Body Shaming Is Not Ok!
So a few months ago I was taking Abnormal Psychology and something that really stunned me was how prevalant eating disorders are. Whether it's anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, or even obesity the amount of cases that are recorder are insane numbers, I can't even image the cases that are not recorded.
My heart weighs heavy on this issue and especially the issue of social media. There are days where I am completely inspired by social media and the unconditional support system that people can give each other and then there are days that I want to never be on social media for the rest of my life. Unfortunately, I feel this is why I haven't been blogging or posting lately. I have really wanted to start showing healthy ways of incorporating fitness and ways of fueling your body with food but I feel the more I was on social media the more I saw women who were half naked showing off their amazing bodies. Don't get me wrong I am all for showing off the hard work you have put into creating this amazing body but something just doesn't feel right. The statistics are off the charts when it comes to low self esteem, suicide, depression, etc when young women and even older generations look at social media and Instagram being one of the highest social media sites for this issue.
Being "thin" or having this incredible body is put on such a high pedestal that this is when eating disorders and body shaming comes into play. By no means do I have an incredible body, I have cellulite, I have curves, I have insecurities about my body that I don't always like but I want to be a role model for ALL women and possibly even men that healthy looks different on every body. I want to be as raw and authentic as possible. I don't workout just to have this amazing, flawless body I workout because it relieves stress, it reduces my depression and anxiety, it gives me endorphins to make me feel good, etc. These are reasons I workout.
Some of you may know the Duck Dynasty Star, Sadie Robertson, but she recently came out awhile ago telling her story of how she is in the public eye and this stemmed her eating disorder while being on the show "Dancing with the Stars." I thought it was truly brave of her to come out and speak about such a hard time in her life. Pink is another star who came out to talk about how her daughter at only seven years old was telling her she felt ugly and she told her daughter how she is scrutinized everyday about her appearance and her personality but she stands tall in the person she is. I hope more women can start banning together to create an image of self love and to be more real and authentic in what we post on social media.
I guess I just want to conclude in that I hope I can inspire some of you guys to be who you are. You are beautiful in the skin you're in. I struggle with this everyday with how "perfect" we see women today and how we have to hold ourselves to such high standards. I am learning to love the person I am. I am flawed and it makes me who I am. Some may see me as beautiful and others may see me as ugly but I'm ok with that. I chose to stand up for those who don't have a voice in raising awareness of body shaming.
Love You All,
Cierra
My heart weighs heavy on this issue and especially the issue of social media. There are days where I am completely inspired by social media and the unconditional support system that people can give each other and then there are days that I want to never be on social media for the rest of my life. Unfortunately, I feel this is why I haven't been blogging or posting lately. I have really wanted to start showing healthy ways of incorporating fitness and ways of fueling your body with food but I feel the more I was on social media the more I saw women who were half naked showing off their amazing bodies. Don't get me wrong I am all for showing off the hard work you have put into creating this amazing body but something just doesn't feel right. The statistics are off the charts when it comes to low self esteem, suicide, depression, etc when young women and even older generations look at social media and Instagram being one of the highest social media sites for this issue.
Being "thin" or having this incredible body is put on such a high pedestal that this is when eating disorders and body shaming comes into play. By no means do I have an incredible body, I have cellulite, I have curves, I have insecurities about my body that I don't always like but I want to be a role model for ALL women and possibly even men that healthy looks different on every body. I want to be as raw and authentic as possible. I don't workout just to have this amazing, flawless body I workout because it relieves stress, it reduces my depression and anxiety, it gives me endorphins to make me feel good, etc. These are reasons I workout.
Some of you may know the Duck Dynasty Star, Sadie Robertson, but she recently came out awhile ago telling her story of how she is in the public eye and this stemmed her eating disorder while being on the show "Dancing with the Stars." I thought it was truly brave of her to come out and speak about such a hard time in her life. Pink is another star who came out to talk about how her daughter at only seven years old was telling her she felt ugly and she told her daughter how she is scrutinized everyday about her appearance and her personality but she stands tall in the person she is. I hope more women can start banning together to create an image of self love and to be more real and authentic in what we post on social media.
I guess I just want to conclude in that I hope I can inspire some of you guys to be who you are. You are beautiful in the skin you're in. I struggle with this everyday with how "perfect" we see women today and how we have to hold ourselves to such high standards. I am learning to love the person I am. I am flawed and it makes me who I am. Some may see me as beautiful and others may see me as ugly but I'm ok with that. I chose to stand up for those who don't have a voice in raising awareness of body shaming.
Love You All,
Cierra
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