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Natures path pumpkin seed and flax granola (I’d eat it like cereal with milk and extra flaxseed which my mom and I called “sprinkles) and chocolate and peanut butter leamer puffs. I’vs also ingested a lot of grilled cheese with tomato soup, in addition to bean burritos and “triangles” (quesadillas) which was my gateway to actually eating my veggies.
Coming back to this video a year later hearing her say "I will never be a runner" (4:14) and now shes training for a marathon!!! That is real unfiltered growth!!
the interaction with the fedex guy was so heartwarming! I don't know what about it made it so special, but something with him stopping and telling her to keep going made me smile so much
@@SophiesLand I was actually lost for a while until I understood that you were talking about the delivery company hahahah I didn't really pay attention to the logo and just repeated what Linda said
I had the opposite experience. I was the 'skinny kid' that got told she was anorexic and only got compliments about how skinny she was and how jealous everyone was of me. Well, the moment I hit puberty and got curves I freaked out. I tried so hard to stay skinny... it's 12 years later now and yet I still cannot fully accept my curves and sometimes want that childhood body back. Which is kinda weird but oh well
oh my god I relate to this so hard. I was always compared with my sister in a weird light, she was the "chubbier kid" with "bigger bones" and I was the skinny kid who got compliments for looking good in everything. Fast forward to age 13 and I hated how my thighs touched each other (still do) and how my arms looked in certain tops (plus we'd go to the beach and I hated pics of myself). Plus I didn't even gain a whole lot of weight just like... a normal amount for a teenager. It hasn't been 12 years for me though so I'm still working on it but it's so odd how we had the same experience😅
Just a reminder that growth is part of being human both physically and mentally, so think of it that you have become slowly more the version your body is naturally tending towards and that is the most beautiful thing you can be
Me too, I have adhd and the medication I took lowered my appetite and I was already super picky so you can see how that went lol. Now I’m overweight lol
I am currently stuck in a bad relationship with food and workouts, I have relapsed and haven’t been able to get out of my ed, your videos help a lot because you remind importance of having healthy relationship with food.
I can see you healing different parts of your mind in this video and its not only very beautiful to watch, but also encouraging/inspiring! I'm so proud of you and thank you for making this video/sharing your story :)
@@anna-bt1gjthat’s such a lie lmao. kids are damn mean. and they will always judge you if you’re bigger. you’re basically just blaming them. i grew up fat and brown, and i was bullied SOOO HEAVILY
This video unlocked so many of my childhood memories of food. In my childhood I was mostly a fat kid and at that time I didn’t care about how I looked or weighted I was happy I was just me. Only when I was exposed to the media about how I should look did I care. I’m now over critical of myself and have a low self-esteem, but watching your videos has made me realised how important it is to love myself for who I am and to keep looking forward in life. Thank you so much
as a now-grown half chinese fat kid, im literally sobbing at the memory lane this brought me down, straight down to the cracker microwave pizzas. im so proud of you, and i guess in turn myself, for making it this far ❤
This was beautiful and so healing for me. I loved food too when I was a little kid, the variety, cooking, smells and I pretty much loved it all! Somewhere along the way I got lost in restriction for DECADES! I am now in my 40s and learning intuitive eating and 'reconnecting' with that little girl who felt shame around delighting in food and am learning to enjoy food again, not in a medicating way but in a balanced way; putting food in its proper place, enjoying and responding to my body's cues. Grateful for healing ❤️
I relate to Linda on so many levels. I remember go back to school shopping and hating trying on clothes. I never fit into anything while my older sisters looked beautiful. Then ,throughout high school, I developed an eating disorder. It's hit especially hard during covid and I was crazy. I remember skipping out of food and telling myself jt will always be there later. Well, this year I was diagnosed with celiac disease. I cant have things like my grandads tortillas or my dad's homemade cookies anymore. I could've treasured them a bit more and now I can't have them. Don't take food for granted and it's nostalgia.
As someone who was a chunky kid growing up, I think this is my most favorite RUclips video I’ve ever watched. I’ve never related to anything more. Thank you🥹
know that pushing yourself to “lose” weight won’t do you much good. unless you’re doing it for your health and happiness. not cause of how you look. i was there too. and i ended up having a huge tumour that made me bigger. and none of the exercise and starving i did, helped me. if you’re a bigger size and can’t lose weight i recommend going to the doctor.
I swear you always have the best edited videos with such beautiful messages. You’re truly one of my favorite content creators. Like seriously, you’re so talented ❤
Thank you Linda, you helped me come out of my ed. Today is my 15th birthday and i ate everything with no guilt, also thanks to you. I also realised i have ti slow down a little and focus on me. Love so much❤ Taia
I'm so happy that you could enjoy your birthday, food is so much more than a number and something to be guilty of, bc why should one feel guilty when one creates so many amazing memories
the treadmill is the bane of my existence now. i hated forcing myself to use it for 2+ hours bc i felt the urge to burn calories. now i have my own work out regiment and i feel much more satisfied when i am done; in the sense that I feel as if my body benefitted from the workout to the extent where I am motivated to do it over and over. i am so happy with my progress, not only with my body pshycally, but also how I veiw it, and my habits to styaing healthy, like eating enough and doing excersises that can help my whole body and strengthen it - isntead of jsut running.
