“I See You Enjoying All Those Lovely Meals. How Do You Stay So Slim?”

Cindy On Being Anti-Diet Culture, Loving Food, And Why Ozempic Is Not For Her

Dear Cindy,

I always see you on social media enjoying lovely meals. How do you stay so slim?

I really appreciate the kindly intent of this question. But before I respond to it, I want to refer everyone to the brilliant work of Virginia Sole-Smith on her Substack, Burnt Toast, which I highly recommend signing up for.

In my youth, I was as susceptible to diet culture as any other girl/woman. I’ve written about this here - see ‘Cindy Reveals All About The Stanley Wong Diet’.

Today, I’m anti-diet culture. I recommend Virgina Sole-Smith’s writing because she’s excellent on the topic.

Where I come from personally on this: I love eating. I love food.