True wellness is respect. It is drinking water because you care about your kidneys, not to suppress your appetite. It is going to therapy to heal your relationship with your reflection. It is taking the rest day when you are tired. You do not have to wait for a smaller body to have a big, beautiful, healthy life.
You can be sweaty and soft. You can be strong and round. You can eat the broccoli and the brownie. You can accept your body exactly as it is today, while still dreaming of running a 5k. Nudist Miss Junior Beauty Pageant Contest 11 DVDRip
But then I discovered the Body Positivity movement, and it turned everything I knew upside down. Suddenly, I was faced with a paradox: How do I pursue wellness—trying to change or improve my physical state—without betraying the core principle of body positivity, which is loving myself right now? True wellness is respect
If the answer is hate, change the activity. If you hate the gym, walk in the forest. If you hate running, try dancing. When you remove the aesthetic goal (shrinking), you discover the intrinsic goal (feeling alive). That is sustainable wellness. Body positivity isn't about being "lazy" or giving up on your health. In fact, you cannot truly be well if you are constantly anxious about your thighs. It is taking the rest day when you are tired
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