Before and after photos, truly another pandemic we are living in and have been living in for decades now. Despite all the progress we’ve seemingly made in conversations around health and wellness, “before” and “after” photos maintain their strong grip over our idea of what personal change looks like. Alexis Conason, a psychologist and author of “The Diet-Free Revolution,” explains, “Before and after photos imply that ‘after’ is the end, but in reality, this is rarely the case. Weight is hard to take off — and harder to keep off; about 80 percent of people who lose weight regain it within a year. The binary implied in the images also reduces people to their weight and physical appearance, even though health is determined by far more than weight alone. Head to the link in our bio to read the full story by @just_alexmcelroy.