16:03 FINALLYYY BROOO ive been waiting for literally anyone to hear me out on goldfish and cheerios. literally my favorite childhood snack to sneak in when my dad wasnt home
I was the overweight kid (still am) and currently still trying to fix my eating habits. I don’t want to relapse back into the vicious cycle of binge-restrict. It gets hard because I haven’t lost weight, and I have a big stomach and thighs. I’m also a very picky eater, so I don’t eat vegetables or anything that’s really healthy.
Hi, I feel you! I don't know the details of your situation so I don't want to presume anything, but from my experience I've found my taste buds and habits have changed over several years where I am more receptive to some veggies like sugar snap peas and green beans and baby carrots and will enjoy them very simply. I would say focus on the few you like, then the few you tolerate, and the more you eat them the better it will get :)
Hearing about your relationship with food throughout your life really sounds like mine and for the past few years I was in a really bad mindset about food and my body, but your videos really make me feel better about myself and my love for food. So thank you, you're really helping me with my journey to selflove and please stay your amazing self
Honestly I needed one of your videos with your inspiring words!!! I’ve been dealing with those bad thoughts around food for a while now and this just made me feel better about the lasagna I’m making for me and my family ❤thank you Linda and this amazing community
i just found your channel and im crying... im 21 and the biggest/heaviest iv been, i hate my body and the way i feel lost and alone. seeing you and listening to you makes me so happy and want to change my life, i hope i can learn to love my self and get to know myself too. i think ill come back to your channel when i feel like giving up. thank you, and i hope you are doing amazing!!
This healed a part of me, too, somehow. Food was always such a comfort for me, especially after my parents divorced, and it caused me to develop an extremely unhealthy relationship with food. I’ve slowly been rebuilding a positive relationship with my eating habits, but I’ve found myself eating the foods I loved as a kid again. It feels freeing
I'm so thankful to have come across Linda on RUclips! I can relate so much to her stories, and these videos have helped me through a lot of rough times!! :)
I remember a year ago in a video you posted (eating like my childhood self again) you ran 5km and were exhausted and now look at you running 34km I’m so proud how much you grown Linda! This inspires me to keep going with my exercise ❤
Linda! You have inspired me so much! I’m in recovery and honestly life has been crazy. Today I had oats in your honor and it’s a huge challenge for me but I did it and you inspired me. You inspire me to be better every day.
I find this so freaking relatable. I remember just being a happy kid who liked the way I looked until my family and people at school just started pointing out my weight and I felt ugly. This video makes me so happy knowing that I'm not the only person feeling the way I feel about my body right now.
It’s crazy you thought you would never be a runner and now you are doing marathon training and running all the time!! It’s crazy how your perspective changed and how far you’ve come! ❤❤❤
Whenever I think about the foods I ate as a child I'm like wait... there was a day where I just stopped eating this and then didn't eat it again for years and years... wow. Idk why it becomes so philosophical to me 😂
if you’re a bigger kid, please know you don’t need to eat health or worry about your body right now. you’re fine. you’re a child. we have baby fat. we all grow. it took me until i was 17 to slim down due to an illness. balance is her key but if you’re still a chubby kid, you can’t really balance it cause all the reason you’re doing it is to be small. you’re okay. i promise.
i used to watch you like a year ago then i came back cuz i remembered and im so glad i did! i haven’t been eating the healthiest lately or working out much so thank you for making content like this. also you and your mom are like the best duo on earth💕💕
I still eat like how I did when I was a child but just smaller portions honestly. LOL My relationship with food has definitely gotten so much better this year and I always make sure to enjoy what I want every day whilst prioritizing my favorite nutrient dense meals and snacks where I can.
this video is actually so unexpectedly inspiring and healing to watch as a 16 year-old girl feeling really unknown about my life, my future, body image etc
Thank you so much for creating these videos. They make me so happy and are so comforting to watch. It’s lovely to see someone who is open about the difficulties of body image, eating, and mental health. I used to feel like the “fat kid” because of the environment I grew up in and I’m slowly breaking out of it now. Thank you so much for being as open as you can be on social media about your journey! I know it’s hard
The way Linda’s videos are just pure comfort I’ve been following her since her very first RUclips video and she has grown so much, not only her following base but also she grew mentally and I love this for her ❤️
the way i squirm watching these videos because i am the fat kid. i am living in these feelings _right now_ and im watching someone who went through what im going through, it makes me cry but at the same time i feel so much comfrot.
I’m really glad RUclips recommended your channel to me❤ When I was a Freshman in Uni, I lost 10kg(22.05lbs) from stressing out about the entrance exam; I was never a big kid to begin with. And when I went back to my normal healthy weight, people started saying that I looked chubbier in a kind of judgy manner and I hated myself while trying to lose all the weight I had just gained back. But thanks to you, I’ve learned that as long as I’m comfortable in my own skin without having any illness then it’s all ok. So thank you so so much for helping me realize what I didn’t see💗
Linda I just want to say a huge thank you. A couple of years ago I started to get into this routine habit of not thinking I was skinny enough and so I started working out every day and it caused an unhealthy mindset where I didnt think i was good enough for the world. Before i could delve any further into that mindset, I came across one of your videos and your perspective on body image and eating made me realise i didnt have to change myself for the world, if I was going to it had to be for me. So all i can say is thank you and i hope you know that your videos and your freedom helps save people from themselves and thats a rare gift:)
Your love for food makes me so happy. I am a HUGE foody but have always restricted myself from eating as a punishment and feel terrible for loving food. Asking myself why couldn’t I just be picky. You sharing the same love and eating what you want motivates me!
u know those days where u skip school because ur heart isn’t in it & you spend the whole morning writing out where you came from to where you are now because somehow ur way more depressed than u were when u were 10? I’m having one of those days and this vid was perfect, like a giant bear hug bandaid on the cut, like a blanket on a freezing night I love you Linda because you just make things better when it all hurts
I had a pretty rough day and then this showed up of my home page. I never saw u before but after 20 second i was already subscribed. I love this video in it me my smile❤
Linda, I just want you to know that you are impacting your viewers much more than you could ever imagined. Lately, I am writing an essay about the impact of COVID, in which I documented my ED journey. I think your script in your videos are automatically engraved in my head! I just wrote like how you say without thinking. Quotes like "choose happiness" popped out in my head. I hope I can be like you one day!
