I’m 65, I’ve suffered from eating disorders since 1975, and I can tell you that my body has undergone drastic changes throughout my adult years. My body at 30 was not the body I had at 20. My body at 45 was way different from my body at 30. And post menopause? Unbelievable shift. I don’t even recognize myself. No kidding. So, Words of wisdom to a younger woman: you’re beautiful, healthy, enjoying life and living meaningfully which is the goal of life Enjoy it and don’t worry about overly much about your figure. If you find yourself getting to a size that creates health issues for you, intervene. Otherwise, you can let go and let nature mold you. Took me decades and lots of agonizing to learn that lesson for myself. AND, I’ve eaten a ton of your food and have your cookbooks which I love.
@Fiftynine414 hello i feel the same this is such a helpful and wonderful comment to read, we had no idea did we? how beautiful we were, why did we/do punish the body we were given i hope you love yourself nowxxxxx iI am trying
Madeleine Olivia xxx I just wanted to say I so love your honesty and how real and open and frank you are, I listen to you when I am pottering about at home as well as watch your posts because it's like having a best friend chatting to me THANK YOU you are truly helping me EAT and stop comparing and worrying. I am nearly 54 and you have given me hope xxxxxxxxx my only complaint? WHY DO YOU NOT LIVE NEXT DOOR SO WE CAN,EAT AMAZING VEGAN GOODIES TOGETHER?? 🥰🥰🥰🥰
I also "gained the weight back" and yea I'm keeping it :). I only want to feel better in my skin now. The goal I'd most like to achieve now is to build muscle and increase flexibility. To be strong and to feel great. Not interested spending the rest of this short and precious life desperately trying to figure out how to take up less space.
I always love your energy. Thank you for this series. You’re like an older sister, you remind me to love my body, be kinder to myself and that I’m not alone in my eating disorders… you’re also a living proof that you can gain weight and still look so pretty. 💗
I love this. I work as a psychotherapist, so listening to you paying attention to your thoughts about your body, about the food you eat, staying aware of what comes from a place you don't want to listen to and what you enjoy and want to have in your life is just beautiful. Congratulations on being this brave and bold, talking openly about all of this and through that helping all of us and I bet yourself as well 🌻.
I'm loving this series, Maddie❤ I have also gained weight and I was about to try and lose some of it but now you have inspired me to honor my body and accept it and love it for all it does for me. Really, thank you, you are an inspiration❤
Really enjoying the series. Lovely to see a vegan creator with a fantastic womanly body, not stick thin skinny and afraid of oil and carbs, not peddling low calorie recipes just enjoying food and life and fashion. I'm here for it ❤
Yes, yes, yes. Maddie has always seemed so real to me and that is what drew me to her in the first place. I hate that she has suffered with an ED as it is absolutely pure hell, but it makes me so happy to hear how far she has come and it gives me so much hope!
It’s wonderful to see you so happy Maddie. You’re beaming. I love seeing a vegan woman creating on the internet with a fabulous body and enjoying real food. You and your cooking have helped me immensely. 13 years ago when I went vegan I was so influenced by that woman who invented raw til 4. I really stuffed up my body with that and actually gained weight as I was always hungry. I naively thought it was a great way to be vegan. I kick myself for being so led. I should of known better. Thankfully I left that behind a long long time ago. Such people should not be able to spread their BS. Thank you for these videos. A comfort food video would be fabulous 🩷
As someone who is naturally thin/skinny with what you might not call a ‘womanly body’ I wish women wouldn’t put down one type of body shape when celebrating another.
NEVER felt confident enough to wear a bikini at 130 / 140 lbs... was always hateful of my tummy. Now I have developed a nervous eating disorder but have learned to love my body in a bikini at 150 lbs!!!
I almost don’t believe I found your channel and that your story and thoughts and struggles with body dysmorphia are so similar to mine. Thank you for being honest, I don’t feel so alone in my thoughts anymore❤❤❤
It felt so nice listening to you. Sharing your struggles and wins and being honest. And I'm pretty sure that everyone that follows you are on the same boat: doing our best, trying to enjoy life and giving space to the bad moments/thoughts that also allows to grow ❤
Adore you Maddie! Your strength and candor your willingness to be open and honest and have the hard conversations. You are beautiful now and then. Like you said your weight is the least interesting part of who we are. Keep growing and loving yourself. Thank you for this series ❤
"I'm going to move these sunflowers so you can enjoy them as well." If we all spent time with that attitude, sharing beauty and joy with one another, the world would be a better place. Thanks for the video and sharing. I have struggled with body image and weight my entire life (I'm now 39, and unfortunately, still working on it). Also, I wonder about how for the majority of human history, there were no photos. We could just AGE, and we could just let our bodies change with age. How wonderful that must have been. Lastly, when you said "Alex has saved the day," you were particularly glowing - gorgeous!
Love this series. There were so many things you articulated that I just kept feeling like, "Wow, someone else gets it." Appreciate you being so open with the struggle against "body perfection", I think this series is going to help a lot of people out there who feel the same way.
