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I’ve been getting real annoyed with the fat phobia I’ve been seeing on social media. This idea that you’re only beautiful if you’re skinny. Do you know how many people have that model-esk body that you guys are portraying as the standard of beauty? That fucks with peoples health.
For example. This was me pre military. Looking back I see myself as healthy (bcuz I was) But I was constantly told by my recruiters that I was fat and needed to lose weight. I was also called the bigger twin by some family and peers. I thought I was over weight here.
Here’s me trying to make weigh ins this last October. I was starving myself, doing fad diets like keto and over working my self like running 10 miles in the hills of Camp Pendleton in a sauna suit. I was still considered fat and still not at the required weight for the USMC.
That has ruined my self positivity on my body and it has ruined my health. I look In the mirror now and see myself as fat. I see people looking at me thinking I’m fat. Because apparently skinny means you’re fit.
I stand next to my fit friends and hate my body and photo shop my body to look like them because I don’t think I look good. (Yes I’m calling myself out on editing photos) (This is me now, trying to lose weight 
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I’m constantly in a cycle of losing and gaining weight. When I lose it I’m happy because I look the way I want to but i gain it back because the way I lost it wasn’t sustainable and it makes me feel sick because of how unhealthy I was when I lost it. I’m talking -10lbs in 1 week.
I’ll admit I feel better about myself when i weigh 155 but I also hate the fact that I feel like I need to be smaller in order to feel beautiful. & I blame all the people, all the organizations & all of the media standards that have been forced on me since I was a little girl.
I want everyone to love their body and to strive to be healthy. I want to love my body AND be healthy. Beauty is not a one type standard, beauty is multiple different shapes and sizes. Stop promoting that it’s not. End rant lol
I posted this on insta and I’ve received so many responses of women and girls who relate. It makes me sad that so many people feel this way and have done the same methods but I’m glad they know now that they are not alone! Everyone is beautiful! Become the most healthy you! 
