Trigger Warning: Weight loss, diets, obesity

None of us would ever body-shame someone else. We even believe that we don't judge others regarding weight. But why is it that we don't extend the same no-judgement kindness to ourselves?

In some fluke of coincidence, Emma and Sheryl stepped on the scales this weekend and saw numbers that were higher than they had ever seen before.

Which tipped them into a mild panic and a commitment to lower the number.

But why? We discuss the social conditioning and internal dissonance that leads to our pursuit of the perfect body.