In this week's Dear Ashley column, a woman wonders if she should leave her boyfriend who won't sleep with her since she's gained 20 pounds.
Even though calorie consumption is the biggest determining factor of our weight, far more than exercise even, there are other things that can be creeping in and making your weight creep up. Your body is complex, and it’s sensitive. It responds to the smallest of changes in the biggest of ways.
To encourage you in your health journey during this stressful time, or remind you that you're not alone if you need a break from it, see who has been open about their weight loss or weight gain during quarantine.
She recently shared a photo of herself, admitting that she gained some weight but wasn't letting that slipup hold her back.
The weight gain people notice has to do with the way in which one's thyroid, which controls so much of how your body operates, functions when you have this particular disease.
Try to get the run down on her day. What do her evenings look like? Afternoons? When does the overeating happen? If you can pick up on this piece of information, you may find the emotional source of the over eating. You could also find another way to occupy her during those times.
After putting back on the weight I'd lost, I was reminded that when it comes to body-shaming, we do a lot of that to ourselves.
Take it from the following women: As long as you love yourself, some happy weight isn't a bad thing.
Brandy says she was sick and tired of trying to be so disciplined after seven years, so she's been indulging her cravings ever since.
Ray says his sister is just comfortable in the skin she's in.
We can respect open and unabashed individuals who aren’t afraid to tell the truth and shame the devil. But at the same time, some truth-telling is best kept to one’s self. You never know when it can encourage some really unhealthy and dangerous things — like having liposuction surgery (which you can have risky complications from) […]
