Weird Comment on Before and After
Hi friends! I posted a before and after picture on Facebook today - something I'd never done before - because I was really proud of myself! Also something I don't feel too often. I wanted to show off how hard I've been working, plain and simple. I've lost 70 pounds since 12/1. I said I wasn't doing this for looks, but for health, but was still so damn proud of myself.
I got a comment from someone I don't really know telling me that before and afters are harmful for people with eating disorders, and that I was engaging in diet culture by posting the pic and engaging in diet culture by everyone telling me how good I looked. and that she always thought the world of me, but that she had to go because "being triggered into not being able to eat for another day isn't ok for me". I just. I'm at a loss for words.
I've been in the fat/body posi community for a long time. I get it. But this is my personal facebook. And if you've never been 500+ pounds wondering if this is the day your heart is going to pop while you're going up the stairs to your job, I guess I don't want to hear it. Send me a message if you want to have a conversation. Don't just leave a comment and unfriend me.
Has anyone else had something like this come up for them? How do you deal with it? Was I wrong to post the picture?
I'll post the pic here too, bc damnit, I'm really proud of myself!
