BODY POSITIVITY
Feb 19, 2024
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The Balanced Lady๐ฆ
Nigeria
Mar 17
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I am one person that talks a lot about ๐๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ. โ๐ฟ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐ ๐๐ง๐โ and all of that. But what I've not shared with you guys is that it was not always like that.ย
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Once upon a time, I used to struggle with my body image. I constantly compared myself to others and felt insecure about my size, wishing I was thicker and more curvaceous. I also felt self-conscious about looking smaller than my peers, feeling like I didnโt fit in or belong. Seeing ladies I was way older than โlookโ more mature than I do use to prick my heart.
I would spend hours scrolling through social media, seeing images of seemingly perfect bodies and feeling envious of those who appeared more confident and attractive. I tried different diets and exercise routines in an attempt to change my appearance, but nothing seemed to make me feel better about myself.
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But one day, i had a realization. I realized that ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐. I began to focus on self-love and acceptance, embracing my uniqueness and appreciating the things that made me special. And one of them is, I don't age! Lol. Some people even call me a vampire. I've looked the same for more thanย years.ย Isnโt that amazing? Lol.ย
I started to surround myself with positive influences and stopped comparing myself to others.
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๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ ๐๐ฆ, ๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐๐ญ. ๐ ๐ง๐จ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ข๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐๐ณ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ. ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐ง, ๐ง๐จ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ. ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ ๐ฆ๐.
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๐๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง. Itโs important to love and accept ourselves for who we are, flaws and all. We should focus on our strengths and unique qualities, rather than trying to conform to societal ideals of beauty. Likeโฆwho created all these beauty standards in the first place?ย
By practicing self-love and acceptance, we can cultivate a positive body image and live a happier, more fulfilling life. Love your body no matter the size or color. Focus more on beautifying your heart (your inside). That's the beauty that never expires. Every other one will.ย
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