Fit Villains: Selfish, Shameless, Sassy, Fitness.

“Instead of tweeting snarky instructions for Angelina Jolie to eat more, or ripping apart other women for their choices in attire, why not focus on the positive?”

BlissTree’s latest post hits the nail on the head. Are things perfect? Nope. Is there room for improvement? Hell yes! But body shaming & judging our way to bad ass body love is simply NOT possible. If half the energy spent knocking Angelina was spent promoting body acceptance, maybe we’d be one step closer to a world where looks actually DON’T matter.

Read the full post here. (AND (fist pump, happy dance!!!!) - check out the featured quote from yours truly!)

Psst - It’s Eating Disorder Awareness week, a topic that goes hand in hand with much of the body shaming we saw at the Oscars. I’ll be posting more on that later (with some great resources for friends, family & those suffering), but in the meantime, here are some bad ass posts from Blisstree to kick it off.

Kathryn Budig on Body Image And The Myth Of ‘The Yoga Body’

Love Of Fitness, Or Exercise Bulimia? How To Tell The Difference

Angelina Jolie Looked Skinny At Oscars; Saying ‘Eat A Cheeseburger’ Still Isn’t Body Positive

If you or someone you know is struggling with eating issues, call the National Eating Disorder Association’s Information and Referral Hotline at 800.931.2237