Health at Every Size by Linda Bacon

Author:Linda Bacon
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: BenBella Books, Inc.
Published: 2010-06-27T16:00:00+00:00

What Are Your Myths?

In earlier chapters, you learned to identify the “obesity myths” so prevalent in our culture. Myths that say you must lose weight if you want to be healthy, and losing weight is just a matter of control and discipline.

Learning the truth about these myths will help destroy the power they have over you now. That’s why the first half of this book is so important. In fact, you might want to go back and reread the early chapters. Remember learning in chapter 3 that diets don’t work? The message in chapter 6 was that you can be healthy even if your weight is still in the “overweight” or “obese” range? That biology, not discipline, controls our weight?

Start by acknowledging the cultural and societal voices you’ve unconsciously absorbed and believed throughout your life. These are the voices that say things like:• Fat people are lazy.

• Fat people have no self-control.

• Thin is best.

• How you look is what’s most important.

• No one will love you if you’re fat.

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