I am fat. A very big girl; and yes, this fact is one - but not the only - cause of my T2 diabetes. But please guys... remember... that there is ALWAYS a story behind the skin; and blame - including self chastisement - really doesn't help. And... also remember that it is SO easy to misunderstand a post... or a text... or an email. I did.
Good as forum posting is... it is a limited medium... and I'm not talking psychic :wink:
It's too easy to rant here. Argue too... in way that maybe we wouldn't if we all talked face to face. So much of the meaning of what we say - online - is so open to misinterpretation when we lack a face, a smile and/or of a bit of body language etc.
So please... go easy... & remember another thing. Your truth is not always the truth of others. So please be gentle.
My being fat IS about eating btw... not over eating but eating the wrong things... but before you judge, take a minute. Ask yourself why. Walk a mile in my shoes & you'd discover that I used (& still use sometimes) beige food to soothe. It 'puts a plaster' over the fact that I didn't (growing up) feel safe, loved or secure.
Its a habit - a behaviour - that I'm trying to understand and reprogramme. But I'm human. I fall off the wagon sometimes. Because dealing with demons - including diabetes no matter the type - isn't... really isn't... easy.
So I choose to forgive myself... & I try - try very hard - not to judge others by the standards (or lack of standards) that I set for myself.
Phew!! Bit more than I wanted to share... but sharing is good. Especially if it might help... :|
Love 'n' light -- Lucja xxx
PS: We are ALL beautiful