That said, when you remove the pressure to change your body, something magical happens. You actually want to move. You actually crave vegetables. You sleep better because you aren't lying awake worrying about tomorrow's weigh-in.
Wellness, when stripped of diet culture, is remarkably simple. It is drinking water because you are thirsty. It is taking the stairs because your legs want to stretch. It is resting when you are tired. That said, when you remove the pressure to
For decades, the wellness industry sold us a simple, albeit damaging, equation: Thinness equals health. The covers of fitness magazines, the language of diet culture, and even the design of yoga pants all whispered a consistent message—that to pursue wellness, you must first pursue weight loss. when stripped of diet culture