
salad for lunch,’ or ‘I was bad because I had a piece of chocolate cake,’ and those bad foods then become a character defect,” Malinowski said.
She added that people often project their own self-loathing on to celebrities. And they may think, “If she can’t be thin with a chef and a personal trainer, how do you expect me to be thin?”
All three experts suggested limiting exposure to fat-shaming messages, though they said that can be hard to do.
Malinowski suggested trying to come up with ways to quiet your critical inner voice.
“Instead of thinking that ultimate beauty is a size 2, think about how you feel. What do