"This time last year, I despised myself for my body. This time last year, I was ashamed of myself because of my appearance. This time last year, I was torturing myself, doing anything that I could think of to "fix myself". This time last year, I thought beautiful could never coincide with fat. This time last year, I called myself a cow and wished my body away, fantasizing about being in a smaller body and cutting my "problem areas" away. This time last year, I thought I was worthless. I never dreamed of loving my body as is, who would love a body like mine? But that's ridiculous. I'm fat AND beautiful, thank you very much! Demonizing larger bodies is a billion dollar industry. It surrounds us all the time. I bought into it. I thought no one would ever love me the way I was. I thought I could never love me the way I was. Bodies come in varying sizes, it's not a moral choice! No matter what this week's most popular fitness guru says, my body is perfect. Real talk, I've put my body through awful stuff. It has kept me alive. It has carried me when I thought I couldn't stand. My heart is still beating. My body is beautiful, and I choose to love it, and myself, without changing a thing
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