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5 Ways You Can Be Body Positive In Summer 2019

Here are five ways that you can be body positive!

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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!

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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!

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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?

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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?

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