I believe we all are beautiful despite the prominent and accountable difference in terms of shape and size, colour and features.

The comments targeting facial attributes, the biased categorization of women depending on body and the rigorous effort to do away with body shaming has impacted lot of women both physically and mentally.

Going back to my college days, I wouldn’t find a single picture of mine outlining me fat and could boast about the fact that I was physically strong. And today it seems the hormones has worked well, I sat way too much struggling with work and the adipose layers started fuming underneath me, waiting to be shredded.

My journey from fit to fat and struggling back to be fit is a complete mental turmoil because I know how it feels to be not like before. Inch by inch I gained and did not actually realized until I gave whole three years to pile it up.

I know I am not in my best shape at the moment but hearing it out from every other person is a rebuke to your efforts of trying so hard to get in shape. I have constantly faced the fear of being rejected by a dress I loved online but the mental agony added when it actually wasn’t a great fit.

“You don’t take care of yourself, look at your bulging stomach?” or may be

“You have started looking like an Aunty?” or

“This dress will not fit you, why don’t you try Large size?”

aren’t too overwhelming comments but I have heard them all and it only added to my mental trauma. I have been body shamed but with all this I realized why do I need to listen to all of this. It is my body and I know how to deal with it, I cannot let my body be shamed because I don’t fall into someone else idea of perfect body.

I am not proud of the layers and tyres around my waist but I am proud of the fact that I am trying a little hard every-day to get rid of it. I don’t want to wound my muscle neither I am in hurry of signing up for a modelling contract, my body knows its pace and it will take time but I will be what beautiful describes in my own eyes. I decided not to be effected by what others think but they don’t understand the mechanics of my body.

I am and will continue taking efforts to outwit the body shaming theory but I will work accordingly. I realized we only add pressure to our mind but targeting things way to fast. I am walking and slightly moving up the ladder everyday but it is slow. My system wasn’t built in a day and so will getting into a figure envied by lots will take time. I have been following the therapy of the below things to rule my body and the body shaming doesn’t affect me anymore.

• I run every-day in the morning and not with the intention to cut down my fat but with a motive to be fit. It did help me lose the extra calories and weight.
• I take a wholesome diet of fruits, vegetable and try hard not to skip meals not with intention to lose weight but to take care of my health. It has acted progressively.
• I hike up whenever time permits and it is a way to reconnect to myself and my body.

Do your thing and your body will act and work accordingly.

Don’t let the fat affect your mind, work on stamina and fitness instead, take baby steps and you will see what it takes to shut the body shaming things.

Do it for yourself because you are beautiful and you deserve to look fabulous everyday you look at the mirror.

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