This is an I-Heart podcast.

This is Solvable.

I'm Ronald Young, Jr.

So normally this is the part of the show where we hit you with the voice of our guest,

and we do have a guest today.

But before we hear from her, I wanted to note that last week's discussion with Michael

Moss on food addiction and this week's topic are both personal ones for me.

I've been on a weight loss journey since I graduated

from college, but I've hated my body my entire life. I've always felt chubby and out of shape

even when I was at my smallest size. Even now, as I'm still trying to lose weight, I'm working to

find a way to love my body no matter what size

it is.

Our conversation today is with someone whose work I've turned to over the years for encouragement,

and now for solutions.

Ultimately, the goal is to not hate yourself, right?

And so there's also a term called body acceptance and body neutrality that's becoming

more popularized now.

I think that a lot of us are striving for because it also feels unattainable for a lot of us

to quote unquote love our bodies all the time.

About two-thirds of American adults are classified as overweight or obese.

So it may be unsurprising that in 2019, the weight loss and diet control market was valued at around $78 billion.

Even as we work to change our bodies, many Americans, like me, are also fighting the stigma that comes with being classified as fat.

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