It's so hard to be beautiful.

I have never been thin. I've always been on that thicker side and it's a little difficult, being Vietnamese and all. Vietnamese women are teeny tiny things and everyone expects them to be these teeny tiny things, and then they meet me and they're like HOT DAMN! WHAT DOES THAT GIRL EAT?! Fried chicken and carbs, bitch. AND WHAT?!

HA. I've come a long way on this self-love journey. I always hated my body, avoided mirrors, avoided pictures, etc. And to this day, I still do those things but to a much lesser extent. I have come to love and accept my body. I know no matter how hard I try, I'll never be teeny and tiny. Instead, I get to be curvy and thick and I love it! I have a long way to go in terms of fitness but loving yourself the entire time is such a huge part of it. Because who am I changing for? ME! 

Anyways, I've come to find that you can't convince anyone to love themselves; they have to do this for themselves. Love and support helps for sure, but it comes down to self-realization. So whenever a friend comes up to me and they're like "Amy, I'm so fat and ugly :(:(:(" this is me: Well feel that way no longer!!! Let's make a life-changing decision right now! To love yourself! To love your body! Let's start eating clean! And you'll start losing weight and feeling good! Let's start working out! You'll feel stronger and feeling good!! All this feel goodness will definitely make you love yourself!! LET'S DO IT!! YEAH!! And they look at me like I'm damn bat-shit crazy, because all they really wanted was "Of course you're not fat!! Let's go get ice cream to make you feel better!" 

I am by no means claiming to be a health/fitness guru. Because sure, I like raw vegetables and unlimited salads as much as the next person, but you know what tastes even better? Fried chicken, carbs, and ice cream. In moderation of course. Of course.

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