03 - Can you be body positive AND lose weight?

Body positive weight loss?

In the online world I see two conversations when it comes to being a larger weight. It seems there are two camps: love your body as it is, and any attempts to make changes is taking part in fat shaming or body shaming OR feel bad about yourself and lose weight to be worthy again.

I’d like to define a new paradigm for body positivity AND weight loss. Firstly I’d like to preamble this conversation by saying that I think these ideas are personal to each of us and we all get to make our own choices how to value ourselves. I offer my thoughts as a possibility to consider if it feels honouring to you.

The first part of the paradigm..

Don’t question if your body is ok or needs fixing. This is a false choice, a false dichotomy.

DECIDE that your body is absolutely worthy and sacred and deserving of your best care and love.

The next part…

Then, ask yourself what that care looks like for you. If you, like me, have had a diagnosis impacted by weight, you may decide that taking the best of care of your body will include weight loss. Or, you may not. But either choice will come from a self caring, body positive space.

Ask yourself…

What does taking the best of care of your body look like to you?

I’d love to know. Jump into the comments on the video or my Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/KathleenRobbMentor and let me know!