While producing this series, I was personally slipping into my old habits - here's why I'm speaking out.
"For a majority of people, social media was the only place they felt accepted."
"I could hate myself, but who was that going to help?"
"I knew I had to break the mold."
"We're reinforcing the idea that what they look like matters...and that's the problem."
"You deserve to take care of yourself."
"I could always count on my hair to make me feel beautiful...but I knew it had to go."
"There's still a stigma for men to express their love for their bodies."
"Losing weight itself has not made me a happier person..."
"I had never seen a woman who looked like me in fitness."
"If a short and wide guy like me can be a model- we're definitely seeing progress."
Yahoo Canada's latest series explores body positivity and diet culture in the social media age.