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Good Bodies

Why Do People Insist On Complimenting Weight Loss?

Good Bodies

Betches

Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Nutrition

4.44K Ratings

🗓️ 13 August 2020

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Sami and Aleen are back to answer another listener-submitted ‘Dear DST’ question all about how to respond to compliments you receive after losing weight, even if you’re not dieting. How do we overcome diet culture when these comments reinforce our desire to be skinny? Plus, they talk about the challenge to accept compliments in general, even when they’re not the best thing for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:57.2

Hello, welcome to the bonus episode of Dice our Tomorrow. I'm Eileen. I'm Sammy. Hello, Sammy.

1:06.9

Hello. How are you? I'm great, how are you? Just Bob. I'm excited that we are doing this. I'm

1:14.6

excited that we are answering your listener questions because this is what it's all about. So,

1:20.2

during this bonus episode, we will be reading one listener email that was submitted to us recently.

1:26.4

And this one is about drum roll, not surprisingly, in two-it-a-feeding. All right.

1:33.4

I read it. You shall. Okay. Hi, Eileen and Sammy. Thanks for the great podcast on DST lately.

1:39.6

I'm getting married in the winter and the bonus episode could have been about me.

1:43.2

I've been ditching the diet for a while now after some serious self-work, reading

1:46.4

into a-dee-dee-ding, and several intense breakdowns. But I'm in a much better place right now with

1:50.9

my food and body. Throughout trying into a-dee-ding, I initially gained weight plus quarantine,

1:55.2

which was okay. But I never actually weighed myself. I just felt bigger. Since the summer started,

1:59.6

I've been more accidentive slimmed down. Again, haven't weighed myself, but I look smaller.

2:03.8

And I've continued to feel really free about eating. Something I've been struggling with is that

2:08.4

since I've lost a little bit of weight, people keep commenting on how good I look, have I been

2:11.9

shedding for the wedding, what's my diet, etc. It's making me uncomfortable, especially since I'm

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