You can be in a larger body and run a marathon. You can be in a thin body and struggle with an eating disorder. You can be anywhere in between and simply strive to feel good .

Research shows that weight stigma causes people in larger bodies to avoid doctors, skip checkups, and experience delayed diagnoses.

Then came the body positivity movement, challenging that notion by arguing that health is not a look. It is not a dress size. And it is certainly not a moral obligation.

For years, the wellness industry sold us a simple equation: Thinness = Health. If you weren't counting calories, shrinking your waistline, or punishing your body in a spin class, you weren't "well."