I love this ❤ I lost weight two/three years ago when I was eating super healthy and now I gained it back and then some. Lately I’ve been trying to lose weight by counting calories but i realised that it’s the wrong mind set for me and I don’t want to get sucked into diet culture. I’ve compared myself in different phases and weight and I totally feel what you said about looking back on old photos and realising you were never as big as you thought at that point
I gained weight back in order to get my period back after a ten year battle with an ED. The perks of weight gain just aren’t spoken about enough and if they had been, the process of re gaining weight might have been a whole lot easier mentally and emotionally. This is a really nice series.
@@liscatcat8756 For most women, being so thin they don't get a period is unbelievably unhealthy. It can lead to bone fractures due to the lack of estrogen. Bleeding all the time is another situation entirely, and anyone going through that really should see a doctor. ❤
I just so relate to you because for 35 years I had a body that I simply accepted and also took care of. But with the loss of my mother at 35 it all changed. I added 10 pounds every year for the next 6 years and went from never thinking about being in a photo to NOT EVER BEING IN A PHOTO. I purposely do not let people take my photo because I know I am big and don't want that image of me memorialized. Isn't that awful...a decade of my life will not be photographed because I am bigger in size. How simply sad and pathetic. It is such a battle of our minds. Simply Love your work.
I stopped having my photo taken from the age of 16. I total regret now as I had only 1 recent photo of me and my Dad before he died 2 years later. I realise that my family will have nothing much photo wise and might feel as sad I did when Dad died. Dont be hard on yourself xx
I feel you. It has been a long journey for me. Gaining weight, losing weight. Constantly thinking what I can or can not eat. Always feeling guilty for "not controling" my weight. What I think now (I am 47 years old) is that I dont want to spend the rest of my life concerned about my body. It is what it is.
Thank you for giving voice to this perspective. I’ve been making an effort to find safe online spaces in recovery and this series is just what I needed!! Especially because I relate to so many aspects of your experience (vegan for 8 years woot woot). Your vulnerability is so appreciated
How do we accept ourselves and our bodies in a world where we are drenched with images of ‘perfect’ women’s bodies wherever we look? This is the work of every single woman alive in our world today, no matter our age or where we live…I don’t know the answer either, even at age 52. To love and accept our bodies, for what they do for us and how they let us live and move in the world. Thanks for being so vulnerable on camera and for working hard to accept yourself. This gives others the permission to accept themselves also. X
I appreciate your honesty and struggle. Even as a woman of a certain age, when it shouldn' t matter anymore, I fret over the changes time has wrought. I struggle with keeping my weight down and have decided that going up a few dress sizes is still within my acceptable limits of feeling healthy and looking okay.
Thank you so much for making these videos Madeleine! I have also gained a significant amount of weight and have been struggling with body image issues. It is so easy to slip back into restrictive eating and dieting to lose weight when I am in that state of mind, so watching your videos motivate me to take better care of my body and mental health. Lots of love!
This is such good & important stuff you're sharing Madeline. Why do we waste so much feeling that we're not enough? Comparison truly is the thief of joy. ❤
You are my favourite TH-camr & send out such a fantastic message to other women ❤ I love your daily/weekly vlogs, what I eat in a day/week videos, grocery hauls, decluttering videos, travel videos, cooking etc. the comfort foods video sounds great & I love Q&A’s too xx
Thank you for your honesty and willingness to be vulnerable - I’m entering my 30s and shave been struggling lately with how my body is changing, including adding weight in areas that society wouldn’t deem desirable. The temptation is to fallback on old habits and restrict or exercise for the entirely wrong reasons, especially in the summer, but seeing you fight back against these voices and strive for acceptance is so beautiful. You are beautiful and your soul is beautiful just as you are, and as you continue to evolve to be.
Wow maddie Im feeling a bit floored by this video. Youre such a strong woman for all of this. Everything you were saying about body dysmorphia, mirrors, past photos, really hit home for me.
I appreciate your authenticity with body dysmorphia. I’m loving this series and I would appreciate more of your insight on accepting the current body we are in. Looking at my body after a meal has been very difficult for me lately and I’d appreciate any advice on working through the negative self talk.
Omg I'm loving this series ❤ it's exactly what I need right now. Also, I can literally feel the joy you are having from eating such beautiful food ❤ Inspiring me to go get myself some yummy food and just feel joy and no fear ❤
Loving this content, it’s really helpful. Please continue to share your thoughts around meals and food. Also helpful to share how to accept the natural shape and weight of ones body. Your energy is glowing and that’s encouraging to fully recover❤
thank you so much for the things you said and for taking us along with you!i spent a lovely Holiday in Hayle more than 10 years ago, feels so good to see places that i visited😊
I love love love this series ❤ I think your content recently has possibly become even better than it was ( and i have truly loved from day 1) Comfort food would be great to see❤❤❤
Loving this series, it’s really interesting and making me think. Totally relate re the little things, I also feel good when I eat a healthy breakfast and do my make up etc. The little things really do help. Do you think you could recreate that salad you ate from Truro, would love to make it myself! Maybe your own version? Take care and have a lovely rest of the week ❤
I haven’t watched your videos in a while, but this series made me want to come back. I must say, you look amazing, very calm and confident and I absolutely love your nails, they are a cherry on top❤
Thank you for making this series. I find myself getting quite emotional watching these videos. I'm so excited for the both of us to go on this self-acceptance journey.
Thank you for this video, I especially appreciated your candid section of the video! I am currently going through my own weight gain journey and learning to love myself and nourish my body. Truly appreciate you!
