falling leaves hide the path so quietly

madameaesthete:

Fuckyeahchubbygirls, fuckyeahskinnygirls, it doesn’t matter which. They both make me a little bit uneasy. Why do people categorize themselves and then feel the need to defend their section? Fuckyeahgirls, maybe I could get behind that. Fuckyeahlovingyourbody. Fuckyeahpeople. The sentiments behind chubbygirls are wonderful and I love when people love themselves, but that’s just it. I love people. I really appreciate the human body, as a person and as an artist. That’s why I post so many pictures of people. I love them. But why do I have to be chubby? Or why do I have to be skinny? Why do I have to pick something and then defend it like it defines me? My body doesn’t define my whole being just like I don’t define anyone else by their bodies. I love my body, flaws and all, and I really wouldn’t change it. Yes, BMI says I’m overweight. Yes, sometimes I can’t fit into the clothes sold in the stores that I would like to shop at. But I am a real girl with a real girl shape. I’m strong and if I were any skinnier I would lose that strength. I can throw my sister over my shoulder and carry her around. I gave one of my best friends, who is a guy, a piggyback ride down a few city blocks the other day. I could pick up my ex-boyfriend with no difficulty. I love that I can do these things. I have big arms. You want to know why? I used to be a cheerleader. I would throw other people in the air and catch them. I can lift more weight with my legs than some of the men that I see at my gym. Check out some of the pictures above. My thighs touch. And I don’t care. I love it.

Love yourself, babies. You’ll be so much happier once you realize that your body will do what it wants to do and you can’t force yourself to not have curves if you have them. You can’t force yourself to be a size zero if you just aren’t. Stick straight waist, curvaceous bodies, size two, size twenty two. Doesn’t matter. You are so fucking beautiful. Especially when you see it too.

<3 Alisha.

5’8”, 165 pounds, size 8-12. But that doesn’t mean shit. :)

I love you.