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Dr. Mary Chang's avatar

‘Naturally thin’ is the fantasy sold to us, but even those who fit the mold feel the pressure to be thinner. For the rest of us, restriction has become so normalized we don’t even call it dieting anymore. But here’s the kicker: diets don’t fail us—they’re designed to fail. Restrict, rebound, repeat. The cycle isn’t about willpower; it’s about a culture obsessed with shrinking us at any cost. Isn’t it time we all stopped playing the game?

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Elizabeth Sowden's avatar

“I often wonder now how it might look today if I had never dieted—if I had simply been allowed to exist without shame.” Same.

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