u/wilted_melodrama

I first would like to address the elephant in the room. There has been a very apparent increase in posts that border on disordered eating and fitness behaviors and I would encourage everyone to report posts and comments under Rule #9 - Do Not Promote Eating Disorder (ED) Related Behaviors: We do not tolerate comments or posts promoting or related to eating disorder (ED) related behaviors. If you need support for an eating disorder, please get in contact with a physician as ED recovery goes outside the scope of this subreddit.

Posts with photos are automodded to the queue which means myself or the other moderator have to review each post before they are published. Since stepping in, I have been quick removing posts or reaching out to the OP if it is a simple adjustment of what they need to include for their post to be published. I will do my work on the back end to ensure that any of the posts that come in with photos are not body checking, that they are not posts of women at an already healthy weight asking to lose more weight, or women who are at a low weight and want to lose more. The more moderation around suspicious body checking/disordered behaviors in posts, the more we can clear that from the sub. 

This sub should not be just a weight loss sub, and moving forward, it will not be. I want this space to encourage healthy relationships with ourselves and our bodies, to enjoy fitness and movement however you want to. Fitness is not one size fits all and there are benefits to all types of exercise and I encourage everyone to move in ways that they enjoy.

Moving onto Healthy Solutions to Ongoing Problems - edit: to clarify, this is a synopsis of ideas based on feedback made by community members. In no way are these set in stone and I encourage you to use the comments to provide feedback on these ideas.

• To avoid repeated questions clogging up the feed:
  • Posts flared with “Seeking Advice” will be automodded based on keywords within the body and would get hidden from the feed until the OP replies to the automod with what else they specifically need help with that was not answered with the automod link
  • Automod comment would have suggestion to search the sub, direct to the  r/PetiteFitness Wiki and xxfitness FAQ
  • What would you like in the wiki?
  • Links to eternal-valor’s guides
  • Link to the xxfitness FAQ (This FAQ more than answers many of the questions that are repeated here)
  • Link to our Eating Disorder and Resource Guide
  • Sidebar that advises newcomers to search the sub first because their questions has more than likely been answered
  • Weight Wednesdays - All posts whether they relate to weight loss or weight gain will only be allowed on Wednesays 
  • Shopping Saturday - Questions related to petite fitnesswear will be directed here
  • Supplement Sunday - Questions related to supplements will be directed here
  • Off-Topic Thread - Venting and Ranting
  • Meals/Nutrition - What are you making this week? Favorite recipes?
  • Other ideas: youtubers, favorite programs, open to more suggestions
  • Training Tip Tuesdays - sharing a tip that worked for you, asking a question about an exercise, etc.
  • Open to more ideas
  • What would you like in the wiki?
  • Links to eternal-valor’s guides
  • Link to the xxfitness FAQ (This FAQ more than answers many of the questions that are repeated here)
  • Link to our Eating Disorder and Resource Guide
  • Sidebar that advises newcomers to search the sub first because their questions has more than likely been answered
  • Weight Wednesdays - All posts whether they relate to weight loss or weight gain will only be allowed on Wednesays 
  • Shopping Saturday - Questions related to petite fitnesswear will be directed here
  • Supplement Sunday - Questions related to supplements will be directed here
  • Off-Topic Thread - Venting and Ranting
  • Meals/Nutrition - What are you making this week? Favorite recipes?
  • Other ideas: youtubers, favorite programs, open to more suggestions
  • Training Tip Tuesdays - sharing a tip that worked for you, asking a question about an exercise, etc.
  • Open to more ideas
  • Weight Wednesdays - All posts whether they relate to weight loss or weight gain will only be allowed on Wednesays 
  • Shopping Saturday - Questions related to petite fitnesswear will be directed here
  • Supplement Sunday - Questions related to supplements will be directed here
  • Off-Topic Thread - Venting and Ranting
  • Meals/Nutrition - What are you making this week? Favorite recipes?
  • Other ideas: youtubers, favorite programs, open to more suggestions
  • Training Tip Tuesdays - sharing a tip that worked for you, asking a question about an exercise, etc.
  • Open to more ideas
• All posts will require a flair to help with ease of searching the sub - if you have a question, you must flair your post "Seeking Advic"
• All photos/progress pics will require an NSFW tag
• Wiki/Getting Started Guide
  • What would you like in the wiki?
  • Links to eternal-valor’s guides
  • Link to the xxfitness FAQ (This FAQ more than answers many of the questions that are repeated here)
  • Link to our Eating Disorder and Resource Guide
  • Sidebar that advises newcomers to search the sub first because their questions has more than likely been answered
  • Weight Wednesdays - All posts whether they relate to weight loss or weight gain will only be allowed on Wednesays 
  • Shopping Saturday - Questions related to petite fitnesswear will be directed here
  • Supplement Sunday - Questions related to supplements will be directed here
  • Off-Topic Thread - Venting and Ranting
  • Meals/Nutrition - What are you making this week? Favorite recipes?
  • Other ideas: youtubers, favorite programs, open to more suggestions
  • Training Tip Tuesdays - sharing a tip that worked for you, asking a question about an exercise, etc.
  • Open to more ideas
  • Weight Wednesdays - All posts whether they relate to weight loss or weight gain will only be allowed on Wednesays 
  • Shopping Saturday - Questions related to petite fitnesswear will be directed here
  • Supplement Sunday - Questions related to supplements will be directed here
  • Off-Topic Thread - Venting and Ranting
  • Meals/Nutrition - What are you making this week? Favorite recipes?
  • Other ideas: youtubers, favorite programs, open to more suggestions
  • Training Tip Tuesdays - sharing a tip that worked for you, asking a question about an exercise, etc.
  • Open to more ideas
• Weekly Threads/Themed Days
  • Weight Wednesdays - All posts whether they relate to weight loss or weight gain will only be allowed on Wednesays 
  • Shopping Saturday - Questions related to petite fitnesswear will be directed here
  • Supplement Sunday - Questions related to supplements will be directed here
  • Off-Topic Thread - Venting and Ranting
  • Meals/Nutrition - What are you making this week? Favorite recipes?
  • Other ideas: youtubers, favorite programs, open to more suggestions
  • Training Tip Tuesdays - sharing a tip that worked for you, asking a question about an exercise, etc.
  • Open to more ideas

