Wow. That’s a lot to unpack.
Diet companies. They know their diets don’t work long term. It’s their business plan. The WW shareholder report states members “demonstrated a consistent pattern of repeat enrollment over a number of years,”. They know members will come back time and time again, they count on it. I have tried WW, Slimming World, The Venus Index, an NHS program and a host of others. Are they all wrong? If you have one that has been scientifically proven to work long term for more than 5% of people I’d love to hear about it.
The gym. It might surprise you to learn I’m a gym member. I hate cardio machines. I love strength training and before COVID hit i went 3-4 times a week. For my cardio i love clubbercise which is a dance class and is why i mentioned dancing. I try to write about what I know. It could be anything though...hiking, boxing, a martial art, swimming, rock climbing or even a pole dancing class! You’re right that we all have to do things we don’t want to in life. Why would you voluntarily want to add another with so many options available? Exercise should make you feel better not make you miserable.
As for the idea that no one at the gym is punishing themselves for what they ate...you have no idea how desperately I wish that were the case. I’ve put myself through gruelling workouts till i felt like i was going to throw up because I felt I had to for being a fat person who dared to have a burger and fries for dinner. If you pop into any weight loss forum and ask who else has done it you will get a lot of yes answers believe me. I’m not “judging”. I am speaking from direct personal experience, not just mine but many other women I know. There has been a toxic shift towards seeing exercise as solely a means of burning calories. That is what I am calling out not exercise in general.
Finally, my first thought when I got to the end of your response is that you seem really angry. You can disagree, of course, but what actually makes you annoyed about what I wrote? Nowhere did I say anyone else had to follow these commandments they’re just how I live my life. I’m not harming anyone so why should I not share my thoughts on this platform?
