<p>Demi Lovato is learning to celebrate her body. The singer is "full of peace, serenity, joy, and love" for her body, as per her latest social media post.</p>

<p>On Monday, the 28-year-old opened up about her eating disorder recovery in an Instagram post, sharing that she "accidentally lost weight" after changing her outlook about diet and exercise.</p>

<p>"I don't count calories anymore I don't over-exercise anymore I don't restrict or purge. And I especially don't live life accordingly to diet culture.. and I've actually lost weight," she wrote alongside a video of herself modeling a pair of loose pants in the mirror."This is a different experience But I feel full," Lovato continued. "Not of food But of divine wisdom and cosmic guidance."<br />
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<p>The pop star added in the caption of the post, "I'm full of peace, serenity, joy, and love today</p>

<p>On her Instagram Stories, Lovato shared a quote that read: "and i said to my body softly, 'i want to be your friend.' it took a long breath. and replied, i have been waiting my whole life for this.' "<br />
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<p>"thank you body for your patience and faith in me," she captioned the image.</p>

<p>Lovato has always been open about her&nbsp;struggles with an eating disorder and body image.</p>

<p>In December, she posted photos of her stretch marks highlighted with gold glitter, writing on her Instagram, "I used to genuinely believe recovery from an eating disorder wasn't real. That everyone was faking or secretly relapsing behind closed doors. 'Surely she throws up here and there', 'she can't POSSIBLY accept her cellulite'... those we're just a few of the things that I used to tell myself growing up."</p>

<p>"I'm so grateful that I can honestly say for the first time in my life - my dietitian looked at me and said 'This is what eating disorder recovery looks like,' " she wrote. "In honor of my gratitude for the place I'm in today, this was a lil shoot I did by myself in quarantine this summer when I wanted to celebrate my stretch marks instead of being ashamed of them."</p>

<p>In the past, Lovato has said that her recovery from her longtime eating disorder was one of the triggering factors in her 2018 drug overdose. According to the star, she was obsessed with working out and monitoring her food during her recovery, and the pressure to maintain a certain body type ultimately took a toll on her mental health.</p>

<p>"When you don't have people that know the signs around you … like, what I think I really needed was someone to come in and saying like, 'Hey, I think you need to look into how much you're working out,' like, maybe three times a day is excessive for working out," she said during a podcast interview.</p>

<p>"Like, there were days when I lived at the gym, and I would take business meetings at the gym on my breaks from my workouts. And I'd be gross, but at least I didn't have to leave and shower and I could go right back into my workout," she recalled. "I'd eat a meal, go workout, eat a meal, go workout. And it's like, that's just not happiness to me, that's not freedom."</p>

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Demi Lovato is learning to celebrate her body. The singer is "full of peace, serenity, joy, and love" for her body, as per her latest social media post. On Monday, the 28-year-old opened up about her eating disorder recovery in an Instagram post, sharing that she "accidentally lost weight" after changing her outlook about diet and exercise.

Demi Lovato is learning to celebrate her body. The singer is "full of peace, serenity, joy, and love" for her body, as per her latest social media post. On Monday, the 28-year-old opened up about her eating disorder recovery in an Instagram post, sharing that she "accidentally lost weight" after changing her outlook about diet and exercise. "I don't count calories anymore I don't over-exercise anymore I don't restrict or purge. And I especially don't live life accordingly to diet culture.. and I've actually lost weight," she wrote alongside a video of herself modeling a pair of loose pants in the mirror."This is a different experience But I feel full," Lovato continued. "Not of food But of divine wisdom and cosmic guidance." View this post on Instagram A post shared by Demi Lovato (@ddlovato) × The pop star added in the caption of the post, "I'm full of peace, serenity, joy, and love today On her Instagram Stories, Lovato shared a quote that read: "and i said to my body softly, 'i want to be your friend.' it took a long breath. and replied, i have been waiting my whole life for this.' " "thank you body for your patience and faith in me," she captioned the image. Lovato has always been open about her struggles with an eating disorder and body image. In December, she posted photos of her stretch marks highlighted with gold glitter, writing on her Instagram, "I used to genuinely believe recovery from an eating disorder wasn't real. That everyone was faking or secretly relapsing behind closed doors. 'Surely she throws up here and there', 'she can't POSSIBLY accept her cellulite'... those we're just a few of the things that I used to tell myself growing up." "I'm so grateful that I can honestly say for the first time in my life - my dietitian looked at me and said 'This is what eating disorder recovery looks like,' " she wrote. "In honor of my gratitude for the place I'm in today, this was a lil shoot I did by myself in quarantine this summer when I wanted to celebrate my stretch marks instead of being ashamed of them." In the past, Lovato has said that her recovery from her longtime eating disorder was one of the triggering factors in her 2018 drug overdose. According to the star, she was obsessed with working out and monitoring her food during her recovery, and the pressure to maintain a certain body type ultimately took a toll on her mental health. "When you don't have people that know the signs around you … like, what I think I really needed was someone to come in and saying like, 'Hey, I think you need to look into how much you're working out,' like, maybe three times a day is excessive for working out," she said during a podcast interview. "Like, there were days when I lived at the gym, and I would take business meetings at the gym on my breaks from my workouts. And I'd be gross, but at least I didn't have to leave and shower and I could go right back into my workout," she recalled. "I'd eat a meal, go workout, eat a meal, go workout. And it's like, that's just not happiness to me, that's not freedom."

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