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Jul. 14th, 2023 03:41 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
korvidaeeCaught myself bored and scrolling, decided to put my phone down and write instead.
It was a weird week; one that wasn't uneventful, strictly speaking, but still feels like it's dragging ass. My (maybe?) last two days of curriculum revision work took up most of Monday and Tuesday. My colleague and I were able to complete all of the items she had given us at the start and seemed pleased with everything we showed her or told her about. (Although it's worth noting she was feeling under the weather--I wonder what she'll think of our work when she's feeling better).
Now that I'm on summer break, I'm finally putting a dent in my reading pile (and adding to it...).
On Monday, I started "You Just Need to Lose Weight" and 19 Other Myths About Fat People by Aubrey Gordon. As a Maintenance Phase listener, none of the points so far (I'm about halfway through the book) are 100% new to me, but the book does provide a lot of details and research that builds on points I've heard her discuss on the podcast. I've highlighted a fair amount already, and look forward to seeing what's touched upon in the second half of the book.
I've also got a few books queued up because apparently I've got diet culture and anti-fat bias on the brain. After being pointed to some influencers who focus on binge-eating recovery, I saw a few books recommended that I wanted to read and decided to get ahold of them. I got used copies of Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch, and Health at Every Size by Linda Bacon. I've been struggling with some hot-weather-instigated self-image issues and the usual binge-eating cycle that happens when I'm off from work and stuck inside. In the past, this had led to pretty extreme (and never successful) diets and strenuous workout routines. I have started working out this summer, and have thus far been able to keep it pretty relaxed without becoming obsessive--I work out when I want to, as long as I want to, and never to the point where I feel pain or complete exhaustion. Huge improvement from past behavior! I'm hoping maybe if I dig into these books and follow them little by little, I can address binge eating behavior without becoming obsessive too. That's the hope, anyway.
It was a weird week; one that wasn't uneventful, strictly speaking, but still feels like it's dragging ass. My (maybe?) last two days of curriculum revision work took up most of Monday and Tuesday. My colleague and I were able to complete all of the items she had given us at the start and seemed pleased with everything we showed her or told her about. (Although it's worth noting she was feeling under the weather--I wonder what she'll think of our work when she's feeling better).
Now that I'm on summer break, I'm finally putting a dent in my reading pile (and adding to it...).
On Monday, I started "You Just Need to Lose Weight" and 19 Other Myths About Fat People by Aubrey Gordon. As a Maintenance Phase listener, none of the points so far (I'm about halfway through the book) are 100% new to me, but the book does provide a lot of details and research that builds on points I've heard her discuss on the podcast. I've highlighted a fair amount already, and look forward to seeing what's touched upon in the second half of the book.
I've also got a few books queued up because apparently I've got diet culture and anti-fat bias on the brain. After being pointed to some influencers who focus on binge-eating recovery, I saw a few books recommended that I wanted to read and decided to get ahold of them. I got used copies of Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch, and Health at Every Size by Linda Bacon. I've been struggling with some hot-weather-instigated self-image issues and the usual binge-eating cycle that happens when I'm off from work and stuck inside. In the past, this had led to pretty extreme (and never successful) diets and strenuous workout routines. I have started working out this summer, and have thus far been able to keep it pretty relaxed without becoming obsessive--I work out when I want to, as long as I want to, and never to the point where I feel pain or complete exhaustion. Huge improvement from past behavior! I'm hoping maybe if I dig into these books and follow them little by little, I can address binge eating behavior without becoming obsessive too. That's the hope, anyway.
