A few weeks ago Kristen Flanagan asked me to contribute a quote for an article she was writing for Glamour on learning to love your body. My quote was included in the article 16 Ways I Learned to Love My Body on Glamour.com
The quotes are from body-image and weight-loss bloggers and I'm so honored to be included in such great company. Here is my quote:
The quotes are from body-image and weight-loss bloggers and I'm so honored to be included in such great company. Here is my quote:
I never felt like I fit in, and I struggled with those feelings for years. Eventually I started looking at myself as a whole and realized that I am intelligent, funny, unique, and yes, I am beautiful. True beauty is not about fitting into a cultural stereotype but a quality that shines from within. That doesn’t mean we should stop trying to improve; it just means that our time is better spent focusing on building a strong, healthy body and mind rather than trying to fit into a cookie-cutter mold.
Overcoming body image issues is a topic near and dear to my heart. It took me a long time to get to this place and while its difficult to not look back and wish I hadn't wasted so much time hating my body, I know I'm in a better place today and I appreciate myself so much more. We are all works in progress and we're worth the work it takes to get strong, fit and healthy. For any of you who are still putting off living because of how you look or if you're waiting until you're a certain size to do something, its time to get out there in the world of the living now and enjoy life in the body you're in. I encourage each of you to think about the ways you’ve learned to love your body. If you haven’t done that yet why not take some time to think about it?
There are 15 other bloggers featured in the article and they also share quotes on how they learned to love their body. Some of the names you might recognize, some might be new but their messages are so valuable. You can check them out on Glamour.
That is so cool you were in a magazine. I completely agree with you. While I am not 100% in love with my body yet, my body image is not nearly as distorted as it was.
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ReplyDeleteYay!! :)
ReplyDeleteI was *always* the fat kid - the last picked in gym class etc - I know there are many of you out there who feel the same. Well, I know that now! Body Image is a constant battle, well, sometimes it's more of a small spat, sometimes an all out war but after speding about half of my life struggling with it, I have finally learned to take a compliment - "Yes I *do* look great, thanks for noticing!" Great post and great reminder!!
ReplyDeleteI love the quote "we're all a work in prigress." I keep forgetting that one and will try harder to keep it n the front of my mind.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on being quoted in Glamour!!
how awesome that you were in glamour!! i like what you said about not trying to fit into a cookie cutter mold...so true!!
ReplyDeleteGood post and congrats for being quoted in Glamour. I agree with what you said. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great quote! Congrats on being included in that article, and thanks for the link to it!
ReplyDeleteBody image is something I still need to work on. I'm not at the point where I love my body... but I know some day I will.
very cool that you were in the article! Well said and well deserved! :)
ReplyDeleteWow! After my post about feeling like a manatee - this article was just what I needed!
ReplyDeleteHow cool you were quoted in Glamour! Awesome!
great quote!
ReplyDeleteI feel like I am a work in progress as well :)
I read that article and thought it was great. now I think its even better now that I know one of the quotes came from you!
ReplyDeleteThat's a great quote. We're each of us different and it's so important to both accept and embrace our differences so that we can really appreciate everything that we have and love ourselves. Body image is a work in progress!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on getting in the magazine. Body image is tough, because our society is so about glamour and vanity. What really helped me was realizing what my one true goal was: to be healthier at 30 than I am now, and to be fitter at 40 then I was at 30. I don't want to be like my grandmother who lives off of pills and can barely walk. The only pill I want to take is a multivitamin.
ReplyDeleteYeah I was really excited to be included as well. I loved your quote!
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