Still Struggling to Love Your Body, Even After Trying Body Positivity?
If you’ve spent years doing the affirmations, following the influencers, and slapping sticky notes on your mirror that say “You’re beautiful just as you are”… But deep down, you still feel at war with your reflection — you are not alone. And you are not the problem. In this episode of Fitness & Sushi, I’m pulling back the curtain on why body positivity didn’t work for me — and why it might not be working for you either — especially if you’re a woman in your 40s to 60s who grew up steeped in diet culture.
The Problem with Body Positivity (That No One Talks About)
Body positivity didn’t start as personal development advice. It was a radical social justice movement, created to protect the rights of marginalized people in larger bodies — not a feel-good trend to be sold back to women in the form of Dove commercials and “self-love” challenges.
Over time, it became just another unrealistic standard — telling us to love our bodies while still centering thin, white, able-bodied beauty ideals.
And when it didn’t “work,” we blamed ourselves.
Who This Episode Is For
This episode is for you if:
- You’re a woman in your 40s, 50s, or 60s who’s spent decades dieting, bingeing, restricting, and starting over on Monday.
- You’ve tried to “just love your body” and ended up feeling like a failure because you still didn’t feel confident.
- You’re tired of being stuck in food and body obsession and want real freedom — not more rules disguised as empowerment.
Does This Sound Familiar?
- You feel ashamed when you catch your reflection in the mirror.
- You’ve tried to “fake it till you make it” with body love, but it never really clicks.
- You plan your life around your weight — what you’ll wear, what you’ll eat, whether you’ll show up.
- You feel guilty for not being able to “just love yourself.”
You’re not failing. You’ve been given the wrong solution.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode
In Why Body Positivity Didn’t Work For Me — And What Finally Did, we’ll dive into:
- The true roots of the body positivity movement — and why it wasn’t made for women like us.
- The reason “just love your body” feels like another impossible standard.
- How embodiment and body neutrality helped me finally feel at peace.
- What to do when you feel stuck in shame — even after “doing all the right things.”
What Worked Instead — Embodiment, Not Positivity
Real healing didn’t happen when I learned to love my body’s appearance.
It happened when I stopped making my appearance the most important thing about me.
It happened when I started treating my body like a home, not a project.
Not something to fix or perfect. Something to nourish, listen to, and live in.
This shift changed everything — how I eat, how I move, how I show up in the world.
What Happens When You Break Free from Body Obsession?
When you stop measuring your worth by your weight or size, you get your life back.
No more:
- Starting over on Monday
- Hiding from photos
- Avoiding social events
- Losing control with food at night
- Obsessing over the number on the scale
Instead, you finally feel calm, confident, and connected to your body.
If You’re Ready to Stop Obsessing Over Your Body…
It starts with one decision — to let go of the rules and start listening to yourself again.
✨ Listen to the full episode now and start reclaiming your body — not as an image to perfect, but a home to live in.
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