Jinger Duggar
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260 appearances
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first heard Jan 2025
last heard Jan 2025
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My entire, um, every day would just be like, I would be consumed with that thought. And, um,
I talked to my mom because she was very open, like even, you know, throughout the years and like TV show and all that, she struggled with bulimia for years and which is not something I struggled with, but, um, she, when she was, you know, a teen, that was something she, she really struggled with like on the cheerleading team.
And, um, so I knew that and I was able to go talk to her after, I don't know how many months of like wrestling with this. Um, And when I talked to her, then she was really sweet in the way she handled it was so helpful because she did not go from one extreme to the other where she was just telling me like, okay, now you need to eat everything in sight.
Like she didn't force me to eat things that were unhealthy. Cause like, I mean, We were in Arkansas. There were casseroles. You could easily gain 50 pounds in a meal if you wanted to. And it was something that she just told me. She's like, well, Ginger, she's like, I really appreciate you telling me that. But like she came up with a plan. Just text me what you eat every day.
And I'd love to be accountable, too. And I'll text you what I eat. And it was so sweet because in that time I was struggling so much and I was so embarrassed by like how we're struggling and I didn't want to open up to her, but I knew I could cause she's like the sweetest person in the whole world. So when I told her, she was like, yeah, and I can like, I want to try to eat healthier.
So maybe we can eat healthy together. And she didn't force me to like eat unhealthy stuff, but she was like, I want to make sure you're getting enough protein and if you know, fiber, let's like do this.
And so it was that most helpful thing for me because then I started to develop a healthy relationship with food and it was something that I realized, okay, I, yeah, you don't have to like, when you struggled with that, thank you, love. She was like,
she was telling me like even though you struggle with this it doesn't mean that you have to i'm not going to force you to like eat three cheeseburgers because you don't need to do that but like just eat what's what what you need to eat and that's enough and it was it was helpful for me to process like and she kept telling me like you're beautiful just the way god made you and he designed you just how he wanted you to be so
Um, all of those things. And even like exercise, right? Like I like to work out. And so that's not a bad thing, but like, what is the driving motivation? Is it to be pleased, like to have the approval of other people around me? Um, or is it just to be healthy and to like eat healthy? workout, all the things that are actually fun and enjoyable about it.
But that gave me a healthy perspective on food. And then moving forward, I was like, okay, I want to make sure that I'm eating the right amounts for my body, what is required. And then I started to feel better, more energy, more like just enjoying life again, you know, because I wasn't thinking about food.
And then when I go to somebody's house and maybe they had something I typically wouldn't eat or, you it was super greasy or unhealthy, I'd be like, okay, I'm going to eat this and it doesn't matter. Like I'm going to try not to think about it. And some days you can feel icky and it's not always easy. But then I think just after years of that, I have not struggled with that as much.
As I did before, like I just for years have had so much freedom in that and I'm really thankful for it. I think a lot of it really does go back to how my mom handled the situation and helped walk me through it because she had been in a similar place.
It was perfect. And I think like it'll be different for each person if that's something they struggle with. Some people may need more in-depth help. But it was enough for me to know that like she was she kept telling me she always would tell me anything I was struggling with. She's like, you're going to be OK. And those words coming from your mom just mean the world. Right.
Because like you feel like. as a teenager, especially being able to like talk to her about those things, it's hard to open up. But then at the same time, she would always make me feel like it wasn't, it wasn't so out of place, right? Like that reaction, she would never react. And that was something that was super comforting. Cause I knew I wasn't crazy. I wasn't like going insane. Like I was okay.
We're going to get through this together. And I did.
She's, she's amazing. I love her so much. She's like, yeah, she's a role model. Has she gotten to read your book? So I, I have not sent her copy cause I, we just, that is the first copy I've seen. So as soon as it comes out, I was, but I talked to her about it already a lot. Yeah.
We were chatting about it and I was just thanking her for how she helped me so much to like break free from a lot of that people pleasing. So that's so sweet. And the book is dedicated to her. I,
she really is the sweetest person i wish you could meet her can you my mom you will always be my hero and best friend i love you and i'm extra emotional in pregnancy so i'm going to be crying through this whole thing i felt so i was like gosh dang it did i like make you cry if i ask you that question no but she did you show her this so i haven't yet oh
I haven't yet, but I'm looking forward to getting her cause I don't have a copy yet. So I'm just going to give it to her. Is she emotional? She is, but she's also so she's, she's emotional, but she's also steady.
I think things change whenever you are not in the same state. I'm not able... Sadly, being far from family, you have to make more of a point to call family members. And since I have so many... I try to keep in contact with my mom and my sisters as much as I can. And so I will FaceTime them a lot. We were just talking a couple days ago. And my mom is just such a rock.
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