All former fat kids out there

The struggles of a former fat kid

I can confidently say that I am at a point in my life where I am truly happy with who I am.

This however, was not always the case. I know that a lot of people struggled with having been 'the fat kid' and could definitely relate to so much of what I'm going to say. Needless to say, the most important thing is being happy with yourself. Social pressures can cause us to develop very disrupted images of ourselves at an early age which lead to the following:

To start off, The comments:

Oh my God, the comments! When you tell me that 'I was so fat' it's not a compliment. It's basically like saying 'I've been lying to your face' and it gets to you the same way it did when you were younger, just because you still have that little fat kid inside of you. 

It's not really former

You sometimes don't feel confident enough to call yourself a former fat kid. It's all just really fresh in your mind and it doesn't seem to go away

Do I really need to mention the diets?

The social pressure of being 'thin' is ginormous. Notice how I said thin and not healthy, see healthy weight loss is very rare. The thing is that kids shouldn't really worry about society. They should just maintain a healthy and active lifestyle. However whenever you go to a nutritionist or in other words 'دكتور دايت' (who is clearly not certified) you are given the most unrealistic plans that make you end up hating your life. I know I've had my fair share of yo-yo dieting. 

Which leads us to the next point.

You know a lot about nutrition and weight loss

You've probably had a lot of trial and error which means you kind of understand the way your body works. I personally used to read a lot about adequate caloric intake, benefits of foods, chemical structure of macronutrients etc. at the age of 10.

You've had your share of bad coaches

When you're young you have authority figures that can really mess up how you perceive yourself. These people can hinder all of the progress that you can make. From working extra hard to just being plain over it, I know you too have had your share of bad coaches

You can relate to every fat little kid

Oftentimes people make fun of fat children or at least comment on their weight. You just feel an obligation to defend that kid, even if it wasn't really a big deal.

That was it for this week.

I hope you have a great week

Joyfully yours,
Hanaa