Thoughts on body size positivity movement?
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Oversimplification: people shouldn't be shamed for being overweight and it's important to love yourself regardless of your physical body. With that said, we shouldn't sweep the health problems that come being overweight under the rug.
As someone who was once 340 lbs, I never liked it when someone shamed me, encouraged me to lose weight, judged my eating, etc. Never once did I say things like "I'm living the best version of my life" or "I'm so healthy!" because those were just lies.
Ok question, maybe you can help me out based on what you just said. You did not like it when ppl brought it up or encouraged you to lose weight …. I have a family member I’m very concerned about, well over 400lb, getting bigger by the week, very picky eater, he cannot help himself, doesn’t know how or have the tools, and my family enables him. I want to help, I’m concerned, but have wasted a year being afraid to broach the subject. What is the ideal way to offer help or express concern? Just don’t? Or help?
As a women who was a teenager in the 90s and late 2000s, I love the representation and inclusivity we’re seeing now. Its not perfect, but it’s progress.
I’m glad people see more bodies and body types represented unapologetically. I didn’t see many women who looked like me growing up, and that was hard.
I’d like to find a middle ground where we can accept that bodies are different, and peoples worth and value isn’t tied to whatever shape they might be.
Like any “movement”, the loudest voices are often the most extreme. I think there’s some middle ground the body positive movement can find between encouraging healthy behaviors for people (which looks different for different people), and idolizing or demonizing certain body types. Ex: just because someone’s “overweight” doesn’t mean they’re unhealthy, but there are very real health risks that come with added weight - we shouldn’t ignore it, but also shouldn’t shame people for it.
Its important to have positivity of self, but my feeling is, if you do, then you want to live your healthiest, best self, which means taking care of your one body + mind in this life! If you want to live freely, as long as you can, then you want to do the activities that would support that! When you come at this topic from that perspective, I feel people take care of themselves differently. It's not about hating on yourself so you change but about loving yourself enough to make changes, get support if needed, and love yourself through all if it so you can live your most fulfilled life because you are healthy, vibrant and energized to do so! No on should be shamed for where they are but asked if where they are is supporting them in experiencing life the way they want and then having a discussion from there.