Turns out the body positivity movement leads to weight gain

MP helped me be at peace with being fat. I'm now fatter than I used to be and want to find the most MP-like way to reengage with my own body.

I realize the title of this post makes this seem antithetical to the show. But I feel like their has to be a path forward for an individual like me that can hold close two things (1) how shitty and oppressive diet culture is for society and (2) my individual desire to feel comfortable in my body.

For me, I felt comfort and health at a size that doctors still considered obese. But I loved my body, worked out, and felt strong.

Then in the last year a combination of work and injuries has thrown off the balance I had and I've ended up gaining weight to the point that I'm not comfortable doing activities that I love. I have no desire to restrict myself into some thin body I'll never have. But I would like to return to the size I was at for many years. I'm back to my old habits that used to work for me, but it seems like that's just helping me stay where I am, not helping me get back to the fat body I used to love.

I have absolutely no models for how to engage with health or even weight loss in a healthy way. I only have very negative views about restrictions and dieting. MP was part of a whole journey that really freed me from engaging with these systems and the idea of going back to them feels awful. Surely there must be a better way?

Do you follow anybody or know of anybody who engages very lightly in the idea of individual health without going overbroad on on the systemic cultural issues?

Absorbing media like Maintenance Phase was really helpful for setting my world view, and I guess I'm looking for people who have a similar mindset talking about individual choices.