Body Positivity (Katie's Story)

 "Any body type is beautiful. It's all about loving what you got and rocking it." - Meghan Trainor. 

Body positivity is not something that comes easily to many, myself included. Sometimes I hate the way I look and sometimes I love it beyond anything else. A lot of this is dependant on a range of factors. 

Hormones: This impacts my mood on different days both in a positive and negative. 

Food: If I have eaten lots of rubbish food I often feel that very same way, rubbish. Mixing what I eat and adding healthy options always makes me feel better in myself and therefore in my body. But I also do not restrict myself, I will not tell myself that I cannot have something because quiet honestly it will make me want it more! I have recently started writing my food down and seeing what I eat. This has helped me to eat a little healthier but it isn't for everyone. 

Clothes: Over the last 5 years I have refined my style and really looked at what clothes suit me and fit me. I really got into my neutral colours. Being able to tell the difference between what suits you and what you like is very important. I am still learning 5 years later, our bodies change and our styles change, that is okay. 

Self image: looking at yourself in a full length mirror is something very difficult initially, I only recently acquired a full length mirror in my room so did not see myself fully but building up the confidence to look at yourself in anything and in nothing is a big achievement. 

Body positivity is not something that is just there, it has many different parts and layers. It is something that can crumble if not created properly, but it can be achieved. It takes use all different amounts of time to feel comfortable in our own skin, but when you do you feel unstoppable. 

If you ever have any self doubt about your body just remember that beauty is skin deep and all dependant on the perception of the individual. You are beautiful and your body does what it needs to to get you through life. 

Appreciate it and love it, and look after yourself. 

Kisses 

Katie xx