When I finally got up the courage to buy a pair of jeans it was like a size 20 or size 22. OMG, remember Deb?! I would not buy jeans because I didn’t want to see the size of the jeans. I wore these ugly stretchy”dress” pants from that store Deb. I was in complete denial about what my actual clothing size was. Being in total denial, I told everybody I was rocking a new style that it was going to be a new fad. I used to have these super cute ankle boots but they wouldn’t zip over my legs. I was winded and tired from walking around my college campus. Yes, I was even the ratchet bitch that put biscuits in her bag.
When I would go out to eat, I’d have an appetizer, a meal, and a dessert with no to-go box. I put myself in debt because I was using credit cards to go out and have these lavish ridiculous meals that I couldn’t afford at the time because I was only 18/19, working part-time. The only time I left my house was to go out to eat. I’d drizzle real butter all over the bagel and suck the butter out of the bread. I’m talking about massive bowls of mac and cheese with hot dogs, hot pockets, and big fluffy ass bagels.
I sat around inside my house with baggy clothes on playing on the internet, watching TV, and eating constantly all throughout the day. Let me tell you what life was like when I was 250 plus pounds. The body positivity movement glorifies that it’s okay to be obese and that size is not an indicator of health. But, to love yourself is to also know that you have to take care of your body. I believe that you can love yourself at any size and that you should love yourself at any size. However, it’s taken a different turn and I want to talk about that. I think it’s something that started out as a good thing to celebrate all bodies and to show that there is body diversity. I have a really big issue with the whole body positivity movement. We need to talk about what it means to really love yourself. That’s why I honestly don’t give a shit about the body positive movement and why I created our own damn movement with #Irresistible You. I’m breaking down what self love looks like, what it doesn’t look like, and how the body positive movement is dangerous and tainting the real message we all need to hear.
It’s about what self-love really means when it comes to the weight loss journey. But, that’s not what this episode is really about. Like really talk about what’s going on out here with this body positive movement.
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