When I was younger I would say I was fat and my friends and family would say,
“Oh no you aren’t, you are beautiful.”
That sentence never bothered me till I got older and started thinking about what they were saying. They were basically saying that I couldn’t be fat and pretty. That being fat was equal to being ugly. And the majority of us have been taught that since we were young. Fat equals ugly. But it doesn’t, nowhere in the definition of fat does the word ugly come up.
This is the word for word definition from Merriam-Webster dictionary.
“Notable for having an unusual amount of fat:” Nowhere does that say ugly.
I am fat. I have a fat stomach, fat arms, fat legs and a fat face. But that word doesn’t not decided if I am beautiful or not. I am pretty. No, I am not cocky or self-centered for saying that. But after years of being told because I am fat, that I am ugly, I have finally accepted that, no that is not the truth. I am beautiful.
The word fat is an adjective. It is used to describe something. A fat dog, a fat baby even a fat back account. It just means fat. There is no reason that fat and ugly should equal each other.
I hate that people tell me that “Oh you aren’t fat you are beautiful.” Why can’t I be both? Why can’t I be fat and beautiful? And not beautiful for a fat girl. I am just plain beautiful. Every fat girl out there is beautiful. They are not beautiful for a big girl. They are just beautiful. Plain and simple.
If a bigger girl wants to lose weight to make themselves feel better good for them. But I want all you girls out there to know that your beauty is not the number on the scale. I know everyone says that but I it is very true. You are perfect the way you are. So whatever you do, do it for you never for someone else. Because what others think is not something that matters when it comes to your body.
So hi, I am fat and a pretty and no one can tell me different. And no should have ever told me different. It would have saved years of self-hate.
Don’t listen to what other say. You are beautiful.
That number on the scale will never tell you how amazing you truly are and all the things you have and will accomplish. You are perfect in your own way. The number does not define inner or outer beauty. That number may make you feel awful but don’t let it because that number doesn’t not equal anything but how much you weigh.
