THE NAUTI TRUTH: Every Body is Nauti

☆H A P P Y  W E L L N E S S  W E D N E S D A Y☆

"To me, beauty is about being comfortable in your own skin. It's about knowing and accepting who you are."–Ellen Degeneres

"I'm not going to sacrifice my mental health to have the perfect body."–Demi Lovato

"I'm not going to apologize for who I am, and I'm actually going to love the skin I'm in. Not strive for some other version of myself."–Amy Schumer

This blog post goes out to all of my Nauti Warriors who are struggling with loving the person they see in the mirror. Hope you enjoy♡

This is not easy for me to write because my journey with loving myself has been a struggle. For those of you who do not know me, I pride myself on being a health nut. But, if I am being completely honest, I started off my my path with eating healthy and working out for all the wrong reasons. I had an unhealthy obsession with having the "perfect body".

This obsession caused me to not love myself for superficial reasons. I convinced myself I was not worthy if I didn't fit a certain image or weigh a certain weight. This caused me to hate the person I saw in the mirror, inside and out. Because of this, I shut people out because when you don't love yourself, it is nearly impossible to let anyone else in.  

After a difficult few years, I have thankfully learned to love the person I am and not feel the need to change anything about myself. Instead of forcing myself to work out in order to be "skinny", I work out because I want to. Instead of not letting myself eat a sweet treat, I have a Reece's every night. I am not going to lie and say this new lifestyle I have started to embrace has been an easy transition, because that is simply untrue. I will say that each and every day I live this lifestyle compared to the one I used to live, is a day where I am noticeably happier.

Although this is ultimately an internal process, I cannot stress enough how important it is to have a strong support system. Even though I kept my struggle to myself for multiple years, it was because of the unconditional love I felt by the people who surround me that I was able to grow and realize my self worth. If you are ever feeling like you aren't beautiful inside and out, do not hesitate to reach out to me. Every single one of you is beautiful in your own unique way and deserve to have someone share that light with you.

Self love isn't easy in this day and age, but it is extremely important. So if you're the kind of person who eats an entire jar of Nutella in one sitting (aka me), don't apologize for it. Every body is different so you simply cannot compare yourself to others. Learn to love your little imperfections about because at the end of the day, that's what makes you, YOU. 

L I V E  N A U T I

♡

Ashlyn