I love this series so much ❤❤❤❤! Thank you so much Maddie for being so candid, we need more content creators like you on the internet! You really are so authentic in all your videos, it's so refreshing!
We stopped in Cornwall in 2023 en route to Iceland … seeing those Cornish streets makes me want to revisit so much! 🇦🇺 60 year old BC survivor … always eat what makes you feel well … intermittent fasting works for my health, lifestyle, age & blood sugar management … definitely each to his own … embrace the privilege of being alive & thriving … PS your hair is amazing 🤩
Loving this series, I'm working hard on intuitive eating at the moment so your thoughts are appreciated! I would really like to see your take on joyful movement and exercising for goals other than aesthetics.
I found your page last week. Loved your Spain vaca videos. I love this series. I have gained weight and I am working hard to lose it. I appreciate your words and wisdom. Thank you. ❤
I just wish one day we would stop commenting on people's body and everyone would just be nice to one another. We don't know what people are really going through behind closed doors.
You're such a brave soul to share your thoughts and feelings with us. I know its a tough journey; been there myself. I think you mentioned you're Sun is in Aquarius and my heart just swells for you as you take on one of societies most harmful ill's to women (judgement of our bodies). Way to go Aquarius! Your work and honesty (especially about taking the pictures in your swim costume) are life-changing/affirming. Aquarius speaks the truth, no matter how hard it is to hear but it's from the heart, and I appreciate your bravery in being vulnerable with us. Inspiration.
Such an enjoyable video, especially when you talk about how you, personally, enjoy preparing certain foods, that natural connection with what you want. I've wondered about food from the inside (what my body or my mind wants) and the outside (advertising food to me), and wondered how my food choices might change if I never saw any adverts for food for quite a while, it'd be an interesting experiment. Thanks for sharing this information, it's so valuable.
regarding the photo trigger moment....I feel this, completely. I want to point out that healing is an ongoing process, the fact that you recognized the triggers, acknowledged how they made you feel, talked through the positive ways you were going to deal with them.... this is all progress... instead of the negative responses you may have had in the past (feeling the need to diet, being hard on yourself, sadness, etc). Growth means continual work on healthy mindset, but it's ongoing because old habits die hard. I have struggled my whole life with body image, photos, mirrors... people will look at me and not understand why, but it's about how you feel about yourself, and I have to constantly remind myself to focus on healthy, positive body image, it's tough, but it's necessary. Great vlog! Sending love, Erin
Thank you Madeleine for this series. I did not know how much I needed it before I started, feels like a breath of fresh air. I love the love of life displayed! And just wanted to say I think you are so beautiful :)
When comparing photos, don't forget the effects of posing, lighting, angles, and the distance of the camera. Ideally don't compare but if it happens, don't forget that stuff makes a huge difference in how you look in the photo. Photos are not real life.
Such a good point! This example is one from outside on a sunny day where I’m smiling and posing vs me in my dressing room with poor overhead lighting and slouching! Even though undoubtedly my body has changed, the attitude in both photos makes a big difference!
This series is like a lifeline for me, especially at this moment when I'm trying very hard to recover from HA and eat to regain my health. Weight gain and how I perceive my body have always been barriers to enjoying life. I hope to reach a point where I focus on nourishing my body and honoring my cravings rather than worrying about my body image.
I think it is so brave of you, to talk about this. I can Imagine, you are feeling very vulnerable. I went trough a massive weight gain and I felt awful, still do. I love your content. And I think you look very pretty 😊
I've been enjoying your new philosophy when it comes to food. It is something that I have struggle(d) with and find it difficult to strike the balance between eating healthy and becoming more "toxic" over it. I can't wait for you cosy autumnal recipes (this is what made me subscribe 4 years back!). If you could do more cosy meals/ treats and different smoothie recipes to try that would be awesome. But yeh, hope you and Alex keep remaining wholesome :)
Absolutely adore this series, i think that our body does not reflect of who we are or where we are at and i'm the first one to have moments where i absolutely find myself disgusting compared to other people my age or any age for that matter.. but then again i am healthy and that is important and the rest well is just image and it's especially in our head and the people around don't give a crap about your cellulite or whatever.. then socials show us always things that are hard to attain so i find it good to have people online show us that perfection does not exist and that we all have flows no matter what we do
I just started watching you and love your videos I am in awe of how intelligent and articulate you are when you speak about matters important to you, and your so naturally gorgeous you have the most naturally beautiful face
As a short arse, I always love that you highlighted dveryone has different needs. So many nutrition & dietitian content go on about people not eating enough. But for me, its waaay too much thr minimum they suggest, theres a reason BMI squares the height, it does have a big impact on how much you need.
Loved seeing more of Cornwall! Planning a trip there spring 2025. Glad there are a few vegan restaurant options for us to enjoy. Thank you Maddy for your wonderful content!❤
You are truly amazing.... This is exactly what food content should be about. Thank you Madeleine xxx ❤❤❤ loving your book. It is an amazing read as well as a brilliant cook book
Thank you for making this series ❤👍 I'm someone who struggles with the way I look and finding clothes that make me look and feel good. I tend to just wear hippy trousers/skinny jeans and a large t-shirt, at least I feel comfortable. I put on weight during lock down and never lost it.
