't want to understand the concept of weight loss. it was hard and definitely traumatizing but who knows where i would have been if i hadn't gotten the surgery done
People get used to being unhealthy, it's their normal and they don't know that they could feel so much better if they just tried but they don't think they have to because they don't understand that their normal isn't normal.
This is all spot on. I was in a group for overweight women and once I started losing weight they kicked me out of their group and changed the rules of the group to say you have to be over a size 16 to be in the group. But here we are 5 years later and all of them are joining my weight loss group and trying to lose weight because of the health consequences their weight. Three of them had weight loss surgery when they swore up and down they would never do it.
This movement is so toxic… it’s sad that people need to be reminded the hard way that their weight has consequences on their health, and that there is no such thing as health at every size.
I was obese my entire life and like a lot of these folks, didn't know any better, thought I was healthy, I wasn't. Hit my 40's and everything hurt. A day of work wiped me out. A day cleaning the house and I could barely move afterwards. I made changes, got VSG and lost nearly a 100 pounds. I'm turning 50 this month (yikes!) and I feel better than I did at 30. A woman posted that it felt like freedom - I would agree.
My brother sadly got as far as 30 before his heart gave out due to the high blood pressure. His heart was sadly had to cope with more than it was intended. I'm glad you're doing well now, and feeling so much better! 😊 it's nice to hear such good stories like this. It is very inspiring to hear as I know the journey is not easy.
@@kristencoolen9235 can you please tell me what you did to lose all that weight, I'm 18 and I sound like you and I don't want to wait till I'm 40 to make a change for the better
😂 My legs have never chaffed like that on my inner thigh area. I love how confidently she said that everyone's thighs chaff so it's a stupid goal. She's been so fat her own life she can't even imagine what feeling healthy feels like.
Mine normally don't but if I gain a little bit of weight I start noticing it when I run. That's literally how I decide when I need to cut back on calories, lol.
@@jd5368 at the fat end of my happy range mine start to touch and I also use that as my sign to be a bit more strict and lose a couple. I don't like that feeling, but they never got to chaffing.
As a person on the opposite side of the spectrum, I didn't understand why I was not gaining weight even though I was eating what I considered "oily rich food" like butter toast, french fries, fast food " untill I realised why. Even though I switched out my plain rice bowls for oily food, my portion was still very small - inadequate to help me gain weight. I needed to increase portion sizes. My friend on the other hand tells me how she's eating very healthy - like rice and fish, fruits and vegetables but was still not losing weight. The thing is even though she switched out her McDonald's with rice and fish, her portions were still huge. So she was not losing weight. She needed a calorie deficit. This is what I think seeing these obese people show us how they are eating healthy food (fruits and vegetables) but their portion sizes are huge. They will never lose weight like this
I hear ya. I learned portion sizes were my downfall big time. I didn't realize that it wasn't so much what I was eating (though til recently there were good days and bad on that front), but how much I was eating. I'd gotten in an odd situation where I overate one meal each day because my work schedule was so weird and I was afraid of being hungry. Well, I'm 80ish pounds overweight--I need to LEARN how to be hungry and differentiate between that and cravings. I've mostly got the kinks worked out of my workout and eating schedule, and I just don't want that much anymore. Drinking more water has helped (along with this crazy hot summer--seriously, intense heat makes me NOT hungry at all; I'd want to crawl into a food coma if I ate a big meal on a hot day).
I have never yet seen an obese person eating a huge portion of steamed vegetables or lightly dressed salad. Oddly enough, most of the obese people I've seen on the internet are eating huge portions of fried foods and doughnuts.
@@annalieff-saxby568 Yeah, portion control is practically non-existent, and the salads are so loaded down with dressing and salty, fatty meats and toppings that you could slap the ingredients between bread and you'd have a couple sandwiches. I learned that portion control was my biggest weakness, and the fast food combos fool people into thinking all that food is considered 1 portion per item (when it's more like 2 or 3 at minimum). I thought I was doing okay til I actually measured what I was eating. Now I mostly make my own food when possible because then I'll have the portion sizes right.
I was 125 lbs in college. After college graduation, I got sick and developed hypothyroidism. My weight went up to 215 lbs! I have been on a weight loss journey for years and today I am now 123 lbs! It took me a few years because I was a moron and was running with all that weight. My hip broke and I had a hip replacement! I healed and now use walking and Pilates are my favorite exercises! I love your channel! I think these things about the large people who claim they don’t care about their weight!😘
Omg I feel you 😪😪 developed hypothyrodism too and gained 30 kg in less than a year. I Started taking medication and I'm slowly losing the weight. I'm only 2 kilos down but I already feel so much better. People who say that losing weight has no benefits are either delusional, already thin enough and don't need to lose weight, or delusional. Oh and they also could be delusional. But I'm not sure about the last one.
Yes I have hypothyroidism too. I got up to 250 after my two pregnancy back to back and on my weight loss journey and it’s frustrating when the fat positivity talk about how you can’t lose weight with it and only gain weight. I’m happy I read about your story because it can be discouraging
as someone who is actively trying to lose weight, people like this literally just motivate me to lose more weight 😭 edit: also i’m overweight and my thighs don’t chafe? how is not wanting your thighs to chafe fat phobic anyhow??
My thighs don't really chafe either. Always wondered about it but what Michelle said about wider set hips makes sense, my skeleton structure is mildly bigger than average (wider hips, linebacker shoulders, also tall). Good luck on your weight loss. My positive tip is if you just can't do the gym or whatever one day, just do the running man (the dance) for like 15 minutes in front of a mirror. That dance is hard as hell and then the 10 minutes of laughing at yourself afterwards is good for the soul and burning a few calories.
My thighs have chafed at 120 lbs and they chafe at my current 190. It really depends on a lot of things. I just have terrible sensitive skin so i can get chafe just from sweaty fabric on skin and not my thighs actually rubbing together. But losing weight helps for A LOT of people
the thing about thighs chafing......thats literally one of my favorite benefits about losing weight. everything is so much more COMFORTABLE and i never realized it would be until i lost the weight
I hear you! I've had that to varying degrees almost my entire life. Now in my late 60s I've changed my lifestyle and am finally at a weight I can live with for the rest of my life. And no more chafing!!!! No more throwing good pants away because there are holes high on the inner legs and no more walking in shorts and having them disappear into my crotch. Not going to miss that at ALL.
I’m obese now, but my thighs still chaffed at my lowest weight. I don’t think I have narrow hips. I’ve decided I’m going to lose weight until my thighs don’t touch.
After I had my kids I gained weight, but on top of that I was eating a lot of sugar, like way too much. I realized that all that weight was starting to make my asthma worse and I couldn’t keep up with my kids. Then my husband and I decided we wanted to visit Japan where everyone walks everywhere or rides the railway and I knew if I didn’t lose weight I wasn’t going to be able to keep up. Stopped eating sugar, started exercising, lowered my calories, and dropped the weight. I went from 210 to 170 and I felt amazing.
Good for you! I find it mind boggling when people become huge. You felt miserable 40 pounds heavier - how on earth do people manage to move when they're a couple of HUNDRED pounds heavier??? I hope you have/had a fabulous trip to Japan!
Huge congrats! I gained after having kids and I didn’t feel like I had the metal head space to deal with the discomfort that comes with change and losing weight. Fast forward 10 years and now the affects of staying overweight takes its toll. Never wait. I wa stupid and listened to people that tickled my ears. I’ve had to overcome feeling like. A victim of circumstance (health issues none weight related) It’s ok to be uncomfortable. It’s ok to not be ok. And I’ve learnt hard doesn’t mean impossible. I can do this. Hearing experiences like yours helps people like me tons. So proud of you ❤
Congratulations! I bet you're feeling fabulous. Now you may live longer, but even if this change doesn't add years to your life you will absolutely enjoy your time more and spend less time at the doctor.
I can say after loosing 80 pounds after VSG I have seen soooo many improvements in my health!! I can wear outfits I’ve never been able to fit in and plus I can walk 4 almost 5 miles without stopping! My knee and back pain is gone! I am able to bend over without being out of breath and I feel more alive than ever!! I feel sorry for this lady bc there is freedom in loosing weight!
Hey, Michelle ~ Licensed mental health counselor and eating disorder therapist here. THANK YOU for providing sound information on these topics! Intuitive eating is a legitimate thing, but what many folks don't realize is that it doesn't work when you're in the throes of a full-blown ED (or struggling with significant disordered eating behaviors). The first step is almost always to implement a prolonged habit of regular intervals of eating--i.e., going no longer than 4 hours between reasonable-sized/appropriately caloric meals and snacks. Although it may seem counterintuitive, this is essential for readjusting the metabolism and reducing eating disordered thoughts. It's key to getting binges under control, as well. There are many steps between achieving this piece and being ready for intuitive eating, but you can't get from point A to point B without it. I can't tell you how many times my clients with binge eating disorder, once they maintain the regular eating protocol for a few months (and have started to integrate more variety into their food choices) report that they no longer crave an excessive amount of sweets and fast food. In fact, they'll often say that, when they DO consume these items, that they taste "too sweet," "too rich," and so on. So they "intuitively" begin to have them in moderation because the cravings are much less extreme. These kinds of influencers drive me nuts because their anti-science claims keep people sick. Thanks again for challenging the b.s.!!
Body Positivity = Good. HAES = BAD. Why can't this community stop conflating the two ideas that you can love yourself at any size but it doesn't mean you're healthy...Also, I love that you brought up the fact that all of the loudest voices are young because it hasn't hit them yet. Preach Michelle.
I remember when body positivity was for people with deformities, scars, burns… things they didn’t do to themselves, not people being positive about diseases of choice.
@@ZacksRockingLifestyle Sure, and I mostly agree with you on that. But do keep in mind while being obese is a choice, there are often many factors that play into why someone is overweight. I'm someone who has struggled with weight for a long time but is also opposed to the idea of health at every size. Those factors I speak of are things like cycles of binge eating, exercise burnout, stressful schedule, etc that can often make it very hard to follow through. That's why I do support the idea that people should still love themselves and not feel ashamed of existing in the meantime while they are working on losing the weight, hence body positivity. But it ain't healthy.
@@JoshDreonOfficialwhere I feel bad for people is the terrible nutrition information they are given that comes from the very industries selling them the crap that’s killing them. I, too, struggled with my weight, and for years. I currently weigh just over half of what I used to. Thankfully, most people are told now that sugar is bad. What people are not told is that all carbohydrates, all of them, break down into glucose, fructose, and/or galactose, the three forms of sugar. I don’t have to exercise hard. I don’t count my calories before eating, and I usually don’t count after, either. Coca Cola wants us to think a calorie is a calorie is a calorie, and that they can just be interchanged. Coca Cola wants us to believe that we’re just lazy. We’re poorly educated about our physiology, not lazy; overall. Exercise burnout never has to be a thing. Eating less drops your metabolism and makes you hungry. Moving more is beneficial, very much so, but not so much for fat loss. Moving more also makes one more hungry. Just don’t eat carbs. I used to be told that my stomach acid was too acidic, and that’s why I was burning my throat. The exact opposite was true; my stomach was not acidic enough to send the signal to the flap that seals one’s stomach shut to tell said seal to shut. I acidified my stomach instead of using antacids, and stopped having reflux completely. It’s not hard, once one has been told the truth and they decide they want to verify it. The struggle is letting people poison themselves with carbs. It’s not worth my time, and it’s not worth the arguments with people whom disagree (to their detriment). The stereotype that fat loss is hard is manufactured by the people that manufactured the guidelines that made us fat in the first place. (Edit: I should add that loving oneself through this process is important; my point was largely that our self-love is weaponized against us. “You did good today! Have a 100 calorie snack!” As a recovering addict, and as a human, I will confidently espouse that humans often give ourselves too much love. There’s a balance needed there, in my eyes.)
@@JoshDreonOfficial I’m with you. I wish more people were willing to accept that nuance. Because I think you should be able to love or at least care for yourself in whatever shape you’re currently in, but also acknowledge all the health issues that come with being overweight. It shouldn’t be moralized, because there are so many reasons people are overweight, but we don’t have to lie and say it doesn’t cause problems. I can love and appreciate my body now while still trying to take better care of it.
Intuitive eating was helpful when I was in treatment for anorexia, under controlled conditions,,, in a recovery setting. I really hate when this community decides to use it to JUSTIFY their eating disorders
Yea, you should only do intuitive eating if you're underweight or at a healthy size, anything other then that, you shouldn't eat whenever you feel like eating
@@kiraphobia222 And even then it should only be intuitive eating if it is mostly healthy stuff your body tells you to eat. I only make the portion size intuitively (just slightly underweigth) but my head tells me what to eat. Otherwise I personally would eat crappy all the time.
I got a chronic illness that messes with my appetite and some of the medication I get sometimes, also messes with my appetite. Intuitive eating is literally dangerous for me. These people really don't know about health or other people's struggles.
i have just had my 10th gym session ever and i feel so insanely good. my arms are getting a bit of definition and i think im losing weight (at least on my main stomach roll). i started for weight loss, but immediately switched my focus to my mental health and lifting heavier weights over time. im so proud of myself :) best decision i have ever made in my 20 years of life
The 'young and dumb' phase got me too. I'm not obese but I am a type 1 diabetic, and leading up from my teens until I was 24 I was in an 'I don't care what I eat, blood sugar whatever, ill have this whole cake if I damn well want'. I'm now 26 on blood pressure medication, cholesterol medication, and had to get checked for diabetic retinopathy while working my A1C down from 10 to where it is now (7.6 and that's still too high.) I fucked my body up and now I'm fighting desperately to fix it and it sucks.
Please be careful I am wishing you the best my cousin had this issue she passed at 38 from diabetes she was nowhere near overweight or obese all of the other factors were a thing and she definitely didn’t change her eating habits at all be well XO 😘 food is key
@@karenmassey8354 I love that I wasn't seeking advice from an internet endocrinologist, and here it is! You've completely turned my life around, thank you oh so much for your unsolicited advice regarding a disease you clearly know nothing about. Love that.
Good for you! And it's true isn't it? You can't tell me that you were happy and healthy when you had the extra 100 pounds. Obese people may say that in order to justify their current weight but if they dropped the 100 pounds they would never opt to return to it.
From someone who's 4'10" and 255, intentionally weightloss has been making me feel a lot better. Especially now that I can run and move without being winded.
