A WOMAN who regularly faces criticism for “encouraging people to think it’s ok to be fat” has hit back at cruel trolls.
Hannah uses her social media pages to promote body positivity.
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But, as a curvy girl herself, people can often misconstrue the message she’s trying to send.
Over the top of a video of herself in a pink Calvin Klein underwear set on her Instagram page, Hannah wrote “Your page encourages people to think it’s ok to be fat” – a critique she often hears.
However, she responded by insisting that doing so is “literally the whole purpose of my page”.
“Larger, plus size and fat bodies can be fashionable, cool and aspirational,” she continued.
“I have spent a lifetime not liking how I looked and being miserable, a toxic relationship with food and just punishing myself for not looking ‘correct’ – I needed to change up my perspective.
“And that was regarding my body as something to be appreciated and respected at all sizes.
“Now I am happier and freer than ever and I can only aspire to help others feel the same.”
And lots of people in the comments section praised Hannah, and admitted she’d really helped them in their body-acceptance journeys.
“Bought my first ever bikini this year because of you!” one wrote.
“I can’t wait to feel all that sun!”
“Ofc it’s ok!!! It’s not the end of the world!!!!” another added.
“Aspiring to have your confidence doll, you’re awesome,” a third gushed.
And in another post on Instagram, Hannah once again stripped down to her underwear as she tackled the delicate subject of feeling ugly and undesirable as a “fat person”.
“Just here to remind you that I am a smoke show and a fat person,” she wrote over the top.
“These two attributes are not mutually exclusive.”
And the caption for the video read: “I know we have all been conditioned to believe that being fat means you are not hot and desirable.
“In the early years of my relationship, I truly couldn’t believe he found me attractive.
“Even though he told me, even though he showed me, I couldn’t believe it.
“It went against one of my world beliefs.”
However, through “divorcing from diet culture and discovering her self worth, Hannah has been able to “recognise that I am ridiculously hot”.
“No wonder my partner is obsessed with me,” she cheekily added.
“It is impossible to overstate how powerful and freeing it is to let go of the negative self talk, and reevaluating where you get your power from, because it shouldn’t be the scales,” Hannah concluded.
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