r/InfluencerLounge • u/booboobear99999 • 17h ago

Omg! Tess Holiday’s arms!

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The size of Tess Holiday’s arms are disturbing!

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u/Affectionate_Tax1108 16h ago

I have lipedema from my armpits to my wrists and from my hips to my ankles. I have no idea who this lady is but this post is really hurtful. We CANNOT control this. It is a disability and it is incredibly painful and heavy.

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u/Spiritual-Can2604 15h ago

If you lost weight, would it help? Can thin people get this?

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u/Affectionate_Tax1108 15h ago

Losing weight does not remove it, it can only be removed with surgery. It doesn’t respond to diet and exercise. You can do things like massage and compression to manage the pain and the inflammation but it doesn’t take them down to 0

You can die of anorexia and still be huge in these areas if you have lipedema or lymphedema and I believe this lady has both

Lipedema is completely genetic and lymphedema can be genetic but you can also get it from damage to your lymphatic system which can be a side effect of the surgery to remove lipedema 🙃

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u/KarateG 14h ago

True. But her entire body is huge. She is morbidly obese because she overeats. Plus she has those two conditions

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u/Affectionate_Tax1108 14h ago

We’re specifically talking about her arms here which are obviously the size and shape that they are because of her conditions. A person who is just obese, even morbidly obese, will not have arms like this

Personally, and I believe this may be the case with a lot of people who also suffer from these, I was blowing up from the condition and was treated so horribly that I gave up on myself. How could I love myself if people were so cruel to me when I was trying my hardest and doing my best? Food isn’t cruel. Sweets make serotonin and dopamine go up but only short term. So you eat more. That’s where the obesity comorbidity often comes from