Healthy Is a BAD Word Now..According to Tess Holliday (Lord I SWEAR)

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Healthy Is a BAD Word Now..According to Tess Holiday (Lord I SWEAR)
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Today we are doing a quick video on regular fat positive activist we talk about on this channel, Tess Holliday. Tess Holliday recently said that the word healthy is NEGATIVE. I swear, I can't take these activists.
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[@Michellemcd543]

Thanks for watching! Follow me on Instagram...but I do use the word healthy and enjoy being problematic talking about health. Whoops 😬 instagram.com/michelle_mcdaniel/

[@razyasultana5920]

Came here really early. Love the intro. Love from Bangladesh ❤️

[@zoemochi]

Hello :)

[@joeyjonesSoCal]

The only time I was triggered by the word "healthy" was when I was anorexic. If someone I hadn't seen me in a while told me I looked "healthy," I took it as having gained weight, so I'd immediately go back into high-gear starvation mode. Because back then "healthy" meant fat in my convoluted mind.

[@прл-я7г]

Michele have a pity on them.you are an heart attack

[@безконтакт]

Id rather be thick than on steroids like some "dolls"!!! 🤢

[@Jay-sb1qq]

Had a friend die of a heart attack at 24. She was about 5'3", and weighed more than me at 6 ft. tall. One of the things she said was that she was healthy this was just her body type. Now she's dead. Fuck this movement.

[@כרמלנחושתן]

Sorry for your loss :(

[@bonnymeyers5703]

Sorry you lost a loved one. I agree w you totally.

[@muskaanbhayana7921]

I am sorry for your loss

[@thiabadieng2128]

💛💛

[@Beelzebubbly]

Oh my god, I am so sorry for your loss.

[@theraccoonwhotriedtowashco6194]

Isn't her whole thing "health at every size" but when someone calls her body healthy she gets mad?

[@shellyg824]

LMAO

[@matematicarka]

Literally my first reaction

[@Me-mb1ex]

Her logic is basically "I'm fat, and you better adore me for it, or else."🙄

[@jarrad2000]

That's what I thought immediately as well.

[@Am-vq7rr]

Careful, she’ll get mad if she hears you calling out her contradictions!

[@jay9172]

Tess is a very thin skinned woman that bases her self worth on what other people think. She wants to be told that she is hot, curvy, sexy, beautiful, all of that...but the moment someone mentions something (even a positive) that doesn't fit her narrative, then she is being body shamed. She truly is a woman that doesn't care about you or body positivity, she cares about herself and how she feels

[@catwoman3247]

She's 100 % narcissists

[@Jeff-ok6dr]

She is absolutely 100% insecure and constantly seeking validation. Sad way to go through life EDIT: She not he...oops

[@violetviolence79]

@@Jeff-ok6dr I strongly agree, all of the cosmetics and self hyper ego would never fix what's on the inside, that takes dedication and persistent which she lacks.

[@Milliardo5]

Well, Tess will die anyway before she reaches 40. Either that or she'll start feeling funny things which will scare her and force her to see her doctor, who will advise her to do what she's been in denial of all along: to lose weight. These body positive people will soon find out that it will catch up on them eventually, much sooner than they think.

[@Scorpiogirl_1029]

She's such a sensitive snowflake.

[@TheSalvaDoorian]

“She does all the beauty standards except the one that takes work” 💀🥶 FACTS

[@user-mv5zt8qd9l]

And she only bemoans the one standard because it doesn't directly line her pockets

[@lizfritz6546]

Something I think so many people miss: you can love yourself when you’re fat and still want to lose weight. You can love and accept your body at any weight and still want to change it. Loving yourself doesn’t mean settling.

[@lilyfincher857]

Exactly!!

[@cristianacevedo178]

Exactly

[@MaribellaPortraits]

This there’s not enough talk about this. Some people are calling it body neutrality but not sure that’s right either. I hate my rolls but I don’t hate me 😂

[@QUEERVEEART]

Yes exactly! Like we can all see the beauty in every size of person, but that doesn’t mean we should just totally ignore health concerns

[@slimeyolo]

Exactly

[@thisisthewaterandthisisthe3254]

People with anorexia or bulimia often hate being called “healthy” too because they think of healthy as fat. Just an interesting parallel.

[@CallanElliott]

That is fascinating...

[@myishenhaines1662]

Yep. I remember when I was bulimic, a friend from school who was anorexic and very underweight told me one day: “hey, you look healthy!” And I was mortified. I lashed out at her because I heard “you’re super fat!” I was trying to get skinny to the point of underweight.

[@thisisthewaterandthisisthe3254]

@@myishenhaines1662 yeah, it is a very triggering word for people sometimes

[@sadezem991]

yeah getting called "healthy" after recovering was such a trigger for me. but that was a me problem, everyone was just being sweet lol

[@dab1438]

She now claims that she was diagnosed with anorexia, which we all know is just a straight up lie because of weight diagnostic criteria. I feel bad for doubting that she has atypical ana, but she hasn't lost a significant amount weight. I do believe that she has disordered eating or maybe even ednos but I just cannot believe anorexia. Shes just lying again 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@lizthedisjointedzebra692]

I'm disabled. And if someone told me I look healthy, I would probably cry with gratitude. I am rarely "healthy", I try very hard to be healthy and stay as active I can. If someone said look healthy, I would feel like all my work isn't in vain. I would LOVE to receive that compliment.

[@Rainitdid]

My uncle is also disabled idk what your disability is but he doesn’t have an arm and honestly all that work is never in vain it’s hard I’ve seen him struggle as he wants to gain muscle he worked so hard for a while before it actually started happening it’s hard and painfully slow but it is never a waste of time to try and better yourself I promise your hard work is worth it and I’m sure people can tell your trying as we all could see my uncles efforts I’m sure your friends see yours

[@dbcrew8290]

Well I don’t know which one of you wrote the comment, but you both look really healthy 🤗 Whatever you are doing is working as you both look great!

