Please re-read points 1 & 5. There will be a test.

1. Self Acceptance =/= Body Acceptance
Self Acceptance and Body Acceptance, while often related, are actually separate concepts.

Accepting one’s self and having a core sense of self-worth does not necessarily equate to loving your body in its current state. Nor does a lack of self esteem necessarily equate to lack of body acceptance (although I would hazard a guess that if your self esteem is low, you are going to be more inclined to dislike your body). A sense of self worth can be built on who you are; your place in your community, family, work; what you like doing and do well; your hobbies and accomplishments. While appearance may be a factor in self worth, in most people I believe it would be only one of the components of their sense of self.

To put it another way, Self Acceptance relates to the inner whereas Body Acceptance relates to the outer

5. Diet all you like, just don’t talk about it in Fat Acceptance spaces
Some dieters appear to believe that the refusal of Fat Acceptance advocates to diet (or to discuss how to diet or the ‘benefits of weightloss’) somehow impinges on the right of the dieter to bodily autonomy. For my own part, I really don’t care if you diet. But – much as I refuse to listen to Jehovah’s Witnesses who knock on my door – I refuse to take part in endless discussions about calories and what ‘worked’ for you. I will not participate in the celebration of the loss of part of your body. I have made a conscious choice not to diet, despite there being endless cultural pressure to do. Fat Acceptance spaces are one place where that cultural pressure is eased (not removed, eased) for a while. I do not require your validation for my choice, nor do I require you to stop dieting. I just ask that you SHUT UP ABOUT IT already. Thank you.

Body acceptance isn’t about the desire for your body never to change, it’s knowing that it’s your own body and for that it is perfect no matter what shape it’s in. I am trying to be healthier by eating a balanced diet and getting exercise. I am doing it not because I hate my body, but rather because I LOVE my body and I want to do what’s best for it and right now, my body is asking for veggies and a trip to the gym.

You have NO RIGHT to tell me that I do not love my body or that I can’t try to continually improve myself (physically or otherwise). People who are trying to lose weight are not always “victims of society.” That is narrow-minded and frankly a very shallow notion.

So like, if I’m 200lb and for maintenance I need to eat 2300kcal/day, and then one day I’m really busy and only get 1800 in and because I’m working or something end up with a 500kcal deficit that day

That means I wasn’t accepting that day, haha wow