I know everyone has this love/hate relationship with their body but I’m really just confused about how I feel about mine. I love working out and I love the way it makes me feel. I also love being strong.

There are just some negatives that I didn’t see coming with being an athletic female. Especially at my age, (16) people at school can be just straight up rude. I’ve had people blatantly point out the size of my chest compared to most distance runners. When asked about my workout routine, I had a classmate of mine ask “how are you even a girl?” I’ve also been told many times (over my lifetime) that I’m too muscular for being a girl or that “boys don’t like muscular girls”. I know in my heart that none of that is true but there’s always that voice in my head telling me that maybe I should stop.

Not to mention all the little annoying things. The skinny jeans that will never fit, the T-shirts that are too tight around my broader shoulders, or my lack of any hips from being a runner.

I hope someone can relate to this.

I’m not quite sure what I’m looking for by posting this, maybe it’s support or this is just a place to spill my feelings, but either way thanks for reading ❤️❤️