I rarely post, for reasons that skwigg mentioned above: I feel like I can't/shouldn't because I am "less evolved" (for lack of a better term) in my food/exercise journey than most people here are. That's OK, though, because I like reading what everyone else has to say.
I feel like if I were to post a question about getting in shape or eating better (the example you used above), I would basically be told that it's dumb to want those things (but it would be said in a kinder way).
I’m not wanting to say you’re dumb or you shouldn’t want those things. Probably my experience is different to yours and my definitions of being in shape or eating better is different to yours. My current definition of being in shape is being able to physically do things I enjoy without pain. It no longer includes an image of what an ‘in shape’ body looks like or a desire to lose weight or have a body with less fat. I can’t control the way my body looks without doing things that are detrimental to my physical and mental health, so I don’t do that anymore. I feel better when my body is not stiff, so I do some form of stretching pretty regularly. I feel better when I can run and walk outdoors regularly. I haven’t been able to run for a long time due to an injury, so I’m just gradually working on adding that back into my life so that I can go for a run 3 or 4 times a week again. With food, I love finding ways to add nutritious foods to my meals and make my food delicious too. I just can’t do anything that involves restriction or labelling foods as “bad”. Allowing everything actually stops me from binging, which is a healthier way of eating for me.
I rarely post, for reasons that skwigg mentioned above: I feel like I can't/shouldn't because I am "less evolved" (for lack of a better term) in my food/exercise journey than most people here are. That's OK, though, because I like reading what everyone else has to say.
I feel like if I were to post a question about getting in shape or eating better (the example you used above), I would basically be told that it's dumb to want those things (but it would be said in a kinder way).