"For my entire teenage & adult life I have always believed that my likability was based on how my body looked. It depended on how flat my stomach was & how smooth my legs were… but the sadness that was attached to the constant chasing of these things was suffocating 💔
We have been led to believe that having a belly means we’ve failed. We haven’t.
I have had a lot of wholesome chats with my mum recently (who, may I add is a frikkin powerhouse of a woman) about how her actions towards herself impacted me more than she knew when I was growing up. The fact that she went on a diet, I would feel like (at 14) needed to diet. If my mum felt self conscious about her body then I felt self conscious about mine. Because, if my mum (a beautiful woman) felt unworthy in her skin then I had no right to feel confident in mine.
As I got older I started seeing other women embracing their bodies… but they had BELLIES, CELLULITE… STRETCH MARKS!! I couldn’t believe it! I was so shocked! Was I “allowed” to embrace these aspects of my body? These other women were!!
I know now that insecurities stem from a huge variety of things - celebrities, magazines, movies, adverts and so much more! What was really sad was that my mum had also been sucked into the toxic realm of diet culture, much like I had, and that made me so so so mad!!!
Even when I was at my thinnest, I never felt thin enough. We are all trying our best and putting our bodies through more emotional stress but constantly worrying what we look like is not a fun experience 🥺 trust me … I know 💔
I’m sending you a big dollop of love in case you need it today babe. You’re doing amazing." - @sophthickfitnesss
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