[@idalarsen2540]

Oh, I really feel you there. For me, no compliment is better than that! I'm disabled as well. I've stared death right in it's face (like.. I've literally died), yet still, here I am, walking. Walking alone is amazing for me. I was confined to a wheelchair for some time, and I could've ended up losing my leg. I didn't. I can both walk and run. Despite my disability and all my health issues combined, I'm still as healthy as I can be, despite everything. I'm truly grateful. So, whenever other people notice when I look healthy, it overjoys me with happiness!! It's the best. I love it. *HEALTHY HEALTHY HEALTHY HEALTHY, HAPPY AND FUCKING HEALTHY 👊👏💚💚*

[@genevawelch9865]

Me too!

[@okuu5091]

Yeah, I have leg problems (nearly lost it once) and moving is really hard at times but I try my best to workout as much as possible and I personally really think it payed off! The work always pays off, make sure to try your best!

[@emikaallens9240]

When I saw the words *healthy* and *Tess* *Holliday* , I didn't even realise I clicked, it's become kind of an instinct at this point EDIT: Never thought this day would come, but that's the first time a comment of mine gets over a thousand likes, so thanks y'all!

[@Cressilein]

When I see a new video from Michelle I click on it and read the title after 🤣

[@emikaallens9240]

@@Cressilein Facts

[@callmehunter7541]

I FELT that 😂😂

[@kiwiequis4144]

Let those instincts run wild, homie!!

[@roningt7175]

Glad I’m not the only one 😂

[@MsStarbright84]

Yeah I was in the “body positive” realm until I went to the doctor and she told me oh you need to lose weight you are pre diabetic and I didn’t take it seriously and now I’m a type 2 diabetic! Yay body positivity🙄 Now I’m on a weight loss journey to get “Healthy” so I won’t die. I have two boys!!

[@MarriedWithPizza]

Same for me. I never looked “fat”, but was very addicted to sugar, and I ate more than 200g of sugar everyday through desserts. Doctors said I was pre-diabetic, but I still worked out, so I thought I’d be fine, and then BAM, became type two diabetic. Two years later of fully cutting overly processed sugar that doesn’t come from fruit and honey, I was able to get rid of my diabetes. But hey, I was calling myself healthy then 🙃 deep down I knew I was not. Ps: I kept my sugar intake still under 20g.

[@annagusto6133]

Atleast now you want to turn it around and I am sure you can. I wish you all the best and great success in getting healthy!

[@justsomedude2020]

Good Luck on your weight loss journey

[@notlikeyouneedmyname.4378]

I used to be interested in the body positive community, I'm not obese, I have a normal BMI, I have scars from an operation when I was a kid and at a time I didn't like it. anyways, Imma give up on that I guess.

[@aeoligarlic4024]

It's the tumblr echo chamber that usually shames healthy lifestyles and saying that doctors are fatshaming when in fact they're just concerned for our health

[@caitilynkernaghan245]

I'm a fat girl always have been but lately I've been putting effort in to eat healthier and go to the gym. Looking after my skin and one of my residents (I work in aged care) told me how healthy I looked and complimented me on my weight loss. I was so happy someone noticed. Tess is a joke. I don't know how anyone could look up to her.

[@unhiddenhistory]

I too have decided to get healthy and treat my body better. I've been overweight for years, blaming my PCOS and using it as an excuse to accept obesity as my lot in life, but all the aches, pains, fatigue, and misery about how I looked finally forced me to change, and I'll never make any more excuses. I'll be rooting for you on your journey as I continue with mine!

[@cristianacevedo178]

Congratulations on your weight loss

[@KJ-lz8qd]

Dk u but im proud of u🦾

[@tinejensen8309]

According to Tess that makes you fat phobic : ) Yes she is a joke

[@AshleighTrying]

You should make a video on Demi Lovato claiming that walking past "sugar-free" cookies was triggering LOL

[@tiffprendergast]

Sugar free as a joke

[@axmaciel7]

Hahaha she made that video and I was not disappointed 🤣

[@l.k.roline4296]

She DID and I was not disapointed Edit: I didn't see the other comment who say almost the exact same thing 😂😂😂

[@KissyAdair]

She did, and it's great!

[@obeseembryo6172]

Cookies are offensive you bigots

[@ShinySeel_]

“HoW dArE yOu JuDgE mE oN mY bOdy!” whilst at a body competition. 😂 I’m dying

[@IWroteSomeThings]

Imagine living in a world where the word ‘healthy’ is negative....I am terrified of body positivity and fat acceptance. Straight up terrified.

[@passionflowernightmares3328]

I think it will always be an obscure subculture. I don't know any fat people that wouldn't be pleased to lose weight.

[@mariedelcid8330]

I know. And i imagine or rather take in how we live in a time where there is a "fat acceptance" thing? With their mascot having nerve to act like a bad bitch too!! Crazy

[@IWroteSomeThings]

@@passionflowernightmares3328 true, Tess holiday is a different breed of “what the actual fuck”

[@LLMAROY]

@@passionflowernightmares3328 hell yes! I’m overweight and boy I would be elated to lose weight and I don’t understand these “fat acceptance” people like no

[@claudiafahey1353]

I think theyre doing this on purpose theyre trying to drive everybody bat shit crazy

[@PrituJannat]

There is a difference between "its ok to be fat" and "its ok that you are fat".first one promotes an unhealthy life style.while the other recognizes that you are still a human and its ok you’ve let yourself slip,but there’s always room to change.I'm feeling sad for tess as in future even if she wants to become heathy she is going to lose her fame and fandom.

[@yuhitsawree]

Amen !

[@ryverking4433]

I really liked how u put that. That is really true

[@melodiousmaximus1553]

THIS

[@BettyBean8]

I'm obese and whenever I try to state my unhappiness with myself and want to change for the better, people tell me inshould love my body. I do love my body, but if love to be healthier and would love my healthier body too. You’re great! Keep speaking the truth!

[@user-jb7tq7ko7e]

Good luck with your weight loss journey 👍🏿

[@Nah-ah]

Deep down Tess wishes she was healthy and didn’t neglect herself for this long!

[@Sterling8953]

My guess: she has gotten some not so great news about her "health" and is extra touchy.