It's important to remember to check in with a doc if you have a significant increase in weight - in addition to self love and acceptance. Weight gain can be a symptom of medical issues such as thyroid or blood sugar irregularities. Professional consultation should be one of the first things we do for self care.
I love your videos every woman no matter what age can relate to this. I love all your content. You are honest and so balanced in the advice you offer. The recipes are always easy and so tasty I am not full vegan but do enjoy so many of your recipes.
Natacha Oceane (no longer on TH-cam) said something great once in one of her videos on body image & it’s always stuck with me; “The least interesting thing about me is the way I look.” ❤️❤
I truly enjoy the way you’ve “accidentally” broken the vegan stereotype in my mind. I eat meat but I’ve always loved the way you create and enjoy foods. Comparison of the thief of joy but seeing your bravery through those pictures has given me bravery to love my present body as well. Being through two miscarriages and now currently in my first (successful) trimester, it’s changed my body so much. No matter what I eat now, I try to remember that I’m fueling my body for something wonderful ❤
Hi Maddie, if you come up with any ideas about body dysmorphia, let me know. I'm 47 and 5 years ago I weighed 55 kilos, I am now double. And when I weighed so little, I thought I was ginormous, I used to look in mirrors and pick myself apart. Now at double the weight, I don't know how I feel, I just get on with life and try to think zmI am so much more than my appearance. It is a battle, and one I continue to be in. Thank you for this series❤
Wow. The work you’ve done to show up in this way for others is truly remarkable. I can’t agree more about how toxic mainstream ideas of health are and how easily they permeate our ideas of self. I can’t say enough how absolutely life shifting this content is for me , a 39 yo woman who has never talked about these things out loud. This is content excellence. Also , should it ever be difficult to do , you’ve done so much already ! True visionary in every sense ❤
Another great vlog Maddie 🌺 lovely outfit & fabulous hair. I love Worcester sauce crisps too & I am a bit crazy 😂 What’s not to like everyone. Thank you for sharing your week with us. Best wishes Karen 🌺
I am really enjoying this series and I can totally relate, coming from a disordered eating background myself. For me personally, I know my weight gain is not good for my health, so I am trying to lose weight in a way that is more nourishing and good for me rather than over restricting behaviours & poor relationship with foods.
I know exactly what you when with the nostalgia and the rest and recovery. I live abroad and I went back o the UK to see family and I splashed out on some Mushroom Matcha and I brought it back to the Middle East. Every time I drink it I reminisce 😌
I'm on the weight gain and weight loss cycle. It's hard. I blame my job mostly for it because I tend to comfort eat, but it's hard. I pray we all heal from the inside so that it can manifest on the outside too.
Great content! So good to put mental health first otherwise it becomes an unhealthy cycle. I’ve been following another channel called @halfofcarla - she’s vegan and been most inspiring journey overcoming shame and showing up for herself. ❤
Hi there, thanks very much for your wobderful video. I just love to watch all of your topics😊. What interests me very much is growing veggies in the garden and decluttering your house/ wardrobe/ kitchen ... Take care and lots of love from Finnland🤗
I’d love to see a video of a day you maybe aren’t feeling the best or motivated. Like a day in the life with how you comfort yourself, nourish yourself, self care or even if it’s actually doing much of nothing and talking about it!
True Maddie,food reminds us of the good moments of our life. And, unfortunately also some of the bad ones. I, personally, would like to see some veggie and proteins combos,of possible. Thanks
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I’m 65, I’ve suffered from eating disorders since 1975, and I can tell you that my body has undergone drastic changes throughout my adult years. My body at 30 was not the body I had at 20. My body at 45 was way different from my body at 30. And post menopause? Unbelievable shift. I don’t even recognize myself. No kidding. So, Words of wisdom to a younger woman: you’re beautiful, healthy, enjoying life and living meaningfully which is the goal of life Enjoy it and don’t worry about overly much about your figure. If you find yourself getting to a size that creates health issues for you, intervene. Otherwise, you can let go and let nature mold you. Took me decades and lots of agonizing to learn that lesson for myself. AND, I’ve eaten a ton of your food and have your cookbooks which I love.
This is priceless advice❤❤
Thank you for this.
@Fiftynine414 hello i feel the same this is such a helpful and wonderful comment to read, we had no idea did we? how beautiful we were, why did we/do punish the body we were given i hope you love yourself nowxxxxx iI am trying
As a 57-year-old menopausal woman, I completely agree with this!
Madeleine Olivia xxx I just wanted to say I so love your honesty and how real and open and frank you are, I listen to you when I am pottering about at home as well as watch your posts because it's like having a best friend chatting to me THANK YOU you are truly helping me EAT and stop comparing and worrying. I am nearly 54 and you have given me hope xxxxxxxxx my only complaint? WHY DO YOU NOT LIVE NEXT DOOR SO WE CAN,EAT AMAZING VEGAN GOODIES TOGETHER?? 🥰🥰🥰🥰
I also "gained the weight back" and yea I'm keeping it :). I only want to feel better in my skin now. The goal I'd most like to achieve now is to build muscle and increase flexibility. To be strong and to feel great. Not interested spending the rest of this short and precious life desperately trying to figure out how to take up less space.
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Same. Would love meal ideas that support muscle gain at the gym. As she mentioned in the video, I also struggle with enough protein intake in a day.
