{"quotes":[{"text":"The reason we have such a difficult time losing weight permanently is not because we are making bad choices, but because we are not stopping our automatic subconscious programmed behaviors in their tracks.","author":"Elaine Moran","tags":["body-image","diet","fitness","health","inspiration","inspirational","mind-body-spirit","motivation","motivational","psychology","self-empowerment","self-help","self-image","self-improvement","weight-loss","weight-loss-self-help","weight-management","wellness"],"id":4076,"author_id":"Elaine+Moran"},{"text":"I was on a path, and I became determined to give it everything I had — no matter what.","author":"Eleanor Brownn","tags":["body-image","faith","fitness-inspiration","marathon","perseverance","success"],"id":4526,"author_id":"Eleanor+Brownn"},{"text":"Find YOUR Balance.","author":"Kayla Rose Kotecki","tags":["anorexia","bikini-competitions","bikini-contest","bingeing","body-image","body-positive","bodybuilding","bulimia","clean-eating","cleansing","detox","dieting","diets-don-t-work","eat-clean","eating-clean","eating-disorder-recovery","eating-disorders","fasting","food-freedom","fruitarian","mental-health","non-fiction","orthorexia","purging","raw-food","raw-vegan","starvation"],"id":4570,"author_id":"Kayla+Rose+Kotecki"},{"text":"Beauty' is a currency system like the gold standard. Like any economy, it is determined by politics, and in the modern age in the West is is the last, best belief system that keeps male dominance intact.","author":"Naomi Wolf","tags":["appearance","beauty","body-image","eating-disorders","self-esteem","society"],"id":9685,"author_id":"Naomi+Wolf"},{"text":"It's not his bodythat changesright away.It's somethinginside. He sayshe wants tobe a littleweaker. I don'tunderstand.I say 'thinner?'and he says'no, I wantto be strongerin a differentway.' notbecause of me,but for me.","author":"David Levithan","tags":["body-image","strength","weight"],"id":11861,"author_id":"David+Levithan"},{"text":"While your ego is always trying to figure out its place in the world, your true self knows that your place is always right here, right now.","author":"Elaine Moran","tags":["body-image","diet","fitness","health","inspiration","inspirational","mind-body-spirit","motivation","motivational","psychology","self-empowerment","self-help","self-image","self-improvement","weight-loss","weight-loss-self-help","weight-management","wellness"],"id":14824,"author_id":"Elaine+Moran"},{"text":"What is this food in my head, anyway? Let’s see...It’s green and good for you and so delicious. It’s prepared by angels with love. The minute you bite into it, it’s savory, chewy, nourishing, and whole- some. You feel instantly revitalized. A small, tiny amount, just a few bites, rejuvenates every cell, deepens your breath, clears your mind, heals your wounds, and mends your heart. It’s made from joyous plants that voluntarily separate themselves from their stalks, laying themselves at the feet of the approaching gardener who gathers them. They eagerly offer their vital energies to nourish living spirits. The angels in their chef hats, singing mantras, cook it tenderly to retain all the benefits of the generous plants. It’s barely sweet, barely salty, and contains all the freshness of spring herbs, summer fruit, spreading leaves, and burgeoning seeds. It comes premade in bags or boxes...You just open it up, sit down, and enjoy. It’s a full meal, enough maybe for a whole day, maybe for a week, maybe for your family, maybe for your friends and neighbors. It multiplies like loaves and fishes, in little biodegradable containers that vaporize instantly the moment you finish them, without any greenhouse emissions. Nothing to clean up!","author":"Kimber Simpkins","tags":["body-image","food","inspirational","memoir","spirituality"],"id":18448,"author_id":"Kimber+Simpkins"},{"text":"It's easy to be worried about the media's influence on our lives. But there is a need for us to also simply be kind to ourselves, to be kind to our bodies. Not just because we deserve more respect and more self-care, but also because the world deserves more of our attention, and we just can't give it out if it's diverted to obsessing over our thighs.","author":"Rosie Molinary","tags":["body-image","feminism","self-love"],"id":23772,"author_id":"Rosie+Molinary"},{"text":"We can only bring about change in our lives when we clearly see two truths: that the pain of remaining the same is greater than the pain of fighting our toughest battles, and that by taking the biggest risks, we gain the most valuable rewards.","author":"Elaine Moran","tags":["body-image","diet","fitness","health","inspiration","inspirational","mind-body-spirit","motivation","motivational","psychology","self-empowerment","self-help","self-image","self-improvement","weight-loss","weight-loss-self-help","weight-management","wellness"],"id":24306,"author_id":"Elaine+Moran"},{"text":"To cherish my purity and set boundaries are, in my opinion, the highest forms of feminism—a woman who saves her body proves she is strong and secure enough to resist the men who seek to claim her, that she’s more than what lies between her legs.","author":"Caroline George","tags":["body","body-image","boundaries","claim","feminism","feminist","identity","purity","quotes","security","self-esteem","strength"],"id":26991,"author_id":"Caroline+George"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":143,"pages":15,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}