As the weather gets warmer, I always see more articles about weight loss journeys, body positivity, and body insecurities. However, I have always had trouble relating to many of these articles because my biggest body insecurity is not directly related to my weight.

For a long time, my biggest insecurity has been my actual bone structure. My ribcage, to be exact.

When I am at my thinnest, my ribcage sticks out and you can count every bone. When I'm a little chunkier, my ribcage makes me look like I have an extra ten pounds of belly fat.

It used to bother me, I used to wear big t-shirts to the beach. In fact, I used to wear big t-shirts as often as possible. I thought that my big ribcage made it so I could never look properly feminine. I thought that no matter how in or out of shape I was, my gigantic ribcage stole the show.

But lately, I have realized that it's ridiculous for me to assume that one physical feature can make me totally hideous. It's also totally ridiculous for a person to hate their natural bone structure.

What is considered the "perfect" body goes in and out of style. What is considered "beautiful" is different all the time. The beauty industry is pushing new styles on us literally every day that we live, breathe, and consume media.

Thin eyebrows were in style just a few years ago, and now thick, perfectly maintained eyebrows are on trend. It was hot to be as thin as possible in the 90's, and now, thick is in. You absolutely cannot base your worth on what people find 'attractive', or how on-trend your natural features are.

Honestly, who decides these things anyway?

Whose to say that my big ribcage isn't totally sexy? Why do we let other people tell us what our insecurities should be? Your biggest insecurity is something that makes you, you. Your biggest insecurity could be the hottest new trend next month, or next year. Don't let the world tell you what you should look like. Don't let anyone decide that you are not the sexiest person on earth, because beauty is absolutely always relative.

So what if I have a big ribcage? Next July it could totally be trending. And regardless, I have decided that it's beautiful, and nobody can take that away from me.