Man, all the oblique speculation into LW's mental health makes me extremely uncomfortable.
I've personally found HAES and fat positivity to be just as culty and inflexible as mainstream diet culture, but in the opposite direction.
And, like the LW, I really wish there was an option in-between the two extremes. I personally don't like being told, "well actually it's been scientifically proven that sustained weight loss is impossible" when I express a desire to be able to walk from my third floor apartment to my mailbox without wanting to die. (Nor do I appreciate all the standard blergh that is diet culture.)
Ultimately, I think LW's friends either need to make a passing effort to be happy for the LW in her new hobby or establish a clear boundary of no health, exercise, or weight talk. Since they're obviously not doing that, it's in LW's best interest to ask about it herself.
(Is it weird to happily take turns listening to your friends about the things you each personally enjoy, regardless of whether those interests are shared? Because with some of my friendships we've definitely spent more time with 0 shared interests than with 1+ shared interest.)
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Man, all the oblique speculation into LW's mental health makes me extremely uncomfortable.
I've personally found HAES and fat positivity to be just as culty and inflexible as mainstream diet culture, but in the opposite direction.
And, like the LW, I really wish there was an option in-between the two extremes. I personally don't like being told, "well actually it's been scientifically proven that sustained weight loss is impossible" when I express a desire to be able to walk from my third floor apartment to my mailbox without wanting to die. (Nor do I appreciate all the standard blergh that is diet culture.)
Ultimately, I think LW's friends either need to make a passing effort to be happy for the LW in her new hobby or establish a clear boundary of no health, exercise, or weight talk. Since they're obviously not doing that, it's in LW's best interest to ask about it herself.
(Is it weird to happily take turns listening to your friends about the things you each personally enjoy, regardless of whether those interests are shared? Because with some of my friendships we've definitely spent more time with 0 shared interests than with 1+ shared interest.)