I have always been the girl with a little "pooch" as they like to call it and the "thunder thighs". I have tried endless amounts of time to get rid of them, and they will never go away. I have dieted while eating foods that I would not eat every day. I have exercised to the point of self-torture. I have drank so much water to where I am going to the bathroom every five minutes. I cannot stress how many times I have tried to love myself. I have always had these flaws but it makes me feel super self-conscious about myself. Over years of struggling with these flaws about myself, I have had enough.
I am tired of thinking that I am not as beautiful as everyone else due to the shape of my body. There are so many shapes of bodies and girls in today's generation believe that there is only one way of looking beautiful. That is the flat stomach, thigh gap, perfect calves, small hips, and a booty. Just because magazines and advertisements have models that look that way does not mean that is how you should look. Those girls have so much money that they make themselves look that way for the purpose of their job. Most of those girls may not have self-love either because they may look at people who have bodies like mine and say "man, I wish I looked like that".
It is a process that takes every single day to realize self-love. Just now, at 18 years of age, I am learning to love myself for who I am and what I look like.