Like Mother...Like Daughter

In my personal opinion, far too many of us believe that we are fat, ugly, or worthless. I have decided that I needed to share my own struggles with body image and self esteem. This isn’t an easy thing for me to do. I am a very private person, but I feel like if I share this, then I can overcome them. I need to overcome them not only for me, but for my family.

I am 4’11” tall and I weigh right around 120 pounds. I will start out by saying that I don’t think I am fat, but I feel like there are parts of my body that could look better. I started feeling this way very recently...within the last 3 years or so. It got to the point that I hated looking at myself in the mirror. This whole scenario might sound familiar to some reading this. I started working out regularly about a year ago. While I physically felt better, I still had those negative thoughts about my body. Everyone around me would tell me how great I looked, but I couldn’t wrap my mind around it. I still saw the same “problem areas”.

Another thing that I have been struggling with is my facial appearances. I am 35 years old but I feel like my forehead shows a different age. I have wrinkles and sometimes people think that I am angry all the time because the area between my eyes (just above my nose) is always wrinkled up like I had just had a major argument with someone. I actually had a friend of mine tell me, during a night out, that I need to be happier and that I needed to stop glaring all the time. I told her that I was having a really good time until she said that. That really hurt me. My Self Esteem went to almost nothing at that point.

With the new year usually comes resolutions. While I usually don’t do resolutions, I decided that this one is important. This year, I am going to work on my self esteem. It was when I read this blog post from “Strong is the New Skinny” (strongisnewskinny.blogspot.com/2011/10/like-motherlike-daughter.html) that I realized I needed to change. I have a teenage daughter that looks to me for inspiration. How am I any good to her if I think I am “broken”? I see her looking at herself in the mirror and saying the same things I say about myself. I HAVE to end that before it harms her self esteem.

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. ~Psalms 139:14

Everyone of us is different, but that is how God made us. Love who you are.

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Amy Royce has two children and has been married since 1995. She is an affiliate marketer and a Virtual Assistant. She enjoys helping others through the programs she markets and the tasks she performs as a VA. Visit her blog at itsabloggylife.com.

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