Hello, Gorgeous! Today I’m talking about a topic that I feel many women can relate to- body image. In today’s society people are flooded with news, social media, and marketing. These aren’t separate entities either. When you get onto your social media your receiving news, viewing adds, and even have the ability to shop! In fact, there has never been a time when there was more information shared on a daily basis. EVER. This can be pretty overwhelming, especially when “unplugging” is increasingly harder to do as everything becomes digital.

Without you even realizing it you may see hundreds (or thousands depending on your time spent online and on social media!) of beautiful pictures of women with the most perfect bodies. As much as we don’t want to I totally understand that it’s human nature to compare yourselves to others (as much as we try not to!). The end result may be a decrease in our self-confidence and lower esteem of our body image.

Around the time I was 12 was when I started to become critical of myself and my “imperfections”. That summer was the first time I tried on a two piece. Once I put on that two piece I realized I didn’t look like the girls in the magazines, ads in the store, or even the coupon books that come in the mail from Macy’s or JCPenny. From that moment on I stared to pick out my “problem areas” and become insecure about the way certain areas of my body looked. And this example was 13 years ago! SO much has changed since then and there is even more information put out everyday!

So how do we, as millennials, maneuver through the age of information and increase our self-confidence?! Today I’m sharing my best tips for doing just that! I wish there was one huge secret I could share with you ladies that would instantly (and always!) increase our body confidence. Unfortunately, I don’t have that huge answer but I do have a bunch of small tips that can make a big impact!

DON’T PAY ATTENTION TO THE SIZE 

I too, have been guilty of trying to squeeze myself into clothing sizes I thought I should fit into and not the clothes that truly fit my body type. What ended up happening was I would buy the clothing items that didn’t fit and they would sit in my closet-unused.

While there are general guidelines for what constitutes each size stores vary in how they label their clothing items. Just this past year I bought clothes ranging from a size 4 to a size 12 because those are the sizes that fit my body the best for that particular item.

It seriously DOES NOT matter what the size the label says. So long as you are healthy and confident in how you look, no label can take that away from you. Stores should not have the power to determine your self-confidence level. Plus, no one is going to know what the label says! They are just going to be in awe of you rocking your outfit like a total #Girlboss!

START COMPLIMENTING YOURSELF! 

DON’T COMPARE YOUSELF TO OTHERS AND UNPLUG

I’ve talked a lot about comparison on Blush & Camo and it’s because it is something that I struggle with and you ladies have let me know that you struggle with too. The reason why you can’t compare yourself to others is because:

 

ACCENTUATE YOUR STRENGTHS