@i_weigh Instagram bio

Jameela Jamil (@jameelajamilofficial) is a British actress and model. Until she started her stint on The Good Place, I had no idea who she was. Statuesque and beautiful, she embodied her character, Tahani Al-Jamil, to perfection. Hilariously playing a wealthy, vapid philanthropist that did everything in her power to appease her parents in the shadow of her do no wrong sister, Jameela seemed to know a thing or two about portraying someone in that vein.

Turns out she’s far from being that sometimes insufferable person in real life. In fact, she’s an intelligent activist that is funny and gorgeous from the inside out. A few days before the official start of spring 2018, Jameela launched a page on Instagram called @i_weigh with a post that included several statements on how she perceived herself. What she wrote highlighted the positives in her life. It didn’t talk about her body or her looks and it certainly wasn’t focusing on the negatives or the things she couldn’t change.

Through the year, @i_weigh organically blossomed and continued to strive for the embodiment of what it represented. According to Jameela, it’s a “movement for us to feel valuable and see how amazing we are beyond the flesh on our bones.” Stigmas were taking a backseat while women and men were showing support for one another.

There wasn’t enough room on my photo for everything I wanted to say.

There are probably a number of things I missed in my own I Weigh photo, but I tried not to take myself so seriously as I did my best to remind myself of my worth. I was also honest with my “faults.” At a time of year when a large number of people make resolutions that are often related to outer appearance rather than inner growth, I think that @i_weigh is doing an excellent job of shedding light on the need for more self-acceptance and improvement on both mental and physical (for health reasons) levels.

This is how I choose to start 2019. Hopefully this post will serve as my prompt over the next 12 months to love me for me and all of the things I have already accomplished or will in the future.

Happy New Year everyone!