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For those who feel the stigma of a fat body or fear of a fat body, we want you to know this isn’t your personal failing, it’s our culture that is failing you. It’s not easy to appreciate your body in a culture where your body is vilified.

FAT is not a problem, fat stigma is.

We do our best to make them appear beautiful. We worry about them and try to fix them when they hurt. We give them exercise and we feed them, if they are hungry. But other than that we tend to ignore them.

We treat them like objects, at worst, or as helpful machines at best. As a means to an end, whether that end is feeling physically better or attracting a partner.

We act as if we are thinking creatures who happen to have a body, thinking creatures who can feel. And most of our lives we remain locked in our heads, thinking, ruminating and worrying, and only attending to our bodies if they demand our attention, or we want them to “do something for us”.

I feel more confident. When I am present in my body, aware of what I’m feeling, willing to accept it and simply feel it, a sense of centred, grounded confidence simply arises. There is a sense that whatever the difficulties in life are, I can manage them. I stop worrying about what others are thinking and start feeling into what I want to tell them, or being interested to listen to what they have to say. I become curious about life instead of concerned about it.

BODY POSITIVITY is about loving all sorts of bodies, not matter how large or small they are. It means not shaming people for being thin the same way you shouldn't shame people for being fat.

It's understanding that your value as a human being does not come from what you look like on the outside.It's a constant journey of learning to accept your body for what it is so that you don't let your insecurities hold you back from living life. It's also striving to be your best self.

Recognize what your body does for you, whether that’s engaging in an activity, fighting off an illness, or just taking you through a tough day. be confident and feel happy in your own skin.

All bodies are worthy of respect, that you are not lesser than or more than depending on how much you weigh, or what you look like.
Self reminders for body positivity:
* Treat your body with respect.
* Give it enough rest.
* Fuel it with a variety of foods.
* Exercise moderately.
* Resist the pressure to judge yourself and others based on weight, shape, or size.
* Respect people based on the qualities of their character and accomplishments, rather than just because of their appearance

Sharing MY JOURNEY with this post. Back to 2016 and then comparing it to what i am now.
“Wow you look great, you’ve lost so much weight”, “keep up the good work”, “you’ve always had such a beautiful face, but now you look amazing”. These are just some of the “compliments” I’ve received recently after losing around 28kgs.
Loosing weight for the sake of a good healthy lifestyle which i was lacking! It’s The thing is I’m not on a weight-loss diet simply changed my diet to relieve my health issues and this constant praise by friends, people around me, followers on Instagram, acquaintances I haven’t seen or talk to so many time! as if with every compliment they are saying “you didn’t look good before”, “you weren’t enough the way you were” and that being slim is the true essence of beauty. Don’t get me wrong, I love a compliment as much as the next person, but these comments on someone’s weight loss should be in a way that other person shouldn’t feel bad about it as if he/she was not pretty/handsome before.

A glimpse of my work on FAT-O-SPHERE.

Claiming the word "fat" isn't easy, but I feel it's the only way I can describe what I am.
More than anything, the message of fat acceptance is important because people don’t lose value based on their weight. There are young kids who need to know that their size doesn’t compromise their beauty, intelligence, or potential. They need to see that hard work grants them the same rewards and applauds as others and that, despite what may be different or unfavorable, they are still great.
SELF-ACCEPTANCE is important!

Just a random click while giving an interview that i recently posted.

FAT-O-SPHERE
This word is basically a fantasy world for me in which there are PLUS-SIZED men/women, where they are confident,satisfied and contented,enjoying the body you have and not beating yourself up over changes that happen naturally due to aging, pregnancy, or lifestyle choices. relationship that people have with their bodies, including how they feel about food, exercise, clothing, health, identity, and self-care. By better understanding the effect that such influences have, the hope is that people can develop a healthier and more realistic relationship with their bodies.All bodies are good bodies, no matter their sizes, their shapes, their abilities, their ethnicities, or their genders. They are enjoying a normal life and the most important part is SOCIETY is accepting them who they are- free of judgment on one’s appearance. Fat people aren’t trying to encourage more people to become fat,they’re trying to live a life with dignity. This word depicts not only self acceptance of an obese but SOCIETY ACCEPTANCE as well.

Just a random click while giving an interview to BBC news about ME, my concept of being called as OYE MOTI.
Stay tuned to see the teaser in my next post

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