Lizzo says she's lucky that she doesn't 'feel that weight gain is bad anymore'
- Lizzo no longer sees weight gain or loss as bad.
- Lizzo said she loves eating and that it's "stress" rather than weight gain that is bad.
Lizzo said she feels lucky she no longer sees weight gain or loss as bad.
Speaking to Vanity Fair, the singer and entrepreneur said she eats when she's stressed and for comfort, sometimes not realizing how much she's consumed.
She went on: "It sucks that we associate weight gain with the negative thing that causes it. It's mixing this beautiful thing that's food — and nourishing ourselves with it, but it's the stress that's the bad thing, not the 20 pounds."
Lizzo no longer holds these views herself though, she said.
"I feel very lucky because I don't feel that weight gain is bad anymore," she said. "Nor is weight loss — it's neutral. And food is fun. I love eating, and I have a chef now, and I'm not thinking about it. I had a brownie last night."
Lizzo also addressed whether perceptions of her would change if she lost weight.
Fellow megastar Adele previously said she faced some backlash from fans who felt "betrayed" after the singer lost 100 pounds in two years, Insider's Callie Ahlgrim reported.
Lizzo is a vocal advocate of body positivity, but she said she doesn't feel boxed in by that identity because she "can't fit in a box."
"You mean if I lost weight, what would happen? Is my music and my weight so intrinsically connected that if I were to lose weight, I'd lose fans or lose validity? I don't care!" she said.
"I try to keep everything I put in my body super clean," she said. "Health is something I prioritize, wherever that leads me physically."
Her veganism isn't for weight loss though, it's because eating plants makes her feel better, she said.