[@Me-mb1ex]

Yeah, "health at every size" until those mid-30's hit and your knees give out and the type-2 diabetes kicks in.😬

[@koinwonderland4309]

That’s what I think. I really think she’s starting to have regrets about the direction she’s taken her career and has become upset and hostile towards people that actually support her because she’s so unhappy. She’s getting to an age where obesity starts to catch up with you, so who knows what’s going on in private. She could have been diagnosed with a medical issue or she could just be struggling with day to day life because being obese is uncomfortable and exhausting. Who really knows, but it’s pretty obvious she’s not happy.

[@Catcvcv]

And doesn't want to do anything about it.

[@nessyness5447]

@@Me-mb1ex i don't know why it's so difficult to understand that very overweight is bad if we all see that very underweight is bad

[@hbertlingwilson]

So Tess Holiday argues that you can be healthy at every size but you can't use healthy to compliment her. So you can't look healthy but you can be healthy at every side.

[@otterlyawkward912]

That's exactly what I was thinking lol

[@EvolMuzik4ever]

⁹

[@ashleewhittlesey7874]

🤔🤯

[@vickyoli]

Maybe she just realized she is not healthy D:

[@taiahunter2600]

Size* not side lol

[@Luluthekitty23]

Seriously. There's no winning with people sometimes. They complain that their body types aren't being praised, you praise them specifically and then they throw a tantrum cause you didn't compliment them exactly how they wanted.

[@elizabethbryce4283]

It is pretty much just white people wanting a crumb of oppression for some reason.

[@violetviolence79]

Well, just ignore them and stop appeasing them

[@mordecaiissad8529]

People are allowed not to accept a compliment and ask not to be complimented in a way that bothers them. Saying it about "healthy" is silly, but in general a person is allowed to not be comfortable with a compliment and not want it.

[@Digitalhunny]

We complain BUT we're literally _trying_ to get or stay healthy!! It's dang hard, especially after 40 & you just want a homemade mozza burger & a 4x large blizzard! No, just me? *sigh okay.😂😂😂

[@Digitalhunny]

@@elizabethbryce4283 you're not wrong. It's fck'ed up though, if you really think about it. Extremely _unhealthy._ See what I did there? I'll show myself out, sorry.😂

[@emilyward4388]

Why is it so bad to be skinny. What they don’t realize is they aren’t really showing body positivity by downing skinny girls... I’ve always been extremely self conscious about my weight, I’m really underweight for my height and age.. I’m basically a string bean. I have the same struggles as a bigger person, the same struggle of having an extremely hard time finding clothes that fit me, the same mental struggle of wanting to gain SO bad but I physically can’t no matter what I try(just like they want to lose but can’t no matter what they try) but it’s totally ok to down a skinny girl and put negative connotations around the word skinny, having comments thrown to you like “you need to eat a cheeseburger” as if that isn’t offensive as hell but people think it’s totally ok. No it fucks with my head and makes me think damn I must really look bad and must look too skinny just as my insecurities tell me. It validates all my insecurities. They need to be body positive to EVERYONE and not put negative connotations to someone else’s body type if they’re going to peg themselves as a body positive person.

[@nodze6s50]

Because it's only about fat women. They hate skinny people, because they are insecure and lazy. I am also 188cm tall and my weight is 75kg. Athletic build but i can't gain weight. I wish I can. Btw don't listen to these people. Just ignore them it's better for your health.

[@margueritenoiris9355]

Girl, tell those people they should lay off the McDonald's and eat salads for a month and then see what they look like. People's perception of "healthy" is so fucking screwed. I'm 5'5" and 230 lbs (20 pounds down from 250 in 3 months!). My best friends are all tall and beautifully thin ("underweight" by BMI standards). Some of my bigger acquaintances gave me shit for eating healthily, working out everyday and making an effort to lose weight so I won't become a diabetic. My best friend looks like a VS model; 6ft2 and 130 lbs. I went out for brunch with my best friend one day, and ran into our morbidly obese co-worker who gave her the stink-eye for ordering a delicious smoothie bowl. My co-worker made the rudest, most awful comments to my friend. I was hoping to give my friend the chance to stand up for herself, but when that failed, I opened my mouth and told that morbidly obese lady to either make an effort to get smaller herself, or stop punishing thin people for her own frustrations. It's horrible how many people think those comments don't hurt. Don't let them get you down honey

[@Islandbratzdoll901]

lets trade

[@emilyward4388]

@@margueritenoiris9355 omg I love that you stood up for your friend!!!! I know first hand it can be really hard to speak up because I feel SO uncomfortable when people say stuff to me about being skinny so I just take it and move on but in my head I want to throw the same exact come back to them but to “lay off them” instead of “go eat more” like they tell me and see how it feels. They sure wouldn’t like it but somehow it’s socially acceptable to tell a skinny girl to go eat a cheeseburger… like how is that ok?! It’s so offensive to me because I want to gain so badly so after I get those comments I feel so ugly like damn I must really look like a twig today

[@emilyward4388]

@@Islandbratzdoll901 I would in a heartbeat!

[@yashikathaker1194]

I think "body positivity" was great when its started but now it's become toxic. The original meaning of body positivity is loving yourself and accepting who you are and then working towards bettering yourself

[@leigha.3098]

Frrr. On TikTok they’re saying it’s only for bigger women and skinny women need to stop involving themselves.

[@AidanMyne]

"We can be healthy at any size" *Covid19 has entered the chat*

[@mayurgianchandani1184]

True COVID got me lose 50 pounds of weight and get out of obesity, that’s what makes me cringe about these influencers

[@mrshadenoughofallthis911]

So true.