I always love your energy. Thank you for this series. You’re like an older sister, you remind me to love my body, be kinder to myself and that I’m not alone in my eating disorders… you’re also a living proof that you can gain weight and still look so pretty. 💗
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I love this. I work as a psychotherapist, so listening to you paying attention to your thoughts about your body, about the food you eat, staying aware of what comes from a place you don't want to listen to and what you enjoy and want to have in your life is just beautiful. Congratulations on being this brave and bold, talking openly about all of this and through that helping all of us and I bet yourself as well 🌻.
I'm loving this series, Maddie❤ I have also gained weight and I was about to try and lose some of it but now you have inspired me to honor my body and accept it and love it for all it does for me. Really, thank you, you are an inspiration❤
This is honestly incredible. Let’s go on this journey to body acceptance together!
I really like this series! It's important, fun, comforting and inspirational. Looking forward to new episodes :D
I’m so glad!
Really enjoying the series. Lovely to see a vegan creator with a fantastic womanly body, not stick thin skinny and afraid of oil and carbs, not peddling low calorie recipes just enjoying food and life and fashion. I'm here for it ❤
Yes, yes, yes. Maddie has always seemed so real to me and that is what drew me to her in the first place. I hate that she has suffered with an ED as it is absolutely pure hell, but it makes me so happy to hear how far she has come and it gives me so much hope!
Absolutely 💯 agree!
It’s wonderful to see you so happy Maddie. You’re beaming. I love seeing a vegan woman creating on the internet with a fabulous body and enjoying real food. You and your cooking have helped me immensely. 13 years ago when I went vegan I was so influenced by that woman who invented raw til 4. I really stuffed up my body with that and actually gained weight as I was always hungry. I naively thought it was a great way to be vegan. I kick myself for being so led. I should of known better. Thankfully I left that behind a long long time ago. Such people should not be able to spread their BS. Thank you for these videos. A comfort food video would be fabulous 🩷
No need to put down people with a different type of body
As someone who is naturally thin/skinny with what you might not call a ‘womanly body’ I wish women wouldn’t put down one type of body shape when celebrating another.
NEVER felt confident enough to wear a bikini at 130 / 140 lbs... was always hateful of my tummy. Now I have developed a nervous eating disorder but have learned to love my body in a bikini at 150 lbs!!!
"You have a body. You wear a bikini. Voila! You've got a bikini body!" In no time. 😂
I almost don’t believe I found your channel and that your story and thoughts and struggles with body dysmorphia are so similar to mine. Thank you for being honest, I don’t feel so alone in my thoughts anymore❤❤❤
You are helping so many people. Thank you for this series -- it's awesome ❤😊!!!
It felt so nice listening to you. Sharing your struggles and wins and being honest. And I'm pretty sure that everyone that follows you are on the same boat: doing our best, trying to enjoy life and giving space to the bad moments/thoughts that also allows to grow ❤
Adore you Maddie! Your strength and candor your willingness to be open and honest and have the hard conversations. You are beautiful now and then. Like you said your weight is the least interesting part of who we are. Keep growing and loving yourself. Thank you for this series ❤
"I'm going to move these sunflowers so you can enjoy them as well." If we all spent time with that attitude, sharing beauty and joy with one another, the world would be a better place. Thanks for the video and sharing. I have struggled with body image and weight my entire life (I'm now 39, and unfortunately, still working on it).
Also, I wonder about how for the majority of human history, there were no photos. We could just AGE, and we could just let our bodies change with age. How wonderful that must have been.
Lastly, when you said "Alex has saved the day," you were particularly glowing - gorgeous!
the same here, even same age. So sending hugs to you
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I saw your video short. You look gorgeous Maddy. Curves in just the right places
Exactly 👍
Love this series. There were so many things you articulated that I just kept feeling like, "Wow, someone else gets it." Appreciate you being so open with the struggle against "body perfection", I think this series is going to help a lot of people out there who feel the same way.
I love this ❤ I lost weight two/three years ago when I was eating super healthy and now I gained it back and then some. Lately I’ve been trying to lose weight by counting calories but i realised that it’s the wrong mind set for me and I don’t want to get sucked into diet culture. I’ve compared myself in different phases and weight and I totally feel what you said about looking back on old photos and realising you were never as big as you thought at that point
I gained weight back in order to get my period back after a ten year battle with an ED. The perks of weight gain just aren’t spoken about enough and if they had been, the process of re gaining weight might have been a whole lot easier mentally and emotionally. This is a really nice series.
Coming from someone that had periods for 3 weeks at a time with a week break if I was lucky, I got so ill . Why on earth would you want a period 😮
@@liscatcat8756 For most women, being so thin they don't get a period is unbelievably unhealthy. It can lead to bone fractures due to the lack of estrogen. Bleeding all the time is another situation entirely, and anyone going through that really should see a doctor. ❤
I just so relate to you because for 35 years I had a body that I simply accepted and also took care of. But with the loss of my mother at 35 it all changed. I added 10 pounds every year for the next 6 years and went from never thinking about being in a photo to NOT EVER BEING IN A PHOTO. I purposely do not let people take my photo because I know I am big and don't want that image of me memorialized. Isn't that awful...a decade of my life will not be photographed because I am bigger in size. How simply sad and pathetic. It is such a battle of our minds. Simply Love your work.
