body positivity is a movement that encourages people to feel good about their bodies, regardless of their size, shape, or appearance. body neutrality, on the other hand, is a movement that emphasizes acceptance of the body without focusing on its appearance. which movement appeals more to you and why? what advice can you offer others in the pursuit of what you choose?

That's tough. I think in some regards due to pressure these days I would lean towards positivity to counteract some the negative reinforcements you see.That being said being neutral would be the aim of the game so that physical factors aren't as big a deal

For the longest time, I tried to be body positive and felt inadequate for failing at it hahaha at times it felt like toxic positivity and other times it felt like I was being hypocritical/delusional with myself. Then, I don't remember which book/video/tweet it was but someone said that not everything has to be pretty to be loved. I don't need to see all of me as beautiful and positive to value myself and, to be honest, I don't ever think I'll be able to be radically positive about my body so body neutrality seems more of what I could see myself aligning with but more in a "I know these things are not ideal/up to my standards, but it's okay my worth is not affected"

reading the "What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat" by Aubrey Gordon was also helpful in my situation.

It's a very difficult one, I've tried to be body positive about my own body, but I am very self conscious. I guess I'm more body neutral because I love what my body has achieved by bringing two healthy children into this world and nourished them both for a significant time after. I love how my body is able to get me through everything and no matter what I'm going through, my body keeps going and I've reached a level of acceptance I guess.

I think body positivity was a pause on the roadmap from the cultural pendulum swinging from "no fatties because we must feed the diet industry" to "bodies are bodies". and everyone is on their own journey and sometimes you need a dose of "yay body" to get out of the rut.