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That is the truest form of body positivity: honoring your body by caring for it, not controlling it.

For years, we were told that wellness was a punishment. We exercised to "burn off" what we ate. We dieted to shrink ourselves. We chased a number on a scale, believing that smaller equaled healthier. French Nudist Colony Junior Beauty Contest.mpg - Collection

Health is neutral. It fluctuates. Your value as a human being is constant and unchanging. That is the truest form of body positivity:

When you stop attaching morality to food and exercise, you stop the shame cycle. And shame is the #1 killer of long-term wellness. Without shame, you can actually listen to your body. Diet culture demands perfection. Body positivity, when misunderstood, can sometimes reject all health talk as "diet culture." not controlling it. For years