"I might not write about it as much as I used to, but I accept that weight is and will always be a part of my life."
Before & After: “People” 2008 & “People” 2022
Category: Body Image
Grieving Our Bodies
I came to understand that my desire for my body to be something different was a form of grief.
Can You Grieve Someone You Never Met? Absolutely.
How can you befriend, love, respect, and, ultimately, grieve and miss someone you’ve never met? It’s easy if you’ve never met Cammy Chapel. Some of you remember Lynn’s Weigh , the blog where I wrote about my weight loss and body issues from 2005-2015. Sometime in the late 2000s, Cammy and I discovered each other’s … Continue reading Can You Grieve Someone You Never Met? Absolutely.
The Fine Line Between Compliment and Judgement
In all the years I’ve written about weight issues, I’ve never addressed the “compliment.” I thought I had, but I checked the archives and, nope, not a word. I know I’ve had that conversation with all of you before, but it was a conversation only in my head, apparently. It’s been a while since I’ve … Continue reading The Fine Line Between Compliment and Judgement
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes. Turn and Face…What’s Changed. It’s OK.
Many of you “met” me years ago through my Lynn’s Weigh blog, the space where I wrote about (mostly) weight and all the issues surrounding it (the good, the bad, the recipes, the exercise). I believed then, as I do now, that there is no easy fix for the physical and emotional complexities of weight, … Continue reading Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes. Turn and Face…What’s Changed. It’s OK.
Lynn Haraldson, Writer 