Summer body - let's not?
Hey - I have great news! I just talked to everyone everywhere that matters, and they let me know that perfect summer body you’re dreaming of, you already have it! The body you currently have - yup the one you’re looking at in this moment - is the “perfect summer body”.
Let me be the one to remind you that your purpose is not to be small. Your purpose is not to look any certain way. And yes, I get that it’s important to be confident in yourself and your body - oh boy do I get that.
But please hear me when I say that confidence does not come from being smaller.
Confidence comes from showing up for yourself, it comes from truly getting to know yourself, from starting to actually like yourself. Not the way you look, but the way you are.
This aesthetic summer body that you have pinned on your 2025 goal board doesn’t bring any additional confidence you don’t already have within you. I have tried and failed miserably too many times - it doesn’t work.
This spring, as we gear up for summer — I ask you to spend your energy elsewhere. Spend it laughing with your friends, enjoying meals and memories with loved ones, dancing to your favorite song, singing at the top of your lungs in the car. Spend your energy doing things that bring you closer to your authentic, genuine self.
Don’t spend it checking your stomach in the mirror, or debating having the snack you’re craving, or checking the calories on the meal you want.
Allow yourself to be.
Sincerely,
An anti-diet culture, pro-let’s-just-have-fun, super chill (obviously) girl
Amen sister