When helping someone looking to make improvements, encouragement and advice is important while constant criticism is discouraging. But sometimes what one person thinks is advice and encouragement is received as criticism. A person dealing with the fallout of his dieting assistance turned to the “Am I The A**hole” (AITA) subReddit for feedback. Substantial-Grape541 asked: “AITA for […] More
Content Warning: Postpartum Depression, Postpartum Anxiety, Body-Shaming, Weight-Shaming, References to Domestic Abuse and Child Abuse It’s 2024, and as much as we might like to stay in one body type forever, we should all be able to agree that there are life events that impact our weight and strength, like illness, or even a change […] More
Content Warning: Body-shaming, Weight-shaming, Weight loss, Emotional Abuse When we’re in a relationship that we really care about and that we think could be The Real Deal, we’ll do a lot to make that relationship work, often far too much. It, unfortunately, gives people who want to take advantage of others far too much opportunity […] More
CW: eating disorders. No two people have the same relationship with nutrition and fitness. For some people, it comes naturally, and they manage to eat right and stay fit with little to no effort. For others, it’s much more of a challenge, and often rely on others to help them out. While friends and family […] More
Control is largely an illusion. We like to think that the decisions we make are planned and organized, studiously crafted, and always for the best. This is rarely the case We make choices based on incomplete – or even inherently incorrect – information, and when we make them, we immediately become emotionally invested in the […] More
Declining health is a serious subject, but too often, losing weight is made the core target of improvement. But when it comes to implementing weight loss strategies, there are absolutely do’s and don’ts to follow, agreed the “Am I the A**hole?” (AITA) subReddit. The Redditor, who has since deleted their account, was worried about their teen […] More
We all feel self-conscious about our bodies every now and then. Often finding a way to make certain attainable changes, but bemoaning the things about our bodies which no amount of exercise, or surgery, can change. Many also find themselves jealous of other’s physical appearance, even if they too probably wish there was something about […] More
Health and fitness and the new era of body positivity. Sounds like the next pulitzer right? Not everyone is onboard when others get into though. And there are then side effects. Case in point… Redditor dreadfullyIll wanted to discuss his experience and get some feedback. So naturally, he came to visit the “Am I The […] More
Everyone knows that when a woman becomes pregnant and carries a child for, on average, nine months, she will naturally gain weight, for herself and her baby. Losing that weight after the child is born is, disturbingly, one of the greatest pressures the new mother will face while parenting her newborn, admitted the “Am I the […] More
It’s never a good idea to comment on someone’s weight loss, and one man on Reddit is a perfect example of why: His weight loss turned out to be a side effect of pancreatic cancer. When his coworker complimented on his new body, he got angry and set her straight. But he wasn’t sure about […] More
Most people want to help their relatives be healthy any way they can. But when a relative’s health needs require a change in lifestyle, it can quickly stir up conflict. That’s what happened to a man on Reddit whose weight loss surgery offended his in-laws when he was unable to eat the steak dinner they […] More
Mental health and body positivity are two subjects that have become increasingly important to a person’s sense of health and self-worth. Loved ones who choose not to respect these things might be put at a distance, confided the “Am I the A**hole?” (AITA) subReddit. Redditor Blackbird-1973 started to think that she needed to step back from […] More
