I pride myself on being body positive and feeling confident with who I am right now.
Ever since I started blogging, my mission has been to inspire other plus-size women to feel proud of who they are. I love encouraging others to live unapologetically.
Part of that is making funny, relatable videos for Facebook. I enjoy making them, but with the good always comes the bad.
Being in the public eye makes me and my body a point of discussion for many. From fat-shaming to health-shaming, it all goes down in the comments.
Most of it rolls off my back, but there's always one or two that deliver a gut-punch.
The quickest medicine for the hate is seeing other women out there doing their thing and living unapologetically; women like Ashley Graham.
Here she is, in all her glory, getting us pumped for the Addition Elle Holiday RTW show at New York Fashion Week.
I first saw pictures from the fashion show on my Instagram. As I was scrolling my feed, I saw her dimpled butt and thighs and I immediately smiled.
Shop Ashley Graham's Addition Elle collection here.
Graham strutted her thang down the runway, thighs jiggling with every powerful step.
Yas queen! Slay meeeee!
When she turned and walked the other way, I had an aha moment. I saw myself.
My thighs have that same jiggle and they are covered with those same dimples that grace Graham's famous thighs.
Her ass must be magic, because it reminded me how much I love what I do and why I should love myself no matter what anyone else says. It reminded me that I'm a bad bitch and no one and nothing can change that.
I'm not afraid to show who I am. I've spent too many nights crying over my body. My thighs are big and jiggly and I'm here for them, even if you aren't.
