If you are happy with your body, you won’t buy the detox tea, the waist trainer, or the 28-day shred program. Mainstream wellness requires a problem (your fat, your wrinkles, your cellulite) to sell a solution.
Furthermore, research shows that weight stigma (discrimination against fat people) actually causes worse health outcomes. When fat people avoid doctors due to shame, or engage in yo-yo dieting (which is metabolically destructive), their health declines. Body positivity removes the stigma so people can actually engage in wellness behaviors without shame. The response: Wanting to change your body is not the enemy. The problem is requiring change to feel worthy. A Day Of Sailing Naturist 52m20s .avi.007 15
If you can say, "I love my body now, and I am also curious to see what it feels like when I am stronger," you are living the synthesis. The diet industry has a 95% failure rate. Within five years, most people who lose weight regain it—and often gain more. That is not a personal failure; it is the failure of the diet model. If you are happy with your body, you