Welcome back everyone! Sorry it's been so long since I have enlightened you on my happenings but I've been busy sorting my life out and settling back into school life, but that is a story for a different day! I'm just going to get right to the focus of this post because I am just exasperated at the latest YouTube scandal "Dear Fat People". This YouTuber, whom I will not mention simply because I don't want to increase her subscribers nor her views even though some people claim that this is what she may have been trying to do, but I'm sorry if you go as far as almost bullying people about their body shape and size it doesn't really give a loving, caring or kind impression of you and I think you need re-check what the word comedy actually means because you are by no means helping anyone to get motivated to be fit and healthy and I just hope you have not given the opposite effect. I can't tell you not to go and watch this video but I hope you aren't totes emosh like I've been lately, (I have no idea why!), because this is something you do need to be emotionally stable for unless you actually want to let this person get inside your head and destroy you. I'm not gonna lie, I am struggling inside my own body image issues and I know it's easier said than done to get up off your backside and get moving but it actually takes some motivation and inspiration.

I'm not going to rant on about how to get up and get moving because I think that is a personal choice and I'm no nutritionist! So instead I am just going to give you a few short tips on how to be comfortable in your body no matter your size or shape.


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* Don't take any kind of criticism. You might feel bad because people have said mean things in the past. But many times, when someone says something bad about you, it's only because they have nothing better to do, they are having a bad day or often have their own body image issues.

* Stop comparing yourself to others. Comparing yourself to others, especially celebrities, is a fine way to throw your self-esteem down the drain, as there will always be those who appear 'better' than you and those who appear 'worse' than you. In the end you will most likely end up wishing you were different with thoughts of worthlessness. It takes you nowhere, wastes a lot of time, and puts you in a psychologically terrible place.

* Be beautiful, inside and out. Beauty is not just something you either have or don't have. It is something you can nurture.


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* Think positively. You may think that some people are just naturally more positive than others. That's not necessarily wrong but don't let negative thinking keep you from making a decision to be more positive. If you want to feel comfortable in your own skin, then you have to start thinking about the best thing that can happen to you instead of always expecting the worst.

* Compliment yourself. (I should probably take my own advice!), you may suddenly feel great about yourself when someone tells you that you look amazing, or when a friend compliments an aspect of your personality. But the compliments will come and go, and at the end of the day, your self-worth shouldn't depend on what other people say about you, whether it's good or bad.

* Think of yourself as a beautiful person. It's great if your boyfriend, best friends, and everyone around you thinks you are beautiful, but that doesn't matter one bit if you are convinced that you are ugly. Even a supermodel can feel completely insecure and inadequate, and what you think on the inside is much more important than how people view you on the outside. Know that the first step to feeling beautiful is really thinking that you are beautiful, just as you are.

 
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* Spend time with people who make you feel good. A big part of embracing who you are and feeling comfortable in your own skin is being around people who support you and make you feel good about yourself. Dump those toxic friends who are always bringing you down, being negative, and ignoring you in favour of their own narcissism. Surround yourself with people who compliment you, care about how you feel, and treat you with care and love.

I hope this makes you feel even a little bit better about yourself, but hopefully a lot better. If you have any other tips or trick to feeling confident in your own skin please share them in the comments and help me and of course others reading this feel good about themselves.


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Thank you so very much for reading.

Samantha x