I stopped having my photo taken from the age of 16. I total regret now as I had only 1 recent photo of me and my Dad before he died 2 years later. I realise that my family will have nothing much photo wise and might feel as sad I did when Dad died.
Dont be hard on yourself xx
Love all your videos. I like reading the positive comments from your subscribers.
I feel you. It has been a long journey for me. Gaining weight, losing weight. Constantly thinking what I can or can not eat. Always feeling guilty for "not controling" my weight. What I think now (I am 47 years old) is that I dont want to spend the rest of my life concerned about my body. It is what it is.
I’m so happy you’ve reached this conclusion! Time to focus on you and taking back your life 🫶🏻
Thank you for giving voice to this perspective. I’ve been making an effort to find safe online spaces in recovery and this series is just what I needed!! Especially because I relate to so many aspects of your experience (vegan for 8 years woot woot).
Your vulnerability is so appreciated
Thank you, for you, your husband and your dog. You are alright❤
How do we accept ourselves and our bodies in a world where we are drenched with images of ‘perfect’ women’s bodies wherever we look? This is the work of every single woman alive in our world today, no matter our age or where we live…I don’t know the answer either, even at age 52. To love and accept our bodies, for what they do for us and how they let us live and move in the world. Thanks for being so vulnerable on camera and for working hard to accept yourself. This gives others the permission to accept themselves also. X
I appreciate your honesty and struggle. Even as a woman of a certain age, when it shouldn' t matter anymore, I fret over the changes time has wrought. I struggle with keeping my weight down and have decided that going up a few dress sizes is still within my acceptable limits of feeling healthy and looking okay.
Thank you so much for making these videos Madeleine! I have also gained a significant amount of weight and have been struggling with body image issues. It is so easy to slip back into restrictive eating and dieting to lose weight when I am in that state of mind, so watching your videos motivate me to take better care of my body and mental health. Lots of love!
I have many memories of hayle beach as a little girl in the 1970s. Loved visiting family who lived there , such fond memories xx
It’s so beautiful it’s my favourite beach ❤️
This is such good & important stuff you're sharing Madeline. Why do we waste so much feeling that we're not enough? Comparison truly is the thief of joy. ❤
You are my favourite TH-camr & send out such a fantastic message to other women ❤ I love your daily/weekly vlogs, what I eat in a day/week videos, grocery hauls, decluttering videos, travel videos, cooking etc. the comfort foods video sounds great & I love Q&A’s too xx
It’s really nice to see so many shots of the places you go to in your last few vids, gives a much more 3D feeling to the vlog when you watch.
Thank you for your honesty and willingness to be vulnerable - I’m entering my 30s and shave been struggling lately with how my body is changing, including adding weight in areas that society wouldn’t deem desirable. The temptation is to fallback on old habits and restrict or exercise for the entirely wrong reasons, especially in the summer, but seeing you fight back against these voices and strive for acceptance is so beautiful. You are beautiful and your soul is beautiful just as you are, and as you continue to evolve to be.
Wow maddie Im feeling a bit floored by this video. Youre such a strong woman for all of this. Everything you were saying about body dysmorphia, mirrors, past photos, really hit home for me.
I appreciate your authenticity with body dysmorphia. I’m loving this series and I would appreciate more of your insight on accepting the current body we are in. Looking at my body after a meal has been very difficult for me lately and I’d appreciate any advice on working through the negative self talk.
Thank you for sharing all of this, puts things into different perspectives for me. So so grateful!
I said everything in my comment on your previous video. You are a lovely person and never forget it xx
Omg I'm loving this series ❤ it's exactly what I need right now. Also, I can literally feel the joy you are having from eating such beautiful food ❤ Inspiring me to go get myself some yummy food and just feel joy and no fear ❤
Loving this content, it’s really helpful. Please continue to share your thoughts around meals and food. Also helpful to share how to accept the natural shape and weight of ones body.
Your energy is glowing and that’s encouraging to fully recover❤
thank you so much for the things you said and for taking us along with you!i spent a lovely Holiday in Hayle more than 10 years ago, feels so good to see places that i visited😊
I love love love this series ❤ I think your content recently has possibly become even better than it was ( and i have truly loved from day 1)
Comfort food would be great to see❤❤❤
Loving this series, it’s really interesting and making me think. Totally relate re the little things, I also feel good when I eat a healthy breakfast and do my make up etc. The little things really do help.
Do you think you could recreate that salad you ate from Truro, would love to make it myself! Maybe your own version?
Take care and have a lovely rest of the week ❤
Yes please for the salad recipe!!
I haven’t watched your videos in a while, but this series made me want to come back. I must say, you look amazing, very calm and confident and I absolutely love your nails, they are a cherry on top❤
Eating for health and self-care instead of for weight loss is such a wonderful message! I enjoy your lovely videos and I always want all the dresses!
Thank you for making this series. I find myself getting quite emotional watching these videos. I'm so excited for the both of us to go on this self-acceptance journey.
It's been awhile since I've made a vegan omelette, great idea! Love this series, will be watching!
Thank you for this video, I especially appreciated your candid section of the video! I am currently going through my own weight gain journey and learning to love myself and nourish my body. Truly appreciate you!
I love a rainy ay vlog :)
Makes My Day When You Make New Vlogs Madeleine♥️♥️♥️
I love this series so much ❤❤❤❤! Thank you so much Maddie for being so candid, we need more content creators like you on the internet! You really are so authentic in all your videos, it's so refreshing!
