Love your legs

My legs have been one of my problem areas for most of my life. For me, they have always been too big. No matter what weight i was, my legs just never really fit my body. I am 176cm but i feel like my upperbody is longer than my lowerbody, so my legs are disproportionate to the rest of my body. There have been many days and nights ive wished for a thigh gap, wished for smaller legs and would have done just about anything to have smaller legs. But thats not how my body is built, not for a healthy body anyway.



Last year i wrote THIS post which is one of my top posts, mainly because 2 of the photos i have on there (1 of them has been deleted) has been used in pro ana sites and in other articles ive seen posted online where they have used my picture to show 'the thigh gap'. But in that post i talk about how i had learnt to love my legs, how i wasnt focusing on how they look but on what they can do.
  And this was the important thing for me.... As my legs have been and at times still are my problem area. Learning to love them, accept them for how they are is somethign i need to focus on several times a week.

When i feel down about the shape of my legs or the way they look i like to remind myself of how far ive come. That before i had no energy in my legs, i would force myself to exercise even if my legs had no energy and just felt like jelly. But now i am so much stronger. Its no longer forcing myself to exercise, but actually my body asking for it. My body and mind friends, working together.
    Ive built up strength in my legs... before i didnt know what a squat is, and now i can squat X kilo (not super heavy as i have lower back problems, but considering that i had little to no energy in my legs i am happy with how far i have come.) i can now run 15-20km (with maybe a pause or two!) but after my recovery i could barely run a km anymore.



My legs arent just skin and bones, but they are also muscle. They also have fat on them, but thats part of a healthy body.
  I have stretch marks, cellulite and self harm scars on my legs but that doesnt stop me from wearing shorts. I am not embarrassed about the fact that i have cellulite on the back of my legs, i dont even think about it. It doesnt make me unhealthy, unpretty or anything. I dont have a thigh gap, but that doesnt matter to me any more.... a space inbetween my legs? What good is that for?
  Now i can atleast hold things inbetween my legs... or if i drop food, it wont go on the ground ;) ;) ;)

My legs are not something i should be embarrassed about or feel ashamed of showing. To me, i think i will always feel that i have big legs, however im learning to not see that as a negative. That big, muscular and strong legs isnt a bad thing. Infact its a good thing.
   Of course its a gradual, self love and learning task. Several times a week reminding myself that my legs are perfect just the way they are, that i dont need to change. That has helped....
   And now i can atleast look at my legs and feel happy that they function properly, that i have energy and strength in my legs. Be proud of how far i have come!

We all have problem areas, but learning to love and accept them will make us happier as people!!! Nothing good comes from hating ourselves. Ive been there, done that and i amnt planning on returning there!

^^Looks like ive gotten shorter in the right photo, but its just the angle!! haha XD