People who rocked body positivity in 2015

I am all in for body positivity. The people who inspire me the most is not the ones with the thinnest, most muscly, least fat, most something else, least something else bodies. It’s those who inspire people to be positive, to be the best version of themselves – to strive for a healthy mind and body.

It’s those who realize that everyone deserves respect no matter what they look like.

Here’s some of the people I think rocked at being body positive in 2015.

Matt Joseph Diaz

Website // Instagram

I’ve followed Matt on tumblr for a while now, and he’s amazing. In march he posted a video showing his excess skin following a 270 lbs weight loss. But he isn’t just inspirational because of the viral video – he is an advocate for body positivity and self love and is continuing to make helpful videos and blog posts. He’s very eloquent his thoughts are worth listening to.

The Dancing Man

In a better world this story wouldn’t exist. The Dancing man was shamed online by group of people “Spotted this specimen trying to dance the other week. He stopped when he saw us laughing.“. Before you lose all faith in humanity, you should see how people responded – especially a group of 1700 women in LA who threw him a dancing party!

By the way, his name is Sean

Valerie – Big Gal Yoga

Instagram // Tumblr // Website

There’s isn’t a single event that makes Valerie awesome. She is that by showing you that you can be big,  do yoga – AND be amazing at it. She often hosts monthly yoga challenges, and her beautiful pictures continue to motivate and inspire me.

Jessica Kane

Instagram

Jessica Kane is on this list for not being brave. She excellently explains why she shouldn’t be called brave in her instagram post below

Erica Schenk & Womens Running

Instagram

You can be fat, exercise and look fab at the same time. Hopefully that doesn’t come as a surprise to you. But for some reason, the women featured on the cover of fitness magazines are always very slender. Thankfully, Women’s Running changed that by featuring Erica Schenk on the cover of their august issue. More of that, thanks!

An honourary mention goes out to the fabulous Gabourey Sidibe.

This list is far from complete – each day there is more and more people rocking body positivity. There’s still a long way to go, but I still hope that someday the body positivity movement won’t be a movement any more – because it will be so ingrained in the way we think. There’s always a reason to hope, right?

Who do you think should be added to this list? Let me know in the comments!

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