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" It's easy to forget how powerful our bodies actually are. "
Iskra Lawrence
Easy
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" I refuse to let something as insignificant as a size or number on a scale determine how I feel about myself. I am grateful for my body, my health, and the life that I have, and no arbitrary number should have any impact on that. "
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" Throughout my whole teenage years, I had zero confidence and had to build it from the bottom up. "
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" Because I was a swimmer, I felt like sports did help me to realize that my body was more than what it just looked like... and if didn't eat, then I couldn't swim fast. "
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" I tried the maple syrup diet. I tried the protein-only Atkins diet. "
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" Instead of waking up and worrying about your thigh gap, wake up and worry about what you're going to achieve today. What can you do, and how can you give back? "
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" For me, I feel empowered when I use my body to exercise, play sports, and explore the world. My body allows me to sing, dance, talk, feel - and eat a damn good piece of cheesecake. "
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" After so many years of being rejected and having my body scrutinized... for Aerie to come along and basically say, 'We accept you. We don't care about your size.' To see those pictures on a Times Square billboard, and they were completely unretouched, I just was like, 'Wow. I finally feel good enough!' "
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" You're always 'too' something. "
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" Social media has been both damaging and beneficial in terms of how we view our bodies. "
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" When I joined Instagram, I began sharing my raw photos along with my raw and honest thoughts and feelings. "
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