April once hated her body. She believed she needed to lose weight in order to be successful. Now that’s changed.
This week's Insight explores the body positivity movement and whether there should be a more nuanced approach to it. Watch 'Body Positivity' on Tuesday 11 April from 8:30pm on When I was in my mid-twenties, I decided I was going to embark on yet another diet, which of course my friends and family supported me doing.
April once received money for a weight-loss program from a friend who said she needed it more than anything else. I wouldn’t say I’m comfortable in my skin every day, that would be a little too “toxic positivity” and I’m not about that life. But since that point, so much has changed about my body, my friendship circles, and how responsible I am for how I let other people treat me.No longer do I permit myself to have an inner monologue of hate and shame.
Body positivity is something that started for me when I saw other people sharing the ways they’d felt about their body in the past.For me, backlash looks like people messaging me about how I’m an unhealthy influence on kids. Messages saying I am only happy as a fat person now because I failed at losing weight and that I should stop pretending I am happy and just accept I’m a loser.
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