I am thankful to watch Linda eat three meals a day. Recently, I’ve found myself comparing what I eat to others. If someone else only eats to meals a day, so should I. If someone studies instead of making time for physical nourishment, so should I. I grew up eating three meals a day; I like to prioritize my eating! But I have been in a mindset lately that fewer meals is better and I should try to limit myself to two a day. It’s refreshing to see Linda make time to eat at every mealtime of the day.
your video made me really emotional by the end of it. I turned 18 last year and I've been so scared since then of entering the adult world. I just wish I could stop time, or maybe go back to when I was a kid. So your road to memory lane hits hard, all that nostalgia, and your words. Thanks, idk why but I'm feeling hope right now. Edit: Just finished the video and i'm crying like a child lol, keep up with great videos like these
Dear Linda, you are incredible. So incredible I’m having immense difficulty figuring out what to say because I feel whatever I say won’t express how incredible you are. So, I’ll just say, I love you 🙌 We love you.
Linda, i don't think you are aware that you saved me. I was struggling with a severe Anorexia, i was eating so little per day and exercise too much, i was so unhealthy and yet i was seeing myself fat, i had a bad body dysmorphia and i had cut all the carbs in my life, even a tiny little apple. Not just i was nearly death, but i was extremely unhappy and my head was so dizzy that when i woke up and stand up from my bed, everything was faded in black and i almoust everytime fainted, i couldn't even breath ok, i had heart problems that i still have now, and above all that i was freaking 14!!! Until i discover you, and your happines, life experience and your advices gave me a new purpose, and i took the decision to fight, to not let my fears kill me. And i fought 5 months, with ups and downs, and now look at me almoust fully recovered. I have not enough words to thank you, you literally saved my life. Thank you
Unbelievable. The amount of quality for the views, this should have at least 1 mil. As a former fat kid. You hit the mark so many times, and for the fruit roll up thing, cooking it down for a bit helps reduce the time a lot.
My childhood comfort foods - creamed rice (recipe white rice that has cooled after cooking, sweetened condensed milk, egg and vanilla extract) - honey sandwiches (honey on whole grain bread was the best lunch) - salad saladas (salada crackers with beetroot and cheese and tomato on it - apple chippies(apples cut up into chip shapes) And finally -Jersey caramels
Wow, I’m soo glad I came across your channel! I’m trying (failing then trying again) to better my relationship with food and your vids came at the right time. I can relate to so much of your journey and the parts that don’t fall under that, I love hearing you speak about. You honestly seem like a really nice person (your mom too!), and I think you’re beautiful (that smile!). Keep going and thank you for the recipes here and there, love to try some of it 😊
omg Linda i had the same problem as you i was a chubby kid but once i lost weight at 12. From 13 to 25 i obsessed with working out and counting calories, i also got into nutrition in college as my major. I also start hanging out with other fitness youtubers from 26 to 31, then at 28 to 31 i also would workout and burn over 1,000 calories in 45 mins running the tredmill and not eating too clean and sometimes not even eating enough when i love my asian food especially growing up and eating dim sum with my mom.
ive been binge watching all ur videos. i wish i had the freedom u have when it comes to food. im struggling pretty badly w an ED rn, and i dont see it getting better for me anytime soon, but ur vids show me that theres hope :)
Girl your just a pure talent 😍😍😍😍😍 Your videos are just so awesomely professional And literally the RUclips should be only for those high quality storytelling videos like yours Keep doing it ❤❤❤❤
I love your videos, your videos make me be proud about my body and that I started to working out. Your videos really helped people to have a better relationship with food.
i had very rough and exhausting week and finally i have some free time and lying in bed eating proteins oats watching Linda's video calms my soul and body💗
you are just joy, you are amazing, love the way you talk about yourself and your hole journey and your experiences 🤞🏽 you have an special place in my heart ❤️
For all peanut butter lovers who want a filling healthy snack: a spoonful of peanut butter with raisins on top. I’ve loved this since I could open the pantry and now that I’m older I realized how good it is for you
Girl I had the same experience with Arthur!! The episode where he learns to play the piano inspired me to to start playing violin, and I’ve been playing for 15 years!
i have never seen a video from you ever in my life.. but i was hooked at the title.. the grocery shopping..the editing.. your personality.. but gorl, when i seen the native sponser.... i knew it was big deal. native is expensive..... but i love it so much. so deff gunna use ur referral code. tysm.
this is the first video i’ve watched of yours after being drawn in by your energy in a short and i have to say your storytelling skills are incredible. you really touched my heart with a lot of the points you made in this video and really hit home with all those canadian childhood snacks 🥹 you’re an excellent creator and seem to have such a bright personality, thanks for sharing it with the world
this makes me sort of sad because I grew up with a severe almond mum so all my childhood food is not that comforting and my memories are tainted with conversations about healthy food constantly. I hope one day that I will be able to have a good mental relationship with food and watching videos like this really helps me!!
