#curvylifter

[theabundantyogini]

Thank you! @angela_dawn_yoga for speaking tWhen I was younger, women didn’t talk about their age. Or their weight. Or their clothing size. On the one hand, great, because these numbers are usually, in the words of @diannebondyyoga, the least interesting things about us. But back then there was also a tendency to hide these things at all costs, behind stories, concealer, sometimes some really big lies. It was never women’s fault, but when these numbers became prison cells, the cost was really too high. I’m so excited now to see so many of the women that I look up to and care for, in my professional and personal life, no longer hiding these simple facts about themselves. Age is far less interesting than the experiences that shape us and how they shape . I work for and learn from lots of amazing women who are younger than me; their age does not lessen their amazing knowledge or skills nor my massive respect for them. And some of my best teachers in yoga and in life are older than I am, and that is beautiful. It is also exciting to see women sharing their weight and clothing sizes as well; hiding these things have given them too much power. I hope that the body positive community keeps going strong, and begins to become even more inclusive and revolutionary. The numbers don’t lie. I’m 43 years old, I weigh 196 lbs, I wear a size 14/16. Youth-obsessed, weight-biased culture says I’m pretty much literally invisible now as a fat (nearly) middle aged woman, but what’s even more invisible is the last fuck I gave about who thinks im visible or invisible as it flew out the window. Bye. 🤷🏻‍♀️ I love myself. And I deadlifted 95 lbs today. And that was way less than I thought I could deadlift so @shawnrevfit when I come to @revfitnyc on Friday, please set up 145 for me so we can see if I can do it. And even if I can’t, I promise that whatever I can lift is far more interesting than my age, my weight, and my clothing size. Unless you’re one of those people who doesn’t like to talk about working out then idk what you want to talk about but just lmk 🏋️ #deadlifting #revolutionaryfitness #strength #ageism #fatphobia #curvylifter #curvybabesquad #thisis43 #yogaoffthematyou https://www.instagram.com/diannebondyyoga/p/BvCGSkPD_OF/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=8kv9uszfxt4j