The best was to start is by looking at yourself in the mirror - remember the first 3 words that first came to mind. Now, do you want to define yourself by those words?
    I get it. It's hard. It's hard be happy with the way you look. It's hard to not think that every wandering eye is looking directly at your flaws. It's hard to ignore the whispers coming your way. It's hard to be different.
     For me, the words I described myself as when I looked in the mirror a year ago were all but positive - they were words in which I would not dare call anyone else, knowing the impact they can have. I knew I needed to change, I couldn't live this sort of lifestyle anymore. A lifestyle in which I described myself as the "fat girl." A lifestyle where I was embarrassed to be seen. A lifestyle in which no teenage girl desires to have. A lifestyle where I would eat, just because I was bored, or sad, or stressed.
     Of course, I had my friends. Who, needless to say never admitted I had anything that needed to be changed. "You're perfect the way you are -we wouldn't lie to you," they said. Did I believe them? No. They didn't understand. They were all skinny. They all had boys constantly reminding them of how pretty they were. They all had perfect bikini bodies, untouched with extra fat. They never had to lie and say "I'm not feeling well, you guys go" just because they didn't want to draw attention to themselves, or the way the looked. They never felt the pain I felt. People often ask me if I changed for myself, or for others. The answer is one in the same. I changed for myself, but in the process I changed for others.
     On this blog, I would like to motivate and inspire any person who thinks as if they can't lose weight, or they can't do it healthily, that they can. That, in the end, they will they can, and will become everything they dreamed of. I understand. Others may not, but I do. And, I want to help.

I'll talk about this quote in one of my upcoming posts: "Nothing comes with ease, the faster the wind, the faster the trees."

If you have any questions, I'd be glad to help to answer.