How I made peace with my body changing (weight gain, dieting and body acceptance)
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- čas přidán 11. 01. 2024
- Thank you so much for being here today to listen to my story! This is a very vulnerable topic for me and it's taken me a few years to get up the courage to share this. However, it struck me recently that my story could help someone else out there and that's what motivated me to finally make this video and share it. Please be kind in the comments as this is a vulnerable topic- not just to me but to others commenting as well. What helped me the most was working with a dietitian who specialized in intuitive eating, HAES and also who was specifically an eating disorder specialist.
I pray this video reaches whoever needs to hear this. Sending you lots of love!
INSTAGRAM: @katherinecimorelli
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Your children are extremely lucky to have a mum who understands and emphatizes so much about and with this topic (no matter the gender, sadly these beauty standards affect boys as well). Raising young people to have a healthy relationship with food and body image is one of the most valuable gift we can pass down to them. I wish you and your family all the best xx
this is such an important story to share, katherine's journey is incredibly relatable. after having two kids, i found it challenging to prioritize self-care amidst family routines. it affected my mental health, and i struggled with significant weight gain. Aspect Health helped seamlessly integrate personalized plans into my family's schedule, benefitting not only my health but also creating a positive impact on my entire household.
Proud of you. As someone who’s struggled with body image issues, and even went as far as to struggle with eating disorder tendencies…..I know it’s really hard. You’re so beautiful though and ily so much. 🥺🥺💜
You’re so beautiful as the cliche goes “inside and out.” But you really are, you’re someone I love and care deeply for. I’m so glad you were able to make peace with some of your body image issues and other issues. I love you. 🥺💜
What a gift you are. Your insight is incredibly helpful to me as a therapist with adolescents. May we all commit to this journey of self-love and acceptance- to see ourselves as God does. Blessings to you and your family!
You literally spoke my thoughts: Eating disorders are all about control, or an illusion of control. It brings you comfort and makes you feel like you are in control when it's quite the opposite. You are being controlled by these obsessions and rules that make no sense.
In my recovery, I've focused on trying to give control over to God. People say to trust your body, but I say to trust God and trust that he made my body.
The first time I heard about intuitive eating was from you and I want to thank you for that. I've done my own research and my life has transformed.
Wow! This means a lot to me. Thank you for sharing that!! I’m so happy you are also on a healing journey!
wow. i have never put together the connection between disordered eating/body image issues and wanting to control how people perceive you to ensure that your physical appearance is acceptable to them and then having guaranteed love/friendship/acceptance/whatever you're after. i resonate so heavily with everything you have said. from the bottom of my heart I really wanna thank you for sharing your story. you really are an inspiration to me, I hope one day I have the emotional energy and courage to face my own ed. thank you for making me feel less alone
❤️🙏this means a lot!! Thank you! You deserve to heal and find peace!
Whoever is reading this I want you to know you are lovely and loveable regardless of a number on a scale. You are beautiful for how you think, how you see the world and how you talk to the people around you. Please be gentle with yourself! You are so unbelievably precious. Our God has so much love that he comes to find us exactly where we are. God knows every part of you and loves you still.
The utmost love, respect, and admiration for you, Katherine. As I’m coming out of an over a year long stint in various ED treatment centers, I’m finding such hope in your story. I love you and miss you and am so proud of you and your journey. Your healing inspires me so much.
This is great we as women need to end the war with our bodies we are beautiful!
Kath, thank you so much for having the courage to be so vulnerable and sharing your story with us. This is such an important topic that I wish was more talked about, there was so much to relate to from your story. You are so strong and it's amazing to hear your journey! Your boys are so lucky to have you as their mama ♥ Wishing you continued health throughout your pregnancy ✨
Thank you for making this video Katherine! This is such a difficult topic but one that is so present in many people’s lives. It takes a lot to courage to be open about these struggles so thank you for sharing your story!
Thank you for sharing with us such a vulnerable topic. I'm sorry that you had to go through it and that it has taken so long for you to get to the point where you get to love yourself for who you are just as God created you to be. You were fearfully and wonderfully made.
