As a mom of an 11-year-old DD , i have become hyper-aware how pervasive diet culture still is these days, at least in the US. The body positivity movement seems to have definitely kicked off in past few years, but for us Gen X/Millennials there's still too much toxicity out there.
I have this mom friend with a similar age DD who posts on FB incessantly (and i mean incessantly, like 3 or 4 times a day, every day) about her weightloss and workouts. She is the nicest person, but since the beginning of the year, literally 80% of her posts are about how much weight she's lost this year from exercise/diet, details on what workout she just did that morning/evening (and often how much calories she burned), or body progress pictures from every angle (at least once a week!), with full details on how many inches lost etc. The remaining 20% of posts are vacation pics (with a comment about how much weight she must have gained on said trip), followed by another post several days later noting that she lost all the 12 lbs she gained on vacation in 2 weeks by doing x workout. I keep snoozing her for 60 days but then it expires i forget. The kicker was the other day when she posted a giddy photo showing all the bags of clothing from her closet that she was donating bc they were size 8 and up. Lordy....
Seriously. I don't get it. I am a mom who loves my Peloton and watch what I eat just like most others, and i love seeing before and after pictures and hearing those stories. But since when did it come culturally acceptable to make your social media identity (where your kids, kids' parents, colleagues see it) nothing but your weight loss details? I don't get it. Is it for accountability? Or wanting a consistent stream of "congratulations" from people, because you're otherwise miserable and hungry? LOL. I mean, unless you are an influencer or fitness instructor or something...why? Does anyone care? LOL.
My DD starts middle school in couple weeks. She is a tiny little peanut...less than 80 lbs, legs up to her chin...yet i've heard her makes comments like "ugh, this makes me look so fat!" Ugh. i think the toxic diet culture/mentality is still strong in our generation and is contaminating the poor kiddos... sigh..