{"id":7406,"date":"2013-06-09T06:00:41","date_gmt":"2013-06-09T10:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=7406"},"modified":"2013-06-08T17:19:02","modified_gmt":"2013-06-08T21:19:02","slug":"fat-talk-probably-helps-no-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=7406","title":{"rendered":"‘Fat Talk’ probably helps no one"},"content":{"rendered":"

A bit of perspective might be useful when looking at body image<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

By Kelly Hockenberry<\/strong>, Columnist, The Times<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"UTKellyRev2Column\"<\/a>After a killer class at Kennett Cross Fit, my girlfriends and I hobbled over to the Produce Place for a smoothie and a chat. Inevitably, talk turned to body image and our own self-perceptions (as distorted as they may be). I was telling them about an article that I read in the New York Times by Jan Hoffman (read it here: http:\/\/well.blogs.nytimes.com\/2013\/05\/27\/fat-talk-compels-but-carries-a-cost\/<\/a>) on the concept of \u201cfat talk\u201d\u2026.and how I saw myself in EVERY LINE.<\/p>\n

I do it. I\u2019ll admit it. On a daily basis, I engage in self-loathing to a point where I get on my OWN nerves.<\/p>\n

Why?<\/p>\n

\"Kelly1\"<\/a>Ugh. Good question. I can only reveal my own warped philosophy. I think that I am constantly looking for reassurance that I am doing enough: enough cardio, eating cleanly enough, lifting enough, pushing myself enough. It\u2019s exhausting. Instead of focusing on the things that I AM accomplishing (like getting up to do an 8:00am workout on a Saturday morning that included 100 squats and 100 pull-ups\u2026whattttt?), I dwell on the extra five pounds that I have been trying to lose for months.<\/p>\n

Five pounds? Really? WHO CARES. Who would even notice? NO ONE.<\/p>\n

Reality check.<\/p>\n

\u201cFat talk\u201d between women becomes a competition of who is fatter. I have found myself arguing with friends (and you know who you are) over who looks worse!<\/p>\n

Really?<\/p>\n

Reality check.<\/p>\n

I sound like a moron. There are people in this world who are sick or injured or have REAL physical disabilities that limit their performance. I do not. I am lucky. I should be grateful. But, I\u2019m not.<\/p>\n

But, I WILL be.<\/p>\n

How can we (see? I\u2019m lumping all of you in there with me and my dysfunction) fix it?<\/p>\n