Izzy Spears| @izzy_spears www.IzzySpears.com
I am no longer offended by the things people let come out of their mouths. As a plus-size woman who is proud of every roll, stretch mark and dimple, I am happy. I enjoy celebrating life by celebrating me. I enjoy being active, going to the gym and drinking smoothies. I don’t let others decide how I should look and if I should be proud of who I am based off of a number on a scale or the size of my pants. I also don’t let others put me in a box that I did not create.
As an outspoken body positivity activist, I realize the importance of women sharing their stories, using their voices and ending body shaming. Here are reasons why I don’t hate my body.
1.There is only one me.
This may sound like a clique but it is true. There is only one me. With that being said, I had to learn how to love myself. I had to learn how to love myself so much I would be strong enough to stand up for myself. I wanted to be strong enough to remind myself that there is nothing in life I can’t do. I wanted to be strong enough to wear what I want and go where I want regardless of my weight or my appearance. I wanted to be strong enough to look my child in the eye and say you are beautiful just the way you are and have him believe it because he knew I felt the same why about myself. I have to live for me. I can’t wait for someone else to do it, there is only one me.
2.Life is too short to hate yourself.
We are given a finite amount of time on earth. Why waste that time worrying about what others are saying about us? Unfortunately, there are many outside stimulus telling plus-size women there is something wrong with us. We are bombarded with diet pill commercials, weight loss programs, lack of representation in media and ugly glares while eating a slice of pizza. I am here to tell you that life is too short to pay attention to people that don’t matter. Live your life, wear your daisy dukes and eat pizza!!! If we spend all our time focusing on other things we will miss out on one of the most beautiful gifts of all time, life. Live life for you because your life is yours to live.
3.There is nothing wrong with me the way I am.
When did we start looking outward for approval? The beauty in self-expression is we are free to express ourselves the way we choose. I refuse to let someone else tell me what is beautiful. I won’t sit around and let someone else define how I look based on their standard of beauty. We all have the right to love ourselves just as we are. We all are worthy of love and affection at any size, any weight and any shape. All bodies are beautiful and perfect just the way they are, no modifications needed. I don’t hate myself because there is no need to do so.
As the author of “Diary of a Curvy Gal”, I want to share my story of how I was bullied as a fat kid. How I woke up and said, NO MORE! How I began to love myself for who I am.
xoxo
Izzy
Izzy Spears is an author, body positivity activist and blogger. She has written books such as “The Adventures of Jaylen Newman, “Diary of a Curvy Gal” and “The Day Dreamer”. She runs a body positivity group on Facebook called Curvy Girls Rock, it has over 2,300 followers and grows daily. Find more about her at www.IzzySpears.com or @izzyspears on IG and Facebook.
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