I had the opposite. We always had junk food very high in sugar and fat. We ate at mcDonalds like 3 times a week, ordered in weekly. Neither extremes are good and now I'm moved out, I'm actively trying to heal my relationship with food too. Good luck on your journey!
My favorite childhood foods 🥰 Breakfast: scrambled eggs with ketchup and mustard (yes I was a weird kid), Golden Grahams cereal, grapefruit Lunch: pbj or tofurkey sandwich cut into a butterfly shape, trix yogurt, cheezits or sour cream n onion chips, baby carrots Snacks: pickles. Like a whole jar of pickles. Gushers, Welch’s fruit snacks particularly the peach ones, and fruit roll ups or fruit by the foot ( bonus points if they’re the tropical ones) Dinner: Mac and cheese or pesto cavatappi from noodles and company!! Also cheese pizza and salad. I love this idea so much and I’m going to have a day with all my favorite childhood meals to heal my inner child ❤❤❤
OMG I HAVE FINALLY FOUND SOMEONE WHO DUNKS THEIR OREO TILL THEY ARE SUPER SOGGY!! my siblings and friends used to call me weird and tell me how i m missing out on the crunch (thank goodness i didnt care what they said ) but soggy and super soft thats almost melting in your mouth was how i liked it !!!.
wrapping dumplings with your family is just the best time i had in my child hood there was no problem in these 3 hours or when you came home and lunch was frikin EGGS WITH TOMATOOO!!
I am “the fat kid” and i always told myself that that was who I’ll always be and that because of that my opinions and arguments are less important/ cared about compared to other better looking people. 11:32 to 11:58 is basically how I am now. I am15 and my whole life I have only ever been the fat kid. There is not one time, except for like ages 1 to 7 where I have not been scared and insecure about everything I do and say. It’s hard to see myself as anything really. I wasn’t particularly smart and I always said that I was worthless since I had nothing going on. And being “fat” was just another argument to pile to my hate for myself. Can’t say that I “love myself” now maybe in the future, but it’s just really comforting knowing that I’m not the only one experiencing this. 12:18 to 12:26 also I would tell myself. Thank you for making this video it did really make me feel better
I still eat Poptarts that I loved as a 5-year-old in 1997 lol. I’ve always been a sugar fiend. Whether I was overweight or underweight I was always a sugar fiend. Goldfish too! And peanut butter too! 2:14 Lunchables were my fave too. I played tennis growing up but now run on the treadmill. I didn’t realize I was always a runner. It’s super important to find an activity you love
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sweet n salty cereal: fruit loops + goldfish + milk 🤤
Natures path pumpkin seed and flax granola (I’d eat it like cereal with milk and extra flaxseed which my mom and I called “sprinkles) and chocolate and peanut butter leamer puffs. I’vs also ingested a lot of grilled cheese with tomato soup, in addition to bean burritos and “triangles” (quesadillas) which was my gateway to actually eating my veggies.
Greek yogourt and chipits or just a bowl of chipits 😂😂😂
Two slices of bread with butter in between.😋
fav snack right now is my banana bread bites or my cheesecake yoghurt bowl creation that I've posted as reels
somebody get this girl a netflix show! jesus the storytelling is immaculate
Not only that but her editing is incredible!! She really inspires me to be a better content creator ❤
Exactly!!!
I just love watching her videos, they instantly make me feel calm.
please i would binge watch it
I would like to see a cooking show or cook book from her ❤
@@christinerodriguez1275 tots I’m doing my own little cooking show in my yt channel would totally recommend her to do it
Coming back to this video a year later hearing her say "I will never be a runner" (4:14) and now shes training for a marathon!!! That is real unfiltered growth!!
omg I love this !!! I can't believe it HAHA I like reverse psychology-ed myself hehe
the interaction with the fedex guy was so heartwarming! I don't know what about it made it so special, but something with him stopping and telling her to keep going made me smile so much
it was UPS hahaha
@@SophiesLand I was actually lost for a while until I understood that you were talking about the delivery company hahahah I didn't really pay attention to the logo and just repeated what Linda said
I had the opposite experience. I was the 'skinny kid' that got told she was anorexic and only got compliments about how skinny she was and how jealous everyone was of me. Well, the moment I hit puberty and got curves I freaked out. I tried so hard to stay skinny... it's 12 years later now and yet I still cannot fully accept my curves and sometimes want that childhood body back. Which is kinda weird but oh well
oh my god I relate to this so hard. I was always compared with my sister in a weird light, she was the "chubbier kid" with "bigger bones" and I was the skinny kid who got compliments for looking good in everything. Fast forward to age 13 and I hated how my thighs touched each other (still do) and how my arms looked in certain tops (plus we'd go to the beach and I hated pics of myself). Plus I didn't even gain a whole lot of weight just like... a normal amount for a teenager. It hasn't been 12 years for me though so I'm still working on it but it's so odd how we had the same experience😅
Just a reminder that growth is part of being human both physically and mentally, so think of it that you have become slowly more the version your body is naturally tending towards and that is the most beautiful thing you can be
Me too, I have adhd and the medication I took lowered my appetite and I was already super picky so you can see how that went lol. Now I’m overweight lol
@@estherose648 I have adhd too, and i am picky and currently documenting my journey on gaining weight on my own yt channel, :PPP
Developed an ed because of this lol
I am currently stuck in a bad relationship with food and workouts, I have relapsed and haven’t been able to get out of my ed, your videos help a lot because you remind importance of having healthy relationship with food.
