Dear Runner Bod,

Why r u commenting on women's bodies?!


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We say we shouldn’t comment on women’s bodies. And I agree.

But here’s the uncomfortable truth: women’s bodies are commented on, every single day.

So what happens when weight loss is publicly praised, medicalized, and celebrated especially when it’s achieved through GLP-1 medications used solely for aesthetic weight loss?

In this episode, I unpack why I think it is worth critically examining GLP-1 use when there’s no medical indication & why silence doesn’t actually protect women.

We discuss:

  • Whether thinner is automatically assumed to be healthier
    • If people understand what it takes to maintain weight below set point
      • The metabolic and hormonal consequences of chronic underfueling
        • Why weight loss praise reinforces harm—especially for women in larger bodies
          • And whether true body respect means asking harder questions, not fewer

          • This is not about shame.

            It’s about informed consent, long-term health, and refusing the idea that thinness equals virtue.

             

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            Dear Runner Bod,By Serena Marie RD

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