The one thing I notice, especially around the holidays, is that our culture is completely, COMPLETELY screwed up when it comes to food and appropriate portions etc.
We view food as an event in itself, and especially during the holidays can go to 2 or 3 or even 4 "functions" in ONE DAY that completely revolve around food!
As fat and previously fat people, one of the things that got us where we are today (fat) is that we have always taken the opportunity to dive in to each one of those events with gusto, and enjoy it while we can.
But take a step back and wonder....WHO NEEDS THAT MUCH FRICKIN' FOOD IN ONE DAY???
For heavens sakes, lets be sane and rational! Let's not try to be joiners in the food madness all the time at these functions. Let's try sitting back and taking a break from the madness, enjoying the company and the conversation. It's OK! It is liberating, actually! To go to an open house and NOT partake in the food, and when someone notices you don't have a plate, to quietly say "Well it all does look so beautiful but I'm not hungry right now, thank you!" or "Yes, it is all so gorgeous and thank you so much for offering, but I just came from _________ (dinner, lunch, breakfast, a friend's house, coffee, etc) and just don't have room for anything right now."
When normal people say things like this, it is no big deal. But we, as fat or previously fat people think that it is the biggest taboo in the world to not be joiners in the food part!
Yeah. It's insane. I'm still processing all of it. It drives me nuts, can you tell?
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