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Watch what you eat Watch what you weigh Watch how much sugar you drink Watch how many carbs you put into your body Work harder to lose weight Work harder to move more and eat less Work more so that you can fit into flattering clothes Work more so that you can fit into society's vision of beauty and worth Eat less junk and lift more weights Eat less empty calories and do more cardio Eat less portions and push your body to its limits Eat less and let your legs, arms, and face shrink into a person you haven’t seen before Lie to yourself more, you are only doing this for your health Lie to yourself so that you can forget the gnawing feeling in your stomach Lie to yourself to motivate your body through another mile on sore knees Lie to yourself to believe that a few few more pounds will finally make you feel comfortable inside your skin Be afraid of what they will say to your face when you walk into a public space Be afraid of what others think when they see tight clothes on a big body Be afraid of what cruel jokes people will make when they use you as the easy target Be afraid of what horrible death awaits you if you don’t start to take care of yourself Let them take control over you Let them take control over your happiness Let them take control over your wants, dreams, and passions Let them take control over who you are OR Start to believe you are more than the thoughts of others Start to believe that your body and being are so beautiful Start to believe that you are so deserving of love, joy, and compassion Start to believe that you are so human, in ways that are inexplicable. Eat to take joy in the **** blueberries, squishy melons, savory cheeses, and filing breads Eat to keep your body going, to power your constant effort to persist in this grating world Eat to experience more of the world, learn about others through the foods they cherish Eat to eat! No matter the reason… Swear to yourself to take time everyday to appreciate your body Swear to work harder to love yourself for who you are and everything that makes up your being Swear to lessen the pressure you put on yourself to be perfect Swear to let yourself seek out the joys all around you Don’t be afraid of the world, we all feel isolated by our experiences Don’t be afraid of their words, it reveals more about them than it does about you Don’t be afraid of your body, it is a miracle of chance and is limitlessly capable Don’t be afraid to show off who you are, someone needs to see you, to really see themselves Let them panic when their words no longer harm Let them worry that their world is shrinking as ours grows to allow more space for others Let them fall for all of the fake “fixes” that will give them some illusion of an ideal life Let them hate themselves for everything they are not, while you love yourself for everything you are
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Mar 4
Mar 4, 2026 at 9:45 AM UTC
fatfed-upandfullofhope
Lie OR Move On
Watch what you eat Watch what you weigh Watch how much sugar you drink Watch how many carbs you put into your body Work harder to lose weight Work harder to move more and eat less Work more so that you can fit into flattering clothes Work more so that you can fit into society's vision of beauty and worth Eat less junk and lift more weights Eat less empty calories and do more cardio Eat less portions and push your body to its limits Eat less and let your legs, arms, and face shrink into a person you haven’t seen before Lie to yourself more, you are only doing this for your health Lie to yourself so that you can forget the gnawing feeling in your stomach Lie to yourself to motivate your body through another mile on sore knees Lie to yourself to believe that a few few more pounds will finally make you feel comfortable inside your skin Be afraid of what they will say to your face when you walk into a public space Be afraid of what others think when they see tight clothes on a big body Be afraid of what cruel jokes people will make when they use you as the easy target Be afraid of what horrible death awaits you if you don’t start to take care of yourself Let them take control over you Let them take control over your happiness Let them take control over your wants, dreams, and passions Let them take control over who you are OR Start to believe you are more than the thoughts of others Start to believe that your body and being are so beautiful Start to believe that you are so deserving of love, joy, and compassion Start to believe that you are so human, in ways that are inexplicable. Eat to take joy in the **** blueberries, squishy melons, savory cheeses, and filing breads Eat to keep your body going, to power your constant effort to persist in this grating world Eat to experience more of the world, learn about others through the foods they cherish Eat to eat! No matter the reason… Swear to yourself to take time everyday to appreciate your body Swear to work harder to love yourself for who you are and everything that makes up your being Swear to lessen the pressure you put on yourself to be perfect Swear to let yourself seek out the joys all around you Don’t be afraid of the world, we all feel isolated by our experiences Don’t be afraid of their words, it reveals more about them than it does about you Don’t be afraid of your body, it is a miracle of chance and is limitlessly capable Don’t be afraid to show off who you are, someone needs to see you, to really see themselves Let them panic when their words no longer harm Let them worry that their world is shrinking as ours grows to allow more space for others Let them fall for all of the fake “fixes” that will give them some illusion of an ideal life Let them hate themselves for everything they are not, while you love yourself for everything you are
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