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fitspiration-messages vs actually-loving-messages by ronnie ritchie

THIS THIS THIS

When I was 13 I went for a checkup, and the doctor prodded me in my jiggly belly and asked if I ever exercised. It was clear she thought the answer was no. I responded that I ran cross-country on school days and took dance classes 5x a week.

You can exercise a lot and still not have the body that people associate with “health” or “fitness”. Sometimes you’re just built the way you’re built, and that’s okay.

-Mod Egg

Not to mention situations like the first and second will definitely contribute to eating disorders.

Take it from me, kids! Just because you don’t eat, doesn’t mean you’ll lose weight! You’re body needs food no matter what!!!!

The comic is right; you make better decisions when you have a higher caloric intake– you always deserve food. That’s a lesson I’m still learning