[@nicolepenkwit6530]

Yeah, COVID is really shitty. My grandpa‘s brother lost really much weight in the hospital till he dies. I was not allowed to see him but my grandpa described him like a skeleton with skin. Ps: He was before he got it skinny but that was just horrible 😕

[@idalarsen2540]

@Darcy ... there's other ways. Like, people have been unemployed and such since before the pandemic, and they're no different weight wise than those who work. Sure, working may (for some people, especially if you do hard labor) help you manage your weight, but it can absolutely go the other way around as well. Many people have jobs where they drive ti work, sit all day, possibly buy unhealthy lunches and/or dinners (unless they actually meal prep), drive home, sit in front of the couch, and then repeat the next day. So it varies a lot. I haven't been able to work for some years now. I just recently started working part time, two-three days out of the week. I'm disabled, so I can't really do much at all. I truly do all that I can. Even just being able to work the "little" I do now (to me it's a great deal, but I understand how that's "nothing" in the eyes of most people.. I get it. You're not me and you don't have my body, so zip it. I'm proud of what I can do, so I focus on that instead of what I can't do. If you ask me, that's what I'd call true body positivity/body acceptance!), is such a great accomplishment for me. Still, I find it easier to be healthy and manage my weight when I'm working, despite having less energy. I have a very active and fairly big dog, so I literally can't just sit around all day. I also have a cat that's not allowed outdoors due to where I live being unsafe for cats, so I try to do as much as I can daily to exercise him as well. Where I live, we've had actual lockdowns since the beginning of the pandemic early last year. We've only had essential stores open, like pharmacies, grocery stores, gas stations and such. Nothing have been open, except for short periods of time here and there. Despite all this, I've still managed to not gain any weight, nor become more unhealthy. When there's a will, there's a way. I absolutely understand how it can be more difficult for some people. I'm just saying, as soon as it gets inconvenient, people often easily don't bother trying to find other solutions. They blame it on everything else but themselves. If anything, not working should give you even more time to take care of yourself. Like, house cleaning is excersise. Take a walk/jog/run or ride a bisycle. Do some yoga. Find household stuff laying around to use as weights, if you don't have it already. You don't have to go to a gym to stay fit. There's a lot you can do, that is totally free. This pandemic is no excuse.

[@gretahedges5110]

A fat Karen who is so insecure she miss interprets EVERYTHING! Not allowed to use trigger words, but they are allowed to when it's them getting validation for their views. So many narcissists in the body positivity/health at every size movement. I am on my journey to get slim and healthy, suck it Tess and the whole bunch of lazy weak minded end of lifers (ticking time bombs)

[@zoemochi]

Petition for Michelle to make a compilation of all her songs, like girl if personal training somehow fails, make this a singing channel!

[@RamonaSchnauzevoll]

the offending soundtrack 💚

[@zoemochi]

@@RamonaSchnauzevoll it's settled, that's the name

[@KnittyKitty86]

Yes please!

[@kathleenyvonnelim9353]

Yes!

[@mblack788]

I would lift whatever she wanted me to lift if she sang to me while I did it

[@joeyjonesSoCal]

The only time I was triggered by the word "healthy" was when I was anorexic. If someone I hadn't seen me in a while told me I looked "healthy," I took it as having gained weight, so I'd immediately go back into starvation mode. Because back then "healthy" meant fat in my convoluted mind.

[@emikaallens9240]

I hope you're feeling way better now and that you're actually very healthy!

[@melsnailsasmr]

Same

[@dazzzlingworld]

I was looking for a comment like this... same here. People saying „Oh, you‘re looking healthy!“ made me feel awful because my brain equaled (and still does sometimes) it to „you‘ve gained weight“.

[@lisalarsen2384]

SAMEEEEEE

[@margarita2003]

If as an anorexic you're told you're "healthy", in our brains it just translates to "you're not sick enough" and that triggers us. But I don't understand why someone like Tess would be mad for being called healthy, especially when it was not related to her body. She's all about "I'm fat and I'm healthy", but then when someone calls her skin healthy she's like "oH nO tHaT wOrD hAs nEgAtiVe cOnNotAtiONs". She contradicts herself lmao.

[@jenevarider3316]

I have stage four endometriosis, as well as frequent migraines. When I get a flare, my abdomen gets so swollen that I can’t fit into my normal pants, and it’s so uncomfortable. I work so hard to be able to have a normal life; of someone told me I looked healthy I would be forever grateful.

[@lilyfincher857]

You look healthy girl! I’m proud of you 👏🏻

[@juniper5604]

if that's you in the photo (and who else would it be) I can't be the judge of your health, but you're drop dead gorgeous. People would kill for that look.

[@kaitlynbaldwin2524]

It’s important to love yourself beyond your appearance but if you love yourself you will take care of your body

[@Kjarrell97]

I feel like the confused math lady meme trying to understand Tess’ logic 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@angel79nunn]

😂😂

[@Amyjwashere]

Tess logic is not earth logic

[@matematicarka]

Yeah. As a mathematician let me confirm: false premisse that there is logic in there

[@movenfaraway8092]

Meme or it didn't happen

[@bobbiobanion7706]

Isn't she the one always saying she's "healthy" even though she's obese? She literally would say she's healthy in so many interviews, even when not talking about her weight.

[@andouhizumi]

I'm offended that Tess is so ungrateful for all of the fans, attention, money she makes, and compliments she gets. She should be happy someone complimented her at all...and you know...not insult or bully her or call her names for being her size.

[@sethsha7826]

RIGHT! She tries saying that fat ppl are ridiculed from society, yet every comment on her socials is positive. Imagine if this were the early 2000's, she would have been bullied into losing weight!

[@angelsweet9611]

@@sethsha7826 girl yes!

[@MsRen211]

I met her in person before she became famous, tbh, she is rude and interested in her fans at the meet and greet that she had that day many years ago

[@littleoak5]

"How dare I be criticized for encouraging slow self deletion to the public!" Pretty much sums up Tess.

[@Nina_Sophia]

She actually seems pretty miserable and not happy at all. She turned a kind comment into a negative one. She found a way to make it so. No matter how much a fat person tells you they are happy the way they are and love themselves, they are full of it. (You know what i mean. Saying they love the way they look)

[@sithmont]

In anorexia recovery, healthy was a word that hurt a lot because to a disordered mind it means ‘you got fatter!’. I can’t imagine why healthy would be a negative word to Tess lol

[@davizshawilliams1787]

Because for someone with excess body fat, when someone tells you you're looking healthy, it means you look like you're losing weight.

[@shining_zvezdy]

@@davizshawilliams1787 what's wrong with loosing weight??

[@belindabarbour382]

@@shining_zvezdy perhaps ask someone battling cancer that question.

[@yeseniarobles4289]

@@belindabarbour382 but Tess doesn’t suffer from cancer, so why exactly did it trigger her?

