Fat "acceptance" - from the PoV of a fat person

[Bernardo de La Paz]

76. Cool post. Fat takes a long time to add and should take a long time to come off.

Exercise helps metabolism, but the real key is healthy eating.

When the body gets an excess of high calorie / low nutrient foods it craves nutrients so it craves more and more food. The calorie load actually reduces the percentage of nutrients absorbed. So it becomes a vicious circle. See post above http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=7882190

Crash diets crash and burn. Unbalanced fad diets don't satisfy the body. Gradual but steady and relentless improvement will win. Don't make big sudden changes but make substitutions more and more over time.

Little by little change your diet to replace low nutrient high carbohydrate foods with high nutrient foods with a bonus for high fiber foods.

So over an extended period of time while you deal with the sources of issues that send you to comfort food, find other comfort foods that give you a filled feeling but also give you lots of nutrients. Maybe such as a bowl of cereal with lots of fruit in it instead of a bowl of ice cream. Whatever works for you (delicious) replacing whatever you've been using.

There's lots of nutrients out there. Have FUN finding nutritious food that you find delicious.

Best wishes and thanks for posting.