✨body positivity appreciation post✨ These two videos were taken exactly 365 days apart🌎 In the first video I was 5 days postpartum. I loved my body for carrying my daughter and bringing her into the world, but I was extremely self conscious and worried about not only what others may think of my new… size… but what I would think about myself as well. I spent so much time worrying about how long it would take to feel/get back to normal that I was forgetting the trauma my body just endured. It was one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to deal with. Like any person, I had good days and bad days. I had the baby blues, took steps forward and faced many set backs. Once I got the idea out of my head that I wanted my *perfect* body back, I realized I wanted my HEALTHY body back, a body that I would learn to love and a body that would raise my daughter. That’s when everything changed. It took hard work, discipline and dedication to achieve my goals and get to where I’m at today. I’m not done yet but this is a great place to be and every day I feel healthier and stronger. If I could go back in time I would tell that girl to be kind to herself and not to worry. I would tell her to take pride in her newest accomplishment and to get rest. Most of all I would tell her that I’m proud of her💕 So, the last thing I have to say is… To my Sept. 30th 2022 self, I love YOU and To my Sept. 30th 2023 self, I love YOU 🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