Hey everyone! I am not usually one to post in forums like these, but I just need to get some advice from other women on a similar journey as me. I am 20 years old and have struggled with my body image for nearly a decade. I feel so exhausted from always trying to restore my relationship with my body. I recognize that as someone with a long history of eating disorders, I will probably always have to be working on improving my body image, but I am just so exhausted from it. I feel overwhelmed by my fear of being "fat" and I hate how superficial and self-absorbed that sounds. Body image has always been a way that the enemy has used to make me feel defeated and lack the confidence I need to have in myself. I just feel so suffocated from my fear of having anything but a "perfect" body I feel like I will be stuck like this forever. I am sure I am not the only one that struggles in this area so please share your advice if you have some :)

I'm finding Cambria's video on our mindset shift and understanding who we really are is so helpful; and important. We are not just our physical bodies, but we are also our souls, our minds and our hearts. We are not created to be at war with out bodies and obsessing over all our imperfections, but we can take the time to meditate on how God sees us: beautiful, fearfully and wonderfully made!:) I understand a lot of the struggles you must experiencing. I would advise you to really take the time to listen to her videos, and meditate on the emphasis on how he sees us and what he has made us to be. Once you can really and truly internalize these things, it will transform your whole healthy living journey.Take your time ,kind and patient to yourself and trust the process. It's hard but definitely doable, and this whole community is here for you

Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to write such a sincere response...it warms my heart to be a part of this community :) I am going through all of her videos again and taking notes on each one to really let the messages sink in. I think I expect myself to be "perfect" with this whole body image thing and just "snap out of it" but that isn't realistic, and rather, I have to give myself time and grace like you said. Thank you again for your response ❤️

No problem Lauren! I am right there on this journey with you!:)