💜Thank you
Watching this made me emotional because I could relate to so much of what you said. Thank you for being so open and sharing your journey with us - I can't tell you how comforting it is to just hear that there's an end to the anxieties and dark thoughts
Thank You Kath! You’re so strong and kind to share your journey and to help so many others. You’re Truly an Inspiring and Wonderful Person 😊❤️🙏
Omg. I love your channel Katherine. I'm a big fan. Your videos are amazing.
Thank you for sharing your story so openly. Your vulnerability shows so much strength ❤️ it is scary to let go of control - you are so courageous for accepting this incredible journey!
Wow, this video and your experience resonates with me so much. I haven’t had kids yet, but within the past year I have felt and seen my body change, what feels like, so much and it’s very hard to come to terms with. It’s also difficult to understand and believe that you’re worth more than a specific number or worth more than how your body looks when you’ve been programmed to think you’re doing something wrong by eating cookies, for example, or not striving to lose weight. It’s really tough but over time, the mindset shift is doable. Thank you for sharing ❤
Thank you for posting this!! You are so beautiful!!! 💗💗
Thank you for sharing your story in such a vulnerable way . More women can identify with your story than you can imagine.
Thank you so much for sharing your story. I suffered from orthorexia as well. Never dropped an insane amount of weight, but I was afraid of food for a long time for many different reasons. I'm pregnant with my first and the thought of gaining weight has been a hard pill to swallow. You are so right, it is for sure a control thing for some people, it was for me. I'm having a daughter, and ironically enough, being pregnant with her is healing my relationship with food and my body. I feel stronger being pregnant than I ever did before pregnancy. Letting go of control and letting God's grace into my life is breaking this need for control little by little. Your story is encouraging. Blessings to you and your growing family!
Thank you so much Katherine! You're doing such a great job ❤
Your story is beautifully told. 96% of people with eating disorders are a normal weight. The deathly thin image that is commonly associated with eating disorders was started by insurance companies and diagnostic criteria. Since 96% of people with eating disorders don’t meet criteria (supposedly) insurance companies don’t have to pay for treatment which causes someone to die from an eating disorder once an hour. Everyone’s story matters and we all need to support each other to become stronger.
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It’s heartbreaking but so important to spread awareness like this. Thank you for sharing this!
I have been and still am struggling with similar issues. This problem has been affecting my relationships with family and friends, with food, and my body image. I couldn't put into words what I was feeling and thinking, but you did just that for me. I too constantly associate about the notion of being thin with being loved and am so afraid to gain weight. Recently, I've gained a few pounds from when I was the "lightest" and the most fit, and I feel like I'm trapped in a constant dark spiral. Thank you so much for sharing your story and perspective and letting me know I'm not alone in this.
Thank you for being so honest ❤. Sending hugs back at you 🤗
You are a very brave woman to face your inner demons. You are beautiful and stronger than you think. I started watching the Cimorelli you tube channel because I loved listening to music from you and your sisters. I wish you strength on your journey and don't worry when you stumble just get back up and keep going
Thank you so much for this Katherine I feel like I've had a similar journey to you in some ways. I was told by a naturopath to cut out lots of foods from my diet and worked in the wellness industry and had no idea I had a problem until I lived with my grandparents and they would buy me treats I usually wouldnt eat and I started estricting after gaining weight part of it was my medications for my mental health and I ended up not taking the medications I should have taken. I ended up having some really good professionals and in residential and my relationship with my food and body really improved lots.
I've gone backwards a little since I was in a relationship with someone who put me down a lot for the way I looked and my weight but because I had healed a lot it didn't affect me quite as badly. I'm trying to make my social media a really safe place and follow people like you to help me on my journey so thank you so much
Wow thank you for sharing! You’ve been through so much and it takes so much courage to continue pursuing healing 🙌❤️
@@KatherineCimorelli thank you 💕 and I admire your courage too ❤️
Thanks for sharing your story! That must have been really hard to put out there, but thank you! I have a similar story. It’s tough to look in the mirror and think you’re seeing a different person, and one you like less than before. I’ve been saying this recently. Thanks for sharing. It was encouraging to know I’m not alone!
