# @breyeschow on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CJiQLzKhahW
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/18935154-breyeschow-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/5ec5dba70d.jpg
- **Posted:** 2021-01-02T08:03:37.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Bruce Reyes-Chow (@breyeschow) — https://gondola.cc/breyeschow

## Caption

New specs, feeling good, and some thoughts on dieting. 

As many of you know, I have struggled with weight for much of my adult life. Over the past few monts, after trying all the diets, I finally found one that works for me. Not without the frustrations and struggles of learning new habits and behaviors, with the onslaught of toxic, weight-shaming messages that arrive around this time each year, I want to share why I AM and AM NOT dieting.

I am NOT dieting because of the motivators that society wants us to fall for: so I can flex scale readings, so I can be seen/noticed by others, so I can alleviate guilt and shame, or . . . vanity. These pressures are not always easy to resist, but doing my damndest to do so.

Why I AM dieting and the only reason anyone should be compelled to — because health — and my blood pressure and pre-diabetes decided that, this Fall, they were no longer playing. I've always had higher blood pressure, but it really started spiking and my last blood test had me on the precipice of my official diabetes diagnosis. Now much of this is genetic, but it became abundantly clear that it was time to make a change and give myself a chance.

At the end of the day, I am dieting in order to not die.

What system I'm using, my actual weight markers, and my obnoxious air fryer posts don't really matter, only that dieting is not about the things culture and society want it to be about.

I do believe that everybody and every body is wonderfully and beautifully made, so if a change in your diet is needed, I wish you the best, or if it is not, know that you are seen by so many people either way.

#diet #dieting #dietculture #diets #bodyshaming #beautiful #body #bodies #weightlossjourney #bodypositive #bodypostivity #bodypositivemovement #weightloss #weightwatchers #atkins #keto #paleo #noom #noomnation #healthy #healthyliving #healthylifestyle #healthyeating #FilipinoAmerican

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bruce Reyes-Chow | @breyeschow | https://gondola.cc/breyeschow | Writer/Author |

## Tags

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