[@VanLouProductions]

@@yeseniarobles4289 In the movement around Tess, if you loose weight, you're "giving in to the fat shaming standards of society". You literally get cancelled in that group if you loose weight for *any* reason, let alone if you dare persue it.

[@AnaMaria-ww4iy]

I’m 300lbs. I used to be over 400lbs. I do think that body positivity is important at any size however what I think of as “body positivity” is very different from the community definition. For me, I can stand here and I can say without shame or embarrassment: I’m 300lbs, I’m morbidly obese, and I’m beautiful. I’m a human being and worthy of love and respect. But also, my body hurts. My lungs hurt, my knees hurt, my back hurts. And BECAUSE I love myself, and my body; I think it’s important to put them effort in to do better for it than I have so far. And when I’m able to go from being immobile to walking a mile a day, doing yoga on a regular basis, starting some light weight training and so on... My body is happy for it. My body feels better. I feel stronger and more empowered. For me, I feel like I couldn’t start losing weight until I started allowing myself to appreciate and care about my body, and I had to accept what it had become in order to do that.

[@rammychan622]

that is such a beautiful way to view it, and it's amazing how you improved! I personally don't struggle with similar issues, but I do have chronic fatigue problems and I'm not eating properly sometimes due to mental illness and domestic abuse problems, especially in lockdown. anxiety too. Buuuut I changed my water intake to much higher than it used to be with the help of a reminder app. I used to drink 1-2 glasses, now I'm more like 5-7 glasses and I can feel the change! Again, very proud of you, amazing job and always remember how important it is to accept yourself and your pain or anxiety. I learned to not neglect it and listen to myself better. Take care!! (◍•ᴗ•◍)❤

[@tiffprendergast]

How’d u get to 400

[@briw5512]

I love this!

[@Marwa-fu6kg]

That's a healthy mind set, I am rooting for you ❤️

[@LaLaBlahBlahh]

Really refreshing to hear your point of view on it. That’s the kind of body positivity I can get around. I think we can all accept that just shaming people isn’t helpful, and is likely to perpetuate the issue... but being realistic about the reality of having a bigger body and the very real limitations that come with it doesn’t have to come at the expense of self love. I’m a nurse so I see the reality of how being in a bigger body limits people’s mobility and overall quality of life often.. and there’s nothing shameful about wanting to improve yourself and your life. You can love yourself and still want to change to be healthier 💗 in fact making healthier choices is a form of self love in a way (or that’s how I like to think of it anyway haha) wishing all the best in your journey XX

[@sinnabon6667]

Michelle you cannot offend me as much as Instagram had offended me give me a Virgie Tovar ad, thinking that I was one of them...I wanted to cry

[@Kelga80]

Instagram is getting shady. I’d be offended as well.

[@thatexcalifornian6124]

Good lord! Virgie is another one I can’t stand.

[@bri827]

I was bored one day so I checked out the Virgie podcast and it was so cringe. These people talk like they’re intelligent when they’re the opposite.

[@Sterling8953]

I am so sorry that happened to you. No one deserves that. Ugh I'm gonna have nightmares now.

[@carrieanneatreides6240]

I got one too!!! Ugh.

[@risaterry6513]

"Every beauty standard except being thin" OMG THANK YOU for pointing this shit out!!!!! Body positivity does nothing for anyone with insecurities outside of being fat. This isn't just talking about those with physical disabilities or disfiguring injuries. I'm naturally skinny, but I absolutely hate my face. It's bone structure, so something I can't change with my diet or a little extra dedication. I would literally need surgery to fix the stuff I hate. Yet according to someone like Tess, I have "thin privilege" and body positivity is not for me. Well, Tess, YOU have "pretty privilege." Everything she does is Also massively unhelpful for the fat women out there who aren't "pretty enough to make up for it." I'm fed up with it. Where's the body positivity for the features we CAN'T change? Where's "EFF your beauty standards" for us "ugly" women?

[@vickieharris3850]

I know. I remember I couldn't stand my face when I was a teen. Pimples..big nose..blotches on my face..I used to cry. I was a late bloomer..I outgrew what I perceived as my ugliness. But the sad thing is that nowadays if a person don't like their facial structure..if contouring makeup to draw away from facial flaws don't work..then saving for plastic surgery is indicated..and that is shamefully expensive. I hope..Risa Terry..that you find some way to fix your dilemma. Prayers for you.

[@amandavirsila5594]

As someone who is as big as Tess, I have to agree with you! It’s getting out of hand.

[@izzy-ij5fp]

As someone with a chronic illness, being told I look healthy is literally the best compliment someone could ever give me. It's devastating to watch all these people throw away their health like it means nothing and celebrate it when so many people try to be healthy and still get their health taken away for no reason

[@hayamy3583]

Same

[@maryamdear2122]

THIS.

[@ellenicoletv4095]

Same and exactly!!! All I want in life is to be issue free and people like her voluntarily do things (overeat, don’t workout, eat crap, etc) to tear themselves apart with not many consequences

[@LemonGrab-qf6xj]

As another person with a chronic illness I agree with you

[@TheKatarinaGiselle]

Same!

[@TobyIsAWoman]

I've lost 115lbs over 18 months and officially hit a healthy bmi 2 days ago. I'm bragging but I also want to say it's a lot easier to lose weight than it is to be constantly insecure. When you feel beautiful you don't need constant reassurance or validation.

[@haileysnyder8698]

well good for you :))

[@yumchickens5676]

Good job!!

[@v1nigra3]

@Mpho beautifully said

[@bovamascha2133]

Congrats wish for you to maintain it 😊

[@כרמלנחושתן]

Congratulations!!! That's amazing and good for you! And you SHOULD brag!

[@jordyncastelli5693]

Bruh if anyone complimented me saying half of the things that girl said I would be legit so happy 😭😭 what is Tess on 💀

[@koinwonderland4309]

Lmao... I know! That’s what I was thinking.

[@hayamy3583]

Herself

[@azlizzie]

@Chicago London Girl No no. She’s just a click bait product shill. No attention? No revenue!

