3:57
- culture
- August 9, 2018
Actress says forget the scale, promotes movement
All about "i_weigh," a movement catching fire on social media.
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\"During my life the scale has told me that I've gained and lost, gained and lost,\" Rossum writes in one of her posts. \"Somewhere in the range of 20 pounds. But that piece of metal doesn't really know. Here is what I ACTUALLY WEIGH.\"
The next few Instagram story posts detail personality traits the actress is proud of like \"empathy,\" \"Jewish and proud,\" \"100 + hours of television,\" \"One happy marriage,\" and \"3 episodes of television directed.\"
\"See, when you add up everything you are??\" she continues. \"The size of your thighs don't really matter anymore do they?!\"
Most of the other posts on the \"i_weigh\" page are full of smiling faces and passions that the women involved are more than happy to share and spread.
Women like Emma Kenney, Rossum's co-star on \"Shameless.\"
Thank you @emmakenney ???? #iweigh #fuckingkg
A post shared by I Weigh (@i_weigh) on Aug 8, 2018 at 8:42pm PDT
But it's not just for celebrities.
A post shared by I Weigh (@i_weigh) on Aug 9, 2018 at 5:06am PDT
A post shared by I Weigh (@i_weigh) on Aug 7, 2018 at 8:33am PDT
In an interview with Marie Claire, Jamil said the response from the community has made her so grateful that it has even brought her to tears.
\"I’ve actually cried several times from the things women have written to me!\" she told the magazine. It’s something I’ve wanted to do for so long, but couldn’t work out how to do it. I’ve been talking about body positivity for ten years now.\"
![\"PHOTO:](\"http://a.abcnews.com/images/GMA/jameela-jamil-gty-jt-180809_hpEmbed_4x3_384.jpg\")
A post shared by Jameela Jamil (@jameelajamilofficial) on Jul 28, 2018 at 7:43am PDT
Jamil said her own personal journey started when she gained weight after taking steroids for her asthma. Still, the activist and actress says the world has a long way to go to treating others with kindness and respect no matter what they look like.
\"It’s been quite heartbreaking too, as I’ve received thousands of messages from women saying they’d love to take part in the campaign, but can’t find anything nice to say about themselves. You think, 'God, you’re so polluted by this idea of not being good enough because someone told you you’re not,'\" she added.
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