Coming from a girl who grew up with no confidence in how she looks, I have slowly come to understand what being body positive is truly all about.
In the beginning, I always seemed to compare myself to my sister. When people described her, they would use words such as confident, beautiful, muscular, and for some of the guys I was friends with "the girl with a perfect body".
Now, as a teenage girl with confidence problems that was not built like my sister, I thought that meant that I was not what people found as beautiful or attractive in the eyes of others. I had already been a chubby child and even after I matured and slimmed down, I never truly saw myself as a small person.
It wasn't until my senior year of high school that I realized I was only as beautiful as I saw myself. Now, that statement is what many people believe being body positive is all about, accepting yourself.
To me, that statement is false. Being body positive is working hard towards being a better and stronger you, all the while you are proud of where your body is at. You look in the mirror and see beauty but still know that your body can still make progress to become better.
As one who has become passionate about working out. I have become my definition of body positive. I have gained the confidence to look in the mirror almost every day and see the beauty in myself( I am still like every other girl and have some days where I have issues with the reflection). I see the improvements from every workout.
That is body postitvity. Learning to look in the mirror, see the beauty in your reflection, see the improvements you have made, and know that you are on your way to a better and stronger you.
Be proud of who you are, where you are going, and the strength you contain!
