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.

Wellness is not a punishment for being "too big." It is the practice of habits that make you feel energized, strong, and alive.

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

The goal of a body-positive wellness lifestyle is not a "summer body" or a "revenge body." It is a —one that is fed, moved, rested, and respected, exactly as it is today.

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."