tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161039890401372446.post6273913073764613801..comments2010-06-24T11:45:14.512+01:00Comments on Mirrors In The House: choicesmaddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17164094343714816169noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161039890401372446.post-17183328145253691842008-07-30T18:45:00.000+01:002008-07-30T18:45:00.000+01:00Sharon - Yeah, I'm starting to learn that health i...<B>Sharon</B> - Yeah, I'm starting to learn that health is far more complicated than most people make it out to be. For example, while I haven't been living a perfectly healthy life physically and that's not without its consequences, for a long time I've made the choice that my mental health had to take priority. I think this post was a reaction to the fact that sometimes in the Fatosphere, the eating disordered represent an image that non-eating disordered fatties are trying to get away from, i.e. the fat person who eats too much and doesn't exercise, even if the reasons we do that aren't greed or sloth. I know there's no malicious intent there, but sometimes it's difficult to have a conversation of "Fat people don't eat more than thin people blah blah blah...except I totally do." I agree with all the premises of HAES, I just need to remind myself that it shouldn't be another way to beat myself up for failure.maddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164094343714816169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161039890401372446.post-28330816226771890972008-07-30T14:23:00.000+01:002008-07-30T14:23:00.000+01:00"healthy at every size" isn't a commandment, it's ..."healthy at every size" isn't a commandment, it's an approach to health care. It means stop focusing on weight and instead focusing on what can be achieved. And YES that so includes mental health! Body positivity is a big part of HAES, health is much better furthered by liking your own body, whatever size you are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com