I DON'T THINK THE
"WEIGHT LOSS TIPS" ON WITTY ARE RIGHT.
I know most of them are
healthy ways to lose weight, but unhealthy people may use them
in unhealthy ways. I come to witty for an escape. An escape
from everything my life is and has been for the past four
years. I don't want to come on witty and see top quotes on
ways to lose weight when I've been dealing with anorexia
for four years and spending the last two years trying to gain
weight in treatment and recovery. If someone wants to lose
weight, they can research ways to do so themselves. I find it
quite triggering to come to Witty, somewhere I come to get away
from my life, and be reminded of ways to lose weight when
I've been trying so hard to free myself from this disease.
I know some of you are going to say "well, don't use
them then." But it doesn't exactly work like that. Did
I choose to have anorexia? No. Am I going to willingly choose
to use those tips? No. The thing is, I don't choose. My
mind does and that is something I can't control. It's a
mental disease and being reminded of ways to lose weight makes
it quite difficult. I know I'm going to get
"hate," so if you disagree then you disagree.
But until you've gone through what I have,
you'll never understand.
146 faves · 16 comments · Jun 12, 2012 8:09pm
rebecca*
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1 decade ago
I agree with you.
To be perfectly honest the people below me who are saying "some girls like the tips" are right, however that is not a reason to keep them.
You are completely right in saying that those girls can look it up themselves. If they really wanted to, they probably would anyway. I don't know the girl who is posting these quotes, and I don't hate her, I'm sure she is a lovely human being and a nice person, but if she sees this and continues posting them... I dunno there's something wrong there. It is more than likely that you aren't the only person that feels this way about the quotes, a lot of the comments below me are proof. Witty isn't necessarily about "posting quotes about ANYTHING" because some things may harm others on this website.
Ever noticed nobody posts an anti-gay quotes? That is because it could hurt or harm any gay/lesbian/bisexual users. This isn't exactly the same thing but the morals are all the same.
I'm behind you 100% and I'll be here for you if you ever need me.
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ForcingCourage*
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1 decade ago
I'm a binger.
If I'm alone and there is food around me, It'll be gone by the next day. I may barely be overweight, but it kills me to know that I'll never look like the other girls because of this. Because it's my fault. Sure, I can go and search up weight loss tips to reach my 20 pounds lighter goal, but I like this much better. Whenever I search weight loss tips on the internet, it's always for older people, never teenagers. So knowing that so many other people are trying to do the same thing as I am makes me feel less alone. And some people are just trying to be healthier.
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xxIntoTheNeverxx
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1 decade ago
I totally understand where you're coming from, and I too am recovering from anorexia. However, I'm not against the weight loss quotes. I know it's hard to ignore them and, to be honest, sometimes it tempts me to stray from eating what I'm told to, but many more girls want to lose weight than gain, and it's not fair for us to take that away from them. I know it's hard to control impulses, and anorexia is no exception, but considering weight loss tips are everywhere, I don't think a few measly quotes are going to hurt you.
But again, I completely understand.
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craziirose
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1 decade ago
I get what you are saying, but like I am not super skinny or even like skinny so it doesn't really bother me, but I don't find the weight loss quotes right. I mean witty is supposed to be an escape in which looks, weight nothing matters, except for your personality.
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luvchuforever
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1 decade ago
i hate them and quotes about people obbsessing over food and needing it to survive when i cant even stand being near it when ive had my eating disorder for 3 years and working on recovery. i totally agree with you and thank you for saying that<3
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DreamingDirectioner
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1 decade ago
I don't really like them either. If someone comes on here to get away from their life, I don't think they'd want to be reminded of it anyways. And I don't think it's fair that you come on here to get away from YOUR life but you see these quotes.
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littlelottie707
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1 decade ago
I know exactly how you feel gorgeous♥ I just wanted to let you know that every time I see something you write it helps me alot... I have anorexia and bulimia... I know where you are at♥ you give me hope.
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onlytobepretty
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1 decade ago
hun I totally understand i feel the same way i am going into a treatment facility soon for my 3rd treatment cycle so yes i can relate yo you :)
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beebessey
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1 decade ago
I agree with you... this website is supposed to be about feeling better about the way you are, not trying to change yourself to fit into others ideas of perfection. Yea I want to lose weight, but I do it in completely different ways, that stuff shouldn't be on here because of all the people with Anorexia... I'm sorry that you have to be suffering with this disease. Keep trying to get through it...
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kayyxbeeexconfessionsx3
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1 decade ago
amen. i feel the same way
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mrsjustinbieber
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1 decade ago
i understand but many people have many different problems and i dont think that who ever is writing them will stop just because of your individual issue, if you dont like them just dont read them.
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BreeeFayy*
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1 decade ago
some girls r actually pbese though and it is certainly not fair to say those quotes arent right. besides; this is a website were u post quotes about ANYTHING so... people like me will enjoy the weigt liss tips. ibundersta y it wud hurt anorexic girl but honestly (i kniw this is really mean) that has nothing to do with fat girls with us. we hirt ourselves too by getting fat. people die from that so...
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FightingAgainstAnorexia
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1 decade ago
I understand that they are meant in a healthy way and meant to be taken in a healthy way, I was only stating that as much as they are helping people, they are also hurting people as well. I guess it's all in one's opinion. I wouldn't go to her page, haha. No worries.
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collapse*
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1 decade ago
im sorry to hear that you have anorexia . but a majority of girls (including me) actually want ot lose some weight because they wanna look good in a bikini this summer or something. she didnt mean the quotes in a harmful way. and i know lots of people say/hear this but just skip over the quotes and u cant say that you cant because there are only like ten of them * but dont go to the girls page & count how many there are cuz i was just estimating from the last time i saw her page**
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xxBestDressFearlessxx
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1 decade ago
I agree, I don't like them either. I understand the intentions are good but some people may take them the wrong way and twist them around
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VividDreamer · 1 decade ago
I agree with this(:
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