This time of year college students all over the country are getting ready to head off to spring break. Most of the people that I know are heading somewhere tropical, which also means every girl I know is freaking out about getting their "spring break bod" ready.

Honestly, this makes me really sad and quite frankly, annoyed.

I'm heading to Florida this year for the first time since I was in high school. Whenever I think of this trip I'm about to take I think about the memories I'm gonna make with my friend, all the delicious food I'm gonna eat, and spending days lounging on the beach. I can confidently say the thought of how I'm gonna look in my bathing suit has not crossed my mind once, and I'm so happy about that.

Let me be clear, I don't have some modelesque body. My belly is squishy, my legs are skinny but not toned in the slightest, and I have a double chin. I'm not ashamed of that.

The reason that I'm not worried about getting my "spring break bod" or how I'm gonna look in a bikini is because frankly, it doesn't matter. What matters is that you enjoy your trip, make memories, and just have fun.

In high school, I was worried about how I would look every single second of any vacation. I was terrified that people were staring at me or that my belly was too big for my bikini (it wasn't). My eating disorder told me it was though, and I couldn't have fun on vacation with my family because I was so preoccupied worrying about what total strangers thought about me while I was trying to have fun on the beach with my family.

Now that I'm in college and these negative body image thoughts have significantly decreased, I'm more concerned with how I feel, rather than how I look.

This spring break I'm gonna go to the beach and be proud that my body can carry me across the sand, splash in the water, and can get nice and tan before I come back. I'm not going to worry about what little bit might jiggle or that I might not look perfect (or even good) every single second.

I challenge you to do the same. I challenge you to wear that bikini with zero reservations and focus solely on the fun you're having and the memories you will make. I challenge you to feel free each day and not worry about the parts of your body you view as "imperfect."

Finally, I challenge you to celebrate the fact that your body is perfect no matter what shape or size, and that you're gonna look bomb AF in that bikini.