☺️💌BODY POSITIVITY SAFE PLACE💌☺️
the road to self-love is long and hard, especially for thick girls. I'm 217lbs and 5'7.5". I've never been skinny. my body type has always been big. from early on, I'm talking like elementary school, society had made me feel like I needed to change, not for myself? but for other people's comfort. all throughout middle school I tried. I wanted a boyfriend, I wanted to dance with my friends at school dances and not be made fun of, I wanted to wear what I want. and the fact that a majority of the negativity I received was from my mother didn't help. my sister was skinny and ate like a bird. she was proud of how much she could see her ribs. and I ate a normal amount. I exercised just as much as she did. I was healthy, but because I had big thighs, a round face, and a pudgy tummy I was "at risk for diabetes", meanwhile my sister was scaryily skinny, but no one said a word. I worked hard to change how I looked, but I just needed to change how I felt. I took on a confident mentality, and pretended to love myself until I did. and now I can look in the mirror and be proud not just my body, but my strength as a person. I'm not ashamed of my stretch marks or cellulite. I love my body because it's mine, and I don't want to hurt it anymore.
and of course there are people who say that being confident and being big is wrong, that I shouldn't be proud to be like "this". I still have extended family members who feel the need to tell me that I look like I've lost weight every time they see me. I don't answer anymore.
to you people who feel the need to put in your two cents about our bodies, keep it to your damn self. do you think im unhealthy? think it, no one asked you to open your mouth and say anything. if someone doesn't ask for criticism, keep it to yourself. and doesn't berate us, especially those of us who haven't learned to love themselves yet.
to girls like me, guys like me, girls bigger than me, guys bigger than me, anyone who isn't comfortable in their own skin, I can't stress the importance of self love enough. look in the mirror. look at your body. your heart pumps blood and all your organs work their hardest to keep you alive. your brain keeps you safe. your body looks out for you and provides for you, but most of all it loves you. don't be afraid to love it back, regardless of what anyone else says. you're worth that.💌💌💌
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