Le Instagrammer Yabelana Ngokuthi Kungani Kubalulekile Ukuthanda Umzimba Wakho Njengoba Unjalo

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Njengabesifazane abaningi, u-Instagrammer nomakhi wokuqukethwe u-Elana Loo uchithe iminyaka esebenza ngokuzizwa ekhululekile esikhunjeni sakhe. Kodwa ngemva kokuchitha isikhathi esiningi egxile ekubukekeni kwangaphandle, wagcina ebona ukuthi uhlobo lomzimba wakhe, ukwakheka, noma ubukhulu bakhe kwakungaxhunywanga kunoma yimiphi imigomo ayezibekele yona ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Manje, ukhuthaza abesifazane abaningi ukuba benze okufanayo. (Kuhlobene: U-Katie Willcox Ufuna Wazi Ukuthi Ungaphezu Kwalokhu Okubona Esibukweni)

"Thatha ikhasi encwadini yami-umbono wokuthi uzoba muhle noma ufanelekile *uma* usushintshe okuthile mayelana nokubukeka kwakho kwangaphandle," usanda kubhala ku-Instagram. "Ukuzethemba nobuhle [kuvela] ngaphakathi."

U-Elana wabelane ngendlela ahlala eqiniseka ngayo ngobuntu bakhe nekhono lakhe kodwa ehlala enenkinga yokubukeka komzimba. Uyabhala: "Ngingavumela imicabango ecashile yokuthi 'uma ulahlekelwe kakhulu yi-xxx, uzoba muhle' noma 'ngiyamangala ukuthi kungamangalisa kanjani ukuthi ube mncane' ungene engqondweni yami,"

Kodwa selokhu athuthela eHawaii, waqaphela ukuthi, njengakho konke okunye ekuphileni, utshani abuhlali buluhlaza ngakolunye uhlangothi. “Wonke umuntu ucabanga ukuthi uma ngabe kukhona okwehlukile, kungangcono futhi akunjalo,” kubhala yena. "Selokhu ngithuthele eziqhingini, ngiye ngazama ukwenza ukuthanda kwami ​​okunamandla nokuzikhulumela! Kunezinsuku engingazizwa kahle kodwa ngithathe ama-degree aphelele angama-360 kusuka esikhathini sokwenyanya sebikini futhi angizizwa nginqunu nginqunu! "

Yingakho, njengengxenye yomkhankaso we-Aerie #AerieREAL, u-Elana wabelane ngesithombe sakhe esingathintwanga ukusekela lolu hlelo lwabo olusha. Manje, kuzo zonke izithombe zokubhukuda ezingatholakali abantu ababelana ngazo besebenzisa i-hashtag yabo, i-Aerie izonikela ngo- $ 1 (kufika ku- $ 25K) kwiNational Eating Disorders Association ukusiza labo abahlangabezana nesimo somzimba. Ngakho-ke uma usocingweni mayelana nokuthumela leso sithombe ozishuthe sona sasebhishi, shaya isihlungi kuso (lokho kulungile, kodwa i-photoshopping akulungile), futhi uyithumele nge-#AerieREAL wazi ukuthi i-'gram yakho ingeyesizathu esihle.

"Ngiyathanda ukuthi i-Aerie isiliguqule leli qiniso," wabhala. "Ngisakhula, bembalwa kakhulu onobuhle bemininingwane, imiyalezo emihle kwabezindaba, njll. Ngakho-ke YIMI YONKE ngemizamo yabo njengenkampani!" (Okuhlobene: U-Iskra Lawrence, u-Aly Raisman, no-Yara Shahidi Pose nabomama babo emkhankasweni omusha we-Aerie Campaign)

Ekugcineni, u-Elana unethemba lokuthi abesifazane abaningi ngokwengeziwe bafunda ukwazisa nokwamukela imizimba yabo njengoba injalo. "Kumele sazi ukuthi thina, nazo zonke izibazi zethu, ama-stretch marks, ne-cellulite, sibahle manje-hhayi ukuthi 'kanye *kungenalutho* kwenzeka,'" wabhala. "Hhayi uma sehla isisindo, hhayi lapho sithola i-tan, MANJE! Ukuba nempilo-ngokomzwelo nangokomzimba - kulapho-ke kimi! "

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