Hello LM, I am writing today because I've been reading your posts for a few days (being a new member of the community, I'm currently discovering the content of LM), and I must say I am surprised by how the idea of a body revolution seems to have turned up to be "a diet revolution". Don't get me wrong: I'm here to tell everybody to love yourself the WAY you are, without feeling oppressed by any kind of norm. I thought that this was the purpose of Gaga's BR... Not to become a sort of praise for diet. Of course, I'm not judging anyone who wants to lose weight. But I encourage people to first love their body the way it is (FAT or THIN). That's what matters. You cannot spend your life hating yourself, because our society tells you to, because it is shown as disgracious/unhealthy/disgusting to be FAT. I am part of a group called FAT positivity in Belgium, and we fight against body norms and diet industry. I encourage you to read the following article fatheffalump.wordpress.com/... Please don't get me wrong: be happy with your body, the way it is NOW, not the way it could be when you loose weight. With affection, T. Quote: "But I’m just concerned about your health/ wellbeing!" Answer: "No you’re not. If you were, you would be standing beside me fighting fat stigma and advocating for equitable health treatment for all. You don’t give a damn about the health and wellbeing of fat people. You don’t care that fat people can’t get treatment for everything from the common cold through to cancer because they are all blamed on their fatness and they’re just given a diet, not actual treatment. You don’t care that the public vilification of fat people causes depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. You don’t care that fat people are dying because they are so shamed by the medical profession that they can’t bring themselves to go back to the doctor when they are ill. Claiming you care about our wellbeing is a lie."