Seek Pain, Amplify Pleasure

I have been holding one question: what makes a good life? One of the conclusion I had was: “seek pain, amplify pleasure”. The idea behind it is life is better when you optimise for range. Aim to get the high highs and low lows. You feel more alive by having as many days as possible…

Why Diets Don’t Work

Let me start by sharing two thoughts Many people do need to lose fat. But not everyone need to go on a diet. We can lose fat without dieting. Diets don’t work if we don’t address the underlying issue that caused the unhealthy relationship with food and exercise. This is the root issues that cause…

14 Days into Recovering from Amenorrhea: Dealing With Fat (and Weight) Gain

I didn’t expect snapping out of an eating disorder to be this easy. It has been 14 days since I started giving myself permission to eat more and intentionally increase my level of body fat. I am doing it to recover from amenorrhea. What I have lost so far: guilt, stress, self judgement appetite /…

Why Do We Hate Fat

Why do we hate fat? Why do we run around trying to lose fat? How much fat is OK? I realised I never challenged the idea of vilifying body fat. I see the obsession we have with losing weight and losing fat but I never consciously processed it. It’s just one of those “facts”. A…

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