What a rude woman, she talks so much about being fat phobic but she is skinny phobic, healthy phobic! I hated being fat, my thighs don't rub now, when I'm not pregnant I can run and be active without pain. What is wrong with these people to hate people just because they are different than them, similar to what accuse skinny people of!! Also love the earrings but even more I love how you react to things we send you! It's nice to see someone who actually interacts ❤️.
That's right, that "phobia" goes both ways. It's good to reverse it on them. They are usually the phobic ones anyway. In other words, whoever smelt it, dealt it. I don't believe in making fun of overweight people or mean to someone that's overweight, but I will not play along with the delusion.
I was 268 and miserable. With small changes and persistence I am down to 188. Still have a long way to go but I feel so much better. Michelle, thanks for your videos. They keep me motivated.
I truly thought that there was something medically wrong with me when I wasn’t losing weight, I was walking with my son, thought I was eating healthy, and then my doctor told me to eat 1500 calories and Omg I had a hard time the first couple of weeks, I didn’t eat until like 1pm just to keep my calories low. I was easily eating 2500-3000 calories a day before and thought I was eating good. I’ve lost over 50 pounds since March. And I like myself so much more, I feel proud of myself, I can tell my fiancé has more pride in me even though he never judged me for my weight. I really think people underestimate the amount of calories they are eating
Eat less calories and lose more weight, who would’ve thought? I’ve heard people lie to my face and tell me they’ve literally ate nothing and still gained weight. The laws of thermodynamics can’t be broken.
Literally I spent my whole life with so much misinformation. Like people saying counting calories causes ED and then all the diet plans and work out plans and it’s like geez thank god I finally had a doctor that just straight up told me eat less calories
They absolutely don't and they also don't realise that you don't have to eat loads to gain weight you could eat a small amount of something that is packed full of calories without even noticing, I don't eat that much but it's what I do eat that is the problem just cutting out full suger soda and excessive amounts of dressing like dips and mayo can make a difference
I think we all underestimate how many calories we eat and how much money we spend, lol. Congrats to you for your healthy success! I recommend a reality show from the UK called, "Secret Eaters," and it highlights just as you said- people who can't seem to lose weight because they are severely underestimating how many calories they consume in a day. It's such a good show!
i think there is something medically wrong with me cuz i only seem to lose weight when taking my adhd pills, when i don't take them, my weight just stays the same once i got a higher dosis, my weight started to drop again, i was stuck on the same kg for weeks i suspect my metabolism but i dunno if the doctor actually was about to test it (which was the reason i went there in first place) cuz at the end she only talked about a possible vitamine a deficiency?? ._. like i don't even eat breakfast, i eat like 2 meals a day which is mostly a piece of bread and in the evening a warm meal when i counted the calories (for only a week tho) i was almost always even below 1000 calories since i still grab to cookies sometimes, it's probably a bit more, but i don't think it's any near the 1500 cuz the meals i eat should be mostly around 800 calories only 🧍🏻♀
this. not once, NOT ONCE have I seen any of these fat activists get mad at the people making them fat. no, it's the rest of us for either not being fat, or not wanting to be fat anymore.
For the obese ppl like me: it can also hit you fast, hard, and unexpectedly. I was never part of the health at all sizes group; regardless, I struggled to lose weight all my life. I was 260lbs, 24 years old, and suddenly, bam-insulin resistance, irregular heartbeat, high blood pressure, migraines, edema, vein insufficiency, etc. I used “I still have time” or “I’m not that heavy” as an excuse or as comfort-the ppl I saw ill were 30+ years old and 300lbs+. But no, it can hit you any time anywhere, so get your health in check asap cuz this lifestyle ain’t worth it.
I had all these problems for last 20 years and haven’t weighed above 150 as 5’10 male turning 40. You have no idea if taking ‘better care’ would have resulted any different. You are lucky you still felt fine, I have been fighting doctors for 20 years to be taken seriously since I “look healthy.” Must have been nice.
@@jeremyg7261 YOU also can't say that taking 'better care' wouldn't have resulted any different. taking better care of yourself always increases the likelihood of a more positive health outcome. your comment comes off as extremely dismissive, invalidating, and gives off "i HaVe It WoRsE tHaN yOu, PiTy mE" energy.
I was 250 when I was 24. Never had any serious problems with my heart or insulin. But I was starting to feel my weight when I tried to stand up from a squatting position. Always had dark circles under my eyes. Had a bad acne problem particularly on my inner thighs. Had low self esteem. I started losing weight, now at 27 I’m 165. Taking my weight loss more serious now & weighing my food to keep track of calories. Goal is 140 It feels so good to have lost the weight
Very similar to me as well. I was over 250 pounds since I was 17 years old once I hit 25 I painted it 300 pounds and then at my heaviest I was 380 I did OK I did pretty good blood work was always good cholesterol lowering triglycerides good didn’t have any real heart problems until I hit about three 4350 and for me that’s when it hit. I’m also a little taller I carry my way very different, but I have always had and some resistance, and that has made life a living he’ll never diabetes, insulin resistance, polycystic ovary syndrome have been my worst nightmare I have, fortunately been able to make a big turn and finally lost literally a whole person 180 pounds I’m now 195 and I plan to go a little lower as long as the doctor feels. I am in a healthy place and I look and feel healthy. I will never want to go back, but my doctor for about 89 years took my bloodwork on a regular and blood work wise I was a very healthy person, but that weight took a toll on my joints on my bones. It took a toll on my heart sleep apnea, kidneys, and my liver, so yeah I don’t. It’s very hard for me to be body positive extra fat can be damning to a person once somebody gets to that limit.
I was overweight when I was a teen back in 2018 to 2020 when I used to believe in the term "health at every size". The fat acceptance brainwashed me to become obese. Glad my realization put me back into shape and I can control my eating habits with the help of exercise.
Good for you! It's like Michelle said above the HAES movement seems to only apply to overweight folks and not the underweight/anorexic. It's simply a rationalization in order to accept their weight and not be accountable for it.
"never met a thin person whose thighs don't chafe" as someone whose been thin my whole life, I didn't know thigh chafe was a thing until I was in my 20's because my overweight friend had to stop to take a break while we were walking because their thigh chafe was causing them too much pain. I have pretty sensitive skin and get rashes in other places somewhat regularly, but I've never had a rash from my legs rubbing together.
Yah, I sure don’t have thigh chafe. I know my dad and sister, who are bigger, do wear out pants in the thigh area faster than mine do. I don’t think any of mine ever have lol. I’m just a normal lower bmi (about 19.5-20) so I guess I just can’t understand.
I’ve always been thin on my whole body but my thighs are THICK. I have wide hip bones so I’ve never had thigh chaffing. I just naturally have a gap there
It was such a wild thing to hear!! Ive always swung a lot with my weight, went from overweight to underweight to obese to a healthy weight again and god it is so painful during the summer when your thighs rub like that. Now that im at a healthy weight my thighs dont even really touch (wide hips i think, i know people my same bmi whos thighs touch) so HOW would i get any pain if theyre not even touching 😭
I'm glad you included a video from an older woman's perspective b/c I saw her video and it was really eye opening to hear about her experiences and frightening to think about just HOW quickly everything can go downhill when you don't care for your body like it needs :C
As a white, really overweight (for Europe, not America) woman, thanks for the laughs. Your rants somehow always make my day a bit better (and even cutting through depression: so you really are a force to be reckoned with!). Love the sparkly dynamics :) And indeed, if you think that overeating on "healty" snacks is the same as a healthy eating-patern, rethink that! Do real meals instead of that sugar-/starchfilled crap that had all the natural occuring nutrients taken out of it even before you bought it! Good grief: that one day of "meals" would be enough snackfood for a normal foodstuffs-eating individual to last them 10 or even 14 days! Where are your fruit and veg? The solid proteins? The whole wheat-options? You are feeding your dopamine receptors (aka the junkie-part of your brain that can never get enough! at least not for more than a few minutes) and the fattcells, how about the rest of your body? I am currently the only person in my danceclasses whose waistline bulges out instead of being straight/ curving in, and I hate it! Layers of fat restricting my movements (yes, those thighs, rubbing really kills the speed and ease of movement) and weighing me down = no fun. (And NOBODY ever says anything, we are there to dance as best as we can, not to criti'size' / I love those people).
I was one of those people who thought I could be healthy at 300 pounds because my bloodwork was perfect and I was active and felt fine, BUT then I hit my 40's and everything went downhill *fast*. Your health is cumulative, the damage you do when you are younger will haunt you when you get older. In a matter of a year I was diagnosed with high blood pressure, diabetes, and high cholesterol, I started having weird food allergies out of nowhere, it became harder to be active, and I developed an autoimmune disease. It's been scary, and I honestly believe none of it would've happened if I hadn't mistreated my body so badly all of those years. I just went merrily on thinking that since I felt fine I must have been fine. One of the worst things is that it becomes so much harder to lose weight (and gain muscle!!!) once you hit menopause. I would sincerely encourage younger women to take your health seriously now. It's a struggle at any age, but your body really gets stubborn in your older years.
This story is nice and everything but I’ve had problems with health basically my whole life and have also gotten worse each decade. I’ve never been overweight at any point in my life. I weigh 150 and have for 20 years as a 5’11 male turning 40. All these stories are nice and all, but losing weight doesn’t guarantee anything.
@Lani you make me want to change my life because I'm a teenager right now and I'm bigger than you and you make me want to take my health way more seriouly, do you have any advice for me in how to lose weight?
My sister was relatively overweight in highschool, she also had an immune system issue which on top of the poor diet gave her a lot of self esteem and other issues. The moment she left for college she turned her life upside down. She made an incredible effort to put her health first and had dropped a good amount of weight. She is now an active gym user and mentions how much easier it’s been on her joints. Her immune system would, or will, deteriorate her joints and if she hadn’t lost weight it would’ve been way worse. I’ve always been so proud of her and being the first kid of four is not easy either. There’s a lot of firsts, and she has always been so strong mentally and physically
After having a baby I was 20lbs overweight and that had such a huge impact on my quality of life I cant imagine how much 50 or a 100lbs would affect that! Losing the 20lbs has been so good for me and its not about how it looks, but how it feels.
Even if it was just for the looks, you should be allowed to say it. People are allowed to have preferences for their own bodies and that's none of other people's concern.
Michelle: “let me know if y’all did this…” *proceeds to describe the most absurd, cartoonish bagel recipe imaginable No, Michelle. I have not done that 😂
I'm glad it's her that calls herself a land whale because when I saw your title, I was like "damn. I normally agree with you most of the Damm., but this is coming off as just plain mean-spirited. Where did the nice/grounded Michelle go?" Even tho I'm bewildered as to why one would want to call themselves such a name, i'm relieved it wasn't Michelle doing that.
As someone who has lost over 50lbs this year and has finally gotten a handle on her eating disorder (B.E.D.) i can definitely say that if I left my eating up to 'intuitive eating ' I'd intuitively eat a whole container of Oreos, hence feeding my eating disorder. But according to them NOT eating the entire package is me having a restrictive E.D. umm. What? Also the Bobby Hill thing had me in stitches. 😂😂
THIS!!!. Congrats on the weight loss love. I've lost 40 lbs so far s And have 30 more to go. I gained 60 lbs during the start of the pandemic. I'm actually considering going to overeating anonymous. Though I don't binge eat all the time I go though bouts of it to pass the time mostly.
8:46 girl yess I can't stand that mess either! Sets me off too! As a black woman stop putting is in with every "group" to help your issues seem legitimate!! Signed the black people delegation (or just me idc.. whatever)
I gained 20 pounds after the pandemic, still wasn’t even overweight but felt so much worse physically, I can’t believe someone can be obese half their life and feel great and stay “as active as they can”. I mean maybe due to lack of comparison. The lightness you feel when you’re in good shape with not much fat to carry is amazing, that’s my favourite thing about weight loss
Absolutely! And these heavy folks in the TikToks look mostly like kids in their 20s and 30s. Life is NOT going to be kind to them when they're in the 50s, assuming they live to that age.
Yeah I gained like 50 pounds during the pandemic and am obese but I’ve been losing weight because I KNOW it’s only downhill from here, and even after losing just 15 pounds I feel a bit better and I started noticing that I can do exercises easier with less breaks
I have an unusual story. I was actually told by my drs that my weight didn’t matter because I was in preportion and my waist to hip ratio was great. I was 17/18st… I didn’t feel ok. I was asking for help… I know now it’s only me that can help myself. I’ve been obese, normal weight, obese again etc… fast forward several years and health complications, I’m at a point where i have to eat 1000 cal or I don’t lose 1/2 a lb. My body is messed up. I wish I was more self disciplined years ago. Don’t be like me 😢
I'm an older millennial. I've known quite a few people who didn't take their health seriously. The attitude was since I work hard, no one can tell me what NOT to do. By early to mid-30s, they talk about how the doctor recommends losing weight and/or meds. What usually makes them take it serious is a dizzy spell or fainting. I've heard this same story multiple times then a diagnosis of being pre-diabetic or HBP. Its easy to hold this celebration of being of unhealthy when you're young but as you get older it always catches up with you.
I definitely think that part of being young is wanting to feel sexy and beautiful and to find that sense of belonging and self acceptance. Because of that deep intrinsic desire, young overweight people can get caught up in those ideas and use them as excuses for complacency. Self love and acceptance is an important part of mental health that needs to be addressed, but it should not be confused with physical health. They are both important and deserve their share of attention.
As a person who's always been thin, I've never chafed. I didn't even know it was something that happened to people until my husband who's a bit heavier told me.