getting out of your ed is a work in progress like I say in my videos take it as baby steps
Girl so am I
same. i accepted that i had an eating disorder three years ago and i still havent made much progress
Same
It' s hard but you can do it, hope you're doing better, stay safe and healthy
I can see you healing different parts of your mind in this video and its not only very beautiful to watch, but also encouraging/inspiring! I'm so proud of you and thank you for making this video/sharing your story :)
thank you for this comment it made me smile so wide 🫶🏻 :)
This video is literally preaching to me . I am 12 and I basically am going through all of this . Thank you for sharing, it made me feel not alone .
your perfect
you are so perfect, trust me if you arent judging other people, i bet nobody is judging you
@@anna-bt1gjthat’s such a lie lmao. kids are damn mean. and they will always judge you if you’re bigger. you’re basically just blaming them. i grew up fat and brown, and i was bullied SOOO HEAVILY
This video unlocked so many of my childhood memories of food. In my childhood I was mostly a fat kid and at that time I didn’t care about how I looked or weighted I was happy I was just me. Only when I was exposed to the media about how I should look did I care. I’m now over critical of myself and have a low self-esteem, but watching your videos has made me realised how important it is to love myself for who I am and to keep looking forward in life. Thank you so much
as a now-grown half chinese fat kid, im literally sobbing at the memory lane this brought me down, straight down to the cracker microwave pizzas. im so proud of you, and i guess in turn myself, for making it this far ❤
This was beautiful and so healing for me. I loved food too when I was a little kid, the variety, cooking, smells and I pretty much loved it all! Somewhere along the way I got lost in restriction for DECADES! I am now in my 40s and learning intuitive eating and 'reconnecting' with that little girl who felt shame around delighting in food and am learning to enjoy food again, not in a medicating way but in a balanced way; putting food in its proper place, enjoying and responding to my body's cues. Grateful for healing ❤️
What would we do without you Linda? We love and appreciate you so much, thank you for being you💜
I relate to Linda on so many levels. I remember go back to school shopping and hating trying on clothes. I never fit into anything while my older sisters looked beautiful. Then ,throughout high school, I developed an eating disorder. It's hit especially hard during covid and I was crazy. I remember skipping out of food and telling myself jt will always be there later. Well, this year I was diagnosed with celiac disease. I cant have things like my grandads tortillas or my dad's homemade cookies anymore. I could've treasured them a bit more and now I can't have them. Don't take food for granted and it's nostalgia.
That's terrible, I want you too know you have support! How are you going, how's your day?
That's basically what im going through rn, i know how it feels:(
This video is like a gentle reminder that "all of us are healing our inner child" 😊
As someone who was a chunky kid growing up, I think this is my most favorite RUclips video I’ve ever watched. I’ve never related to anything more. Thank you🥹
I’m in your “fat kid” thoughts right now and you really just hit me with a reality check, thank you
know that pushing yourself to “lose” weight won’t do you much good. unless you’re doing it for your health and happiness. not cause of how you look. i was there too. and i ended up having a huge tumour that made me bigger. and none of the exercise and starving i did, helped me. if you’re a bigger size and can’t lose weight i recommend going to the doctor.
@@mallarielovedont listen to her
I swear you always have the best edited videos with such beautiful messages. You’re truly one of my favorite content creators. Like seriously, you’re so talented ❤
it must take her so much time to produce and i am grateful that so many of us can enjoy it
Mama Sun is too adorable, she seems like a sweet mama. Also the food looks so good lol.
Thank you Linda, you helped me come out of my ed. Today is my 15th birthday and i ate everything with no guilt, also thanks to you. I also realised i have ti slow down a little and focus on me. Love so much❤ Taia
I'm so happy that you could enjoy your birthday, food is so much more than a number and something to be guilty of, bc why should one feel guilty when one creates so many amazing memories
happy 15th belated birthday taia!!
the treadmill is the bane of my existence now. i hated forcing myself to use it for 2+ hours bc i felt the urge to burn calories. now i have my own work out regiment and i feel much more satisfied when i am done; in the sense that I feel as if my body benefitted from the workout to the extent where I am motivated to do it over and over. i am so happy with my progress, not only with my body pshycally, but also how I veiw it, and my habits to styaing healthy, like eating enough and doing excersises that can help my whole body and strengthen it - isntead of jsut running.
16:03 FINALLYYY BROOO ive been waiting for literally anyone to hear me out on goldfish and cheerios. literally my favorite childhood snack to sneak in when my dad wasnt home
I was the overweight kid (still am) and currently still trying to fix my eating habits. I don’t want to relapse back into the vicious cycle of binge-restrict. It gets hard because I haven’t lost weight, and I have a big stomach and thighs. I’m also a very picky eater, so I don’t eat vegetables or anything that’s really healthy.
Hi, I feel you! I don't know the details of your situation so I don't want to presume anything, but from my experience I've found my taste buds and habits have changed over several years where I am more receptive to some veggies like sugar snap peas and green beans and baby carrots and will enjoy them very simply.
