#bdd recovery

I love fitness blogger Sarah Puhto for posting these photos and for the honest words she put underneath. She wrote:

Body image Recently I’ve been thinking with a really negative mindset, I’m going to Singapore in 8 days and I had a whole month workout plan for how I’m gonna tone up and look super amazing. The reason why I wanted to do this is cause I’m going to see a lot of people who I went to high school with, who also follow me on here (hi hello how are you guys ) and I wanted to look good cause I sadly had this negative thought that some people would think something like “why does she look like that, I thought she works out like everyday? Where her abs at??” because I had gained quite a bit of fat while I was in South Africa from eating lots of junk food. Also I’m scared that people will think I look exactly like I look on my posed/flexed photos on my Instagram, which I really don’t. But because I’ve been sick the past week I haven’t been able to stick to that workout plan and haven’t even worked out for a whole week now which made me feel like I look less toned. I realised that this whole plan and mindset was so horribly silly. I shouldn’t care at all what other people think of my body because I’ve worked so hard to get into this positive mindset of loving my body and not caring what others think. It goes to show how I still do sometimes end up thinking in a very negative way and that I am not always positive and do care how people see me sometimes, because I am only human. I’m just glad I caught myself thinking like this and got myself out of this negative mindset. So here’s a photo of me on the left posing, sucking in and doing a fab booty pop vs how I look just normally standing with everything relaxed cause that’s what I look like in real life! What I’m trying to say is you shouldn’t stress about other people’s opinions of your body because at the end of the day it is your body and the only opinion that should matter about it is yours. ☺️ Hope you all have an absolutely lovely #humpday

Wishing you a better year for 2017 x

More Carrie Fisher wisdom.

Rest in peace Carrie Fisher, thank you for being so open about your mental health struggles.

Hope today is fun and peaceful rather than difficult for you all <3 If you’re working today in the health, emergency or social services we appreciate you!

If you’re in the UK and are struggling with an eating disorder over Christmas then Beat’s helplines are open, even on Christmas Day.

……Except anger. The Samaritan’s 2016 report found that in 2014, the suicide rate was 16.8 per 100,000 people for men and 5.2 per 100,000 people for women. Body Dysmorphia affects ALL genders, please don’t be discouraged from seeking help if you are male and having mental health issues regarding your appearance. You deserve good mental health.

You don’t have to wear a crop top if it’s not your thing but belly jelly is normal and shouldn’t prevent you from enjoying yourself or being a badass! Love this video and the song in it.

Cruel memes such as these are currently popping up all over Facebook, with people tagging their friends in them. Here’s the awesome individual in this photo, Lizzie Velasquez speaking up:

I’ve seen a ton of memes like this all over Facebook recently. I’m writing this post not as someone who is a victim but as someone who is using their voice. Yes, it’s very late at night as I type this but I do so as a reminder that the innocent people that are being put in these memes are probably up just as late scrolling through Facebook and feeling something that I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy. No matter what we look like or what size we are, at the end of the day we are all human. I ask that you keep that in mind the next time you see a viral meme of a random stranger. At the time you might find it hilarious but the human in the photo is probably feeling the exact opposite. Spread love not hurtful words via a screen. Xoxo Lizzie

Feel free to share Lizzie’s words with any of your friends you see sharing pictures like this. Let’s all agree not to mock people for how they look, either online or in real life.

Artwork by the fantastic Jubly-Umph

Love a bit of Baddiewinkle! Despite what magazines tell you, beauty, style and creativity don’t disappear with age. The more variety in beauty we are exposed to, the healthier and happier our own self image becomes.