Me and my boyfriend are both trying to get healthier. I’m underweight and he’s overweight. I put him on to your videos & he’s inspired to lose weight, while I’m inspired to gain weight and hit the gym because your body is something I wanna strive towards, lol. It’s taking a bit, but taking the initiative is the first step. We know health at every weight is bs & I’m glad you put up these kinds of videos to help people like us, with not only facts, but comedic value.💚
I’m also going to show my boyfriend this channel since he also wants to get healthier and wants to lose weight for him to feel comfortable again in his body. For me I too am under weight and have heard things my entire life about being too skinny and if I am malnourished or anorexic. I want to change for the better because you only have one body in life might as well take care of it and make it feel the best version of itself. The gym is definitely calling my name to get rid of these toothpick T-Rex arms. Don’t know the first thing about bulking up and gaining muscle but looking forward to learning.😊
The beauty of working toward real health is that you and your BF can eat the same foods. You both need balanced diets (not in the sense that word is usually used) made up of clean, whole foods that provide your bodies with the macros they need.
it makes it easier to eat the same meals saves money and stress and it can get you both on track easier. like a family dinner. me and my bf do the best when we have the same well rounded meals together
I just want to give a personal story regarding intuitive eating and EDs that this reminded me of. I have BED, and I started seeing a therapist about a year ago to get help for it. At first I liked my therapist, when we focused on why I binged and she had me write down what I was doing before and after I binged or had an urge to binge. However, I figured out pretty quickly that she considered herself a "fat activist" once I expressed that I was happy I was losing weight (I am 100 pounds overweight, anyone with eyes can see that I need to lose weight). Y'ALL this woman made my BED so much worse. She actually ENCOURAGED me to binge! She would encourage "intuitive eating" and if my body wanted Crumbl and Cheetos and ice cream I should just have it. She told me if I just did it and removed the guilt from it that eventually I would want it less and would stop binging. Can y'all guess what happened? Yeah no, I literally just craved those foods more and more and the more I gave into the urges the harder it became to get out of the habit and the more addicted I got. I finally confronted her and said I thought this was making the problem worse. She told me it was my fault because I was focusing so much on my weight. It was then that I realized this therapist could not tell me or agree with me that I needed to lose weight for health reasons because SHE struggled with HER weight. My therapist was also obese and so deep into fat activism that she couldn't tell me that losing weight was a good thing (for me) or would help my health, because that would mean she would have to reassess her OWN problem with weight and her own struggles with food. She was projecting her problems onto me and it damaged my healing so much more than it helped. Of course now I feel like an idiot for ever listening to her. But my point is, this type of "intuitive eating" is BS because "intuitive" is completely relative to your experience and mindset with food. Oh, and HAES/fat activists should NOT be ED therapists. So if you are seeking treatment for BED, I recommend against dietitians that claim to be "body positive" or "HAES" (and I know there are a lot of them) because they will hinder you more than heal you. You don't want to go through what I did, and what I still am, trust me. (Edited to make this easier to read)
Damn. That's awful that your therapist was that deluded. You are not stupid at all for realizing that you had a problem and reaching out to trained professionals for a different perspective. I hope you are doing better and that you are healthy. How old was this former therapist of yours? Do you know where she went to school?
@@proudatheist2042 Well I posted this less than two weeks ago so I’m still pretty overweight and not exactly healthy yet 😅 But I am doing better since I ditched her months ago and got a better therapist. And I’m still in BED recovery, exploring why I ever started binging to begin with, and going to OA meetings (although I dislike how religious they are and that they hold them at churches). I am not sure what school she went to, but for her age I would guess she was 40-45.
"But my point is, this type of "intuitive eating" is BS because "intuitive" is completely relative to your experience and mindset with food." 100% this. We would not tell an alcoholic to "intuitively drink," nor someone with a restrictive ED to intuitively eat or a clinically depressed person to "intuitively live." The entire definition of disordered thinking with respect to addiction or habit formation is that we are unable to make logical decisions in our own best interests. An individual with a RED might actually be physically sick at the sight of food, an alcoholic unable to prevent binge drinking even at the sight of a bottle. There are obviously underlying issues with any type of self-medication, but simply "not feeling guilt" over destructive coping mechanisms doesn't achieve anything. In fact, given admission is the "first step," it's actually counter-intuitive.
@@chriss1686 Yep, exactly. They need to call it something else. Like I get what they’re saying, but you can’t tell someone with BED to just “eat whatever we crave” or we’ll down a whole box of cereal or a whole pizza, or whatever else BED sufferers eat when we aren’t restricting. Your “intuition” of how to eat is all based on your current stack of habits and what feels “normal” to you. A person that’s been healthy for years might think a chicken salad for lunch is “intuitive,” while someone like me would feel really restricted and unsatisfied and would never naturally go for something like that. It’s all complex as to how we get to our current state of “normal” but, in my experience, it takes months of doing something completely different before it finally starts to feel like your “new normal,” aka “intuition.” That’s what they REALLY should be tackling, is looking at what you want your “new normal” to be and what steps to take to get there, and recognizing that it will be hard, but eventually it will feel more normal. And only at that point can one “intuitively eat.” 🙄
2:45 I feel like that’s a really good talking point. A lot of obese TikTok activists seem very hostile towards people who are thin, which makes me wonder how they’d react to seeing an underweight body.
I used to be around 235 and I’m only 19 years old, I’m now 209lbs after changing my diet and being more active and I can tell you- there’s definitely benefits. I not only feel better about myself, but my body as a whole is healthier
Youre in the right moment Anya. Right moment. When i was 18 i lost 12kgs sorry. I dont now how much it is in lbs. It was easy back then. Now im 33 and my "corona weight " is being much harder to lose. 20kgs overweight. Lost 5. But yeah def the moment is now. You will change your life. All the best
I’m also 19 and I’m down 22ib (205ib to 183ib) and I am honestly struggling because I don’t feel healthier. I’m wondering if I just have bad health/other issues or if I should just continue focusing on losing weight. I think weight and health is a lot more complex than we make it, even if everyone can collectively agree that being obese is not healthy.
Huge congratulations to you 🎉 take it from someone who lost weight at your age… gained again… and lost again… and the. Gained… don’t be afraid to adjust to your age. When I was late 20’s, I didn’t put on much, but I tried to lose 24lb the same way as I did in my teens and it didn’t work. Your body changes. Keep adapting and keep on top of it. It does get harder to lose as you get older. I’m now in the position of having to calorie restrict to 1000cal (normally not healthy. Don’t recommend. But I have health issues that make it very difficult to lose. Not impossible tho) due to health issues that arrived due to having kids. Pregnancy was not a factor. Hormone changes were. But that is just my experience. The older you get, the more mental energy it seems to take… keep it up ❤❤❤❤
Videos like hers are why I got my act together and created a home gym. Since June I'm down 40lb from 260lb. I feel healthier, I have more energy, and I just feel better.
Hello Michelle, thank you for pointing out how young these people are. I am 57 and at my biggest I was 230, Not where these people are. I have had Bi Lateral Knee replacement, a steel plate and 7 screws in my ankle and 5 back surgeries. I didn't realize I was a sugar addict. I fully believe whatever container ice cream comes in is a serving, Blue Bell Brides Cake 1/2 gallon, hell yeah! I have been working on my addiction for about 2 years and have put my rheumatoid arthritis in remission. Huh? yup! Me, I have been working out with weights and my scale said 192 yesterday! So good luck to these young folks when they reach 40! That's where the wake up call happens! I love you and I also speak sarcasm! You and Sean of Steel are my favs Keep up the good work!
Your commentary is on point. Some family members fell for these HAES lies and I've observed the same behaviour. They clearly have an ED, however, they are now masking it as intuitive eating. They blame the "diet culture" for their addiction and take medication for all the side effects of their eating habits. It is truly heartbreaking and infuriating at the same time.
I’m 6’1” and have gone recently from 325 lbs to 270 lbs , and just that little amount of weight lost has made me feel LOADS better and has led to so many positive changes in my life .
I feel bad for people. We are only shown eating disorders when we are skinny, so we go to the opposite end of the scale thinking we are cured. The lack of information is scary. I have been on both sides of the scale and struggling to balance in a better way.
I exercise regularly to manage stress and depression. Researches do conclude that aerobic exercises are great for mental health improvement. Being less destructive towards myself is a MASSIVE health benefit imo. It’s at least leagues better than superficially feeling good by being validated and encouraged by a community in denial of their health to chase after comfort over self-improvement and better quality of life.
I have lost 240lbs so far, and I can attest that losing the weight has improved my health SO MUCH! These people just don't want to try, and they're jealous of those of us who have busted ass to better our lives.
Oh my god in relation to the “my warning to young obese people” - so many people tell me i don’t need to work so hard to lose weight because all my blood tests are perfect. And I always have to tell them, yes, my blood tests are great. But the longer i am overweight, the higher risk I am for various diseases like heart attacks and heart disease in general. Other health issues I have will only get worse. I want to live as long as I can as healthily as I can and that means losing weight. Edit: also, finding out I have celiac and am lactose intolerant and have a handful of other food allergies has been a blessing to my weightloss and health in general
This... my sister is young, she is in her late 20s, and she's also obese. She thinks she's perfectly healthy because all of her blood tests are perfect. She literally has told me she is probably the healthiest person in our family, but gets take out twice or 3 times a week. I've tried to explain to her that just because your tests are good doesn't mean you're healthy but I have to be careful about it because she is sensitive about her weight and how she looks. She wants to lose weight more so for looking better rather than health but hasn't done much to aid in this. I honestly don't care what she looks like. I'm just concerned for her health based on how big she is. Because here in about 10-15 years she's going to really start to see the effects of it and I don't want her to have to experience that.
I hope she does watch this video. Michelle always come with logic. And humor. Watched this during my lunch break. I'm overweight and definitely trying to lose. I'm down 12 lbs in 2.5 months. Slow and steady! My body responds to less calories and more water.
@@jdhutchinson506 Do you mean alternating eating 2x a day and 1x a day? Would you recommend certain hours, like with intermittent fasting? I pretty much eat twice a day, but often snack at night......lol
Hi, I used to be 140lbs (5'7") and my thighs barely touched, I had a thigh gap, stuff could fall between the, I e gained 50 lbs (over 7 years and am working on losing it) and now I can't wear shorts or skirts because of how they rub. Gaining weight 100% can make them rub, and losing can 100% make them no longer do that. This is not towards Michelle, I love her, I just felt like sharing my story for the topic at 7:43
I'm totally FAT PHOBIC! I've been obese and have lost a lot of weight. While I'm not slim I look so much better and have gotten very fit. I'm still a work in progress, but I love my body now. No one is telling the truth when they say they are happy being fat. I do not believe it. I was never at the level of some, but it was horrible being overweight. I wish they would shut up.
I couldn't agree more! They say they're happy fat, but you put them in a smaller size body and you won't be hearing any of them ask to go back to their former size.
I totally agree! I was obese and now I’m nearing being underweight. I was only overweight for 2-3ish years, but my word I feel 1000 times better. Especially when you go from thin to very overweight the difference in mood and overall feeling is evident. There is no way overweight people are happy, they’re just ignoring everything that pains them physically and mentally.
@@Bumble_bee_gum Good for you! Life is much more enjoyable when you're not uncomfortable all the time. Please be careful not to go overboard though and drop too much weight. Wishing you the best.
So so happy to see Michelle getting the recognition she deserves. Her videos/opinions and editing are unmatched in this genre of videos in my opinion. Before 100k gang and will be here well after 1Mil 🤙🏼❤️
I just said that to myself yesterday! I should say it right now because my macadamia nuts are pretty freaking tasty!!😂 There, zipped them up and put them away. ❤
The ONLY negative of cutting weight… just lost 30lbs (2024)… is that my clothes are too big now 🥹 feel much better for sure… Michelle is so well spoken and charismatic 😉 👏🏽 linda
I need this in the exact opposite direction for my Step- teenager. She's going through this "won't eat or drink water all day" phase and then doesn't know why she can't think straight or has headaches.
According to my family, I had a very short-lived phase where I refused to eat anything but raw veg because I was influenced by my class Hopefully she realizes it's not fun
I'd love to see any of these people do an "Experiment" where they lost 10+ lbs, and had bloods done before and afterwards. Even if everything was in the normal range beforehand, they'd probably be amazed at how much just a tiny bit of weight loss affects their bloods. Oh and if they were honest, they'd also mention how much better they felt afterwards. I remember being 19-20 and getting winded just walking from classroom to classroom, my knees hurting, all the wonderful stuff associated with being morbidly obese. Even after losing 30 lbs this all improved remarkably, and after getting below 300 i no longer snored. Straddling
I’ve struggled with a restrictive ED for most of my life (still am tbh) and it drives me kinda crazy that they’re co-opting ideas and stuff originally/typically meant for people trying to recover from restriction. I’m sure it’s not rational of me to be bothered by it, but it bothers me all the same. Plus I just generally get annoyed by seeing people flagrantly justify their EDs to others, pretending that it’s healthy/they’re okay. Also, I just love Michelle’s bubbly energy so much 💓 Oh and also, I really love when people who look amazing (like Michelle) take the time to say they still have cellulite or that they have a belly when they sit. It can be really helpful for those of us stuck in a nightmare loop of body-focused hell lol.
As a mom of 2 having gained weight to 190lbs from 115 i have found that i feel better physically and emotionally when i maintain my weight between 130 and 150lbs. That in addition to moving regularly. It doesn’t even have to be exercise. As long as i keep up with my kids and move most of the day i always feel energized and healthy. Your channel has made a difference for me in keeping things in perspective and realizing how easy it is for me to gain weight as a stay at home mom who bakes and cooks the majority of meals.
I've had the complete opposite experience with being a stay at home. I'm constantly on my feet. Constantly running. Constantly cleaning. Helps keep me in shape after four kids. I tell people it's the Stepford exercise plan. Lol
These people are health phobic and I am fat phobic. These people need proper education desperately. I really love your reaction Michelle... it's so fun to watch.
I totally agree with what you said about these people not understanding the impact of obesity on their health because they're young. I mean Amberlynn Reid is like 31, and her health is rapidly falling apart despite years of her saying she's fat but healthy.
Yes Michelle you hit the nail at the end! I went from not eating at all to overeating and neither one was healthy. It’s taken the last two years to heal my relationship w food and I couldn’t be happier! I’ve lost 60lbs and been able to maintain it. Now, I’m still overweight but I feel like I have a more balanced lifestyle and have created healthy habits that have effect my mental health in a positive way. The HAES nonevent really irks me bc they bash people who make changes for the better. Keep it up Michelle, we need more people like you :) love the earring btw 😍
I am so grateful, that you exist, because you often boost my motivation and reassure me, that a healthy weight loss is the thing I need and want.. i don't want to be overweight, I don't want to binge on fast food, I don't want to drown in my mental health issues...I want to change and live better, but the current trends literally scream all over the social media, that I should continue doing disgusting lazy shit...