I would say focus on the few you like, then the few you tolerate, and the more you eat them the better it will get :)
Hearing about your relationship with food throughout your life really sounds like mine and for the past few years I was in a really bad mindset about food and my body, but your videos really make me feel better about myself and my love for food. So thank you, you're really helping me with my journey to selflove and please stay your amazing self
Honestly I needed one of your videos with your inspiring words!!! I’ve been dealing with those bad thoughts around food for a while now and this just made me feel better about the lasagna I’m making for me and my family ❤thank you Linda and this amazing community
hope the lasagna was delicious
@@oxanadc Thank you 🥺
@@anyssaquishpi4328 anytime
i just found your channel and im crying... im 21 and the biggest/heaviest iv been, i hate my body and the way i feel lost and alone. seeing you and listening to you makes me so happy and want to change my life, i hope i can learn to love my self and get to know myself too. i think ill come back to your channel when i feel like giving up. thank you, and i hope you are doing amazing!!
I love how hard Linda tries to make us such thought out and interesting videos.
We all love you so much thank you 💕💕
agree
This healed a part of me, too, somehow. Food was always such a comfort for me, especially after my parents divorced, and it caused me to develop an extremely unhealthy relationship with food. I’ve slowly been rebuilding a positive relationship with my eating habits, but I’ve found myself eating the foods I loved as a kid again. It feels freeing
I'm so thankful to have come across Linda on RUclips! I can relate so much to her stories, and these videos have helped me through a lot of rough times!! :)
couldn't agree more, she inspires me to do youtube as well
I remember a year ago in a video you posted (eating like my childhood self again) you ran 5km and were exhausted and now look at you running 34km I’m so proud how much you grown Linda! This inspires me to keep going with my exercise ❤
Linda! You have inspired me so much! I’m in recovery and honestly life has been crazy. Today I had oats in your honor and it’s a huge challenge for me but I did it and you inspired me. You inspire me to be better every day.
I find this so freaking relatable. I remember just being a happy kid who liked the way I looked until my family and people at school just started pointing out my weight and I felt ugly. This video makes me so happy knowing that I'm not the only person feeling the way I feel about my body right now.
You are literally a ray of sunshine! Everything you say is so positive and kindhearted 💝
It’s crazy you thought you would never be a runner and now you are doing marathon training and running all the time!! It’s crazy how your perspective changed and how far you’ve come! ❤❤❤
Whenever I think about the foods I ate as a child I'm like wait... there was a day where I just stopped eating this and then didn't eat it again for years and years... wow. Idk why it becomes so philosophical to me 😂
haven't related more to something in awhile
if you’re a bigger kid, please know you don’t need to eat health or worry about your body right now. you’re fine. you’re a child. we have baby fat. we all grow. it took me until i was 17 to slim down due to an illness. balance is her key but if you’re still a chubby kid, you can’t really balance it cause all the reason you’re doing it is to be small. you’re okay. i promise.
I thought this was my old account 😭 I had the same pfp
Thanks❤❤😊
i used to watch you like a year ago then i came back cuz i remembered and im so glad i did! i haven’t been eating the healthiest lately or working out much so thank you for making content like this. also you and your mom are like the best duo on earth💕💕
I still eat like how I did when I was a child but just smaller portions honestly. LOL My relationship with food has definitely gotten so much better this year and I always make sure to enjoy what I want every day whilst prioritizing my favorite nutrient dense meals and snacks where I can.
this video is actually so unexpectedly inspiring and healing to watch as a 16 year-old girl feeling really unknown about my life, my future, body image etc
Thank you so much for creating these videos. They make me so happy and are so comforting to watch. It’s lovely to see someone who is open about the difficulties of body image, eating, and mental health. I used to feel like the “fat kid” because of the environment I grew up in and I’m slowly breaking out of it now. Thank you so much for being as open as you can be on social media about your journey! I know it’s hard
5:15 is my fav part ever 🫶 so heartwarming 🫶🫶🫶
The way Linda’s videos are just pure comfort I’ve been following her since her very first RUclips video and she has grown so much, not only her following base but also she grew mentally and I love this for her ❤️
the way i squirm watching these videos because i am the fat kid. i am living in these feelings _right now_ and im watching someone who went through what im going through, it makes me cry but at the same time i feel so much comfrot.
I NEED to recreate your breakfast toast. Little Linda was a genius. I'm glad you made her happy with this video
tried making a banana bread bites with actual bread (literally I'm addicted now) - i have made a reel if u want to check it out
I’m really glad RUclips recommended your channel to me❤ When I was a Freshman in Uni, I lost 10kg(22.05lbs) from stressing out about the entrance exam; I was never a big kid to begin with.
And when I went back to my normal healthy weight, people started saying that I looked chubbier in a kind of judgy manner and I hated myself while trying to lose all the weight I had just gained back.
But thanks to you, I’ve learned that as long as I’m comfortable in my own skin without having any illness then it’s all ok.
So thank you so so much for helping me realize what I didn’t see💗
Videos like this without no problems no issues nothing, just chilling with mom makes me smile so hard man
Linda I just want to say a huge thank you. A couple of years ago I started to get into this routine habit of not thinking I was skinny enough and so I started working out every day and it caused an unhealthy mindset where I didnt think i was good enough for the world. Before i could delve any further into that mindset, I came across one of your videos and your perspective on body image and eating made me realise i didnt have to change myself for the world, if I was going to it had to be for me. So all i can say is thank you and i hope you know that your videos and your freedom helps save people from themselves and thats a rare gift:)
Isn't it crazy how now she is a runner, who runs every, single, day. Keep running! Her last year self would never beleive it.
Your love for food makes me so happy. I am a HUGE foody but have always restricted myself from eating as a punishment and feel terrible for loving food. Asking myself why couldn’t I just be picky. You sharing the same love and eating what you want motivates me!
