I've been looking at Liv's instagram since I read the body-positive thread. Out of all the accounts mentioned in that thread this is the one that's intrigued me the most because, as you all have discussed, there is so much that's bizarre.
Why doesn't she iron clothes? How does she get any clothing company to give her freebies or pay for sponsored content when she won't even iron the clothes? It doesn't even feel like she thinks about coordinating the items - it feels like she receives them, throws them on, takes pictures and that's it. I took a look at her TikTok and she got some Missguided freebies and the level of thought in the reel was non-existent. She just exclaimed about how lovely the thing was, lots of 'just look at this X, isn't it just lovely, thank you Missguided' and acting and as though Missguided had gifted her things because they are friends and not as a business transaction.
It also strikes me that she doesn't know how to style for her current figure at all. It's not the easiest figure to style for, fair enough, because it's all on her tummy and her chin, rather than spread all over or on her hips and thighs. Liv currently seems to be mostly wearing summer full-length dresses that have no shape - it's not selling me plus-size fashion to me at all. Add to that the greasy hair and the bad make-up, I don't know why any fashion company would collab with her.
Then there's all the 'I gained weight and I don't care', 'I've gained weight and I'm still happy.' I don't think that's true at all, I don't think she is happy. If she was happy, she wouldn't have to spend all this time convincing herself and us that she is. I also don't like this message of 'you're gaining and gaining weight? Don't worry because you're amazing and so strong!' and 'Stayed in bed and not washed your hair all week? That doesn't matter because you're still a boss bitch.' It's like, I get it - I would never shame someone for putting on weight, especially during difficult times like the pandemic, and she's right that a person's value isn't based on what they weigh. But the more weight you have the more likely you are, especially when partnered with an inactive lifestyle, that you will have health complications. Surely if you love and value the person then you'd want to help them be healthier and happier by helping them out of their rut, rather than telling them the rut is fine and they're doing great.
I put on a lot of weight due to the pandemic and I was miserable about it - and speaking to a friend they told me about online exercise classes they'd been doing during the pandemic. I signed up and pretty quickly I was sleeping better and over the months I've lost weight and gained muscle. It's made me feel much better than the 'it's great being fat' message because it's not great being fat. You're just more tired and everything is more difficult.
I would say r.e if Liv is on sertraline that I found that pretty awful for weight gain. It gave me a much bigger appetite than I have metabolism and Liv might be experiencing that side effect also. But then it appears from this thread that she hardly ever remembers to take it.