The part about the thighs..I relate so much! I can easily loose weight around my belly but my thighs are not cooperating. The chafing is a nightmare, plus it ruins your pants
Some people are so lazy and delusional, they rather live in constant pain feeling really bad, and die sooner, than to just eat less and move their ass a bit. Sad and disgusting times
THIS!!! I used to be like that too! I wasn't even happy as a fat teenager; I would straight up lie to myself that being a fat girl with ABSOLUTELY no ass was okay and that I needed to love myself- ya'll I played myself HARD I knew I had to lose weight when I saw that I was a size 17 being 18 y/o. I'm 20 (turning 21 in sept) and down to a size 7 :D
I had appendicitis two months ago and had to go to surgery. Unfortunately, there where complications and I needed a second surgery just one week after the first one. When I asked the surgeon what caused the complications, she straight up told me it was because of the fat tissue in my abdominal area. So yeah, being fat is not only bad, but it can impact negatively in other things.
I appreciate whenever you feel comfortable enough to express your frustration with people utilizing the black community to prove a point. Even if they believe they're helping, the spreading of misinformation will only harm black people by ignoring important issues affecting their overall health, and I'm happy you haven't given up on calling them out on it Edit: Also, it's pretty odd that she would ask for any non-fatphobic reason to lose weight, when Amy Slaton famously expressed how losing weight would greatly improve her chances of having a child. I'm sure this lady doesn't want children and that's perfectly reasonable, but don't try to ignore that a lot of people struggle with infertility due to weight just because it's not an issue for you
The intuitive eating stuff is so frustrating because what they're doing is *not* actually intuitive eating it's just... non-restricted eating. UGH. I have binge eating disorder and intuitive eating has been the most useful/successful 'diet' I've ever tried. Now instead of crushing a family sized bag of Doritos in one sitting I'll have like 5-10 chips and then put the bag back (unthinkable to me a few years ago). Anyway, very frustrating the way that so many people misuse 'intuitive eating' to justify binging. EYE ROLL.
On the stairclimber watching this, training for a hiking trip in Peru this spring! A trip that wouldn't be doable if I hadn't gotten my fitness in check. Thanks for your contributions to that effort Michelle! Your comical, straightforward, and fair content really helps me.
Have fun! It's my dream to hike in Peru. Just got off the elliptical to keep my legs in shape for hiking when I move to state with mountains this year...been in flat state these past three years and I can't wait to hike regularly again. Safe travels and congrats on improving your health
Yk, I had hypertension, achy joints, back pain, depression and panic attacks at 21/22 when I hardly moved at all l, binged to cope and had a BMI of 33 (which is comparably low looking at some of the fat activists). I went down to BMI 24 and did NOTHING else besides change my diet and exercise more and voilà, perfect blood pressure, no pain anymore, no panic attacks, got rid of the depression on the way too. She can tell me all day long that losing weight has no health benefits and I’ll still have more energy to laugh at her.
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Definitely will Michelle! :D
I have a question - I mean i have watched your previous episodes but ; one is still able to snack as LONG as the food is low calorie, correct?
I like your video
So, am I dumb or there is no link to that woman's video talking about her health problems at 40? I am really interested in what she has to say.
@@ladyhella7560 im lookin for the protein donut link 😂 don't see any links but i may also be dumb 🤷🏻♀️
Basically here is her logic: You can smoke and never get lung cancer, you can also get lung cancer without ever smoking. Now we have established that smoking is healthy and so quitting smoking has no health benefit 😂
Thanks I'm going to start smoking again now 🙂
This
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This will probably be a big thing in a few years
Pretty much
Whoever came up with the idea that losing weight when you're obese has no health benefits is in denial and just doesn't want to put the work in to lose the weight, I know it's difficult but it's better for you in the long run
I was on the edge of obese at my highest. Just losing 40lbs helped my knee, breathing & energy level.
Probably Fauci. Trust the PSYence 😂
The people who actually don't care about losing weight don't talk about it often.I know one and she celebrates with those of us with weight goals and she just doesn't talk about weight loss/gain at all.
I spent many years extremely depressed and actively trying to unalive myself so I didn't care about weight. I do wish I had a longer torso but I can't change that.
They only want instant gratification and get upset that healthiness takes restraint and time
She blocked the doctor, that says a lot .....
Her logic: "You can drink a whole bottle of vodka and still be conscious. You can also drink only one shot of vodka and pass out. Now that we've established it doesn't matter how much you drink, lets drive!"
👏🏼😭I love this
Addicts try to cope in all kinds of ways.
She's a left winger too, so you can't expect her to use logic to begin with.
@@TearThatRedFlagDown because right wingers are sooooo logical😂😂
@@justMrAxe More logical than people who can't even define what a woman is and don't understand basic economics.
You don't even know what "right wing" actually means.
High confidence, but low IQ. That's all you are.
@TearThatRedFlagDown her being stupid has nothing to do w/ all us left wingers.
My grandma has been heavily overweight her entire adult life. She saw my friend in her wedding dress and said “How old is she?? And she’s that big?” And I of course got defensive, there’s nothing wrong with her, that’s my friend, etc. and my grandma said “Honey, fat people will seem just fine in their 20s and maybe even 30s, but once they get my age they’ll regret it.” Because of the constant pain she’s in. I think about that often
Yeah, sounds like she just spoke about your friend out of concern. :/ she likely sees herself in her.
As someone who is overweight and 56 years old I agree with grandma, it's fine and dandy when you're young, but will catch up with you when you hit your late 30's or early 40's. I and everyone in my family was thin until we had kids then all gained and gained and gained. We were all fine health wise until our 40's now there is Hashimotos, diabetes, knee pain, back pain, the potential for blindness, fatty liver etc.....I'm the only one working on it though I wish my siblings and their spouses would join me.
Grandma meant her comment out of concern.
I work in a nursing home and yeah, you definitely see how being overweight drastically affects people's way of life later on when they get older. 😕
My step mom decided to lose weight when she was a little over 300lbs. She needed her two sons in law to help her up and down the bleachers at her oldest granddaughter’s high school graduation. It was then that she realized she needed to change something if she wanted to live to see all her grandchildren grow up.
Staying fit is a lifetime job, and its easy to get comfortable. We all have to fight it
I think these people confuse “being healthy at every size” and “striving for health/engaging in healthy habits at every size”. No, you can NOT be healthy at EVERY size, but you CAN strive for health and engage in healthy habits at any size!
Good point
“striving for health/engaging in healthy habits at every size”. Tha't was the original premise of HAES but it has definitely gone from that to "being healthy at every size" It's crazy how far off the rails they have gone from it's original idea.
Yes. When I was in my teens and 20s (some 20-25 years ago) the philosophy that was gaining traction was that 1. Your worth and value as a human is not dictated by your size 2. Gauge your health based on where you're at. Like, Michelle and I are not at the same level of health, I'd wager. I'm sure she outdoes me in almost every fitness metric. But for my current size, I don't think I'm doing bad. HAES as I knew it back then, was about either being happy with that or continuing to make positive changes (while not beating yourself up if you went backward a little).
What it's become is some sort of bullying hatred for people who aren't gleefully morbidly obese, and it's so irritating.
That right there is the key difference!
@Rachel Forshee it still amazes me how I can say that someone is unhealthy while being morbidly obese, and is also fully deserving of respect, dignity, and compassion… and still be called fatphobic insensitive, purely for observing the correlation between size and health.
I was morbidly obese, my entire adult life, until at 50 I lost 100 pounds. It wasn’t until then I realized how miserable, uncomfortable, and unhealthy I had been all those years. I mourn that lost time. I feel really young right now at 59, I always wonder what it would’ve been like to lose that weight when I was in my 20s.
I lost 50# just before my 50th! I can’t say I’m at mid-30s energy levels because MS is slowly taking its toll, but I can sure as hell say I have more energy, flexibility, etc than I would if I hadn’t lost the weight and learned to eat properly. (I’m 58)
I can definitely say I’m in better shape than some of my co-workers who are half my age.
I forgot the point of all that-
Which is “Pfft! The 20s aren’t all that. For us, NOW is our best time: we’re lighter, healthier, and _more experienced_ !!”
right on sista me too!
i’m sorry for the grief of lost time, but i’m so happy that you were able to find yourself before it became impossible. cheers!
So glad you are living life to the fullest now!! You are still young if you are moving :)
They literally complain about the stereotype that they eat fast food everyday and then you watch their "What I Eat in a Day" videos and they do...just...that..?
I just can't with all those sugary drinks. I feel like a lot of the "What I eat" videos are supposed to be "Gotchas!" like, "See! I hardly ate anything today! Some fruit, and a sandwich, and some carrots with hummus! So clearly all this diet talk is bunk!" But honey, you just drank a couple thousand calories there...
Like everyday there is some sort of take out its wild... yes your canned iced tea is fast food, your sandwich is fast food, your coffee drink is fast food! Lol. Cmon ppl.
The worst part is that they are actually posting their idea of what “healthy” is so people will watch the videos and be like, wow, I guess fat people don’t eat a lot!” When in actuality they are like “I ate “some” organic gummies! Like they are gonna get a Pat on the back… all the while thinking (people are buying my bullshit)
I did the exact same thing, which is how I got to my highest weight two years ago. I'd buy two meals from McDonald's with a coupon and eat them both to myself. The crash after was awful but I did it for so long that I thought it was normal. I barely eat from fast food chains now and I feel so much better. I still have issues with eating to much sodium tho.
Walking contradictions🤦♀
You know, you dont have to be skinny to be loved. My sister in law was obese but was loved because she was a good person. She was diagnosed with congestive heart failure, diabetes and ovarian cancer all within the span of six months. On the day of her first chemo treatment, her port developed a blood clot and she passed away at 2 in the morning 3 months ago. She always hated the HAES movement and had even told me that if Tess Holiday was her age, she wouldn't be saying that. R.I.P my beautiful sister. You were loved because you were a good person. She was only 49 when she died.
@@rustyshackleford1507 Why would it be satire?? They are talking about their sister in law who passed away due to health problems. There is no joke being made.
@@rustyshackleford1507 mf do you even
know what satire means?
Hate to be that guy, but if she took better care of herself, she may have lived much longer. Either way, sorry for your loss.
@@Dr.Gojithecollector isn’t that the whole damn point of their comment?
I’m so sorry for your loss. May your beautiful sister rest in peace.
Dude, they promote their eating disorders and they're heroes. If I promoted my restrictive eating disorder I'd be banned off of all of my social media
Yep, that part!
lol seriously!
As someone that was admitted to the hospital in March of 2021 in heart and respiratory failure and tipped the scale at 435, I personally can attest to the benefits of weight loss. As of this past Sunday I was down 200 pounds. First of all I am alive and second my overall health has dramatically improved. This kind of mentality is dangerous!
That's a really impressive weight loss. Even if I don'tknow you, I am very happy that you are still around and healthier now
So so proud of you!!!!!! I'm glad you're feeling physically better and healthier!! This mentality is dangerous and I wish people wouldn't spew this shiit online
@@SaheeliRai thank you!
@@ana_bananass thank you!
Wow impressive!!! Congratulations! Keep going!!
My dad was morbidly obese through his mid-twenties all the way through his thirties…his labs always came back normal. Enter his forties and (now fifties) and he’s paying for it…high blood pressure, breathing problems, kidney issues, pre-diabetic, joint/mobility issues. It’s like teenagers smoking not realizing the consequences of smoking until their mid-life.
Oof, I'm sorry he's going through all that. It's scary, my mom is 52 and been overweight/obese since halfway pregnant with me, so roughly 31 years... In the past year I've heard her say she got a sleep apnea diagnosis, her wrist canal(idk how to say this in english) in both hands is baaad, she's got high blood pressure, her hip/joints have issues, when I saw her I noticed skin tags which might indicate insulin resistance... I wonder if I'm missing any diagnoses, I felt like I had whiplash when she was telling me all these issues she's had in just one year. Her 30s and 40s seem like a cake walk compared to now.
Same with my mom, she's been obese for at least 20 years, she was always fine but now recently in her 50s she's been suddenly diagnosed with osteoarthritis and has knee issues, sleep apnea, starting to get high blood pressure...
Well, that’s how type II diabetes works, mate. It’s a 10-20 year progression caused by consumption of carbohydrates and/or seed oils. Consumption of carbohydrates causes the body to release more insulin than it normally would in any other situation, to reduce our blood glucose back to normal. Over time, the pancreas needs to secrete more and more insulin to properly handle the carbohydrates. During this time, labs will usually come back normal, unless insulin (not just blood sugar) was being checked, which is still not common at this time. Eventually, the pancreas loses the ability to produce enough insulin to counteract our elevated blood glucose, this is type II diabetes. Continuing to consume carbohydrates will eventually cause the pancreas to fail to produce insulin at all. That’s LADA, or Latent Autoimmune Diabetes (Type I) in Adults.
Diabetes is a disease of dysfunctional carbohydrate metabolism.
Best wishes to your father. It is reversible.
Exactly this! I got wasted every weekend in high school and carried on that way until I had liver failure at 24, you always think it won't hurt YOU until it is you actually hurting.
Well, a lot of those diseases are early detectable. Doctors could tell you early what’s happening and you can do medical tests - if you have decent affordable health care that is.
My mom is morbidly obese (around 450 pounds) and can I just say it is scary when your parent is that size. She doesn't believe in fat acceptance at all and tries to teach us ( my sister and I) healthy habits but she really has a fucked up relationship with food. The other day she was sitting on the floor cleaning in our bathroom but when she tried to get up she couldn't and our bathroom was so small (or she was so large) that she couldn't get out. Its traumatic seeing your mom have a panic attack on the floor because she can't get up, mind you my mom isn't even quite 40. I have nightmares of my mom killing herself with food. I feel so scared for the children of these "body positive feminists" because they don't think anything is wrong with them
The main problem is that these body positivity feminists don't have kids are not old enough to realize that eat like crap has consequences 😔
i’m sorry for what your family is going through. it’s not too late to start the journey to a healthier lifestyle
Encourage her to be healthy. Exercise with her! Eat healthy with her. I'm rooting for your family. She's in her 30s she has a long life to live. She can do it.
Hey there, I hope you and your family are well. Sometimes all you can do is be as healthy as you can be and hope to inspire others. I'm praying for you and your mom and your future 🙏
That must be so hard to watch :-(
Fat positivity is totally a thing for the young. I know so many people who abused their bodies in a multitude of ways in their teens and 20s (bad diet, drinking, drugs, etc) only to suffer for it once they were in their 30s and the shield of being young and healthy was gone. This is gonna catch up to these activists in a BAD way
Oh yeah totally i see the people in my friendgroup who kept up the partying aging real quick now that we’re past 30. Those specifically look 5-10 years older than those that partied less and abused substance less. Also they have quite some health issues. And they still keep it going!
