21-Year-Old’s First Bikini Photo Is Going Viral For An Amazing Reason

Unless you work hard to flaunt your body on the beach all summer, many of us are more reserved when it comes to showing skin.

Here at LifeDaily, we always like to promote body positivity and that’s exactly why the story of 21-year-old Lesley Miller touched our hearts so deeply. Just like this new mom, Lesley bravely and proudly showed off her bikini body for all to see in a post first shared by Facebook page “Love What Matters“.

We think Lesley is perfect at any size, but there’s no denying she looks a lot healthier and happier after her recent life changes!

I kept my body covered up and hidden away. I told myself that one day I would finally let myself be seen; I would finally do all of the things I dreamed of when I was enough. Thin enough, happy enough, confident enough. When my body looked the way that it was “supposed” to.

I fought my body every step of the way, continually ashamed and silent.

When I was 3, my classmates asked why I was so much bigger than them. Why I didn’t wear the same smock they did.

When I was 9, I went to weight loss camp and stood in line the first week to take my “before” photo.

When I was 11, the surgeon cut into my stomach, and he told me how happy I would finally be. I was the youngest person to have weight loss surgery.

When I was 15, I started cutting into my own skin. I thought I deserved it.

When I was 20, I lost half my body weight in nine months, my worth for the day solely determined by the number on the scale being lower than the day before.

You can see it all. Weird bulges and rolls of fat. Hanging excess skin. Stretch marks, cellulite, surgical and self-harm scars. Awkward protrusion on my abdomen from my lap band.

I want to learn to love all of myself, not just the parts I’ve been told are “acceptable.” Because the secret is, I was always enough. And you are too.

Please SHARE this woman’s powerful message on body image with all of your family and friends on Facebook. You never know who might need to hear it!

[Featured Image: Facebook / Love What Matters]

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