I was struck by the title alone of this piece. I’ve described the idea of weightloss (to being “normal” bmi, for instance) or being thin as feeling as likely as winning the lottery. I cannot imagine being thin through weightloss attempts- it feels impossible, and hopeless and as much an emotional trap as there could be! Just thinking about all the time I’ve spent - hours a day angsting about food/exercise/body/value/presence and weight. Imagine if we put the same emotional space, brain time, exercise and resources into trying to win the lottery. We would be…. I don’t even want to say the words that come to mind to describe how stupid it would be. Right? 🤷🏻♀️😅😂
I was struck by the title alone of this piece. I’ve described the idea of weightloss (to being “normal” bmi, for instance) or being thin as feeling as likely as winning the lottery. I cannot imagine being thin through weightloss attempts- it feels impossible, and hopeless and as much an emotional trap as there could be! Just thinking about all the time I’ve spent - hours a day angsting about food/exercise/body/value/presence and weight. Imagine if we put the same emotional space, brain time, exercise and resources into trying to win the lottery. We would be…. I don’t even want to say the words that come to mind to describe how stupid it would be. Right? 🤷🏻♀️😅😂
I want to staple this to my doctor's forehead.
What a fantastic analogy!
great comparison and oh i wish i had learned that many years ago
Fantastic piece!! Keep up the great work!
Thank you yet again for being the voice of reason!
Very well framed!
This is so profound! Also — and this is random — does pregnancy count as weight cycling?
That's an interesting question. It's not really framed that way in any research I've seen.
Thank you for this, Ragen. So good. Your compassionate wisdom is so needed in this space and in this world. ♥️
Ragen, this was a very powerful analogy and explanation that the logic ain't logic-ing! Thank you, as always, for your work and brilliance 💜
A succinct description of my personal life experience—weight-loss lotto! 🙄