The other day my friend told me that I didn’t look very fit. This was a sad blow, as I normally don’t give two shits about body image, but this little comment came out of the blue which struck me with an odd realisation. This semester I was dancing once a week, taking self-defense twice a week (mostly doing boxing), learning ping pong twice a week (not a very high exercise but still a physical activity), taking body sculpting twice a week, and running at least 3 hours a week. I’ve never disclosed this much information before since I thought people could probably generalize that I am a perfectly active human-being, but I guess there really is a reason why people always make obsessive check-ins to gyms on statuses.
And this is also due to the way I have been dressing. For a while now when I wanted to feel comfortable I would dress myself in an oversized shirt and baggy sweats. So for this new year, I’ve decided that I should be comfortable to wear whatever I want in ways that support what i’ve got. This body won’t stay this way forever and for the mean time, I should be able to show it off.
By no way does this mean to go epic Halloween everyday, but it does mean to value all of the sweat and effort that have been contributed. And maybe for everyone, this is also a realisation for you. There’s little time in the world to go prancing around in sweats and old PE shirts. I’m definitely going to be spending more time in choosing outfits, cause bitches that know me know that I’m color blind and blind in general with shit that I wear.
