What Running While Fat Taught Me About My Body

An “I Desire” essay

Amber Stewart

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Photo by Jennifer Burk on Unsplash

Trigger Warning: Disordered eating

Despite the hype, anyone who has ever tried to lose weight solely by running knows that it’s rarely successful. There are a lot of reasons for this: after a run, you often feel ravenous, and end up consuming more calories than you burned. After a few runs on the same path, your muscles become…

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Amber Stewart

Queer writer, essayist, and poet. American living in Uruguay. She/her.