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The opposite of hating your body isn't making it skinny or getting it to look the way you think it should so you "love"it.
Imagine if you thought that was how to love your partner...to make them fit into what other people would approve of..
.we would call that emotional abuse...
Truly loving your body is about learning to have gratitude for all the things it is and does instead of how it appears to other people.
Your body is incredible for one million reasons besides whether or not it fits the current beauty standards.
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