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Checking in with your physical sensations throughout the day.

Integrating body positivity with a wellness lifestyle means moving away from "fixing" your body and toward nourishing it. It’s the shift from exercising because you hate your body to exercising because you love what it can do. 1. The Core Philosophy: Health at Every Size (HAES) Checking in with your physical sensations throughout the day

This is the promise of merging body positivity with a wellness lifestyle. It is slower than a crash diet. It does not produce "before and after" photos. In fact, your body may not shrink at all. But your anxiety will. Your shame will. Your obsession with food will. It does not produce "before and after" photos

Let us be honest: The "body positivity and wellness lifestyle" has critics. Some argue body positivity has been co-opted by thin, white, able-bodied influencers selling detox tea. That is valid. True body positivity is rooted in activism for marginalized bodies—specifically fat, Black, queer, and disabled communities. and disabled communities.

Replacing "fat talk" or self-criticism with neutral or positive affirmations.