As a 40 year old woman, this episode really spoke to me. I agree so much. You spend so much of your life feeling bad about your looks, and pursuing this ideal, only to look back at old pics and realize how much better looking you were back then. The lesson is, even though itβs hard, you have to love yourself for what you look like now, cause as you age, itβs all downhill! π€£ instead of looking back and thinking oh I was so beautiful back then, try to appreciate your beauty in the now.
Mehgan Corker
2023-05-03 13:26:19 +0000 UTC
This was one of my favorites. I loved that Bob touched on how being at a lower weight or thinner didnβt really make life easier, make him more successful, etc. I also really liked when he talked about how if someone gains weight back those compliments on losing weight can come back to make them feel bad.
Dumpling
2022-08-28 21:52:29 +0000 UTC
That was EXHAUSTING.
2022-08-25 21:56:10 +0000 UTC
As someone that lost weight, that compliment cuts really deep. Now Iβm afraid of gaining weight because that means I get treated less than I will now. I really try not comment on anyoneβs body. It messes with your head and how you view yourself.
2022-08-25 00:15:13 +0000 UTC
Both of these have been highly recommended to me, omg I need to finally read them!!!!
2022-08-24 14:17:10 +0000 UTC
Iβm with you Bob! Always. βπΎπ€£
Ezra Holloway
2022-08-23 21:51:55 +0000 UTC
Thank you so much for opening up about your struggles and work on body image and positivity <3. Something that has really helped me was researching the origins of fat shaming and itβs links to racism and slavery. Thereβs also new studies being done on the physiological effects of body shaming; that the bullying causes the early deaths, not having a larger body.
β> β Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobiaβ by Sabrina Strings and βThe Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Loveβ by Sonya Renee Taylor
2022-08-23 05:20:46 +0000 UTC
That flicked my vagina story was from a made-up Demi Lovato fan experience first right? It's so funny to imagine Bob doing it hahahahaha