In the UK Arthur was on everyday at 7am; it was the first show to play on CBBC every morning. It's such a nostaligia hit seeing it
u know those days where u skip school because ur heart isn’t in it & you spend the whole morning writing out where you came from to where you are now because somehow ur way more depressed than u were when u were 10? I’m having one of those days and this vid was perfect, like a giant bear hug bandaid on the cut, like a blanket on a freezing night
I love you Linda because you just make things better when it all hurts
sending you lots of love and a huge bear hug as well :3
I had a pretty rough day and then this showed up of my home page. I never saw u before but after 20 second i was already subscribed. I love this video in it me my smile❤
I watched this video trice. Ur such a comfort person 💛
THE EDITING !!!THE STORY TELLING !! OML LINDA U ALWAYS OUTDO URSELF !!! love uuu
literally just watch one of her very fist videos, and the improvements
Linda, I just want you to know that you are impacting your viewers much more than you could ever imagined. Lately, I am writing an essay about the impact of COVID, in which I documented my ED journey. I think your script in your videos are automatically engraved in my head! I just wrote like how you say without thinking. Quotes like "choose happiness" popped out in my head. I hope I can be like you one day!
that's so cool, but reminder to try to be you and not someone else, bc you are amazing already
@@oxanadc thank you for your kind words🫶🏻 hope that you have a good day coz u made mine🫂
@@lky5246 I’m glad I could be of service 🥰💖 that’s all I want to do with my own yt channel
GIRL THIS VID IS AMAZING!! Not only the chat and the joy and how fun the vid is but also the editing and production OMG
I am thankful to watch Linda eat three meals a day. Recently, I’ve found myself comparing what I eat to others. If someone else only eats to meals a day, so should I. If someone studies instead of making time for physical nourishment, so should I. I grew up eating three meals a day; I like to prioritize my eating! But I have been in a mindset lately that fewer meals is better and I should try to limit myself to two a day. It’s refreshing to see Linda make time to eat at every mealtime of the day.
your video made me really emotional by the end of it. I turned 18 last year and I've been so scared since then of entering the adult world. I just wish I could stop time, or maybe go back to when I was a kid. So your road to memory lane hits hard, all that nostalgia, and your words. Thanks, idk why but I'm feeling hope right now.
Edit: Just finished the video and i'm crying like a child lol, keep up with great videos like these
Dear Linda, you are incredible. So incredible I’m having immense difficulty figuring out what to say because I feel whatever I say won’t express how incredible you are. So, I’ll just say, I love you 🙌 We love you.
Linda, i don't think you are aware that you saved me. I was struggling with a severe Anorexia, i was eating so little per day and exercise too much, i was so unhealthy and yet i was seeing myself fat, i had a bad body dysmorphia and i had cut all the carbs in my life, even a tiny little apple. Not just i was nearly death, but i was extremely unhappy and my head was so dizzy that when i woke up and stand up from my bed, everything was faded in black and i almoust everytime fainted, i couldn't even breath ok, i had heart problems that i still have now, and above all that i was freaking 14!!! Until i discover you, and your happines, life experience and your advices gave me a new purpose, and i took the decision to fight, to not let my fears kill me. And i fought 5 months, with ups and downs, and now look at me almoust fully recovered. I have not enough words to thank you, you literally saved my life.
Thank you
Unbelievable. The amount of quality for the views, this should have at least 1 mil. As a former fat kid. You hit the mark so many times, and for the fruit roll up thing, cooking it down for a bit helps reduce the time a lot.
My childhood comfort foods
- creamed rice (recipe white rice that has cooled after cooking, sweetened condensed milk, egg and vanilla extract)
- honey sandwiches (honey on whole grain bread was the best lunch)
- salad saladas (salada crackers with beetroot and cheese and tomato on it
- apple chippies(apples cut up into chip shapes)
And finally
-Jersey caramels
I am so happy about this video Linda, thank you for this,
that is such a beautiful food for thought
Wow, I’m soo glad I came across your channel! I’m trying (failing then trying again) to better my relationship with food and your vids came at the right time. I can relate to so much of your journey and the parts that don’t fall under that, I love hearing you speak about. You honestly seem like a really nice person (your mom too!), and I think you’re beautiful (that smile!). Keep going and thank you for the recipes here and there, love to try some of it 😊
omg Linda i had the same problem as you i was a chubby kid but once i lost weight at 12. From 13 to 25 i obsessed with working out and counting calories, i also got into nutrition in college as my major. I also start hanging out with other fitness youtubers from 26 to 31, then at 28 to 31 i also would workout and burn over 1,000 calories in 45 mins running the tredmill and not eating too clean and sometimes not even eating enough when i love my asian food especially growing up and eating dim sum with my mom.
ive been binge watching all ur videos. i wish i had the freedom u have when it comes to food. im struggling pretty badly w an ED rn, and i dont see it getting better for me anytime soon, but ur vids show me that theres hope :)
hearing you say i'll never be a runner now is kinda crazy
Girl your just a pure talent 😍😍😍😍😍
Your videos are just so awesomely professional
And literally the RUclips should be only for those high quality storytelling videos like yours
Keep doing it ❤❤❤❤
Linda i just love u so much,hope to have a life like u without bulimia,binging,crying for weight
you will take it step by step (like i say in my videos baby steps is the way to go)
Linda I think it’s time for a podcast. I could listen to you talk all day!!
we stand
you made me cry with this video 😭❤️ you’re so inspiring Linda!
loved this video and ofc, GREEN👏🏼 LAYS 👏🏼ARE 👏🏼THE👏🏼 BEST
You’ve healed me in ways I can’t explain . I appreciate you sm xx
My comfort content creator, comfort video and comfort person literally!!!