Don't worry, the next generation will pick up the baton of HAES.
i definitely thought you were going to say it's a thing for the young because they don't make it to be...old
Yup notice how all these “health at every size” fat activists are all in their early to mid 20s. You don’t see any fat activists in their 40s and 50s.
totally.. i was severely bulimic for pretty much all of my teens and im now paying over 100k on new teeth. i have constant vocal nodules and can’t do karaoke for the life of me. Cant keep barely any solids down. Its effecting me so much now in ways i never imagined. Abusing your body when youre young WILL catch up to you and these fat acceptance ppl will most definitely be sorry soon !
Their lies are getting to the point of being SO ridiculous and blatant, there is no way even they can believe them
There's a reason BoPo is being likened to a cult more recently... The mental disconnect between healthy lifestyles and body weight is astounding. It's almost like they're trolls deliberately acting obtuse to rile people up.
And yet here we are
Don't underestimate the idiocy of people.
As Einstein ( probably ) said:
"Only two things are infinite.
The cosmos and human stupidity.
But I am not quite sure about the cosmos."
I’ve thought that for a long time. *love* to see them take a lie detector 😂
“I’m learning intuitive eating”
*eats food literally engineered to turn off intuitive hormones in the brain*
As a real feminist, who wants equality for women worldwide, I can’t stand people like the person described in the video. Also, Michelle, I love your jewelry and outfit!
Agreed
As an ex feminist humanist: that was my attitude too until I realized how fellow feminists didn't give a crap about actual facts, just ignored them and kept parroting factually wrong stuff that fit the narrative, acting more like a secular religion than a political movement that would keep track of the actual landscape. Philosophically, they don't have a monopoly on gender equality issues, humanism covers it well enough, so I let go of my identity as a feminist over the course of the last 5 years. My values haven't changed, the movement got hijacked and went over a cliff
Michelle looks great today! I love getting to see her succeed.
Weight loss does improve your health, I see it all the time. I also see how quickly health declines with weight gain. It's all science and fact, not based on feelings. By the way, Michelle you look great!
@@minagica ....what? You're letting randos determine what the movement is? You're aware every group has factions and not all of them are focusing on the real issues. If anything feminism became capitalized and exploited. That doesn't mean the actual feminist theories are wrong or change somehow. You are aware this is the internet as well? Twitter isnt a real representation of what feminism actually is, alot of dumb kids talking shit or companies trying to sell it or rich white women using it to victimize themselves. You weren't ever really a feminist because everything you said is ridiculous and the exploitation of beliefs should not affect your worldview lmao
If you’re fat your entire life, you don’t know any different. I have been fat most of my life. In my 20s I lost 75lbs and felt so alive!! I didn’t even know how sluggish I felt until I didn’t.
I've been fat my whole life too, but I must say around 24 I stacked on about 10kg more than my highest after dropping weight, and must say, you feel it. Bending becomes tedious, hot and tiring. As a fat person I don't understand these fat activists at all, it's harmful, and can be triggering for so many people who suffer with binge eating disorders.
Yup. I was a skinny kid but ballooned up in my teens and lost 100 lbs at 19 and have kept it off for 11+ years. and it was amazing the things I can do. I don’t do the gym but I run as often as I can, and MTB all day without getting tired. These women are just salty that they can’t and project all this onto us in order to make themselves feel better.
@@MizuSky yep. I reached 90kgs at 1m64cm. Rock bottom for me...i was never above 70kgs. Lost 5kgs in a month. Im back to workouts, i cut the sweets. I hope we can all be persistent in this fight
same, grew up morbidly obese and had to do a gastric bypass at 13 because i didn't want to understand the concept of weight loss. it was hard and definitely traumatizing but who knows where i would have been if i hadn't gotten the surgery done
People get used to being unhealthy, it's their normal and they don't know that they could feel so much better if they just tried but they don't think they have to because they don't understand that their normal isn't normal.
This is all spot on. I was in a group for overweight women and once I started losing weight they kicked me out of their group and changed the rules of the group to say you have to be over a size 16 to be in the group. But here we are 5 years later and all of them are joining my weight loss group and trying to lose weight because of the health consequences their weight. Three of them had weight loss surgery when they swore up and down they would never do it.
This movement is so toxic… it’s sad that people need to be reminded the hard way that their weight has consequences on their health, and that there is no such thing as health at every size.
Several people dear to me who were obese or even just overweight, died suddenly. Some in their sleep. One just got back pain and died that night.
I was obese my entire life and like a lot of these folks, didn't know any better, thought I was healthy, I wasn't. Hit my 40's and everything hurt. A day of work wiped me out. A day cleaning the house and I could barely move afterwards. I made changes, got VSG and lost nearly a 100 pounds. I'm turning 50 this month (yikes!) and I feel better than I did at 30. A woman posted that it felt like freedom - I would agree.
👑 You dropped this; amazing work on your weight loss!
@@transcendentaltao Thank you! I always wanted a crown 😆🧡
My brother sadly got as far as 30 before his heart gave out due to the high blood pressure. His heart was sadly had to cope with more than it was intended. I'm glad you're doing well now, and feeling so much better! 😊 it's nice to hear such good stories like this. It is very inspiring to hear as I know the journey is not easy.
Congratulations!! I am SO proud of you and you should feel proud of yourself too!
@@kristencoolen9235 can you please tell me what you did to lose all that weight, I'm 18 and I sound like you and I don't want to wait till I'm 40 to make a change for the better
😂 My legs have never chaffed like that on my inner thigh area. I love how confidently she said that everyone's thighs chaff so it's a stupid goal. She's been so fat her own life she can't even imagine what feeling healthy feels like.
Mine normally don't but if I gain a little bit of weight I start noticing it when I run. That's literally how I decide when I need to cut back on calories, lol.
@@jd5368 at the fat end of my happy range mine start to touch and I also use that as my sign to be a bit more strict and lose a couple. I don't like that feeling, but they never got to chaffing.
My legs chafed, especially when I was fit. But I had thick yummy thighs that were worth it.
Mine never did even when I was bigger. I store most weight in my upper body.
Truth. -85lbs later I have zero chafing and my pants don't get holes anymore. 🤷🏻♀️😅
As a person on the opposite side of the spectrum, I didn't understand why I was not gaining weight even though I was eating what I considered "oily rich food" like butter toast, french fries, fast food " untill I realised why.
Even though I switched out my plain rice bowls for oily food, my portion was still very small - inadequate to help me gain weight. I needed to increase portion sizes.
My friend on the other hand tells me how she's eating very healthy - like rice and fish, fruits and vegetables but was still not losing weight. The thing is even though she switched out her McDonald's with rice and fish, her portions were still huge. So she was not losing weight. She needed a calorie deficit.
This is what I think seeing these obese people show us how they are eating healthy food (fruits and vegetables) but their portion sizes are huge. They will never lose weight like this
I hear ya. I learned portion sizes were my downfall big time. I didn't realize that it wasn't so much what I was eating (though til recently there were good days and bad on that front), but how much I was eating. I'd gotten in an odd situation where I overate one meal each day because my work schedule was so weird and I was afraid of being hungry. Well, I'm 80ish pounds overweight--I need to LEARN how to be hungry and differentiate between that and cravings.
I've mostly got the kinks worked out of my workout and eating schedule, and I just don't want that much anymore. Drinking more water has helped (along with this crazy hot summer--seriously, intense heat makes me NOT hungry at all; I'd want to crawl into a food coma if I ate a big meal on a hot day).
I have never yet seen an obese person eating a huge portion of steamed vegetables or lightly dressed salad. Oddly enough, most of the obese people I've seen on the internet are eating huge portions of fried foods and doughnuts.
@@annalieff-saxby568 Yeah, portion control is practically non-existent, and the salads are so loaded down with dressing and salty, fatty meats and toppings that you could slap the ingredients between bread and you'd have a couple sandwiches. I learned that portion control was my biggest weakness, and the fast food combos fool people into thinking all that food is considered 1 portion per item (when it's more like 2 or 3 at minimum). I thought I was doing okay til I actually measured what I was eating. Now I mostly make my own food when possible because then I'll have the portion sizes right.
@@tallyp.7643 omg, this is literally me and I'm improving now too thanks to watching Michelle's videos. super proud of both of us!
I was 125 lbs in college. After college graduation, I got sick and developed hypothyroidism. My weight went up to 215 lbs! I have been on a weight loss journey for years and today I am now 123 lbs! It took me a few years because I was a moron and was running with all that weight. My hip broke and I had a hip replacement! I healed and now use walking and Pilates are my favorite exercises!
I love your channel! I think these things about the large people who claim they don’t care about their weight!😘
You dropped this 👑
Very impressive that you still lost the weight! Hope you stay as healthy as possible
Omg I feel you 😪😪 developed hypothyrodism too and gained 30 kg in less than a year. I Started taking medication and I'm slowly losing the weight. I'm only 2 kilos down but I already feel so much better. People who say that losing weight has no benefits are either delusional, already thin enough and don't need to lose weight, or delusional. Oh and they also could be delusional. But I'm not sure about the last one.
Yes I have hypothyroidism too. I got up to 250 after my two pregnancy back to back and on my weight loss journey and it’s frustrating when the fat positivity talk about how you can’t lose weight with it and only gain weight. I’m happy I read about your story because it can be discouraging
as someone who is actively trying to lose weight, people like this literally just motivate me to lose more weight 😭
edit: also i’m overweight and my thighs don’t chafe? how is not wanting your thighs to chafe fat phobic anyhow??
cuz for them losing weight is fat phobic....
good luck on ur journey!
My thighs don't really chafe either. Always wondered about it but what Michelle said about wider set hips makes sense, my skeleton structure is mildly bigger than average (wider hips, linebacker shoulders, also tall).
Good luck on your weight loss. My positive tip is if you just can't do the gym or whatever one day, just do the running man (the dance) for like 15 minutes in front of a mirror. That dance is hard as hell and then the 10 minutes of laughing at yourself afterwards is good for the soul and burning a few calories.
I chase an almost two year old around my house, I wanna try the running man.
My thighs have chafed at 120 lbs and they chafe at my current 190. It really depends on a lot of things. I just have terrible sensitive skin so i can get chafe just from sweaty fabric on skin and not my thighs actually rubbing together. But losing weight helps for A LOT of people
I really envy you, i am sort of mid-sized (and trying to be healthier) and even when i was really thin my thighs always chafed, i lost hope😭🤣🤣🤣
the thing about thighs chafing......thats literally one of my favorite benefits about losing weight. everything is so much more COMFORTABLE and i never realized it would be until i lost the weight
I hear you! I've had that to varying degrees almost my entire life. Now in my late 60s I've changed my lifestyle and am finally at a weight I can live with for the rest of my life. And no more chafing!!!! No more throwing good pants away because there are holes high on the inner legs and no more walking in shorts and having them disappear into my crotch. Not going to miss that at ALL.
I'm a size 6, 150 lbs at 5'7". my thighs still chafe, I've never met a not underweight woman whose thighs didn't chafe
I’m obese now, but my thighs still chaffed at my lowest weight. I don’t think I have narrow hips. I’ve decided I’m going to lose weight until my thighs don’t touch.
This! 30kg down and no more problems with wearing shorts
Feels amazing
Renaming aging as leveling up is actually pretty nice
it stops being that after a point in your middle age though lmao
@@mmmmmmmmaria 52 and I'm still leveling up... I guess that might change though lol
That’s what I said to my dads when my son was born. :) they all levelled up to grandpa.
Its technically a rapid decline depending on how you want to look at it 😂❤
They want fit women fat, and fit men to date them. LITERALLY nothing more, nothing less.
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 100%
Yup
After I had my kids I gained weight, but on top of that I was eating a lot of sugar, like way too much. I realized that all that weight was starting to make my asthma worse and I couldn’t keep up with my kids. Then my husband and I decided we wanted to visit Japan where everyone walks everywhere or rides the railway and I knew if I didn’t lose weight I wasn’t going to be able to keep up. Stopped eating sugar, started exercising, lowered my calories, and dropped the weight. I went from 210 to 170 and I felt amazing.
Good for you! I find it mind boggling when people become huge. You felt miserable 40 pounds heavier - how on earth do people manage to move when they're a couple of HUNDRED pounds heavier??? I hope you have/had a fabulous trip to Japan!
@@kirnpu I adored Japan, everyone should visit at least once in their lives. Delicious food, amazing places to explore, and really nice people.
@@CarrieF90 Wonderful!!!
Huge congrats! I gained after having kids and I didn’t feel like I had the metal head space to deal with the discomfort that comes with change and losing weight. Fast forward 10 years and now the affects of staying overweight takes its toll. Never wait. I wa stupid and listened to people that tickled my ears. I’ve had to overcome feeling like. A victim of circumstance (health issues none weight related) It’s ok to be uncomfortable. It’s ok to not be ok. And I’ve learnt hard doesn’t mean impossible. I can do this. Hearing experiences like yours helps people like me tons. So proud of you ❤
I hit my weight loss goal today. I went from 298 to 192 took me 3 years. I’m 54 and 6’5”
That's amazing! Great job, you can really be proud of yourself.
Congratulations! I bet you're feeling fabulous. Now you may live longer, but even if this change doesn't add years to your life you will absolutely enjoy your time more and spend less time at the doctor.
@@kirnpu thank you. I weighed myself just now and I’m at 195. And yes I feel great
@@mikekeltner4291congratulations on reaching your goal!! I wish you the best in life!
Good job mate
I can say after loosing 80 pounds after VSG I have seen soooo many improvements in my health!! I can wear outfits I’ve never been able to fit in and plus I can walk 4 almost 5 miles without stopping! My knee and back pain is gone! I am able to bend over without being out of breath and I feel more alive than ever!! I feel sorry for this lady bc there is freedom in loosing weight!
Being able to walk pain-free is extremely fat-phobic. Please do better. /s
Same! I feel amazing and no one will ever convince me that losing 80 lbs was bad for me. Congratulations on your progress 😊
@Ahmad Kariem 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@ahmadkariem2629 😂😂
@@latosharenee707 thank you hun and congrats to you too!