This would increase participation in the sub/have new conversations instead of the same thing over and over.

More fitness related shares in general, I understand people do not want this to become a lifting sub however I would like to encourage more postings around what our bodies can do, and not just what they look like or how much they weigh (you added reps or hit a weight PR, ran a 5k/marathon, HYROX, crossfit, etc.)

Posting Rules:

BEFORE POSTING, search the sub. 

To avoid community members having to ask for context, all posts must include:

• Ag

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• Height

• Weight (if a weight loss/gain/progress pic must include starting weight/current weight)
• Diet (caloric intake, macros, if you don’t know that is okay)
• Exercise: are you following a structured program, following YT videos like Caroline Girvan, what other forms of exercise/moving your body structured or unstructured are you participating in, do you play a sport recreationally?
• More information upfront allows for community members to write more thoughtful comments the first time.

Questions for the Community:

• Are there any additional suggestions that you have to improve the quality of the sub?
• Any changes in rules or new rules for the sub?
• How does everyone feel about minors posting in the sub? 
• Do you want user flairs? This could include some of your stats 
• Do you want to be able to post pictures in the comments?
• What FAQ would you like to see built into a guide?

Post Flairs: 

• Recomp 
• Weight Loss (for Wednesdays only)
• Weight Gain (for Wednesdays only)
• Open to Suggestions

I am open to suggestions on all these topics and welcome your opinion on the state of the sub at any time. Please allow me some time to get changes in place. I am a little delayed with the queue because my partner had surgery this week and we are both adjusting but I will be working on it as time permits.

Thank you!