Good Day World,
So I did a thing this week, a huge thing that represents me, I attended @Chronicon on October 28th in NYC. Now I know you may be like what is so major about that? Well being a sufferer of PCOS and now Diabetes so much of my life has changed. So much of my public voice and reason behind my why has changed in the course of 3 years. While being considered Plus Industry or rather Body Positive (both of which I denounced in a way and I’ll explain later is in this post), my mission behind what I do has taken a deeper meaning. That meaning has been to love, live, and be well and to teach women of all sizes how to navigate that journey. What Chronicon meant for me is gathering in a safe space to express this difficulties that being ill entails, along with gaining knowledge and information on how to be a better version of me with a compromised body.
Nitika Chopra – The Founder and Curator of Chronicon (learn more about this event at https://www.chronicon.co/) has a deep passion for supporting and uplifting those with Chronic Conditions and Illnesses. When I received my VIP invitation I was ecstatic because I had never been invited to something of this caliber that directly correlated with my real day to day life. Yes I am a woman in a plus-size body, but my reality isn’t centered on being plus-size but more so navigating living life while healing my body the best way I can. From the moment the event began, you felt the love and support in the room. You could tell that men and women came together to uplift, educate, and inspire each other to move beyond their present circumstances and diagnosis and truly advocate for themselves.
Just being plus positive but mainly health positive and learning how to love yourself through chronic illness. Me in particular loving myself through chronic pain, hormonal hell, hair loss, and my ever evolving cystic belly fat that plagues my shape. Not to mention becoming diabetic and navigating insulin resistance and modifying my reality. All in all, many days it’s exhausting and a feeling of hopelessness….which is what made #Chronicon so special.
From the education on advocating for your health, learning how to eat to help restore and heal your body, all the way to learning how to give and receive love while being chronically ill, the conversation pieces were so dynamic to say the least! It was beautiful to be in a room where you finally felt heard and seen for everything you actually are.
This body that I exist in is only a small facet of what I represent while being plus-size. Although I love being fashionable and adorning my face with the latest beauty trends, what’s most important for me is my vessel being healthy…. which is why I don’t identify as plus-size or body positive solely because I’m not worried about my size as much as I’m worried about the condition of my organs, my ability to procreate, and not suffering from fatigue lol. most days I look beautiful but feel the weight of life on my shoulders trying to manage….but Chronicon finally created a space where I felt free to be Chronically me as the hashtag for the event said. Definitely make sure you follow @nitikachopra @chroniconofficial and @healthline to learn more and be apart of their next event.
With Love,
LoLo