Hey, Michelle ~ Licensed mental health counselor and eating disorder therapist here. THANK YOU for providing sound information on these topics! Intuitive eating is a legitimate thing, but what many folks don't realize is that it doesn't work when you're in the throes of a full-blown ED (or struggling with significant disordered eating behaviors). The first step is almost always to implement a prolonged habit of regular intervals of eating--i.e., going no longer than 4 hours between reasonable-sized/appropriately caloric meals and snacks. Although it may seem counterintuitive, this is essential for readjusting the metabolism and reducing eating disordered thoughts. It's key to getting binges under control, as well. There are many steps between achieving this piece and being ready for intuitive eating, but you can't get from point A to point B without it. I can't tell you how many times my clients with binge eating disorder, once they maintain the regular eating protocol for a few months (and have started to integrate more variety into their food choices) report that they no longer crave an excessive amount of sweets and fast food. In fact, they'll often say that, when they DO consume these items, that they taste "too sweet," "too rich," and so on. So they "intuitively" begin to have them in moderation because the cravings are much less extreme.
These kinds of influencers drive me nuts because their anti-science claims keep people sick. Thanks again for challenging the b.s.!!
Body Positivity = Good. HAES = BAD. Why can't this community stop conflating the two ideas that you can love yourself at any size but it doesn't mean you're healthy...Also, I love that you brought up the fact that all of the loudest voices are young because it hasn't hit them yet. Preach Michelle.
I remember when body positivity was for people with deformities, scars, burns… things they didn’t do to themselves, not people being positive about diseases of choice.
@@ZacksRockingLifestyle Sure, and I mostly agree with you on that. But do keep in mind while being obese is a choice, there are often many factors that play into why someone is overweight. I'm someone who has struggled with weight for a long time but is also opposed to the idea of health at every size. Those factors I speak of are things like cycles of binge eating, exercise burnout, stressful schedule, etc that can often make it very hard to follow through. That's why I do support the idea that people should still love themselves and not feel ashamed of existing in the meantime while they are working on losing the weight, hence body positivity. But it ain't healthy.
@@JoshDreonOfficialwhere I feel bad for people is the terrible nutrition information they are given that comes from the very industries selling them the crap that’s killing them.
I, too, struggled with my weight, and for years. I currently weigh just over half of what I used to.
Thankfully, most people are told now that sugar is bad. What people are not told is that all carbohydrates, all of them, break down into glucose, fructose, and/or galactose, the three forms of sugar.
I don’t have to exercise hard. I don’t count my calories before eating, and I usually don’t count after, either.
Coca Cola wants us to think a calorie is a calorie is a calorie, and that they can just be interchanged. Coca Cola wants us to believe that we’re just lazy.
We’re poorly educated about our physiology, not lazy; overall.
Exercise burnout never has to be a thing.
Eating less drops your metabolism and makes you hungry. Moving more is beneficial, very much so, but not so much for fat loss. Moving more also makes one more hungry.
Just don’t eat carbs.
I used to be told that my stomach acid was too acidic, and that’s why I was burning my throat. The exact opposite was true; my stomach was not acidic enough to send the signal to the flap that seals one’s stomach shut to tell said seal to shut. I acidified my stomach instead of using antacids, and stopped having reflux completely.
It’s not hard, once one has been told the truth and they decide they want to verify it.
The struggle is letting people poison themselves with carbs. It’s not worth my time, and it’s not worth the arguments with people whom disagree (to their detriment).
The stereotype that fat loss is hard is manufactured by the people that manufactured the guidelines that made us fat in the first place.
(Edit: I should add that loving oneself through this process is important; my point was largely that our self-love is weaponized against us. “You did good today! Have a 100 calorie snack!” As a recovering addict, and as a human, I will confidently espouse that humans often give ourselves too much love. There’s a balance needed there, in my eyes.)
@@JoshDreonOfficial I’m with you. I wish more people were willing to accept that nuance. Because I think you should be able to love or at least care for yourself in whatever shape you’re currently in, but also acknowledge all the health issues that come with being overweight. It shouldn’t be moralized, because there are so many reasons people are overweight, but we don’t have to lie and say it doesn’t cause problems. I can love and appreciate my body now while still trying to take better care of it.
@@myconfusedmerriment absolutely!
Intuitive eating was helpful when I was in treatment for anorexia, under controlled conditions,,, in a recovery setting. I really hate when this community decides to use it to JUSTIFY their eating disorders
Yea, you should only do intuitive eating if you're underweight or at a healthy size, anything other then that, you shouldn't eat whenever you feel like eating
@@kiraphobia222 And even then it should only be intuitive eating if it is mostly healthy stuff your body tells you to eat. I only make the portion size intuitively (just slightly underweigth) but my head tells me what to eat. Otherwise I personally would eat crappy all the time.
Intuitive eating is counterproductive for binge eating disorder if there's also a lack of self control.
I got a chronic illness that messes with my appetite and some of the medication I get sometimes, also messes with my appetite. Intuitive eating is literally dangerous for me. These people really don't know about health or other people's struggles.
i have just had my 10th gym session ever and i feel so insanely good. my arms are getting a bit of definition and i think im losing weight (at least on my main stomach roll). i started for weight loss, but immediately switched my focus to my mental health and lifting heavier weights over time. im so proud of myself :)
best decision i have ever made in my 20 years of life
You should be! :)
crushing it Ollie!
The 'young and dumb' phase got me too. I'm not obese but I am a type 1 diabetic, and leading up from my teens until I was 24 I was in an 'I don't care what I eat, blood sugar whatever, ill have this whole cake if I damn well want'. I'm now 26 on blood pressure medication, cholesterol medication, and had to get checked for diabetic retinopathy while working my A1C down from 10 to where it is now (7.6 and that's still too high.) I fucked my body up and now I'm fighting desperately to fix it and it sucks.
Im so sorry 😭
Same. I'm type 1 diabetic and 22. My hba1c was over 100 at one point, I completely neglected myself by eating terribly and not caring about myself.
Please be careful I am wishing you the best my cousin had this issue she passed at 38 from diabetes she was nowhere near overweight or obese all of the other factors were a thing and she definitely didn’t change her eating habits at all be well XO 😘 food is key
@@karenmassey8354 I love that I wasn't seeking advice from an internet endocrinologist, and here it is! You've completely turned my life around, thank you oh so much for your unsolicited advice regarding a disease you clearly know nothing about. Love that.
@@BunCaptor Ok, deleted my comment. Good luck. You’re certainly going to need it.
After losing a hundred pounds I definitely say the health and energy benefits are worth every tear I put into it
Good for you! And it's true isn't it? You can't tell me that you were happy and healthy when you had the extra 100 pounds. Obese people may say that in order to justify their current weight but if they dropped the 100 pounds they would never opt to return to it.
21lbs lost and feel a lot more energetic compared to what I was. And my mental health is a lot better than a few months ago
@@child3248 Congratulations! I'm glad you're feeling better - keep up the good work!
@@kirnpu thanks so much
@@kirnpu thanks I had so much energy to give at pride when I was volunteering
From someone who's 4'10" and 255, intentionally weightloss has been making me feel a lot better. Especially now that I can run and move without being winded.
What a rude woman, she talks so much about being fat phobic but she is skinny phobic, healthy phobic! I hated being fat, my thighs don't rub now, when I'm not pregnant I can run and be active without pain. What is wrong with these people to hate people just because they are different than them, similar to what accuse skinny people of!!
Also love the earrings but even more I love how you react to things we send you! It's nice to see someone who actually interacts ❤️.
I was so fat I jumped up in the air and I got stuck
That's right, that "phobia" goes both ways. It's good to reverse it on them. They are usually the phobic ones anyway. In other words, whoever smelt it, dealt it.
I don't believe in making fun of overweight people or mean to someone that's overweight, but I will not play along with the delusion.
@@isaacmettle that doesn't make sense....you would definitely be coming down harder and faster lol
She literally went, 'You can gain weight and still be healthy.' to, 'If you gain weight you will still be healthy." in two sentences.
I was 268 and miserable. With small changes and persistence I am down to 188. Still have a long way to go but I feel so much better. Michelle, thanks for your videos. They keep me motivated.
Well done, Mel, I'm proud of you!
great job! 🥰
Almost twins- I started at 266 and am down to 190! great job and good luck :)
Hey Mel lanska..that's where I'm trying to get..losing until I'm at a healthy weight.
Same here !
I truly thought that there was something medically wrong with me when I wasn’t losing weight, I was walking with my son, thought I was eating healthy, and then my doctor told me to eat 1500 calories and Omg I had a hard time the first couple of weeks, I didn’t eat until like 1pm just to keep my calories low. I was easily eating 2500-3000 calories a day before and thought I was eating good. I’ve lost over 50 pounds since March. And I like myself so much more, I feel proud of myself, I can tell my fiancé has more pride in me even though he never judged me for my weight. I really think people underestimate the amount of calories they are eating
Eat less calories and lose more weight, who would’ve thought? I’ve heard people lie to my face and tell me they’ve literally ate nothing and still gained weight. The laws of thermodynamics can’t be broken.
Literally I spent my whole life with so much misinformation. Like people saying counting calories causes ED and then all the diet plans and work out plans and it’s like geez thank god I finally had a doctor that just straight up told me eat less calories
They absolutely don't and they also don't realise that you don't have to eat loads to gain weight you could eat a small amount of something that is packed full of calories without even noticing, I don't eat that much but it's what I do eat that is the problem just cutting out full suger soda and excessive amounts of dressing like dips and mayo can make a difference
I think we all underestimate how many calories we eat and how much money we spend, lol. Congrats to you for your healthy success! I recommend a reality show from the UK called, "Secret Eaters," and it highlights just as you said- people who can't seem to lose weight because they are severely underestimating how many calories they consume in a day. It's such a good show!
i think there is something medically wrong with me cuz i only seem to lose weight when taking my adhd pills, when i don't take them, my weight just stays the same
once i got a higher dosis, my weight started to drop again, i was stuck on the same kg for weeks
i suspect my metabolism but i dunno if the doctor actually was about to test it (which was the reason i went there in first place) cuz at the end she only talked about a possible vitamine a deficiency?? ._.
like i don't even eat breakfast, i eat like 2 meals a day which is mostly a piece of bread and in the evening a warm meal
when i counted the calories (for only a week tho) i was almost always even below 1000 calories
since i still grab to cookies sometimes, it's probably a bit more, but i don't think it's any near the 1500 cuz the meals i eat should be mostly around 800 calories only 🧍🏻♀
They always complain about the diet industry but never about the junk food industry.
this. not once, NOT ONCE have I seen any of these fat activists get mad at the people making them fat. no, it's the rest of us for either not being fat, or not wanting to be fat anymore.
I was doom scrolling through UA-cam & lo and behold, the queen has blessed us! 🙏🏽
Same situation here, so blessed 😭🙏🏻
Yes! 🥰🥰🥰
Ditto lol
For the obese ppl like me: it can also hit you fast, hard, and unexpectedly. I was never part of the health at all sizes group; regardless, I struggled to lose weight all my life. I was 260lbs, 24 years old, and suddenly, bam-insulin resistance, irregular heartbeat, high blood pressure, migraines, edema, vein insufficiency, etc. I used “I still have time” or “I’m not that heavy” as an excuse or as comfort-the ppl I saw ill were 30+ years old and 300lbs+. But no, it can hit you any time anywhere, so get your health in check asap cuz this lifestyle ain’t worth it.
I had all these problems for last 20 years and haven’t weighed above 150 as 5’10 male turning 40. You have no idea if taking ‘better care’ would have resulted any different. You are lucky you still felt fine, I have been fighting doctors for 20 years to be taken seriously since I “look healthy.” Must have been nice.
@@jeremyg7261 YOU also can't say that taking 'better care' wouldn't have resulted any different. taking better care of yourself always increases the likelihood of a more positive health outcome. your comment comes off as extremely dismissive, invalidating, and gives off "i HaVe It WoRsE tHaN yOu, PiTy mE" energy.
I was 250 when I was 24. Never had any serious problems with my heart or insulin. But I was starting to feel my weight when I tried to stand up from a squatting position. Always had dark circles under my eyes. Had a bad acne problem particularly on my inner thighs. Had low self esteem.
I started losing weight, now at 27 I’m 165. Taking my weight loss more serious now & weighing my food to keep track of calories. Goal is 140
It feels so good to have lost the weight
When you're overweight, you're basically gambling your life for what problems will hit you at any time.
Very similar to me as well. I was over 250 pounds since I was 17 years old once I hit 25 I painted it 300 pounds and then at my heaviest I was 380 I did OK I did pretty good blood work was always good cholesterol lowering triglycerides good didn’t have any real heart problems until I hit about three 4350 and for me that’s when it hit. I’m also a little taller I carry my way very different, but I have always had and some resistance, and that has made life a living he’ll never diabetes, insulin resistance, polycystic ovary syndrome have been my worst nightmare I have, fortunately been able to make a big turn and finally lost literally a whole person 180 pounds I’m now 195 and I plan to go a little lower as long as the doctor feels. I am in a healthy place and I look and feel healthy. I will never want to go back, but my doctor for about 89 years took my bloodwork on a regular and blood work wise I was a very healthy person, but that weight took a toll on my joints on my bones. It took a toll on my heart sleep apnea, kidneys, and my liver, so yeah I don’t. It’s very hard for me to be body positive extra fat can be damning to a person once somebody gets to that limit.
I was overweight when I was a teen back in 2018 to 2020 when I used to believe in the term "health at every size". The fat acceptance brainwashed me to become obese. Glad my realization put me back into shape and I can control my eating habits with the help of exercise.
Good for you! It's like Michelle said above the HAES movement seems to only apply to overweight folks and not the underweight/anorexic. It's simply a rationalization in order to accept their weight and not be accountable for it.
"never met a thin person whose thighs don't chafe" as someone whose been thin my whole life, I didn't know thigh chafe was a thing until I was in my 20's because my overweight friend had to stop to take a break while we were walking because their thigh chafe was causing them too much pain. I have pretty sensitive skin and get rashes in other places somewhat regularly, but I've never had a rash from my legs rubbing together.
Yah, I sure don’t have thigh chafe. I know my dad and sister, who are bigger, do wear out pants in the thigh area faster than mine do. I don’t think any of mine ever have lol. I’m just a normal lower bmi (about 19.5-20) so I guess I just can’t understand.
I too have never heard of thigh chafe until someone overweight talked about it at my workplace, I was 25.
I also didn’t know it existed ‘till I saw a video of a woman giving tips of how to overcome it / soothe the rashes
I’ve always been thin on my whole body but my thighs are THICK. I have wide hip bones so I’ve never had thigh chaffing. I just naturally have a gap there
It was such a wild thing to hear!! Ive always swung a lot with my weight, went from overweight to underweight to obese to a healthy weight again and god it is so painful during the summer when your thighs rub like that. Now that im at a healthy weight my thighs dont even really touch (wide hips i think, i know people my same bmi whos thighs touch) so HOW would i get any pain if theyre not even touching 😭
I'm glad you included a video from an older woman's perspective b/c I saw her video and it was really eye opening to hear about her experiences and frightening to think about just HOW quickly everything can go downhill when you don't care for your body like it needs :C
Hey, where can I find the video?
@@LaStellarJane.creates here’s a link to her video:
ua-cam.com/video/DofO8Ujtg5o/v-deo.html
As a white, really overweight (for Europe, not America) woman, thanks for the laughs.
Your rants somehow always make my day a bit better (and even cutting through depression: so you really are a force to be reckoned with!). Love the sparkly dynamics :)
And indeed, if you think that overeating on "healty" snacks is the same as a healthy eating-patern, rethink that! Do real meals instead of that sugar-/starchfilled crap that had all the natural occuring nutrients taken out of it even before you bought it!
Good grief: that one day of "meals" would be enough snackfood for a normal foodstuffs-eating individual to last them 10 or even 14 days! Where are your fruit and veg? The solid proteins? The whole wheat-options?
You are feeding your dopamine receptors (aka the junkie-part of your brain that can never get enough! at least not for more than a few minutes) and the fattcells, how about the rest of your body?
I am currently the only person in my danceclasses whose waistline bulges out instead of being straight/ curving in, and I hate it! Layers of fat restricting my movements (yes, those thighs, rubbing really kills the speed and ease of movement) and weighing me down = no fun. (And NOBODY ever says anything, we are there to dance as best as we can, not to criti'size' / I love those people).
I love dancing for my workout!
Maybe try chamois cream, antichafffing stuff for cyclists
I was one of those people who thought I could be healthy at 300 pounds because my bloodwork was perfect and I was active and felt fine, BUT then I hit my 40's and everything went downhill *fast*. Your health is cumulative, the damage you do when you are younger will haunt you when you get older. In a matter of a year I was diagnosed with high blood pressure, diabetes, and high cholesterol, I started having weird food allergies out of nowhere, it became harder to be active, and I developed an autoimmune disease. It's been scary, and I honestly believe none of it would've happened if I hadn't mistreated my body so badly all of those years. I just went merrily on thinking that since I felt fine I must have been fine. One of the worst things is that it becomes so much harder to lose weight (and gain muscle!!!) once you hit menopause. I would sincerely encourage younger women to take your health seriously now. It's a struggle at any age, but your body really gets stubborn in your older years.
Exactly!! I'm 56 and agree with everything you wrote. I was "fine"until 4 years ago then everything went down the potty.
My best friend was obese as a child, now at 18 he is at a healthy weight with diabetes and fatty liver. Your body always keeps tabs on you
This story is nice and everything but I’ve had problems with health basically my whole life and have also gotten worse each decade. I’ve never been overweight at any point in my life. I weigh 150 and have for 20 years as a 5’11 male turning 40. All these stories are nice and all, but losing weight doesn’t guarantee anything.
@Lani you make me want to change my life because I'm a teenager right now and I'm bigger than you and you make me want to take my health way more seriouly, do you have any advice for me in how to lose weight?
My sister was relatively overweight in highschool, she also had an immune system issue which on top of the poor diet gave her a lot of self esteem and other issues. The moment she left for college she turned her life upside down. She made an incredible effort to put her health first and had dropped a good amount of weight. She is now an active gym user and mentions how much easier it’s been on her joints. Her immune system would, or will, deteriorate her joints and if she hadn’t lost weight it would’ve been way worse. I’ve always been so proud of her and being the first kid of four is not easy either. There’s a lot of firsts, and she has always been so strong mentally and physically
She sounds amazing! Good for her that she made such a massive improvement!
After having a baby I was 20lbs overweight and that had such a huge impact on my quality of life I cant imagine how much 50 or a 100lbs would affect that! Losing the 20lbs has been so good for me and its not about how it looks, but how it feels.
Even if it was just for the looks, you should be allowed to say it. People are allowed to have preferences for their own bodies and that's none of other people's concern.
Michelle: “let me know if y’all did this…”
*proceeds to describe the most absurd, cartoonish bagel recipe imaginable
No, Michelle. I have not done that 😂
Me neither I just always slathered my bagels in cream cheese though! So good lmfao.
Yeah for a minute I was like maybe I’ll try this one day but she fully lost me after the cheetos 😭…still I’m curious
Michelle was the Julia Child of junk food.
I'm glad it's her that calls herself a land whale because when I saw your title, I was like "damn. I normally agree with you most of the Damm., but this is coming off as just plain mean-spirited. Where did the nice/grounded Michelle go?" Even tho I'm bewildered as to why one would want to call themselves such a name, i'm relieved it wasn't Michelle doing that.
Yikes😒
I used to be 218 pounds when I was 15, now I’m almost 17 and am 132 pounds. It helped me both emotionally and physically, so relieved
As someone who has lost over 50lbs this year and has finally gotten a handle on her eating disorder (B.E.D.) i can definitely say that if I left my eating up to 'intuitive eating ' I'd intuitively eat a whole container of Oreos, hence feeding my eating disorder. But according to them NOT eating the entire package is me having a restrictive E.D. umm. What? Also the Bobby Hill thing had me in stitches. 😂😂
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THIS!!!. Congrats on the weight loss love. I've lost 40 lbs so far s
And have 30 more to go. I gained 60 lbs during the start of the pandemic. I'm actually considering going to overeating anonymous. Though I don't binge eat all the time I go though bouts of it to pass the time mostly.
@@angelofmery21 congratulations to the both of you.
You need to train yourself for intuitive eating to work
8:46 girl yess I can't stand that mess either! Sets me off too! As a black woman stop putting is in with every "group" to help your issues seem legitimate!! Signed the black people delegation (or just me idc.. whatever)
I gained 20 pounds after the pandemic, still wasn’t even overweight but felt so much worse physically, I can’t believe someone can be obese half their life and feel great and stay “as active as they can”. I mean maybe due to lack of comparison. The lightness you feel when you’re in good shape with not much fat to carry is amazing, that’s my favourite thing about weight loss
Absolutely! And these heavy folks in the TikToks look mostly like kids in their 20s and 30s. Life is NOT going to be kind to them when they're in the 50s, assuming they live to that age.
Yeah I gained like 50 pounds during the pandemic and am obese but I’ve been losing weight because I KNOW it’s only downhill from here, and even after losing just 15 pounds I feel a bit better and I started noticing that I can do exercises easier with less breaks
I have an unusual story. I was actually told by my drs that my weight didn’t matter because I was in preportion and my waist to hip ratio was great. I was 17/18st… I didn’t feel ok. I was asking for help… I know now it’s only me that can help myself. I’ve been obese, normal weight, obese again etc… fast forward several years and health complications, I’m at a point where i have to eat 1000 cal or I don’t lose 1/2 a lb. My body is messed up. I wish I was more self disciplined years ago. Don’t be like me 😢
I'm an older millennial. I've known quite a few people who didn't take their health seriously. The attitude was since I work hard, no one can tell me what NOT to do. By early to mid-30s, they talk about how the doctor recommends losing weight and/or meds. What usually makes them take it serious is a dizzy spell or fainting. I've heard this same story multiple times then a diagnosis of being pre-diabetic or HBP. Its easy to hold this celebration of being of unhealthy when you're young but as you get older it always catches up with you.
I definitely think that part of being young is wanting to feel sexy and beautiful and to find that sense of belonging and self acceptance. Because of that deep intrinsic desire, young overweight people can get caught up in those ideas and use them as excuses for complacency. Self love and acceptance is an important part of mental health that needs to be addressed, but it should not be confused with physical health. They are both important and deserve their share of attention.
couldn't have said it better. Visually, I think you can be beautiful and confident at any size, but you generally cannot be healthy at any size.
As a person who's always been thin, I've never chafed. I didn't even know it was something that happened to people until my husband who's a bit heavier told me.
Me and my boyfriend are both trying to get healthier. I’m underweight and he’s overweight.
I put him on to your videos & he’s inspired to lose weight, while I’m inspired to gain weight and hit the gym because your body is something I wanna strive towards, lol.
It’s taking a bit, but taking the initiative is the first step.
We know health at every weight is bs & I’m glad you put up these kinds of videos to help people like us, with not only facts, but comedic value.💚
I’m also going to show my boyfriend this channel since he also wants to get healthier and wants to lose weight for him to feel comfortable again in his body. For me I too am under weight and have heard things my entire life about being too skinny and if I am malnourished or anorexic. I want to change for the better because you only have one body in life might as well take care of it and make it feel the best version of itself. The gym is definitely calling my name to get rid of these toothpick T-Rex arms. Don’t know the first thing about bulking up and gaining muscle but looking forward to learning.😊
The beauty of working toward real health is that you and your BF can eat the same foods.
You both need balanced diets (not in the sense that word is usually used) made up of clean, whole foods that provide your bodies with the macros they need.
it makes it easier to eat the same meals saves money and stress and it can get you both on track easier. like a family dinner. me and my bf do the best when we have the same well rounded meals together
I just want to give a personal story regarding intuitive eating and EDs that this reminded me of.
I have BED, and I started seeing a therapist about a year ago to get help for it. At first I liked my therapist, when we focused on why I binged and she had me write down what I was doing before and after I binged or had an urge to binge. However, I figured out pretty quickly that she considered herself a "fat activist" once I expressed that I was happy I was losing weight (I am 100 pounds overweight, anyone with eyes can see that I need to lose weight).
Y'ALL this woman made my BED so much worse. She actually ENCOURAGED me to binge! She would encourage "intuitive eating" and if my body wanted Crumbl and Cheetos and ice cream I should just have it. She told me if I just did it and removed the guilt from it that eventually I would want it less and would stop binging.
Can y'all guess what happened? Yeah no, I literally just craved those foods more and more and the more I gave into the urges the harder it became to get out of the habit and the more addicted I got. I finally confronted her and said I thought this was making the problem worse. She told me it was my fault because I was focusing so much on my weight. It was then that I realized this therapist could not tell me or agree with me that I needed to lose weight for health reasons because SHE struggled with HER weight. My therapist was also obese and so deep into fat activism that she couldn't tell me that losing weight was a good thing (for me) or would help my health, because that would mean she would have to reassess her OWN problem with weight and her own struggles with food. She was projecting her problems onto me and it damaged my healing so much more than it helped.
Of course now I feel like an idiot for ever listening to her. But my point is, this type of "intuitive eating" is BS because "intuitive" is completely relative to your experience and mindset with food. Oh, and HAES/fat activists should NOT be ED therapists. So if you are seeking treatment for BED, I recommend against dietitians that claim to be "body positive" or "HAES" (and I know there are a lot of them) because they will hinder you more than heal you. You don't want to go through what I did, and what I still am, trust me.
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Damn. That's awful that your therapist was that deluded. You are not stupid at all for realizing that you had a problem and reaching out to trained professionals for a different perspective. I hope you are doing better and that you are healthy. How old was this former therapist of yours? Do you know where she went to school?
@@proudatheist2042 Well I posted this less than two weeks ago so I’m still pretty overweight and not exactly healthy yet 😅 But I am doing better since I ditched her months ago and got a better therapist. And I’m still in BED recovery, exploring why I ever started binging to begin with, and going to OA meetings (although I dislike how religious they are and that they hold them at churches). I am not sure what school she went to, but for her age I would guess she was 40-45.
"But my point is, this type of "intuitive eating" is BS because "intuitive" is completely relative to your experience and mindset with food."
100% this. We would not tell an alcoholic to "intuitively drink," nor someone with a restrictive ED to intuitively eat or a clinically depressed person to "intuitively live." The entire definition of disordered thinking with respect to addiction or habit formation is that we are unable to make logical decisions in our own best interests. An individual with a RED might actually be physically sick at the sight of food, an alcoholic unable to prevent binge drinking even at the sight of a bottle. There are obviously underlying issues with any type of self-medication, but simply "not feeling guilt" over destructive coping mechanisms doesn't achieve anything. In fact, given admission is the "first step," it's actually counter-intuitive.
@@chriss1686 Yep, exactly. They need to call it something else. Like I get what they’re saying, but you can’t tell someone with BED to just “eat whatever we crave” or we’ll down a whole box of cereal or a whole pizza, or whatever else BED sufferers eat when we aren’t restricting. Your “intuition” of how to eat is all based on your current stack of habits and what feels “normal” to you. A person that’s been healthy for years might think a chicken salad for lunch is “intuitive,” while someone like me would feel really restricted and unsatisfied and would never naturally go for something like that.
It’s all complex as to how we get to our current state of “normal” but, in my experience, it takes months of doing something completely different before it finally starts to feel like your “new normal,” aka “intuition.” That’s what they REALLY should be tackling, is looking at what you want your “new normal” to be and what steps to take to get there, and recognizing that it will be hard, but eventually it will feel more normal. And only at that point can one “intuitively eat.” 🙄
Therapy is a huge scam. They need you to keep coming back. They confuse people and promise them healing. It’s like church.
2:45 I feel like that’s a really good talking point. A lot of obese TikTok activists seem very hostile towards people who are thin, which makes me wonder how they’d react to seeing an underweight body.
I used to be around 235 and I’m only 19 years old, I’m now 209lbs after changing my diet and being more active and I can tell you- there’s definitely benefits. I not only feel better about myself, but my body as a whole is healthier
Youre in the right moment Anya. Right moment. When i was 18 i lost 12kgs sorry. I dont now how much it is in lbs. It was easy back then. Now im 33 and my "corona weight " is being much harder to lose. 20kgs overweight. Lost 5. But yeah def the moment is now. You will change your life. All the best
I’m also 19 and I’m down 22ib (205ib to 183ib) and I am honestly struggling because I don’t feel healthier. I’m wondering if I just have bad health/other issues or if I should just continue focusing on losing weight. I think weight and health is a lot more complex than we make it, even if everyone can collectively agree that being obese is not healthy.
Huge congratulations to you 🎉 take it from someone who lost weight at your age… gained again… and lost again… and the. Gained… don’t be afraid to adjust to your age. When I was late 20’s, I didn’t put on much, but I tried to lose 24lb the same way as I did in my teens and it didn’t work. Your body changes. Keep adapting and keep on top of it. It does get harder to lose as you get older. I’m now in the position of having to calorie restrict to 1000cal (normally not healthy. Don’t recommend. But I have health issues that make it very difficult to lose. Not impossible tho) due to health issues that arrived due to having kids. Pregnancy was not a factor. Hormone changes were. But that is just my experience. The older you get, the more mental energy it seems to take… keep it up ❤❤❤❤
Videos like hers are why I got my act together and created a home gym. Since June I'm down 40lb from 260lb. I feel healthier, I have more energy, and I just feel better.
Nice! I really need to make myself one once I get some money to invest in it 😊
Hello Michelle, thank you for pointing out how young these people are. I am 57 and at my biggest I was 230, Not where these people are. I have had Bi Lateral Knee replacement, a steel plate and 7 screws in my ankle and 5 back surgeries. I didn't realize I was a sugar addict. I fully believe whatever container ice cream comes in is a serving, Blue Bell Brides Cake 1/2 gallon, hell yeah! I have been working on my addiction for about 2 years and have put my rheumatoid arthritis in remission. Huh? yup! Me, I have been working out with weights and my scale said 192 yesterday! So good luck to these young folks when they reach 40! That's where the wake up call happens! I love you and I also speak sarcasm! You and Sean of Steel are my favs Keep up the good work!
I get super upset about how people squander their health away as someone who has dealt with illnesses my entire life.
Your commentary is on point. Some family members fell for these HAES lies and I've observed the same behaviour. They clearly have an ED, however, they are now masking it as intuitive eating. They blame the "diet culture" for their addiction and take medication for all the side effects of their eating habits. It is truly heartbreaking and infuriating at the same time.
I’m 6’1” and have gone recently from 325 lbs to 270 lbs , and just that little amount of weight lost has made me feel LOADS better and has led to so many positive changes in my life .
Great! Dont minimize your achivements. 55lbs to lose is an awesome job.
You got this
I’m proud of you man! Keep it going
Dude 55lbs is what I’d love to lose, that’s a great achievement and don’t minimize it! Lfg great job
Bro that’s a lot of weight great job I’m so glad ur feeling healthier
I feel bad for people. We are only shown eating disorders when we are skinny, so we go to the opposite end of the scale thinking we are cured. The lack of information is scary. I have been on both sides of the scale and struggling to balance in a better way.
I exercise regularly to manage stress and depression. Researches do conclude that aerobic exercises are great for mental health improvement. Being less destructive towards myself is a MASSIVE health benefit imo. It’s at least leagues better than superficially feeling good by being validated and encouraged by a community in denial of their health to chase after comfort over self-improvement and better quality of life.
I have lost 240lbs so far, and I can attest that losing the weight has improved my health SO MUCH! These people just don't want to try, and they're jealous of those of us who have busted ass to better our lives.
Can you please tell me how you lost 240 pounds, I'm a plus size teenager and I would appreciate it if you could give me some advice to help me out
I just want to say I’ve loved your content for a while now. You’re hysterical and real. We need more ppl like you around here!!! Love ya! Jen
Oh my god in relation to the “my warning to young obese people” - so many people tell me i don’t need to work so hard to lose weight because all my blood tests are perfect. And I always have to tell them, yes, my blood tests are great. But the longer i am overweight, the higher risk I am for various diseases like heart attacks and heart disease in general. Other health issues I have will only get worse. I want to live as long as I can as healthily as I can and that means losing weight.
Edit: also, finding out I have celiac and am lactose intolerant and have a handful of other food allergies has been a blessing to my weightloss and health in general
This... my sister is young, she is in her late 20s, and she's also obese. She thinks she's perfectly healthy because all of her blood tests are perfect. She literally has told me she is probably the healthiest person in our family, but gets take out twice or 3 times a week. I've tried to explain to her that just because your tests are good doesn't mean you're healthy but I have to be careful about it because she is sensitive about her weight and how she looks. She wants to lose weight more so for looking better rather than health but hasn't done much to aid in this. I honestly don't care what she looks like. I'm just concerned for her health based on how big she is. Because here in about 10-15 years she's going to really start to see the effects of it and I don't want her to have to experience that.
I hope she does watch this video. Michelle always come with logic. And humor. Watched this during my lunch break. I'm overweight and definitely trying to lose. I'm down 12 lbs in 2.5 months. Slow and steady! My body responds to less calories and more water.
Omg Michelle liked this. Fan girling rn. Lol
Mix it up with 2 meal a day fasts and OMAD.
It changes everything.
@@jdhutchinson506 Do you mean alternating eating 2x a day and 1x a day? Would you recommend certain hours, like with intermittent fasting? I pretty much eat twice a day, but often snack at night......lol
Hi, I used to be 140lbs (5'7") and my thighs barely touched, I had a thigh gap, stuff could fall between the, I e gained 50 lbs (over 7 years and am working on losing it) and now I can't wear shorts or skirts because of how they rub. Gaining weight 100% can make them rub, and losing can 100% make them no longer do that.
This is not towards Michelle, I love her, I just felt like sharing my story for the topic at 7:43
They think they're intuitively eating but are just responding to their blood sugar crashes 🤦🏻♀️
I'm totally FAT PHOBIC! I've been obese and have lost a lot of weight. While I'm not slim I look so much better and have gotten very fit. I'm still a work in progress, but I love my body now. No one is telling the truth when they say they are happy being fat. I do not believe it. I was never at the level of some, but it was horrible being overweight. I wish they would shut up.
I couldn't agree more! They say they're happy fat, but you put them in a smaller size body and you won't be hearing any of them ask to go back to their former size.
I totally agree! I was obese and now I’m nearing being underweight. I was only overweight for 2-3ish years, but my word I feel 1000 times better. Especially when you go from thin to very overweight the difference in mood and overall feeling is evident. There is no way overweight people are happy, they’re just ignoring everything that pains them physically and mentally.
@@Bumble_bee_gum Good for you! Life is much more enjoyable when you're not uncomfortable all the time. Please be careful not to go overboard though and drop too much weight. Wishing you the best.
A lot of people don't know when their "body" is talking to them and when their "addiction" is talking to them. It is a hard thing to unlearn.
So so happy to see Michelle getting the recognition she deserves. Her videos/opinions and editing are unmatched in this genre of videos in my opinion. Before 100k gang and will be here well after 1Mil 🤙🏼❤️
“Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels.” That’s the real truth. It feels awful to gain just 10 lbs over your ideal weight much less being obese.
I just said that to myself yesterday! I should say it right now because my macadamia nuts are pretty freaking tasty!!😂
There, zipped them up and put them away. ❤
@@charlottesmom i dont even buy macadamias....i cant be around them lol 🤣🤣😍
@@etcwhatever , they are dangerous and so yummy!! But yeah I try to not have them in the house very often.
It’s so true! When I’m smaller, I FEEL so much better. Obesity is very hard on the mind and body. Still on my journey, but not giving up.
Yikes. That’s so sad.
The ONLY negative of cutting weight… just lost 30lbs (2024)… is that my clothes are too big now 🥹 feel much better for sure… Michelle is so well spoken and charismatic 😉 👏🏽 linda
I need this in the exact opposite direction for my Step- teenager. She's going through this "won't eat or drink water all day" phase and then doesn't know why she can't think straight or has headaches.
According to my family, I had a very short-lived phase where I refused to eat anything but raw veg because I was influenced by my class
Hopefully she realizes it's not fun
Get her to a psychiatrist before it gets worse
I'd love to see any of these people do an "Experiment" where they lost 10+ lbs, and had bloods done before and afterwards. Even if everything was in the normal range beforehand, they'd probably be amazed at how much just a tiny bit of weight loss affects their bloods. Oh and if they were honest, they'd also mention how much better they felt afterwards. I remember being 19-20 and getting winded just walking from classroom to classroom, my knees hurting, all the wonderful stuff associated with being morbidly obese. Even after losing 30 lbs this all improved remarkably, and after getting below 300 i no longer snored. Straddling
I’ve struggled with a restrictive ED for most of my life (still am tbh) and it drives me kinda crazy that they’re co-opting ideas and stuff originally/typically meant for people trying to recover from restriction. I’m sure it’s not rational of me to be bothered by it, but it bothers me all the same. Plus I just generally get annoyed by seeing people flagrantly justify their EDs to others, pretending that it’s healthy/they’re okay.
Also, I just love Michelle’s bubbly energy so much 💓 Oh and also, I really love when people who look amazing (like Michelle) take the time to say they still have cellulite or that they have a belly when they sit. It can be really helpful for those of us stuck in a nightmare loop of body-focused hell lol.
As a mom of 2 having gained weight to 190lbs from 115 i have found that i feel better physically and emotionally when i maintain my weight between 130 and 150lbs. That in addition to moving regularly. It doesn’t even have to be exercise. As long as i keep up with my kids and move most of the day i always feel energized and healthy. Your channel has made a difference for me in keeping things in perspective and realizing how easy it is for me to gain weight as a stay at home mom who bakes and cooks the majority of meals.
I've had the complete opposite experience with being a stay at home. I'm constantly on my feet. Constantly running. Constantly cleaning. Helps keep me in shape after four kids. I tell people it's the Stepford exercise plan. Lol
@@Copeandseethe822 oh i feel the constant movement. The weight i feel i gain is more stress eating from having kids in general but i get that.
These people are health phobic and I am fat phobic. These people need proper education desperately. I really love your reaction Michelle... it's so fun to watch.
I totally agree with what you said about these people not understanding the impact of obesity on their health because they're young. I mean Amberlynn Reid is like 31, and her health is rapidly falling apart despite years of her saying she's fat but healthy.
Amen Michelle! I hate being lumped into the "body positive" movement. Leave us out of it!
Yes Michelle you hit the nail at the end!
I went from not eating at all to overeating and neither one was healthy.
It’s taken the last two years to heal my relationship w food and I couldn’t be happier! I’ve lost 60lbs and been able to maintain it. Now, I’m still overweight but I feel like I have a more balanced lifestyle and have created healthy habits that have effect my mental health in a positive way. The HAES nonevent really irks me bc they bash people who make changes for the better.
Keep it up Michelle, we need more people like you :) love the earring btw 😍
I am so grateful, that you exist, because you often boost my motivation and reassure me, that a healthy weight loss is the thing I need and want.. i don't want to be overweight, I don't want to binge on fast food, I don't want to drown in my mental health issues...I want to change and live better, but the current trends literally scream all over the social media, that I should continue doing disgusting lazy shit...
The part about the thighs..I relate so much! I can easily loose weight around my belly but my thighs are not cooperating. The chafing is a nightmare, plus it ruins your pants
Some people are so lazy and delusional, they rather live in constant pain feeling really bad, and die sooner, than to just eat less and move their ass a bit. Sad and disgusting times
THIS!!! I used to be like that too! I wasn't even happy as a fat teenager; I would straight up lie to myself that being a fat girl with ABSOLUTELY no ass was okay and that I needed to love myself- ya'll I played myself HARD
I knew I had to lose weight when I saw that I was a size 17 being 18 y/o.
I'm 20 (turning 21 in sept) and down to a size 7 :D
CONGRATS!!! i’m a teenager as well trying to lose weight! do you mind sharing any tips?
I had appendicitis two months ago and had to go to surgery. Unfortunately, there where complications and I needed a second surgery just one week after the first one. When I asked the surgeon what caused the complications, she straight up told me it was because of the fat tissue in my abdominal area. So yeah, being fat is not only bad, but it can impact negatively in other things.
I appreciate whenever you feel comfortable enough to express your frustration with people utilizing the black community to prove a point. Even if they believe they're helping, the spreading of misinformation will only harm black people by ignoring important issues affecting their overall health, and I'm happy you haven't given up on calling them out on it
Edit: Also, it's pretty odd that she would ask for any non-fatphobic reason to lose weight, when Amy Slaton famously expressed how losing weight would greatly improve her chances of having a child. I'm sure this lady doesn't want children and that's perfectly reasonable, but don't try to ignore that a lot of people struggle with infertility due to weight just because it's not an issue for you
The intuitive eating stuff is so frustrating because what they're doing is *not* actually intuitive eating it's just... non-restricted eating. UGH. I have binge eating disorder and intuitive eating has been the most useful/successful 'diet' I've ever tried. Now instead of crushing a family sized bag of Doritos in one sitting I'll have like 5-10 chips and then put the bag back (unthinkable to me a few years ago). Anyway, very frustrating the way that so many people misuse 'intuitive eating' to justify binging. EYE ROLL.
You know, the more I lose, the better I physically feel...even if it's as "small" dropping 5lbs.
On the stairclimber watching this, training for a hiking trip in Peru this spring! A trip that wouldn't be doable if I hadn't gotten my fitness in check. Thanks for your contributions to that effort Michelle! Your comical, straightforward, and fair content really helps me.
Have fun! It's my dream to hike in Peru. Just got off the elliptical to keep my legs in shape for hiking when I move to state with mountains this year...been in flat state these past three years and I can't wait to hike regularly again. Safe travels and congrats on improving your health
That’s sounds awesome 😎 Have fun!
KEEP IT UP QUEEN!! HAVE FUN IN PERU YOU WILL HAVE EARNED IT😁
I’m assuming you’re going to take in Machu Picchu while in Peru. I’m jealous beyond words LOL. That place is at the top of my bucket list items.
@@aeromedical6750 yes I am! It's been a dream for a long time. I hope you make it someday too!😁
Yk, I had hypertension, achy joints, back pain, depression and panic attacks at 21/22 when I hardly moved at all l, binged to cope and had a BMI of 33 (which is comparably low looking at some of the fat activists).
I went down to BMI 24 and did NOTHING else besides change my diet and exercise more and voilà, perfect blood pressure, no pain anymore, no panic attacks, got rid of the depression on the way too.
She can tell me all day long that losing weight has no health benefits and I’ll still have more energy to laugh at her.