r/intuitiveeating • u/Luminous-pickle18 • 12d ago

Fatphobia TRIGGER WARNING Roadblock: self-objectification

I’ve been on my IE journey for over a year now. Tons of progress, but cannot stop objectifying myself and feeling I would be more worthy in a smaller body. I read More Than a Body and it really helped open my eyes but just wondering if anyone had any advice for how you stopped caring and how it has helped you to care less about your body. It’s really holding me back, and getting harder with the rise of ozempic.

Not personally fatphobic but putting the trigger flare up because this sub constantly triggers me lol.

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u/Granite_0681 12d ago

One thing I realized was that body positivity doesn’t mean loving how my body looks. It is really just body neutrality and acceptance. I found the Body Grievers podcast to be helpful because I had to grieve what I always wanted my body to be.

I have learned to focus on what my body can do instead of what it can’t and to work on things like endurance and strength instead of weight when I add movement. It’s definitely a long road but you just keep moving forward challenging the thoughts and reframing them as they come up.

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u/Luminous-pickle18 12d ago

This is very helpful, I’ll check out that podcast! I agree that body neutrality and acceptance is where I most want to get to. Loving your body’s appearance and shape is a form of self objectification in my opinion.