My childhood snack is scambled egg and caned tuna since my family was poor it would be like a breakfast and I love the flavor it brings back memorys
I never comment - and this was your best video yet. The commentary, the edits, the nostalgia.
I love your videos, your videos make me be proud about my body and that I started to working out. Your videos really helped people to have a better relationship with food.
i had very rough and exhausting week and finally i have some free time and lying in bed eating proteins oats watching Linda's video calms my soul and body💗
you are just joy, you are amazing, love the way you talk about yourself and your hole journey and your experiences 🤞🏽 you have an special place in my heart ❤️
It’s crazy watching this now when you just posted a short of you running 30km in the rain😭😭😭. Your perspective on running changed so much
20:24 hello! I’m a tennis player and to be honest you’re forehand form is good. The swing is really great.👏
You make me feel so happy and make me want to keep going with the process of understanding my own self. Thank you!
For all peanut butter lovers who want a filling healthy snack: a spoonful of peanut butter with raisins on top. I’ve loved this since I could open the pantry and now that I’m older I realized how good it is for you
This girl is inspiring because I’m a fat kid but seeing her healed her relationship with food
I agree I’m a fat kid too
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Girl I had the same experience with Arthur!! The episode where he learns to play the piano inspired me to to start playing violin, and I’ve been playing for 15 years!
i have never seen a video from you ever in my life.. but i was hooked at the title.. the grocery shopping..the editing.. your personality.. but gorl, when i seen the native sponser.... i knew it was big deal. native is expensive..... but i love it so much. so deff gunna use ur referral code. tysm.
20:36 Brings back memories. I haven’t played tennis since I graduated high school in 2010. I took up running afterwards
this is the first video i’ve watched of yours after being drawn in by your energy in a short and i have to say your storytelling skills are incredible. you really touched my heart with a lot of the points you made in this video and really hit home with all those canadian childhood snacks 🥹 you’re an excellent creator and seem to have such a bright personality, thanks for sharing it with the world
agreed, and me too this was my first video as well :')
this makes me sort of sad because I grew up with a severe almond mum so all my childhood food is not that comforting and my memories are tainted with conversations about healthy food constantly. I hope one day that I will be able to have a good mental relationship with food and watching videos like this really helps me!!
I had the opposite. We always had junk food very high in sugar and fat. We ate at mcDonalds like 3 times a week, ordered in weekly. Neither extremes are good and now I'm moved out, I'm actively trying to heal my relationship with food too. Good luck on your journey!
@@laurenmaxell5917 Thank you! You too :)
I hope you know linda how you make everyone feel like home
My favorite childhood foods 🥰
Breakfast: scrambled eggs with ketchup and mustard (yes I was a weird kid), Golden Grahams cereal, grapefruit
Lunch: pbj or tofurkey sandwich cut into a butterfly shape, trix yogurt, cheezits or sour cream n onion chips, baby carrots
Snacks: pickles. Like a whole jar of pickles. Gushers, Welch’s fruit snacks particularly the peach ones, and fruit roll ups or fruit by the foot ( bonus points if they’re the tropical ones)
Dinner: Mac and cheese or pesto cavatappi from noodles and company!! Also cheese pizza and salad.
I love this idea so much and I’m going to have a day with all my favorite childhood meals to heal my inner child ❤❤❤
I LOOOOOVE YOUR STYLE OF EDITINGGGGG
The editing on this video em specially the intro is so amazing and ✨aesthetic ✨💌
OMG I HAVE FINALLY FOUND SOMEONE WHO DUNKS THEIR OREO TILL THEY ARE SUPER SOGGY!! my siblings and friends used to call me weird and tell me how i m missing out on the crunch (thank goodness i didnt care what they said ) but soggy and super soft thats almost melting in your mouth was how i liked it !!!.
I grew up in Beijing and then Toronto, so these Chinese/Canadian snacks and meals are TAKING ME BACK 🥺🥺🥺
wrapping dumplings with your family is just the best time i had in my child hood there was no problem in these 3 hours or when you came home and lunch was frikin EGGS WITH TOMATOOO!!
Her mom is so adorable! Love to you and you’re whole family💓😊
Why am I crying while watching this 😭 I relate right now so much to how she felt as a kid.
I am “the fat kid” and i always told myself that that was who I’ll always be and that because of that my opinions and arguments are less important/ cared about compared to other better looking people. 11:32 to 11:58 is basically how I am now. I am15 and my whole life I have only ever been the fat kid. There is not one time, except for like ages 1 to 7 where I have not been scared and insecure about everything I do and say. It’s hard to see myself as anything really. I wasn’t particularly smart and I always said that I was worthless since I had nothing going on. And being “fat” was just another argument to pile to my hate for myself. Can’t say that I “love myself” now maybe in the future, but it’s just really comforting knowing that I’m not the only one experiencing this. 12:18 to 12:26 also I would tell myself. Thank you for making this video it did really make me feel better
mother sun should fr start a yt channel just for her recipes
she should call it Bing-ing (bc of her famous bing recipe)
I still eat Poptarts that I loved as a 5-year-old in 1997 lol. I’ve always been a sugar fiend. Whether I was overweight or underweight I was always a sugar fiend. Goldfish too! And peanut butter too! 2:14 Lunchables were my fave too. I played tennis growing up but now run on the treadmill. I didn’t realize I was always a runner. It’s super important to find an activity you love