African American Women, Stigma and Health Behavior Changes
As an African American woman, who has been stuck in the mental space of worrying about my weight and how I fit into social circles with my weight. While I never cared about what people thought about me, I always felt I was in the in-between girl or carried my weight well. However, I was overweight/obese during a period, and I was not happy with the image I saw in the mirror. As AA women, many feelings of pride on the curves, the bigger, the better but is bigger, the better go