[@justaname999]

As a former linguistics student, Tess's use of "negative connotations" offends me. I needed this laugh 😂

[@jchonners]

I've heard comments like, "Oh you look healthy" in a sarcastic, snide way to mock someone for being fat or gaining weight. But in this situation, it's evident that the comment was a genuine compliment coming from a supporter/fan

[@heatherk5825]

As someone who will die from kidney failure one day, anyone who says "girl,you're looking healthy" that's amazing! I've been asked all my life "are you feeling okay? You look sick". lol yes being told you look healthy is great.

[@iidentifyasaPSLGoddess]

I'm so sorry about that :(

[@heatherk5825]

@@iidentifyasaPSLGoddess thank you but also don't be! At 30 I'm as healthy as I've been my entire life! Have my daughter to keep me busy and on my toes! ✌🏻🖤

[@gabitzakissy]

Take care of yourself girl :)

[@heatherk5825]

@@gabitzakissy Everyday girl, everyday. 💜💜

[@nessyness5447]

I don't have any medical issue, but i am very pale so i still get asked if i am ok all the time

[@leigheaux928]

Oh gosh... I’m getting ready for this. Also, I heard that Demi Lovato ATTACKED a company for having “sugar free” items and triggering people.. Even though sugar-free items aren’t just because of diets.. I think that’s a topic you’d cover !! It’s a crazy story. Love your videos!!

[@JLM498]

I read that about Demi 🙄 does sis not realize there are diabetics out there who want a treat but not as much sugar.. I used to be a huge fan of Demi but now I’m just over it.. she seems to make issues with everything.

[@zhana-mari4537]

I’d love to heat her opinion on that! I personally think that she overreacted. If Demi gets this easily triggered by food, work on it and don’t blame the company for doing their job.

[@Michellemcd543]

Yup! We’re gonna talk about it!

[@EMunaBee]

There was nothing in that store that said diet, weight loss, detox. It said no sugar, gluten free (as people NEED for health issues, & also specified that there are treats. I'm sorry she has severe issues. This wasn't the right place to mention it, but it might help whoever helps her to help her more.

[@DeeAnn2.0]

I did a double take when I read the article!!! I thought to myself, "What about diabetic people??" Sure enough..the company commented saying their products are for EVERYONE. Diabetics included...this whole movement is getting out of hand.

[@shoelace.16]

Wasn't Tess the one complaining that she can be healthy while being obese and yelling from the rooftops that she's healthy and fit?? now she wants to censor the word. She's really just making the rules up as she goes

[@KFrost-fx7dt]

I feel badly for that person who complimented her and seemed to genuinely look up to her, and got their head bitten off!

[@GirlArmy21]

I am 40-60 lbs overweight and it is unhealthy period. I am working out 5 days a week and eating a balanced diet. I already feel so much better. I can’t wait to lose this extra poundage off my body. It is dragging me down. Love your channel. Truth hurts! This woke culture are bullies.

[@SparklesNJazz]

imagine her going to the dentist and him saying, “well, your teeth look healthy!” and she’s like *GaSP* i would ASK you NOT to say that word!!! it has *NEGATIVE CONNOTATIONS!* and the dentist is just like “... okay so, they don’t look healthy then?”

[@Star2Be5394]

I find it kind of strange that Tess was offended that someone complimented her health when she's said in multiple interviews that she's perfectly healthy. I would think that she'd want people to acknowledge her health if she keeps emphasizing that her weight is not the problem. (shrug)

[@haleyg4250]

guess well just start calling her unhealthy then!

[@lisatc266]

Haven't heard about Tess in a while. Hi Michelle!

[@melissamenchaca9121]

You think maybe she made this comment in order to stir up more stuff and stay relevant?

[@lisatc266]

@@melissamenchaca9121 It's quite possible. A lot of these influencer types have been struggling to stay relevant during the lockdown.

[@itsthando9589]

The Body Positivity movement is about loving things that you can't change about yourself not about being obese and not being healthy.

[@genevawelch9865]

Yes, like saggy boobs or stretch marks. Stuff like that.

[@lilyflower5576]

Health is a blessing ❤️ She doesn't realize how many people would love to hear that from the Doctor or just in general

[@dubu-itis1795]

pink is definitely your color 🥰

[@annisa8863]

Agreed 🌸

[@languageresources2314]

Girl glows in this shade of pink... all the warmth in her undertones comes all the way out and ooofff, gurl, Michelle, hello there! I hope you wear this pinky tone more... myself, I recently discovered this one shade of bright yellow that makes me look tan and healthy but it's so hard to match. I have just one t-shirt in that exact yellow and all other shades of yellow make me look grey or red smh. I wish to everyone who reads this comment that you find your color and that you wear it with your head held high!!!

[@JLM498]

Well said. Tess seems to nit pick what she considers “okay”.. like she’s the gatekeeper of everything on the internet.. I’m also over the perpetual victim narrative she has.

[@iisuperstarii7310]

The last time I was this early "healthy" was still a neutral word

[@summers9052]

Pls talk about Demi Lovato complaining about a froyo place having sugar free topping options!! shit was seriously crazy bro

[@kodij6488]

Omfg YESSS

[@kodij6488]

The entitlement

[@damntisisannoyinirl2419]

Haha u got it

[@aravicious]

Ah, yes, the negative connotations of health! How could I forget! So rude. Imagine wishing someone good health, something we should all strife to obtain or be grateful to have if we do, the audacity!

[@navgirljen]

I was obese for most of my adult life. I was thin until my mid 20's after having kids. I was diagnosed with colon cancer at age 44. I am sure my weight and diet are the main cause. Been fighting since 2016. I am no longer obese thanks to like 30 rounds of chemo.

[@beee___]

Wasn't she on the cover of a magazine that literally said "This is healthy" 🤔🤔

[@tiffprendergast]

Cosmo

[@Lolkatlolkat]

Hahahaha I snorted

[@Sageddegas]

Please PLEASE do a video about Demi Lovato. She’s still trying to go after that froyo place and it’s honestly just getting embarrassing from her at this point.

