Being fat is a trap

a year ago

The author shares a personal journey of struggling with weight from childhood to adulthood, emphasizing the physical and mental aspects of the 'fat trap'.
The physical fat trap involves health risks and discomfort associated with being overweight, with a healthy body fat percentage range suggested.
Body positivity is praised for reducing judgment and harm, but the author argues against accepting long-term obesity, advocating for a choice to change.
Escaping the physical fat trap involves basic lifestyle changes like better sleep, exercise, diet adjustments, and sometimes medical advice.
The mental fat trap is more challenging, involving obsessive thoughts about food and body image, requiring therapy, meditation, and reading to overcome.
Recommended books include 'Breaking Free from Emotional Eating' by Geneen Roth and 'Let Go' by Andrew Dasselaar, both offering insights into emotional eating.
The author acknowledges ongoing struggles with the mental fat trap, viewing it as a process of letting go of food-related anxieties.

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