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> [“Body acceptance means, as much as possible, approving of and loving your body, despite its “imperfections”, real or perceived. That means accepting that your body is fatter than some others, or thinner than some others, that your eyes are a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/golda-poretsky/body-acceptance-means-as-much-as-possible-approving-of-and-loving/)

[Golda Poretsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/golda-poretsky/)

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## More by Golda Poretsky

> [“Do something every day that is loving toward your body and gives you the opportunity to enjoy the sensations of your body.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/golda-poretsky/do-something-every-day-that-is-loving-toward-your-body-and-gives-you/)

[Golda Poretsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/golda-poretsky/)

> [“You are not broken. You are not a problem to be solved. Solving your “problem”, whatever you perceive your problem or problems to be,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/golda-poretsky/you-are-not-broken-you-are-not-a-problem-to-be-solved-solving-your/)

[Golda Poretsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/golda-poretsky/)

> [“Sometimes you need a reminder that negative comments about your body aren’t even really about your body, they’re about society and our society’s wrongheaded…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/golda-poretsky/sometimes-you-need-a-reminder-that-negative-comments-about-your-body/)

[Golda Poretsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/golda-poretsky/)

> [“Beauty shouldn’t be about changing yourself to achieve an ideal or be more socially acceptable. Real beauty, the interesting, truly pleasing kind, is about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/golda-poretsky/beauty-shouldn-t-be-about-changing-yourself-to-achieve-an-ideal-or-be/)

[Golda Poretsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/golda-poretsky/)

> [“Weight and body oppression is oppressive to everyone. When you live in a society that says that one kind of body is bad and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/golda-poretsky/weight-and-body-oppression-is-oppressive-to-everyone-when-you-live-in/)

[Golda Poretsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/golda-poretsky/)

> [“The moon changes each night but she does so in an understandable rhythm. And just as the tides ebb and flow and the moon…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/golda-poretsky/the-moon-changes-each-night-but-she-does-so-in-an-understandable/)

[Golda Poretsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/golda-poretsky/)

> [“Health isn’t about being “perfect” with food or exercise or herbs. Health is about balancing those things with your desires. It’s about nourishing your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/golda-poretsky/health-isn-t-about-being-perfect-with-food-or-exercise-or-herbs/)

[Golda Poretsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/golda-poretsky/)

> [“The diet industry has a deep interest in the failure of dieters -- if everyone got skinny, they'd go out of business.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/golda-poretsky/the-diet-industry-has-a-deep-interest-in-the-failure-of-dieters-if/)

[Golda Poretsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/golda-poretsky/)

> [“Let's be honest about the "war on obesity." It's a war on people with a particular body type, funded by diet companies.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/golda-poretsky/let-s-be-honest-about-the-war-on-obesity-it-s-a-war-on-people-with-a/)

[Golda Poretsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/golda-poretsky/)

> [“I’m not saying that you should deny the difficult events of your life. But the fact that you survived is also a wonderful story…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/golda-poretsky/i-m-not-saying-that-you-should-deny-the-difficult-events-of-your-life/)

[Golda Poretsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/golda-poretsky/)

> [“I think fitting in is highly overrated. I’d rather just fit out... Fitting out means being who you are, even when people insist that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/golda-poretsky/i-think-fitting-in-is-highly-overrated-i-d-rather-just-fit-out/)

[Golda Poretsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/golda-poretsky/)

> [“Don't change your body to get respect from society. Instead let's change society to respect our bodies.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/golda-poretsky/don-t-change-your-body-to-get-respect-from-society-instead-let-s/)

[Golda Poretsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/golda-poretsky/)

> [“Body acceptance means, as much as possible, approving of and loving your body, despite its “imperfections”, real or perceived. That means accepting that your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/golda-poretsky/body-acceptance-means-as-much-as-possible-approving-of-and-loving/)

[Golda Poretsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/golda-poretsky/)

> [“Weight loss is not the key to your dreams. The truth is there is no lock and the door is flimsy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/golda-poretsky/weight-loss-is-not-the-key-to-your-dreams-the-truth-is-there-is-no/)

[Golda Poretsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/golda-poretsky/)

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