[@ashber68]

Wait, she didn’t stop after the company gave their great response? ( not being sarcastic)

[@Sageddegas]

@@ashber68 nope. She’s trying to tell them that they need to label things better so that she’s not triggered

[@Sageddegas]

@@ashber68 check her IG reels. She went live and did the worst “apology”

[@Sageddegas]

@blue chimera I think it’s super hypocritical that she’s an addict who still uses and drinks but shops shouldn’t be allowed to have sugar free products without broadcasting they’re for diabetics because she has an eating disorder... like boo... it’s the same thing just different issues one you’re cool with and one you’re blowing up a small business over...

[@tiffprendergast]

@@Sageddegas yup

[@jaylaspeece4930]

Just wanted to comment and say that I am quite fat and have been working hard towards a healthier lifestyle. I like these videos. They don't hurt my feelings and, if anything, keep me motivated. Don't stop!

[@heatherhammerquist6239]

I think the word rotund needs to make a comeback.

[@tingtingteacup]

This is why I don't talk to people anymore. My bipolar brain can't handle this level of stupidity. 😐

[@forzenfukuroanimations]

🤣🤣🤣

[@janedoll3237]

I feel like a lot of people have checked out. I have anxiety issues and can’t deal with all the convoluted thought processes that get popularized. People are being manipulated into becoming agitators but they think they’re intellectuals or victims. Just exhausting 😓

[@tingtingteacup]

@@janedoll3237 As an ex-professor of anthropology who used to teach about societal issues from a critical standpoint, I can 100% agree with you.

[@sistersuemebitch.1511]

I was skinny-fat, fat positive and lacking in confidence before I found your channel. Now I’m 110 pounds, an exercise freak and confident. So basically, if you’re seeing this and you still haven’t reached your goal, I’m proud of you and it will be so worth it once you get there! Good luck❤️❤️

[@כרמלנחושתן]

That's great!

[@sistersuemebitch.1511]

@@כרמלנחושתן Thank you:)

[@virginiadare1587]

So if her boys' pediatrician says they're healthy, I wonder if she would lose her ever loving mind at them?

[@shellyg824]

She probably wants them to be as big as her, who knows.

[@shellyg824]

@Jay Bryant the problem with that is Tess thinks she's going to live a long life because "health at every size" and she thinks obesity caused illnessess are fake.

[@cheerioskid]

I don't know much about Tess let alone her children but I just hope she doesn't let them pick up bad eating habits from her bc that's seriously irresponsible

[@sharmallama3546]

Something about you emphasising the words ‘dedication’ and ‘consistency’ made me think about my lack of both this past month. Thank you for the unintentional boost! I’m overweight and want to become the healthiest version of myself. If I love myself in the right way, my body will love me back. I’m not a fan of the fat-positive movement. Do I believe you should be bullied or discriminated against? No, but do I think promoting obesity is a negative thing? Yeeeees.

[@DeadLkeMe]

Tess: "Health at every size!" Some good-intentioned person: "yeah, girl, you look so healthy!" Tess: "OmG DON'T cAlL mE hEaLtHy" ☕🤡

[@Megan___]

I’m offended my shoulders don’t look like Michelle’s 😅

[@shmamyjo]

Some day I will have enough shoulder to NOT have to always wear a racer back type bra AND be able to keep my purse strap on my damn shoulder!

[@tiffprendergast]

@@shmamyjo yup

[@maria-vw4bb]

It’s hilarious how Tess Holiday is an ambassador for Fabletics (a fitness clothing company) but she’s got to get the coin from somewhere.

[@katshrinks8309]

Tess is the very reason I will NEVER send a penny to a company like fabletics which is associated with things like “body positivity” which really is just promoting deadly morbid obesity 🤮

[@maria-vw4bb]

@@katshrinks8309 I beg to disagree with Fabletics. They have some really good leggings that are better than Gymshark and Lulu Lemon. It’s great that they have sizes for everyone. The problem is that they chose Tess as a ambassador when they could have chosen a woman who is big but promotes improvement of health through healthy eating and exercise. Tess is no where near a role model.

[@lysahudson7570]

Every time I come here, I'm ready. I'm like, "offend me, Michelle! Give it to me! Make me never want to come back!" And every time...every single time...ends in my disappointment. The audacity of you to tell me I'll be offended and then not say offensive things! Now I'm officially offended. Oh!😊

[@Fieryredhair08]

You don't offend me at all. I used to be very overweight, maybe even considered obese. I'm 5'8 and used to be 243lbs. A few years ago, I finally had enough. Took about a year, but I got down to 150lbs and have been maintaining ever since. Yes, I still eat treats, but I count my calories to keep them in check and I work my butt off at the gym and have a pretty active job. The way I see it, diet and exercise are essential to live well and happy. I love listening to your videos telling it like it is. I don't understand how these people can gorge themselves and think this is the way to live.

[@podonki8777]

i love that you kinda voice of normality out of this radical tendency of american society, its really important to educate and show people that they need a littlebit of criticism, and to stop taking personal even fucking medical diagnosis, also you helped me to more accept myself because im skinny but naturally i really easly gain muscules, and im active so im end up with muscular body what i used to see this as unfeminine, but now i see that this actually awsome and beautiful, thak you!

[@iisuperstarii7310]

My brain listening to the intro on stand-by. Michelle: "Proud mother of a pug." Me: :-) Michelle: "And a chihuahua." Me: :-O

[@darrelgreene7094]

I heard the squeak in my brain as I read the ":-O" part. 😂

[@laurenalexis95]

Same lololol

[@brandi5126]

Tips on how to compliment someone in the Body Positive Community: Don’t compliment someone in the Body Positive Community.

[@ashber68]

Facts

[@KowennaM]

I was given a compliment by women once that I looked "healthy" while in a traditional Thai outfit and makeup and it made me so happy 😁

[@birb1290]

can we please admire her singing-

[@angiemattixsimon]

I just wanted to tell you that you have motivated me to get more healthy! I’ve never felt someone be so relatable to how I feel about food and things in general! Seeing how you made the positive changes in your life makes me feel so motivated and excited to start my journey! I’m not looking at it like a bad thing anymore, now I’m excited to do better for me!!!

[@jennferley8854]

Imagine Dr.: *No allergies, good vital parameters, average weight. Your son is a healthy, happy boy!* Mother: *Excuse me? Did you just assume my sons medical status?*

[@w04andia]

I'm a doctor and I'm just waiting for a patient like this. I dread the day...