I never comment on anything, but thank you for making this video💕 I’ve been watching you and your sisters since I was a teenager myself, I’m your age☺️ I have an eerily similar story to you as far as struggles with Orthorexia, a skin disorder, etc. I just had a baby boy 11 months ago and postpartum forced me to realize I’ve been mentally unhealthy in my relationship with food / exercise for years, and didn’t know it. I’ve been intermittent fasting instead of the intense macro tracking I’ve done for years, and I’ve been exercising only when I want to and making sure it’s movement that I enjoy, instead of extreme 2 hour long workouts 6 days a week like before. You’re so brave for putting this out there and I hope people are kind to you for it, because we need more of this on the internet. Thank you for making me feel a little less alone. 🤍
Yas. New video from my my fav Cim.
Thank you for this video ❤ I had bulimia for a long time (along with anorexia)
I decided one day to totally stop purging and sitting with the pain
I gained like 40 or so lbs over a year, but after I learned to intuitively eat, 20 lbs came off over the course of several years, slowly. The weight gain was TOTALLY worth it to gain food freedom
Incredibly courageous! You are a beautiful light. Thank you🙏 I cried with you…
Hi Kath as a fellow person who suffers from eczema, ocean water is the absolute best thing for it!!! Hence why when you went on holiday it healed, I’m lucky being an Australian so I have beaches everywhere but literally anytime I have a flair up I go to the beach and it’s better. Hope this helps other and helps you understand why your holiday helped you 🥰
I have heard this!! I could see it being true!! Although funny enough, I don’t remember going in the water at all during the trip. It was February and pretty cool and windy out! I do remember relaxing a lot and sleeping and resting a lot for a week straight, something I hadn’t done in a while.
@@KatherineCimorelli that’s very cool!! I don’t know how it worked then 😊
i relate to this. love you kath! been supporting you for 11 years🩵
Thank you so much!! That means so much!! 🥹
Thank you so much for sharing 🫶🏼Thank you for being vulnerable and sharing to make a difference ❤️😊☺️.
Katherine, this honestly had be tearing up. I relate so bad. Thank you for this.
I'm also taking the medications i needed to be on that had weight gain as the side effects and I'm so happy that I was able to do that
Thank you so much for sharing. Really helped me today ❤
You’re incredible!!! And so beautiful.
So proud of you 🩷🩷🩷
Sending you all the love Kath❤️
Love you Kath so much this video was so beautiful 🤍
Amazing video. I am on the same road as you. I am starting 3rd year and it has been really hard last year. I hope that I will be bettter this year. Thank you for this video. It really helped😊
Thank you, you just opened my eyes
Hello, Katherine! I can't wait for your next baby for the next 2 months! Once again, congratulations 👏👏👏👏👏!
youre glowing katherine❤
Thank you for sharing your story ❤
Thank you for this!! 😭
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As you explained how you felt that God brought you the concept of intuitive eating, and literally as you said those words, i saw the angel number 333. Positive affirmations. This video is helping my recovery, thank you
I loved this video, thanks for sharing
Thank you for sharing 💕
I would love to hear more about your experience with binge eating and learning to manage that - it’s something I struggle with!
Hey, thank you for your comment!! I actually never experienced binge eating. I was way more on the restriction side with orthorexia and anorexia. I may have over eaten a few times here and there over the years during my eating disorder but I was much more focused on restriction. There is an awesome therapist/nutritionist named Ryann Prentice on Instagram who specializes in binge eating though- highly recommend checking her out!
@@KatherineCimorelli thank you Kath! Xx
I enjoy eating healthy. I don’t physically feel well if I don’t. It’s a lifestyle as well.
You look marvelous darling ❤
Can you post the video you saw?
You're so beautiful Katherine
Hi 👋
Hi Kath. How are you doing?
I love you Katherine you are best I do have baby boy name is Liam I love your body 💙 😍 ❤️ 💕 ♥️
💯 Promo`SM
Do u want more kids? If so, how many more?? Lol
She’s said before recently, however many more God blesses her with 🤗
You are incredible. Thank you for talking about this with us 🫶🏼
Thank you so much for this video🥲🫶🏻💖
wow I literally just shared my own story with disordered eating on my channel this week... synchronicities. 💫 so refreshing to see more and more people opening up about these things, which are (unfortunately) SO common. thank you for sharing with us. 🤍