For many of us, culturally dominant definitions of "happy and healthy" are out of reach. for people with mental illnesses, happiness can be more a battle than a point of arrival. For chronically ill people, health may feel forever out of reach, all stick and no carrot. Hapiness and health are never static states. all of us fall ill, all of us experience emotions beyond some point of arrival called "happiness." And when those things happen, when we get sick, when we get sad, they shouldn't impinge on our right to embrace and care for our bodies. Ultimately, "as long as you're happy and healthy" just move the goalposts from a beauty standard to an equally finicky and unattainable standard of health and happiness. All of us deserve peaceful relationships with our own bodies regardless of whether or not others perceive us as happy or healthy.

— You Just Need to Lose Weight by Aubrey Gordon (38%)