ower . ▁The ▁bi op ower ▁tries ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁populations ′ ▁dev iance ▁from ▁the ▁weight - norm , ▁and ▁discipl inary ▁power ▁tries ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁individuals ′ ▁dev iance ▁from ▁the ▁weight - norm . ▁Bi op ower ▁and ▁discipl inary ▁power ▁thus ▁create ▁various ▁forms ▁of ▁subject ivity : ▁ob es ity , ▁under weight , ▁normal ▁weight , ▁and ▁so ▁on . ▁To ▁be ▁ob ese ▁is ▁not ▁simply ▁a ▁question ▁of ▁where ▁the ▁individual ▁lies ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁the ▁weight - norm , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁also ▁considered ▁a ▁marker ▁for ▁the ▁individuals ▁in cap acity ▁to ▁reg ulate ▁their ▁own ▁weight ▁and ▁behavior . ▁This ▁becomes ▁the ▁case ▁not ▁only ▁through ▁the ▁discipl inary ▁institutions ▁( such ▁as ▁health ▁care ▁institutions ) ▁ex ert ion ▁of ▁power , ▁but ▁also ▁by ▁a ▁" conf ession ▁disc ourse " ▁where ▁people ▁are ▁encourag ed ▁and ▁expected ▁to ▁" conf ess " ▁their ▁consumption ▁hab its , ▁weight , ▁fat ▁percentage , ▁exer cis ing ▁hab its , ▁etc . ▁He yes ▁arg ues ▁that ▁a ▁modern - day ▁example ▁of ▁this ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁in ▁online ▁for ums ▁centered ▁around ▁weight ▁and ▁weight - loss . ▁These ▁for ums ▁contain , ▁according ▁to ▁He yes , ▁profiles ▁where ▁every ▁individual ▁describes ▁their ▁starting ▁weight , ▁current ▁weight ▁and ▁goal ▁weight . ▁Another ▁example ▁of ▁this ▁that ▁He yes ▁mentions ▁is ▁video - blogs ▁where ▁people ▁create ▁a ▁" bi ography " ▁centered ▁around ▁their ▁" weight -