I made this little Photo with Caption as a rah-rah empowerment tool - you know, like “Wouldn’t it be great if each one of us could find a wonderful photo of ourselves in a bikini laughing and label it with our real weight?” - to showcase ourselves feeling comfortable in a swimsuit and comfortable being honest about the number on the scale - to showcase that bikinis can still be sexy, even if you’re not a Victoria’s Secret Model. That’s theoretically empowering, right?
Then I thought, “oh, Julia, what are you trying to prove??” If this is all about honesty, I’m still not 100% comfortable with either my body or that number (I mean, sometimes I am! But sometimes I’m not.) And I’m mad at myself for that!! Sigh. I don’t know. I guess we all have issues with our bodies, don’t we?
Or maybe we don’t. Maybe there are some lucky women out there who have NO BODY IMAGE ISSUES whatsoever. I would like to meet them and steal their souls.
