A number of the women in my family have taken to the Overeaters Anonymous perspective and program; viewing their relationship with food as a disease to be treated. As someone at the younger end of the lineage, I really resent being made to feel as though my body which mimics theirs in appearance is something in need of a remedy or that it is a problem. Growing up and seeing how unhappy the role models in my life have been with thier zaftig bodies and the subtle and sometimes not-so-subtle disapproval or "concern" for my zaftig body has most definitiely contributed to the self-deprecating dialogue that invades my thoughts and dissentegrates my sense of self-worth. Such an interesting perspective and something I have considered for a long time, I'm glad to see this conversation being brought to the light of day.
A number of the women in my family have taken to the Overeaters Anonymous perspective and program; viewing their relationship with food as a disease to be treated. As someone at the younger end of the lineage, I really resent being made to feel as though my body which mimics theirs in appearance is something in need of a remedy or that it is a problem. Growing up and seeing how unhappy the role models in my life have been with thier zaftig bodies and the subtle and sometimes not-so-subtle disapproval or "concern" for my zaftig body has most definitiely contributed to the self-deprecating dialogue that invades my thoughts and dissentegrates my sense of self-worth. Such an interesting perspective and something I have considered for a long time, I'm glad to see this conversation being brought to the light of day.