1. Don't be shy to wear shorts and a crop top! | The Odyssey Online
Start writing a post

5 Ways You Can Be Body Positive In Summer 2019

Here are five ways that you can be body positive!

659
5 Ways You Can Be Body Positive In Summer 2019
Kendra Pettyjohn

We all know that when summer comes around you either get confidence or you become instantly scared to show off your bikini body. Of course, everyone has a bikini body so don't think you can't be involved in being body positive!

Being body positive means loving your body no matter what it looks like, or mainly what you think it looks like. I know for me I have a problem with staring at myself in an outfit for too long and then BOOM I am "10 pounds" heavier. Here are five ways that you can be body positive!

1. Don't be shy to wear shorts and a crop top!

Giphy

Many people think that just because you have a different body type than someone else means you won't look as good in summer clothes. This is the worst thing you can do when you are trying to find a cute outfit. That being said, wear that crop top and don't be afraid!

2. Yes, you can wear an itty-bitty bikini too!

Giphy

Just because you have curves or lack there of doesn't mean you can't wear a bikini! The beauty behind bikinis is because there are so many styles for any body type and personality. Wear that bikini sister, you're going to look amazing!

3. What do you love about your body?

Giphy

Go and look at yourself in the mirror. What is the first thing you see that you love? When you're focusing on beating yourself up about your body instead look for what you are most confident about. For me I love my thighs, therefore I try to focus on the things that look the best on my lower half.

4. Avoid the scale at all cost!

Whatever you do, DON'T LET A NUMBER DEFINE YOU. At a point in my life I focused on that one little number and it drove me crazy. A number should not define who you are or how you feel about your body.

5. Don't compare yourself!

Ever scroll through Instagram and see someone with your ideal body? Then next thing you know all you can think about is "Why isn't my body like theirs?" "Why can't I look like that?" Avoid doing this, you have to learn to love your own body!

College kids are the ones who are more likely to feel a sense of self-consciousness once they get to school. It comes from steadily looking at their peers and feeling down on themselves. By being body positive, you are learning to love yourself and the differences you have from others. Once you start loving your body, you'll allow others to love it too.

Why wait on becoming body positive?

Report this Content
This article has not been reviewed by Odyssey HQ and solely reflects the ideas and opinions of the creator.
Entertainment

Disney magic for New Year!

The "Happiest Place on Earth" has a lot of characters with some pretty great advice.

5040
Disney magic kingdom castle on new years
StableDiffusion

Disney movies are well known and very popular in today's world. Although many people appreciate the plot and the storyline, not many people appreciate the wisdom these characters possess. Every Disney movie has unique advice that can be applied to everyday life. Here are 11 Disney quotes to help start your New Year off right:

Keep Reading...Show less
Lifestyle

40 Gift Ideas for the Indecisive

It's a time of love, family, memory-making, and gift-giving. But also a time of stressing over the perfect gift.

119313
Christmas gifts around a tree
StableDiffusion

It's officially December. There is less than a month of 2024, and I still feel like yesterday was summer. Now comes the merriest time of the year, the Christmas season.

Everyone has been waiting for this time of year since mid-October (which is way too early, in my opinion) or before. It's a time of love, family, memory-making, and gift-giving. A lot of times when I ask friends and family what they want, I get a lot of "I don't know" or "I don't care."

Keep Reading...Show less
Lifestyle

Bucket List To Live In The Now

Find excitement in your life and start exploring wherever you are right here, right now.

1209
mu bucket list

I was sitting at my cubicle, now that I am an adult, looking at the rain pouring down on the windowsill, bumming on life, wishing for the rain to just stop for a full day.

There are moments where we count down the hours until work is over and how many more days till the weekend, and this many weeks until something exciting. Or something like that? Well, I was bumming because my next day off from work is not until Memorial Day weekend, which is not until the end of May. And since this is my first year out of college being a “real person,” I am totally missing the winter, spring and summer breaks. I am sure all of us have felt this way even if just for a hot minute…

Keep Reading...Show less
Entertainment

11 Ways To Survive Finals As Told By Leslie Knope

Because you know you're going to be stressed out, and Leslie knows exactly how to survive.

869
Everything hurts and I'm dying

So finals are on their way. That's right everybody, finals are about to start.

But hey, don't panic. Start getting your affairs in order and prepare for a week of hell. Here's a few things Leslie Knope wants you to do to make your finals week just a little bit less stressful:

Keep Reading...Show less
Student Life

10 Signs You Go To Kent State

You know you're a true Kent Stater when...

927
Kent State University
Great Value Colleges

If you go to or went to Kent State, then more than likely you have done or will do some of these things.

1. You’ve slipped and fallen on the ice at least once.

The winters at Kent are brutal, and while the heated sidewalks and some great snow boots are always a help, there’s no chance you won’t bust it on the ice at least once in your four plus years at school.

Keep Reading...Show less

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Facebook Comments