By: Kellssi
Is that the famous Dove ad pictures in this article? Where are the very skinny women in that lineup? Where are the muscular women? I see only one body type: overweight (though to varying degrees). I also don't see any old women in that lineup. Does bopo apply only to young overweight, non-muscular women? How hypocritical this movement is.
By: Danyelle
In reply to <a href="https://stylishcurves.com/can-you-be-body-positive-and-lose-weight/#comment-371860">Jax</a>.
Hi Jax! Thanks for commenting :) I'm glad you brought up this point because it is exactly what I thought some might misunderstand about this article. I am not attacking anyone. I respect and don't judge anyone's choices to do what they believe is best for their body. Especially women. We are judged so heavily based on our looks and weight. What I'm drawing attention to is that body positivity has a specific message. Someone losing weight with the right mindset is body positive. But often times, people punish their bodies to lose weight. That is not body positive. Dieting puts you in a mindset to judge your body. That is also not body positive. Accompanying success with weight loss in anyway is not body positive because that directly means that your body was not good before. That is not body positive.
By: Jax
You speak of body positivity going hand in hand with feminism, yet you're putting down women for saying they're not body positive when they're trying to lose weight. There's a lot of contradictory messages in this article.
By: Tameka
Absolutely!!! I feel like they are two separate things. For me being body positive has always been about loving myself no matter what weight I am. That means if I can love myself at 150 pounds I can love myself equally as much at 250. I just feel like women in particular are very critical of themselves and other women. I have seen a Size 2 complain about their body just as much as someone that is size 22. I have seen a Size 22 embrace their body while a size 2 points out what they don't like about their body. Being Body positive is a mindset. If ppls want to lose weight, eat better whatever to try to live a healthier lifestyle that is their
prerogative. Like dang let ppls live!! To say that someone is not body positive because they lose weight or start eating healthy is far fetched. There are cases where for medical reason one has to lose weight even if they are totally ok with their body and love themselves as they are. So does that mean all of a sudden they can't use the term body positive? Like come on!!!
By: Ridhima
Wonderful article. It just shows the diversity of opinions on being body positive.
To me, being body positive is being able to enjoy in your skin right now.
Healthy eating and Workouts are ways of self care.
But an obsession with weight loss, the negative self talk that accompanies failure to follow a diet for a day or many, the post poning of living life till weight loss is achieved, that isn't body positive, that's the reverse of it and is criminal.
But being a mindless eater and not working out isnt enough to be body positive.. Its about what talk is going on in the mind
We all know our self talk and can be the only judge of how body positive we are
By: Shakkanah
Why can't women just be able to love their bodies the way they want without people being judgmental. Am I supposed to stay unhealthy for a movement. Nope!
By: Rachel
I think you can be body positive and still lose weight. Part of being body positive is being inclusive of all sizes. You can love your body enough to know when to shed a few pounds. There's nothing wrong with that.