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A common theme across a lot of these responses is weight control. I think part of the idea behind normal eating is that if we get to this place where we can trust our bodies, where we're in tune with what satisfies us and what helps us feel good, and we sometimes eat a ton and sometimes eat too little and understand we'll…

@Lounmoun I think she poses so many different situations illustrating the same idea to show people that normal eating looks differently at different times and in different circumstances. I agree with some of what you’re saying, but what I hear throughout your definition are instructions for how to eat to maintain a certain…

@TavistockToad I think the idea is that when you get to a place where you trust your body, when you get to a place where you eat without placing undue thought/worry on it, when you get to a place without actual or mental restrictions around food, you aren't going to want to eat plates of cookies every day forever. Maybe at…

Try this..

@not_a_runner Thanks. I don't think the timing will be an issue at all, but yeah, I think these may have been single stands. I could be wrong though. I suppose I'll just have to be ready for it either way.

Ok I wasn’t expecting the link to post like that :#

You can see it here except I’ve gotten a bit more intense with it.. I pull myself a lot closer to the bar than in this video. And when I pull back before I go under it’s like my full weight on the bar. https://instagram.com/p/BNAicmdgVPx/

Thanks for all the insight! @not_a_runner Yes! It wasn't a rack. It was just stands, and it doesn't look like I could pull like I usually do.

Why do you think you need to lose weight?

Give yourself full permission to eat what you want when you want as much as you want. Restriction, physical and mental (i.e., thoughts of “I shouldn’t be eating this.” “Tomorrow/Next week/Next month I’m going to get on track.” etc.) often leads to bingeing. Knowing the food will be available to you when you want it can…

A smaller you is not a better you.

Your body doesn’t hate you, as much as it may feel that way. I wonder if you hate your body. I wonder what would happen if you stopped focusing on weight loss, in fact stopped trying for it at all. What if you took steps to address your mental health? What if you decided whether or not you want to move your body and then,…

@Aaron_K123 It becomes problematic when doctors can’t get past the initial observation of a person’s fatness. Doctors - or anyone for that matter - can’t avoid observing a person’s body size. It’s constantly on display. It allows for snap judgment, making it easier for doctors, especially those with weight bias, to jump to…

@rheddmobile Recommending that a person exercise is not an intervention solely relevant to fat people and their fatness, and losing weight isn’t an intervention at all but rather the possible result of other interventions. A non-fat person is just as likely to benefit from such lifestyle change recommendations, but doctors…

@lizery I take note of your experience and don’t discount it. While the article does present just one side of the story, it’s an important one to share, as it’s not commonly heard. I think it’s pretty typical to assume everyone receives the same quality of care, as the experiences of marginalized groups are just that -…

@rheddmobile The study said the virtual fat patients were more likely to receive lifestyle change recommendations than the virtual non-fat patients. It doesn’t say they were given instructions concerning obesity. There was an assumption that fat people were likely doing something that caused their shortness of breath.…

@tomteboda Thank you for responding. You expressed it so well.

@rheddmobile Assuming it’s true that it makes sense for doctors to suggest weight loss to address shortness of breath, it doesn’t make sense to suggest only this without investigating the symptom first. Regarding the dietician who didn’t believe you would follow through and your sense that her belief was based on…

@lizery It sounds like you treat everyone with respect and that when it’s your call, you take into account multiple factors. The problem is that, as this article states, this isn’t always the case, that doctors see a fat person and immediately attribute health issues to being fat and prescribe weight loss as the primary…

@eliciaobrien1 Why would someone go to the doctor if s/he doesn’t want a professional opinion? What about people who do other things society has deemed unhealthy? Should they also be humiliated?

@Aaron_K123 Assuming your premise that fat people have not prioritized their health is true, yes, we can still absolutely fault doctors for working under the assumption that these patients are less likely to adhere to health-related advice, if this assumption is decreasing the quality of care they provide. Do you think…

Taking all kinds of pictures of myself has helped me accept my body exactly as it is. How do you think taking pictures is going to help you?

What is this “track” you speak of and why do you feel the need to be on it?

Of course, and that’s mainstream body positivity which has come to mean simply being positive about one’s body. There are, however, much less known and much less understood communities that work really hard to create a safe space away from diet culture, and I think their views are just as valid and are worth being heard in…

Not all weight loss. Intentional weight loss.

What rule?

Regardless of whether y’all agree with what the movement stands for, the articles provide an answer to this thread’s original question from the standpoint of those within the body positive movement. No, weight loss and body positivity in its original form are not compatible; even more than that, they are mutually exclusive.

@eliciaobrien1 What about it is dangerous?

These articles are worth reading in their entirety. I’ve put an excerpt of each below each link. https://everydayfeminism.com/2017/05/body-pos-definition-undebatable/ Body Positivity Actually Has a Specific Definition Once upon a time, the phrase “body positive” had a specific meaning – one that signaled to the reader that…

@JeromeBarry1 What about my questions led you to believe I think those are truths?