We stopped in Cornwall in 2023 en route to Iceland … seeing those Cornish streets makes me want to revisit so much! 🇦🇺 60 year old BC survivor … always eat what makes you feel well … intermittent fasting works for my health, lifestyle, age & blood sugar management … definitely each to his own … embrace the privilege of being alive & thriving … PS your hair is amazing 🤩
Agree the 5;2 worked well for me and gradually you don't want to overeat so it gets easier!
Loving your positive attitude to food and well being. We all need to remember to be kind to ourselves. 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Loving this series, I'm working hard on intuitive eating at the moment so your thoughts are appreciated! I would really like to see your take on joyful movement and exercising for goals other than aesthetics.
I found your page last week. Loved your Spain vaca videos. I love this series. I have gained weight and I am working hard to lose it. I appreciate your words and wisdom. Thank you. ❤
I love how body positive you are. I hope I can get to a point where I can love my body and stop bullying myself thinner.
I just wish one day we would stop commenting on people's body and everyone would just be nice to one another. We don't know what people are really going through behind closed doors.
What a magical time that would be!! I agree!
You're such a brave soul to share your thoughts and feelings with us. I know its a tough journey; been there myself. I think you mentioned you're Sun is in Aquarius and my heart just swells for you as you take on one of societies most harmful ill's to women (judgement of our bodies). Way to go Aquarius! Your work and honesty (especially about taking the pictures in your swim costume) are life-changing/affirming. Aquarius speaks the truth, no matter how hard it is to hear but it's from the heart, and I appreciate your bravery in being vulnerable with us. Inspiration.
Awww I love this perspective! My Aquarian doing what she knows best!!
Such an enjoyable video, especially when you talk about how you, personally, enjoy preparing certain foods, that natural connection with what you want. I've wondered about food from the inside (what my body or my mind wants) and the outside (advertising food to me), and wondered how my food choices might change if I never saw any adverts for food for quite a while, it'd be an interesting experiment. Thanks for sharing this information, it's so valuable.
regarding the photo trigger moment....I feel this, completely. I want to point out that healing is an ongoing process, the fact that you recognized the triggers, acknowledged how they made you feel, talked through the positive ways you were going to deal with them.... this is all progress... instead of the negative responses you may have had in the past (feeling the need to diet, being hard on yourself, sadness, etc). Growth means continual work on healthy mindset, but it's ongoing because old habits die hard. I have struggled my whole life with body image, photos, mirrors... people will look at me and not understand why, but it's about how you feel about yourself, and I have to constantly remind myself to focus on healthy, positive body image, it's tough, but it's necessary. Great vlog! Sending love, Erin
Thank you Madeleine for this series. I did not know how much I needed it before I started, feels like a breath of fresh air. I love the love of life displayed! And just wanted to say I think you are so beautiful :)
Maddie we are really enjoying this series. ♥️♥️
Thankyou maddie, u have helped me soooo muchhhh ❤❤❤❤to accept myself how I am now and learn to love myself again
Love this series! I’m really learning how to cook with olive oil again, after 5 years of restricting it. My food tastes so much better now!
This makes me happy! The joy in how much better food is with oil!!
When comparing photos, don't forget the effects of posing, lighting, angles, and the distance of the camera. Ideally don't compare but if it happens, don't forget that stuff makes a huge difference in how you look in the photo. Photos are not real life.
Such a good point! This example is one from outside on a sunny day where I’m smiling and posing vs me in my dressing room with poor overhead lighting and slouching! Even though undoubtedly my body has changed, the attitude in both photos makes a big difference!
This series is like a lifeline for me, especially at this moment when I'm trying very hard to recover from HA and eat to regain my health. Weight gain and how I perceive my body have always been barriers to enjoying life. I hope to reach a point where I focus on nourishing my body and honoring my cravings rather than worrying about my body image.
I’m really enjoying this series ❤. Those donuts 😮🤤 x
They were 10/10
Really like this series! This channel is such a safe space 😊💖🥹
I think it is so brave of you, to talk about this. I can Imagine, you are feeling very vulnerable. I went trough a massive weight gain and I felt awful, still do. I love your content. And I think you look very pretty 😊
I've been enjoying your new philosophy when it comes to food. It is something that I have struggle(d) with and find it difficult to strike the balance between eating healthy and becoming more "toxic" over it. I can't wait for you cosy autumnal recipes (this is what made me subscribe 4 years back!). If you could do more cosy meals/ treats and different smoothie recipes to try that would be awesome. But yeh, hope you and Alex keep remaining wholesome :)
Absolutely adore this series, i think that our body does not reflect of who we are or where we are at and i'm the first one to have moments where i absolutely find myself disgusting compared to other people my age or any age for that matter.. but then again i am healthy and that is important and the rest well is just image and it's especially in our head and the people around don't give a crap about your cellulite or whatever.. then socials show us always things that are hard to attain so i find it good to have people online show us that perfection does not exist and that we all have flows no matter what we do
I just started watching you and love your videos I am in awe of how intelligent and articulate you are when you speak about matters important to you, and your so naturally gorgeous you have the most naturally beautiful face
As a short arse, I always love that you highlighted dveryone has different needs. So many nutrition & dietitian content go on about people not eating enough. But for me, its waaay too much thr minimum they suggest, theres a reason BMI squares the height, it does have a big impact on how much you need.
