Valentine's Event Entry!

Howdy y'all 🤠

I decided to finally take part in a amino event so hopefully I do this right :sweat_smile:

The theme of my entry, is self love. Valentine's day is often a day used for couple's or people to express love to someone else- but it's not often the other way around. Meaning that alot of people forget to love themselves, and appreciate who they are or what they have.

So I'm using myself as an example.

During my senior year of high school, i gained 70 pounds. I went from 95 pounds, to 165. I was at an all time low, and had zero confidence. After some minimal efforts, 50 of those pounds fell off on their own. But my body had stretchmarks and still some extra weight. I still wasn't confident, and i hated looking at myself in the mirror.

Finally, in the past month, I got myself together and decided i was going to lose those pounds and love myself once again. And that's exactly what I did. I made changes to my diet, drank more water, and worked myself more physically. And with just those changes; I'm elated to say that I've lost nearly all the weight that I've gained. For the first time in almost 2 years, I'm happy to look in the mirror and see what i see. But there's a new feeling along with it- pride. I've earned that feeling of joy when i see myself.

For anyone else going thru what i have; past, present, or future- I understand. I know exactly what it feels like to wish you could change yourself, but you know what, it's not worth it. You as an individual have so much more being yourself, then wishing you were someone else, or trying to be someone else.

So for this valentine's day, please love yourself. Take care of youself and be the best you that you can be :sparkling_heart:

#ShareTheLove2021

P.S. I'd love to hear your guy's personal stories of self love and triumph in the comments :grin: