My Weight Gain Journey (the truth) | Alix Traeger
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Hey there, I'm Alix! ♡ You may recognize me as the giggly girl from BuzzFeed Tasty. I made my own channel so I could show you guys my life outside of the Tasty Kitchen. (It's still a little crazy) Subscribe for videos featuring food, travel, fashion, music, fun times, adventures & more!
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love you too!
i appreciate ur transparency !! a lot of yt videos about weight loss but pretty minimal amount of videos like these. i too am dealing with insecurities about my weight gain recently during the holidays so im grateful for this vid. thanks alix ♡♡
Yas queen
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Love u too
Yooooo the “praise when you lose weight” and loss of praise with weight gain is so spot on. Trigger-central. Especially with my mom. Ugh 🤦🏻♀️
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Omg my mom tooooo
Da*n... mine too. She's obsessed with weight....
My mom also criticizes if I lose "a lot of weight". She forgets that my metabolism goes crazy and I end up being "too thin" against my will.
People don’t tend to praise weight gain because it can come off negatively. The person may not be happy that they gained weight and the comment can come off offensive 🤷🏾♀️ while most people try to lose weight so praise is given when it is achieved.
As someone who has suffered from disordered eating you really talked about your experience so intelligently and sensitively ❤️ I appreciate this so much, and I also love how you focused on the way your body feels instead of appearance. It’s so true and messed up how we get so much praise for losing weight .. it makes us feel so good .. but then when we inevitably gain weight back (because weight loss isn’t the most sustainable) we feel ashamed about ourselves. Ashamed for “letting ourselves go.” For “giving into food.” It’s why so many ppl these days suffer from EDs. Our society needs to move more towards body neutrality, and normalizing weight fluctuation. If everyone ate the same diet we would all STILL be different sizes! Body diversity is so beautiful. Thank you for this video!! And to those reading, you’re more than your body. We need food to live this life. Please remember that 🥺❤️
To those suffering with ED, please seek treatment. Pick up a book on intuitive eating, learn about diet culture. You will learn to feel so free ❤️
@@primlife99 yes! Always here if you want to talk about it ❤️ we can dm about it some time :)
thank you for sharing!!! So wise!! ❤️❤️
Hey! I have been suffering from bulimia myself for nearly 10 years. After an emotionally abusive relationship with an ex for a while I started my recovery journey and it hasn't been easy. I gained over 10 kilos 😰 in less than a year. I do feel happier though but I do get sad about the weight gain sometimes. I've been on UA-cam just looking at videos and comments to make me feel better so reading this really helped! Thanks so much 💕💕
I got off birthcontrol, went through depression, lost 70 lbs, EVERYONE still comments about "how good I look" when in reality I've never been more miserable.
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I feel so hard with this comment! After almost dying from my autoimmune disease complications, I got so many compliments for looking good bc I lost so much weight but I never felt so sick and awful. Shows you what people think “healthy” is 🙄
That’s what I hate - I gained weight and was so happy in life. Yet, ppl would comment about it like it was a bad thing? When I am thinner I am more insecure. I struggled to understand if I was feeling amazing in my life that this was such an issue? - the gain.
I so relate to that. I'm 5'8.5" and I've ranged from 143 to 225. When I was at my thinnest people did the same thing, not knowing that I was that thin because I was too poor to feed myself enough and I worked a physically demanding job. It was so isolating and I was miserable. Now, I can feed myself enough to be at a much healthier weight for my body.
wait, you went through all of this AFTER quitting birth control????
I've lost weight and gained weight several times just during the pandemic alone, we all can totally relate. I say it so often, food is one of the only things I have to look forward to these days
You are so beautiful inside and out, we all are so thankful for your content helping us get through the day
YESSS!!!! Food is my highlight!!! ❤️❤️❤️
My parents ingrained in me that my worth is tied to titles, accomplishments, and appearances. It took me years to see that my worth is solely tied to how I want to feel about myself. It's my choice completely independent of outside influences. I chose to love myself without anyone's input. My wife and I have loved you no matter what. It's your joy for life, enthusiasm for your craft, your openness and vulnerability with your fans and yourself, and your spiritual journey. My wife sees you as in inspiration for her own journey of self-improvement. I try every day to instill her with even half the confidence you exude with almost everything you do and the grace to accept yourself even when you're not perfect by someone else's standards. Peace, love, and joy.
This is a really beautiful comment! Thank you for sharing your point of view!
thank you, love this! ❤️
Beautiful, I’m still trying to change that mindset
For me, it took realizing how apathetic I had become after years of abuse, then choosing what to care about, and leaving out other people's opinions.
I was literally just talking to my sister about how I gained 30lb this year after losing 20 last year.... I was feeling pretty defeated.
Thank you for this!😭❤
❤️❤️ you're so welcome
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As someone who’s weight is fluctuating a lot too I recommend not interpreting other people’s reactions through your lens only. It’s probably something you aren’t aware of but when we lose weight we tend to take better care of ourselves, buy new clothes, “doll up” more...while when we gain weight we kinda let ourselves go a little. That might better explain why people “praise” you for weight loss and they don’t when you gain weight, it’s not all about the weight.
take this as the ''i love myself'' button, u are beautiful and u deserve happiness!
fat shaming has literally turned out to be a part of my life being on curvier side ... which is why this video needs to be heard by everyone who fat shames or is a victim of fat shaming
Yes we live in a fatphobic society! It fucking sucks. We are more than our bodies.
@@Jillydisco ugh much more than our bodies
I’m fat but not curvy 😩😭
I was just wondering a few hours ago that you haven't posted in a while and you did, I'm so happy.
Also, whether you gain or loose weight you will still be my favourite forever because you are one of the most beautiful souls of planet earth ❤️
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@@AlixTraeger Love you Alix ,💜💙💚💛🧡❤️
Thanx for the reply and your advices
I gained weight too. I'm trying to not beat myself up about it.
same
Same. I honestly don't take it too seriously. I just try my best to not binging on sweets as they're my weakness.
Yeah I exercised today so I felt so much worse than I normally do when I ate chips. (Okay in all honesty, I didn't stop at just chips, but that's not the point). I try not to beat myself up about it too, but since I've started exercising, I've also started drinking more water. And drinking more water is making me pee more. And peeing more means passing by the mirror. I rlly love myself, but I frown every time I look in a mirror. So I frown at my reflection like 6 times a day. I can't help it. Seeing my round face is kind of like an evolution of sorts lol. I'll use a food analogy because I still love food even tho we have an on-off relationship rn. I started out with an egg shaped face. Then it rounded a bit more to a circle. When I started exercising, it became an upside down house. (Ykno one of those generic drawings of houses we all did as children?) And finally, today, I circled back to the egg. This comment was meant to be short. I'd say sorry for how long it got, but I'm not. Sorry, that is. I am sorry about that extra cookie I ate though. It was literally five minutes ago. I wasn't even hungry I just wanted to nibble on someth while I watched my kdrama. Honestly, with all the chewing and nibbling I do, I deserve some kind of reward. Preferably in the form of a defined jawline. To sharpen the roof of my upside down house. Hehhe.
How accurate and respectful your words are 💖 If only all people could discuss body image related topics like that!
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"My ability to love myself cannot be dependent on how much I weigh." Woah, this hit hard
Exactly 👍your all WORTH more than a number please be strong 🎀
this video was a sigh of relief to watch- this conversation about weight and its impressions on our society should always stay open and honest. Seeing you enjoy your work and realizing these lessons through it is also super motivating- thats how we should all live our lives!!!!! thank you for bringing this conversation back to the table :)
i’m so proud of how far you’ve come!! i don’t find my body the best looking, and i always thought that i would never lose weight, but just watching you and your video about your weight loss journey, i realized that i can do it one day!!
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You literally spoke for me in this! 💛🙌🏻 My weight has fluctuated about +/- 20lbs since 2016, and I’ve been working on my relationship with my body and loving it JUST as much no matter how my clothes fit. Thank you for sharing your journey so eloquently and authentically. You’re always beautiful and I love the energy and vibes you radiate and share with the world. 💛🙏🏻
This is literally one of the best talks I've ever seen on weight and self love. So concise and beautifully spoken! I had to gain a lot of weight back after being anorexic and I can 100% confirm that society rewards weight loss over weight gain (even when the weight loss is super unhealthy). So thanks for touching on that issue. Wishing all the best to you Alix, your videos always cheer me up!
Your words mean more than I can put into words
Favorite youtuber but sooo underated
🥰 awww ty!
Alix, THANK YOUUUUU for talking about this, and being so open ♥️ we love you!
I'm so glad I watched this. It's so easy to lose your awareness that EVERYONE is going through this at the same time... I gained weight last year and only began working on myself more at the end of 2020, it got to the point that some of my clothes just stopped fitting and it made me so scared and ashamed. Hopefully we all begin to accept and love ourselves unconditionally. That part really got me, even though I'm still studying-working and keeping up with my hobbies and taking care of my family all that good seem to fade behind the pounds I gained. But that's what happens, and its normal, and I do not deserve to become healthy through being miserable. You're gorgeous Alix! We forget how beautiful we are when we're lonely and deep into our insecurities I can honestly say I've forgotten how beautiful I am despite not fitting into my old jeans or whatever... Thanks so much for the video
Thank you for bringing the topic! Alix said it in video and I also realized it recently: t’s not that you need to work on losing weight, it’s that you need to work with self love, self acceptance and other things in your head!
Absolutely!!❤️
I really needed to hear this. I've looked up to you so much Alix. I've struggled with my weight all my life and been feeling so disappointed in myself the past few weeks. I started tearing up watching this. You have helped me so much you have no idea. Thank you, Alix.
i've heard things along the lines of what you said so many times by so many different people on so many different platforms. but for some reason, hearing you say it really struck a chord in me. you seem so genuine, compassionate and intelligent. thank you for this video girl. you are beautiful, inside and out ♡
You are freaking precious, beautiful, smart and funny, end of story. Whether that was a year ago or now. This video is so important though and I really respect and appreciate your candidness.
And i also need to thank you - you (and your momma lol) have entertained me all through this pandemic and you do so with such healthy positivity.
thank you so much for all the words of body positivity - especially about weight gain. Nothing you said in the video was ‘new’ or insanely different but it is so necessary to have constant reminders of self love! Thank you again x
This!!! Thank you so much for talking about this. We are all so much more than a number and have to try to be grateful for the things our body can do vs what it looks like during it’s different seasons.
I’ve gained as well & I’m loving my size 8 than my size 4 that I was.
@im222 needy grammar has left the chat
@im222 needy if you're going to insult someone, maybe you shouldn't sound like an idiot in the process perhaps
I went through the same changes and size 8 is still a really good size, but I just don’t feel at home in my body anymore... like, I don’t recognize me. So even though it might be an even healthier body type, I want to lose weight because it just isn’t me anymore? Do you recognize this?
@im222 needy Yes he does. He said size 4 made me look sick.
@@venusdreams8774 insult doesn’t bother me at me at all she’s probably upset with her weight & doesn’t love herself enough
I caught covid pretty badly back in October and as a result I've lost all of my muscle tone, and I've gained weight. I think the most disheartening thing for me right now is that I can't even make it through a 20 minute exercise video as I'm trying to gain back the strength I lost. Thank you for always being such a sunny person and helping all of us feel better through your journeys - I aspire to your levels of self love!!
Same I kind of let myself go and now I get so tired easily but we can get through slow and steady wins the race best wishes ❤️
I love you for making this!! I’ve had a similar journey and it’s nice to see other people talking about it honestly!
yaay finally ❤❤❤❤!!! I was getting worried seeing you haven't posted in a while.....I've been patiently waiting.
We have basically the same body type and you make me feel so confident about my body. I really appreciate you making this video. And all your videos honestly. You are so beautiful inside and out which made me realize I'm the same way. Love you so much Alix
You got this!❤️❤️
I’m from Vietnam and I can relate to your experience a whole much. It means your content works! It connects people! Thank you Alix for your ability to put into words all those complicated yet simple feelings! 🥰 Keep it up!
As someone who’s weight has always seemed to fluctuate, and someone who has never been the skinny friend- I feel you 1000%. My relationship with food has always been hard for me.
I needed this video so much🥺 You’re so inspiring and you are such a big role model to me 💗 love you Alix! You’re a queen!
Thank you so much!!❤️
What a thoughtful and wise commentary. I’m sure it will help so many! Thanks for the honesty and positivity 💗
Thank you for this Alix. Cannot explain how much I needed to see this today! ❤️
Thank you so much Alix❤️❤️ This is so important during these tough times. Thank you for spreading positivity 🥰
I’m just watching this video and loving it! There’s so much shame attached to losing weight and then gaining it. I’ve definitely attached my worth to it in the past, and have been in better shape, but miserable. I love that the message is Unconditional love, while also being the best version of yourself. Truly inspiring and motivating, let’s do the inner work first 🧠
Thank you for speaking on these societal standards that are implanted in us. And unconditional love for ourself. “Weight is a condition“, “I dare you to be enough right now”. Seriously such a good word and challenge. I want to work toward seeing myself as enough and love, and have that be the thing that doesn’t change within me. The rest, EVEN WEIGHT, can change and it would say nothing about me.
Thank you so much for this!!! I was literally just staring at myself in the mirror shaming myself for gaining weight and this honestly helped me forgive myself and be more positive
You have no idea how much I needed this today, oh my days🙏❤️
As someone who struggles everyday with my weight, thank you for just being you. You're amazing.
You are truthfully one of the most stunning women I’ve ever seen..your skin is always just GLOWING, it’s crazy. And your hair and voice are beautiful too.
This video made me love you even more. I have always struggled with my weight and need to learn to just love myself as I am.
You are the definition of funny, beautiful, and kind. You could be an alien for all I care, it’s your heart that’s beautiful, funny, and kind ❤️
aw such a beautiful message! 🥺💞
also, can i include that you are an amazing singer! 💞
Thank you so much for sharing Alix. I really resonate with being a “fluctuator.” I have felt that way for most of my life. It took a lot of time to work on adjusting my self oriented mindset, but I feel like I’m finally in a good place. So much of what you said is crazy relatable. Thanks for being open and vulnerable!
Alix this video was just what i needed today. the same thing happened to me this year and you made me feel okay about it. thank u ❤️
Legit was JUST having this conversation with people after losing weight after starting a new supplement for PCOS. Last year I was doing *everything* to lose weight, and couldn't. Now with one change, lost weight and am getting praise for that, even when I'm doing less of the work. Thank you for being vulnerable enough to share because we can't just snap our fingers and change the narrative, but this is a great way to start!
Hi! I have PCOS as well and I haven't tried any supplements to help with my symptoms. What new supplement are you taking?
Wow, Thank you for making this video. You’ve hit major points that many women can resonate with. I’ve gained weight during the pandemic too so I’m currently doing that inner work to still find love for myself without conditions such as weight.
Also, you did it in such eloquent, respectful way.
Thank you for sharing this, Alix. I've been on the same journey - just loving myself independently of my weight. I am happy you are feeling happy in the body you have!
I applaud you for putting yourself out here with these VERY IMPORTANT messages! Thank you, Alix. You are a true role model ❤️
Thank you for being such a inspiration! This video was so honest and beautiful... It truly inspired me and will help me to find the balance of maintaining mental and physical health!
From one Alix to another... you look great Girl! I’m on a weight loss journey myself. After losing 80 pounds on Weight Watchers back in 2008, the weight slowly crept back on. I’m back at it and am (as of today) 56 pounds down since October. This time it’s not about a number... it’s about health and refocusing my attention on healthy habits and non scale victories. It will stick this time because I’m changing from the inside out and using moderation - a concept I’ve never been great at. Here’s to you and your continued success. Your video NAILS IT!
I have so much respect for you. I try to fill my feed with body positive people so I see a lot of things about self love and anti diet culture. But this video just his differently. I applaud you for making this video (when you definitely did not have to). I always appreciate how candid you are and I wish you the best. May 2021 be kinder to us all.
Good for you to make this video. No one should be criticized for gaining weight especially this year. I wish you the best.
I really needed to hear this. Thank you so much, I teared up from the connection I have to this video.
You were the positivity I didn't know I needed today! 🙏 thank you Alix!
YES girl. You look fantastic at any size. Thank you for doing this sensitively. The pandemic gave the the gift of disordered eating. I really wish I had your outlook and relationship with your body. I needed this video today so thank you for being so brave and honest. 🥰
This is so so so so important and necessary. Thank you Alix, so much!!!
Hey Alix, Happy New Year and I hope you having a lovely time! Great job on your success! 😉
This was beautiful thank you so much as someone who has suffered from anxiety disorders and an eating disorder my whole life and I was bullied when I was in school for being overweight I had always the idea that if I was to be slim and fit and then I would somehow fit better into society that I would be praised and then began the toxic cycle I did lose a lot of weight I somehow become underweight for that happened due to an eating disorder all the people use to praise me how you look beautiful and everything but they never knew the truth behind it. fortunately I am working on it right now and I realise that loving myself isn't easy somehow I have this condition in the mind that if I am fat I don't love myself and working on it some days it's really hard I have to remind myself again and again just exactly what you mentioned in this video that loving yourself Unconditionally means that you have to have no conditions and some days it just gets very hard but people people like you would tell us about body positiveness and everything and all the people on UA-cam on other social media platforms that are helping us people to to let go of the toxic beauty standards and the other practices that harm ourselves and prevent us from not being able to see ourselves in a more positive light really helps us people a lot especially those girls who suffer from eating disorders and other things thank you Alex this video that you put up was inspiring and positive and it really showed the struggle of weight gain and how something like that can affect you thank you so much and also for all the videos that you put up and for all the work that you do. you are beautiful and thanks so much
Peace love joy!
proud of you! again you don't have to be skinny to be beautiful or stunning you are beautiful the way you are!🤍🤍god bless you and stay safe❤❤
This is powerful 💥 The world needs more of this kind of conversation. You are a beautiful soul! ♥️
I needed this video so much and I had no idea, THANKS ❤️✨
I have never watched a video so relevant to how I feel about weight. Thank you so so much for making this video. You’re amazing :)
I need to show this to my mum, she still insisted that my twin and I lose weight even though I feel happier than I have in awhile
You don’t know how much I needed this 🙏
ILYYY ALEX YOU ARE SO STRONG,BEAUTIFUL ,AND POWERFUL WHETHER YOUR THIN OR NOT . HATS OFF TO YOU QUEEN
Wow, I’ve genuinely never related so much to a video. I have no words except thank you❤️
I really needed to hear this LOVE U ❤️
I've had a crush on you since the chocolate croissant Tasty video.
You're such a beautiful human with a killer smile and an infectious spirit. Your inner beauty totally eclipses your outer. Your seemingly infinite positivity and love for life has been most needed over the last year, and I hope you never stop being so you are, no matter what changes come your way.
Take care.
You are beautiful! I can relate to what you are saying. A couple of years ago I started my journey on the inside and took better care of myself. Now I am pregnant (and very happy with it), but I sometimes struggle with the weight I gain even though I know it is for a very good cause. My body is changing, and won't go back to the way it was before I got pregnant. But I need to keep reminding myself to see how amazing the female body can be and by embracing the changes.
Stay true to yourself!
If you are seeing this you are a strong and beautiful inside and out no matter what size you are in your eyes you seem hopeless and not worth it but in Gods eyes you are the most perfect thing he doesn't care what you look like are what size your are he made you his own kind of beauty that he wants you to love also remember you are beautiful inside and out.
Thank you for this, Alix. I just had a break-up and huge part of my insecurity is about my weight, maybe one of the reasons that he cheated on me, though he never mentioned it. You're one of my favorite vloggers, and thank you for this.
Love from Philippines ❤
I just love your positivity Alix🫶🏻
You are incredible!! The message and the idea of loving yourself without conditions is very important, specially right now. Thanks ffor sharing and for this video, I love it!
I feel the exact same way right now!! I can’t explain how many time I’ve gained and lost waight, but i felt like the last one was ,THE LAS TIME ,even if it was a natural consequence from having a better quality of life,and it has been so hard finding a way to love myself while the rest of the world it’s s punishing or rewarding you depending on the pounds you gain or the way yo look.
But im glad you make the video cause it helped me to get a better perspective and clear my thoughts.
I hope we all can find a unconditional self estime and step by step lean to create a society that cares more about different qualities in the human being.
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it honestly looks so good on you! you look amazing at any weight. the female body is amazing!
I have always loved your videos for a lot of reasons but a major one is that you look like me. You are so happy and pretty and it makes me feel like I can be that too in the body I'm in. Thank you for this💕
You are such an inspiration. I saw your weight loss video and it was awesome inspiring. But it takes courage to accept that it's not that easy to maintain the same. And that bodies keep changing. And I wish to learn self love from you ! Loads of love !
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This was a wonderful, articulate, educated and educational video. Thank you for making it - it's very brave too 💖
This video is absolutely beautiful!
Thank you for the lesson:
Happiness is not something outside of yourself. It's all right in here. But it can be really hard to find it. But once you find it you're probably gonna lose it and have to find it again. And this is the meaning of life.
-Alix Traeger
I love you! Thank you so much for being so honest. I am battling with myself, and I'm planning to start being and eating healthy tomorrow also because I'm having health issues 😭 thank you so much for this ❤️
You be you. Great message! Thanks for sharing your journey. Be well as you continue on your path. ♥️
But why did I start crying while watching this video😭... love your message and perspective. ❤️
Alex🙋♀️, I just wanted to say thank u for making this video 🥰 Your words were very helpful and beautiful. I'm looking forward to journeying this year towards a better more real me, and this "loving me, whatever" mindfulness is right up the alley of what I want for me. I look forward to sharing your vid with my support group/accountability peeps. Again thank u so very much for your encouragement and luv vibes 💓
Very aptly termed.. Everything you said in the video. . Its wonderful to hear from someone who is so open and 'just' about the feelings.. Thank you for making this video
In my opinion you have always looked so beautiful and I love your whole personality❤️ you are amazing!!
Lately I had struggles with my studies. In my entire life I was just a really good student. I'm Italian and in university I'm in my third year and this year I should be able to get my laurea, a final diploma. But now I find really difficult to focus on more than one exam at a time and so I have to cope with the fact that probably I won't be able to finish my exams just in time. This doesn't have an impact on my career (I can continue to get really good votes) but I have to cope with the fact that I'm being slower and so in a certain way I fell less worthy. This video just reminds me that it doesn't really matter, what really matters is that I should be able to accept myself and love myself and accept that I can be slower so thanks for this ❤️
Yes!!! i’m in anorexia recovery and this video rlly came at the right time omg
All the best to you 💖💕 you got this!
ugh me too. we got this!
Same ... let’s keep it up and glow up mentally!
Honestly Alix, I watch everything you post because no matter how you look; you put so much joy and positivity out into the world! I'm just glad there's someone like you spreading this message. I wish I had someone like you when I was growing up! Keep up the amazing work!!
Love the emotional maturity you're expressing here! Even as a stranger I am very proud of your progress. It's Not Easy in the toxic beauty culture that we live in. Seems that assert girls haven't even harder as. Every pound seems like a 10 lb or something just because it didn't have as far to go LOL. Anyway continue loving yourself just the way you are and I'm going to continue working on the same. Best of luck to you Alix
U have a light about u.
Not just yr looks, more of yr soul is so beautiful & brilliantly bright!
That was such an empowering and reassuring hangout with my older sis Alix!!
You are beautiful inside and out. Keep being you and loving you. That is the best. You are a light in this ever dark world we live in. Love ya
this is such a powerful video and I admire how articulate you are. its very inspiring
Thank you! I really needed this! ❤️