It's Me, Tinx Body Image Going Into the Holidays ICYMI
Nov 24, 2025
The holiday season can heighten food anxiety due to social pressures and abundance. Personal struggles with body image are shared, highlighting common family comments that can sting. Tips for navigating this time include enjoying treats without guilt, eating beforehand to curb overeating, and maintaining daily routines. Tinx emphasizes choosing joy over self-criticism and avoiding extreme diet resets in January. Planning holiday outfits in advance can also help boost confidence and reduce stress.
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Holiday Food Triggers Resurface Insecurities
- The holidays create an inescapable food environment that resurfaces dormant insecurities.
- Tinx explains this constant stimulus, parties, and comments make old body anxieties flare up.
Thanksgiving Truth-Checking With Mom
- Tinx recounts asking her mom at Thanksgiving to tell her if she looked like she gained weight and then feeling angry for days.
- She calls that behavior toxic and says she no longer does it now that she weighs herself regularly.
Exhaustion Lowers Emotional Defenses
- End-of-year exhaustion lowers emotional defenses and revives adolescent insecurities.
- Tinx notes tiredness makes us more prone to revert to old body anxieties during the holidays.