Lizzo shared a juice cleanse that she did via TikTok which in returned spark a huge online debate for “promoting diet culture.”
Lizzo shared a video explaining the reasoning behind her 10 day fast. She shares that she was “afraid and ashamed” to share her experience with the 10-day detox “because I feel like as a big girl, people expect if you are doing something for health, you’re doing it for a dramatic weight loss, and that is not the case.” She says, “in reality, November stressed me the f— out,” she continued. “I drank a lot, I ate a lot of spicy things and things that f—ed my stomach up. I wanted to reverse it and get back to where I was. I’m so proud of myself. I’m proud of my results. My sleep has improved, my hydration, my inner peace, my mental stability, my f—ing body, my f—ing skin, the whites of my eyes, I feel and look like a bad b— — and that’s it.”
“I’m a big girl who did a smoothie detox and I wanted to share it with you guys,” she concluded, before adding, “And every big girl should do whatever the f— they want with their bodies.”
@lizzo Big girls do whatever u want with your bodies!!! I’m just as proud of my results from my smoothie detox as I am of my belly curves and swerves ❤️
Social media users also comes to Lizzo’s defense.
Wait people are mad at @lizzo for dieting? Her message is body positivity, no matter the body. I’m a full sized lady who loves her music and feels empowered regardless if she is on a vegan/smoothie kick. She is a musician who doesn’t just exist to be my role model 🤷🏻♀️ #Lizzo pic.twitter.com/nBJwm6bxTR
— Liz On The Radio 🎙 (@LizOnTheRadio) December 15, 2020
not ya'll mad at lizzo bc she wants to make healthier decisions- #lizzo pic.twitter.com/iDD8hpYvlV
— ari in the rari (@tummyhurtsrn) December 14, 2020
It's crazy to me that #Lizzo's fans don't want her to lose weight so she can be healthy. Being OBESE is not cool and if she died from complications then her followers would be so upset after it's too late. 😒
— 𝘴᭙ꫀꫀ𝓽 ᥴꪖ𝘳ꪑꫀꪶ (@SweetCarmel77) December 14, 2020