Like most women, I have laundry list of things I do not like about myself. The list began at about 13 and I have continued to add to it every year. I don’t really take into account other people’s opinions; I am my own worst critic. I am not really sure where my low self- esteem originated. I cannot recall one incidence where I was completely beat down and felt that I wasn’t good enough. I had a great support system and good friends. It is almost as if it was always there and sometimes I think it always will be. It is a constant battle. As a mother of three little girls (and one boy), this scares me. I want — no, I NEED — to be a good role model for my girls.
With all of the negativity in my head, it is hard to keep it all at bay around my girls. I struggle with my weight daily. Having four children, I still have that “baby weight” to lose. As a woman, it is hard to let that go. It is hard not to dwell on your pre-child body. When I don’t feel good about myself, it affects every aspect of my life. But I have to do better. I don’t want them to ever feel they are not good enough for any reason, especially their physical appearance. I don’t want them to look in magazines and think that is what they should look like. I want my girls to be so confident in who they are as women, that they celebrate other women without it affecting how they view themselves.
I am trying to talk about being healthy and eating right. No diets, 
just good choices. (Well, most of the time because there are always chocolate and cupcakes :). I lift weights in front of them to show them that women are strong; That THEY are strong. We work out together and talk about healthy choices. Right now they are still young at 4, 3, and 1 year(s) old, but I am setting a foundation that I hopefully can build on each year.
It is a long road, one that sometimes takes detours. I am not perfect. Sometimes I take two steps forward and one back. I am not immune to the beautiful pictures in magazines. Yes, I would like (insert favorite celebrity)’s body. But I am committed to loving myself, so that my girls can grow up strong and confident with their mother as their role model.
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