Body Talk 💋🏃‍♀️

I’ve come a long way in improving my self esteem and body image… 👏👏👏 It was an uphill battle but I love myself more now than I ever have 🥳

It wasn’t easy seeing myself put on so much weight over the years and seeing my body change so drastically as I grew older 🥹 But I’m happy to say that I have (somewhat) come to terms with and LOVE my body for what it does for me 🙏🙏🙏

Growing up, I always faced criticism from my parents, relatives even dance instructors (I did ballet for a long time… before playing basketball 🤣🤣) to even friends.. Especially when I started to take sports more seriously, as I gained the most weight from hitting the gym/playing basketball! 💪💪

Some things I feel helped me with gaining confidence and improving my body image would be:

1) CHOOSING THE PEOPLE AROUND ME WISELY

Whether friends or partners.. I have heard all sorts of nonsense about my size and body over the years, telling me to lose weight or that I’m getting fat or that my belly rolls and double chins are showing??? Ridiculous but I’m sure everyone has people like that in their lives.. and the best thing I’ve done is to CUT THESE PEOPLE OUT 👏👏👏👏 Bye! My (amazing) friends now don’t call me fat but call me THICC muscle MOMMY (i’m kidding but at the same time not really) SURROUND YOURSELF WITH PEOPLE THAT HELP YOU FEEL GOOD 💋💋💋💋

2) WEAR CLOTHES THAT MAKE YOU FEEL PRETTY/COMFY! LOOK CUTE, DO YOUR MAKEUP, WHATEVER!!!!!

Look good feel good queens…. 😘 Find whatever flatters your body type and not whatever you see on models or tiktok girlies.. I used to watch this trend where people tested out if it was a fit or if they were just skinny.. And felt better because some clothes look better on other people and that’s okay! Flaunt whatever makes you feel good, show your ASSETS, or not! Up to you! As long as you’re comfy and feel pretty, you’re set!

3) STAYING ACTIVE! move!

I tell myself that my body looks this way because I’m strong and cool 😎😎😎 Since I play basketball and go to the gym, I know I’ll never look like the Pinterest Clean Pilates Girl but I know I’ll kick their asses given the chance (jk they’ll outrun and outstretch me but everyone got pros n cons lorh close one eye) 😎😎😎 I love my body for the things it can do for me!!!!! I don’t wanna lose weight or look skinny anymore, I just wanna get stronger, faster and COOLER 👏👏 Oh, how I’ve grown 💪

Improving my body image and self esteem was a long journey with a lot of crying and comparing 💀💀💀 although I’m not 100% in love with how I look now, it’s gotten much much much better than when I was younger.. I have more asses to kick and more plates to lift 👏👏 JIA YOU EVERYONE!

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