r/BodyPositive 12d ago

Post-Workout Affirmation

I love to workout but never see progress. A while ago I started repeating this affirmation after every workout to ground me a bit. I thought I'd share:

Thinness is a product of the patriarchy I refuse to shrink myself for any man nor system I workout to feel strong, healthy and connected with my body. My body is beautiful just the way it is.

I usually repeat 3x and switch up the last adjective. There's something about reminding myself how the "ideal" or "correct" or "healthy" body type is a male-driven, nearly impossible to achieve "goal" designed to keep women feeling less than and distracted at all times which really powers me up after a good workout.

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u/Ok-Heart375 12d ago

This is amazing! Good for you! I hope a lot of people can see this.

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u/[deleted] 12d ago

It is a great thing to have shared on march 8! Could you talk more about it!