Will you be the person who spent 50 years fluctuating between starvation and bingeing, exhausted from the chase? Or will you be the person who learned to listen to their hunger cues, who walks for the joy of sunshine, who gets blood work done but ignores the scale, and who eats the cake at the birthday party?
The body positivity and wellness lifestyle rejects the notion that you must hate your body into submission to be healthy. You do not need to be thin to practice yoga. You do not need a flat stomach to go for a run. You do not need to be able-bodied to meditate. anna lena and timo naturist patched
When you integrate body positivity, you stop labeling food as "good" or "bad." A salad is nourishing. A slice of birthday cake is also nourishing—it nourishes your social bonds and your joy. The body positive wellness practitioner knows that mental health is physical health. Chronic stress from dieting raises cortisol more effectively than eating carbohydrates does. Wellness culture glorifies the 5 AM club and the "hustle." Body positivity asks: Who benefits from you being exhausted? Will you be the person who spent 50