Joel's struggle with an eating disorder
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
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I much prefer your home studio to the professional studio. Ambiance is so much more relaxing.
It's a sad commentary on gay culture. The body image issue was most prevalent this last weekend during WEST HOLLYWOOD GAY PRIDE. The weather wasn't great, mostly overcast, but that didn't stop a lot of people wearing crop tops and short shorts. I on the other hand, as a man of a certain age, I had a nice medium weight navy colored sweater (jumper) and cute blue pinstripe shorts and white tennis shoes (trainers). As i gazed out on the throngs floating by I remembered when I was their age and I would wear as little as possible because I felt confident and I wanted to attract attention. In the words of Mae West, "It's better to be looked over than over looked". When you're surrounded by all these incredible bodies it makes you wonder what kind of pressure that these guys are under to maintain those idolized bodies. Unfortunately it's just the mentality of gay men here. I did my time and I am no longer plagued with that type of pressure. Stay well.
The home studio feels so personal really like it
Thank you both for being open about your concerns about body image. When I was younger (in the last century🤣) I was really self-conscious about being skinny which is my natural form. I will never be a muscle man. The gay community in Sydney back in the 70s and 80s was mega judgemental about the 'correct look' (the San Francisco muscled, moustachioed clone look was in fashion then). I’m still a bit self conscious but when you get to certain age you tend not to give a rat's about the opinion of others. Cheers from Melbourne.
Thank you Joel for sharing your story about your struggle with Bulimia.
While I've never had an eating disorder like Bulimia, your story resonates with me because I fell into a depression at age 19 and as a result I went from being slightly overweight to being morbidly jbese in a relatively short time. As a result I had major body image issues for years.
It's only in recent years that I've really succeeded in getting back to a normal weight.
Joel, thank you so much for opening up and being vulnerable. It’s a hard topic to discuss and by you opening up you have helped so many people who are struggling themselves🫶
Also, Happy Pride month!🏳️🌈
Happy pride 🎉🎉
thanks for sharing guys!!
Be warned by the time you get in your 40s and 50s you will both gain 50 lb a piece easy, unless you completely stop eating because everything will make you gain weight. It's going to be a real challenge once you both become middle-aged. ✌🏻
I agree it's a challenge but still quite doable; I'm a 42 year old man and I've lost 25 kilos in the last two years. I've gone from being close to morbidly obese to being overweight. And my journey is not over yet. But most importantly, I feel better about myself.
This particular topic of body image and self worth and over focusing on looking perfect nailed is so important. Thank you for touching on this and eating disorders. I know we can go to extremes in other ways. (overly working out, aestheic surgeries, etc etc etc) just to try to gain some sense of value that is all too elusive, given that our bodies will age or change. I still struggle with body image issues, tho I'm much more compassionate with myself because I know that my body has been thru so much and it's only doing it's best to keep me alive and safe. Which is pretty amazing! Learning to honor my body, the way I do others, and not judge or compare, since I don't do that with others either.