[@movenfaraway8092]

🏆

[@shelbielynne9609]

Oh glob. These people need to get over themselves and accept that scientific fact can't be debated or ignored, and that it doesn't care about your feeeeelings. Being healthy is the BEST way to love and be positive about your body! Also, if "healthy" is a bad word....are they changing HAES? 🤔

[@theresaalbert3915]

Very good question X-D

[@veronikajackova1208]

I´m offended, that Michelle doesnt sing more, her voice is just.... B E A U T I F U L :) Also, im offended, that i have to do MORE cardio today, by clicking THis fast! :D

[@dubu-itis1795]

did you see that video where she sung the national anthem? like girlll

[@Alagachak]

I need to find this video... :D

[@veronikajackova1208]

@@dubu-itis1795 OMG, probably not, im going to look up the video and have it on repeat + this song :D Thank you

[@dubu-itis1795]

@@veronikajackova1208 here it is

[@alexiswright4250]

Growing up, in my extended family, telling someone "you look healthy" was a passive-aggressive way of saying "you look like you've gained weight," "you look corn-fed, husky, or indelicate", or simply "you look like you've been eating a lot." No teenager especially wanted to hear this because it was often accompanied by comments about "filling out" when they'd previously received compliments on their "trim" or "model-like figure," with additional admiring and envious compliments about perceived virtues like self-control, discipline, and hard work, or just cooing about how they looked like fragile little ballerinas someone needed to feed ("here, have some cookies, I will take care of you little bird-bones!"). I DON'T LIKE TESS or her philosophy even a little, but in families where weight is a loaded issue and everyone is low-key trying to be the skinniest, "you look healthy" can mean something more along those catty lines (and no one offers you a cookie lol), and I'm guessing Tess carried that with her from growing up in a family where she might have received this compliment framed passive-aggressively. I've noticed with fat positive people they dream seems to be being encouraged and celebrated for eating whatever, whenever, and there's a weird kind of envy directed at people who are actually sick (like eating-disordered teens) who ARE being encouraged by others to eat, constantly, out of fear for their health and safety.

[@saramaitee9517]

She doesn’t believe she is healthy, so when someone says she IS, she take it as an insult because unconsciously she KNOWS she isn’t. She probably feels like they are being sarcastic 🙌🏼

[@LR-tr5cn]

Her singing voice is just 🔥

[@Megan___]

Not me getting nervous about Michelle mentioning she likes to creep on her followers when I have nothing to be afraid of 😅😂

[@danieltsmoke]

Lost 140lb, so I'm gonna take my "was fat fuh" priveledge here. Healthy is a slightly subjective word, but being morbidly obese is objectively unhealthy...as in, it will absolutely shorten your life span. Anywho, wanted to stop in and say this the most entertaining fitness channel I've ever found. Love your work.

[@aleksandra.mai.]

My dog is officially triggered by the squeaky toy sound in the chihuahua introduce part in every video, should I get offended by it😅

[@jazz_man9555]

I’m honestly a chunky person myself and I absolutely love your videos and use them as inspiration to get back to being healthy again. Keep up the great content!

[@kimberleysmith818]

In my late teens and early 20s I was underweight and had eating problems. I got better and I remember a male Friend telling me how healthy and well I looked. It was such a wonderful thing to hear. Even now I’m bigger and happy as I am, it’s great to hear I look good, well and healthy. Don’t we all just want to be healthy?

[@EMunaBee]

Is there a new slogan called AES (At Every Size)? Just that? It kind of makes more sense... Human At Every Size is what I think people were going for, or respect, or worthy. Healthy as a description is amazing. Ask anyone who isn't or wasn't, in any way. At Every Size.

[@jarrad2000]

I think "size" will be the next offensive word. So just "at every" soon.

[@carolinacm5930]

She’s probably reaching her breaking point, as in she’s probably having more trouble pretending she has no weight-related problems.

[@Lee-qf9dz]

Doesn't she have a whole magazine article about how she's "healthy at 300 lbs"?? I guess the word healthy was fine for the magazine?

[@TheJonnylark]

I just discovered you recently and I"m fucking obsessed. You're awesome. And healthy ;)

[@saradevos83]

Being big myself, I can see that she is so insecure and lazy. I know my laziness is what got me to this point and I have been working hard for the last 2 years to get healthy and probably will need a few more years to get there. I am going for HEALTHY! Because being big, you encounter lots of weird health issues.

[@dietdevan5155]

“It’s another fat chick video” Alright so this is gonna be a good one!

[@BabyOil117]

Yep

[@JAH-iu3yh]

It’s another fat chick videoooOOOoooOOOooo!*

[@sharksocks8130]

What I learned in my last few years living in the US: How you compliment someone? You just don’t

[@beanfarmer369]

Hi! I wanted to thank you for making these videos and daring to discuss this stuff. I had lost a bunch of weight while breastfeeding, but when I stopped I started gaining again. You have motivated me to make changes to my diet and routine to help me keep that weight off and not gain it back. Thank you! My body hurts less without the extra 20 lbs.

[@KittyScythe]

If "health" can be achieved at "any size," why is it suddenly implying weight loss?? Isn't calling someone who is overweight "healthy" exactly what they want????

[@luckajelinkova875]

You know, people used to talk a looot about Tess at the beginning but now there are fewer videos because people just don't expect any better from her. I feel like she just needed people to talk about her again, so she came up with this bs 🙄

[@faithbarcelo4795]

Yayyyyy I'm on break, perfect timing, thanks Michelle! Down to 135 from the 182 I was in September last year 🙏💜

[@Truckngirl]

Thankfully, GRATEFULLY, I have absolutely no exposure to the so-called "body positive movement", aside from your hilarity and sage observations, Michelle. Now over 30 lbs down and 3x a week to the gym doing carido and weight training. You are and have been an inspiration to me in order to regain my HEALTH at 63 years old.

[@quenchycactusjuice1921]

These videos motivate me to work out and stay on track with healthy eating, your channel was such an awakening for me, literally saving me from the fat positive cult. Keep doing what your doing❤️