This was so refreshing to watch, love these types of videos, thanks for sharing Maddie ❤❤❤❤
Loved seeing more of Cornwall! Planning a trip there spring 2025. Glad there are a few vegan restaurant options for us to enjoy. Thank you Maddy for your wonderful content!❤
Thankyou for this series! Needed this so so so much 🙏🏾💞🥹
Wow! Just working on my new self.. Remember...health is wealth!!!!
You are truly amazing.... This is exactly what food content should be about. Thank you Madeleine xxx ❤❤❤ loving your book. It is an amazing read as well as a brilliant cook book
This is such a wholesome lovely series you're doing and so important! Thank you 😊💚
Thank you for making this series ❤👍 I'm someone who struggles with the way I look and finding clothes that make me look and feel good. I tend to just wear hippy trousers/skinny jeans and a large t-shirt, at least I feel comfortable. I put on weight during lock down and never lost it.
It's important to remember to check in with a doc if you have a significant increase in weight - in addition to self love and acceptance. Weight gain can be a symptom of medical issues such as thyroid or blood sugar irregularities. Professional consultation should be one of the first things we do for self care.
I love your videos every woman no matter what age can relate to this. I love all your content. You are honest and so balanced in the advice you offer. The recipes are always easy and so tasty I am not full vegan but do enjoy so many of your recipes.
My new favorite channel ❤
Natacha Oceane (no longer on TH-cam) said something great once in one of her videos on body image & it’s always stuck with me; “The least interesting thing about me is the way I look.” ❤️❤
"Look at these beautiful flowers! I put them in the frame so you can enjoy them as well."
Made me tear up, you are soooo sweet!
Awwww this is so cute I didn’t even notice I said that! 🌻
I truly enjoy the way you’ve “accidentally” broken the vegan stereotype in my mind. I eat meat but I’ve always loved the way you create and enjoy foods. Comparison of the thief of joy but seeing your bravery through those pictures has given me bravery to love my present body as well. Being through two miscarriages and now currently in my first (successful) trimester, it’s changed my body so much. No matter what I eat now, I try to remember that I’m fueling my body for something wonderful ❤
Love this! I've been so down on myself about my weight
Hi Maddie, if you come up with any ideas about body dysmorphia, let me know.
I'm 47 and 5 years ago I weighed 55 kilos, I am now double.
And when I weighed so little, I thought I was ginormous, I used to look in mirrors and pick myself apart. Now at double the weight, I don't know how I feel, I just get on with life and try to think zmI am so much more than my appearance. It is a battle, and one I continue to be in.
Thank you for this series❤
Wow. The work you’ve done to show up in this way for others is truly remarkable. I can’t agree more about how toxic mainstream ideas of health are and how easily they permeate our ideas of self. I can’t say enough how absolutely life shifting this content is for me , a 39 yo woman who has never talked about these things out loud. This is content excellence. Also , should it ever be difficult to do , you’ve done so much already ! True visionary in every sense ❤
You don’t even know how much you motivate me I don’t feel shy anymore about my big body
Thank you ❤
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Another great vlog Maddie 🌺 lovely outfit & fabulous hair. I love Worcester sauce crisps too & I am a bit crazy 😂 What’s not to like everyone. Thank you for sharing your week with us. Best wishes Karen 🌺
I am really enjoying this series and I can totally relate, coming from a disordered eating background myself. For me personally, I know my weight gain is not good for my health, so I am trying to lose weight in a way that is more nourishing and good for me rather than over restricting behaviours & poor relationship with foods.
I know exactly what you when with the nostalgia and the rest and recovery. I live abroad and I went back o the UK to see family and I splashed out on some Mushroom Matcha and I brought it back to the Middle East. Every time I drink it I reminisce 😌
I love your vegan omelette, i usually have it a couple of times a week for dinner x
I'm on the weight gain and weight loss cycle. It's hard. I blame my job mostly for it because I tend to comfort eat, but it's hard. I pray we all heal from the inside so that it can manifest on the outside too.
You’ve got this 💪🏻
Great content! So good to put mental health first otherwise it becomes an unhealthy cycle. I’ve been following another channel called @halfofcarla - she’s vegan and been most inspiring journey overcoming shame and showing up for herself. ❤
Excellent vlog. All the meals looked fabulous.
Thank you!
Hi there, thanks very much for your wobderful video. I just love to watch all of your topics😊. What interests me very much is growing veggies in the garden and decluttering your house/ wardrobe/ kitchen ...
Take care and lots of love from Finnland🤗
Fun Fact Maddie - the breakfast you're making is called a 'besan chilla' in India. Its pretty much a vegan omlette using chickpea flour and veg :)
I’d love to see a video of a day you maybe aren’t feeling the best or motivated. Like a day in the life with how you comfort yourself, nourish yourself, self care or even if it’s actually doing much of nothing and talking about it!
Loving the series. Thanks for sharing with us!!
True Maddie,food reminds us of the good moments of our life. And, unfortunately also some of the bad ones.
I, personally, would like to see some veggie and proteins combos,of possible. Thanks
Maddie .. thank you for this very meaningful content 🙏🏼i love you and your videos♡♥︎
Love this series Maddie🩷