Lovely: How I Learned to Embrace the Body God Gave Me

All bodies are good bodies.

Except fat bodies.

At least that’s what our society tells us. According to the prevailing dogma, thin bodies are good; fat bodies are bad. In fact, any body that fails to measure up to society’s standards of perfection is bad. The perfect face has no blemishes, the perfect belly has no love handles, and the perfect skin has no wrinkles or stretch marks.

According to this standard of flawlessness, a good body can have no illness, no disability, and no inadequacy....