# @thekoreanvegan on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C7j-UpnpWyP
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/18233228-thekoreanvegan-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-05-29T18:15:44.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Joanne L. Molinaro, The Korean Vegan (@thekoreanvegan) — https://gondola.cc/thekoreanvegan

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This week, I open up about my struggle to maintain my weight. Whether you agree or disagree with the prevalence of these new weight loss drugs (I’m conflicted myself as I’ve talked about before), one thing we can all agree on is that we should remember to be respectful and compassionate about other people’s stories. I’ve been beating myself up for almost my entire life for not being skinny enough—I look at so many other people in my life for whom remaining thin looks relatively “easy” and concluded that the problem is ME. I’m WEAK, I thought. I need to just be MORE disciplined, MORE strict, MORE accountable. Reading the studies I discuss above really helped me to feel… SEEN. Maybe it wasn’t just ME. Maybe it’s not that I’m weak or lazy or undisciplined. Maybe it’s because it’s FREAKING hard.

Even if I ultimately conclude that weight loss drugs are NOT the answer (for me), what I find extremely disturbing is how casually people dismiss the hardship of maintaining a healthy weight. Just because it’s always come naturally to you doesn’t mean it’s not that hard for everyone else. Even if you’ve struggled some with losing or maintaining fitness, that struggle might be minuscule compared to others who’ve fought their body’s “defense” of their “highest sustained body weight” for decades. Put simply, they are MUCH hungrier all the time.  Couple that with the narrative that continues to berate them for being lazy, undisciplined, and weak, and it’s no wonder a miracle drug sounds not just tantalizing, but possibly life-saving.

I don’t personally want to take any of these drugs; but, at the same time, I’m very empathetic to those who are willing to sell their souls to quiet those voices, once and for all. Comment with your thoughts. ↖️ Comment “hungry” for the full article.

#weightloss #weightlossmaintenance #dietculture

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