Yo, I already wrote about this a bit, here and here.
If it bothers you, you are welcome to use a Tumblr extension to filter out the “tw: weight” tag, which is the very reason why I tag those posts.
My belief is that it’s 100% possible to love your body and still want it to be healthier. In fact, I don’t see them as being at odds at all. I want my body to be healthier BECAUSE I love my body and want it to feel good and work well.
My mind’s not being “poisoned.” I’ve made the conscious decision to improve my health because I was unhappy with where I was at in that department. I don’t have an eating disorder, I’m not starving myself, I’m not overworking myself. I feel really good in my body for the first time in ages, in fact!
I understand that you sent this message out of concern, but I wanted to remind you that everybody’s journey is different. Some people can feel good and cute and self-loving when they are eating junk food and sitting on the couch all the time. I used to think that I was okay with that, but now I see that I’m not. I’m not condemning other people’s choices, because those are not my choices to make. I’m simply making my own (positive, healthy, SELF-LOVING) choices about my own body and health at this time.
I was worried, at the outset of this journey, that my blog readers would think it hypocritical for me to pursue weight loss when I’m known as a self-love advocate. I hoped, however, that they would be able to think critically about those two things and realize that they are not mutually exclusive. When you love yourself and your body, you do what it takes to give pleasure and well-being to yourself and your body as best as you can. That’s what I’m doing now.
