5 Body Positivity Lessons That Changed How I Look at Myself
How ‘Own it babe’ Rini Frey changed my perspective towards my body.
When I looked into the mirror this morning, the first thing that came to my mind was —
I look too flabby in this outfit. I need to tuck in my tummy while posing for pictures.
Just then, I got a text from my friend Anjali.
I’d asked her to upload the pictures of us from last night’s party. But she refused to share them. When I insisted, she said her tummy might be too visible in them and she was feeling insecure.
This made me think — Why are we doing this to ourselves?
Who gets to define what is “too fat” or ‘too thin?”
Is it me? Is it Anjali? Or is the hundreds of strangers that are liking and commenting on our pictures online?
Then, the realization hit me — Social media. It all comes down to social media.
All those apps we keep on checking countless times in a day. All the influencers with their flawless skin and hair that remind me my beauty is never complete without the lipstick they are wearing, or the winged eyeliner I have to practice for hours to perfect.
