Quotes About Body positivity

Women are hard on themselves. I'm trying to stop focusing on my flaws and appreciate what I love about my body.

I love food and I love my curves.

Actually, the challenge I've always had is being too thin, so I love that now I have a booty, and obviously I love showing my cleavage.

I love food and I love my curves.

In real everyday life, I don't walk around feeling fat, and if on TV I'm considered fat, honestly, I kind of like it, because I'm a big advocate of positive unique representations of women in media. And so I like how I'm able to represent a curvier body and still be beautiful.

If I can represent that body type of women that isn't represented so much in media, then I'd be happy to do that.

I still represent for overweight adults and kids, but I am also now painfully and personally aware of the health issues.

I'm representing the curvy girls and that's great.

I love my body. I love representing people who aren't stick figures, because people aren't.

Plus-size is a term that's never been used in hate; no one has ever used it in a negative way. The industry has always used it to help us identify where to shop.

I wasn't put on the cover of 'Sports Illustrated' as a plus-size model; I was put on the cover of 'Sports Illustrated' as a model, as a rookie, as Ashley Graham.

It's hard being a girl. There are a lot of body image issues that come up and I think the best thing we can do for our kids is lead by example.

Words and images deeply impact the way we view our bodies, and the consequences can be very damaging.

People need to understand that I came this far being chubby and all that. Imagine how far I could go actually being in good shape and looking good.

I've improved myself. I feel much comfortable in my body.

I would say my best feature has to be my legs - they are 41.5 inches long!

You can't say you're inclusive when you only have one plus-size, hourglass white model.

they pile into the house in their party clothes: dresses showing off knees that should've gone undercover a long time ago, bellies spilling over belts, the younger ones wearing outfits so tight you can see their hearts beating

Reclaiming the word 'fat' was the most empowering step in my progress. I stopped using it for insult or degradation and instead replaced it with truth, because the truth is that I am fat, and that's ok. So now when someone calls me fat, I agree, whereas before I would get embarrassed and emotional.

I think it's really cool that there are people like Adele on the cover of 'Vogue' and 'Rolling Stone ' and like I think it's really important that people are talking about your body, because if they don't, then you'll never be able to break that barrier.

I used to design for my body, which was flat-chested with big hips. That's why my clothes were tight on top with full skirts.

I need to see my own beauty and to continue to be reminded that I am enough, that I am worthy of love without effort, that I am beautiful, that the texture of my hair and that the shape of my curves, the size of my lips, the color of my skin, and the feelings that I have are all worthy and okay.

Our bodies are exploited so much in the media, I feel like everyone is made to feel like they're not worthy or beautiful.

Being lean doesn't make you any more worthy, any more beautiful or any more valuable. It doesn't make you a more fit person, it doesn't mean you've worked harder in the gym, people who are leaner than you aren't better than you.