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...Not Really
04/12/2010

Well, it's kind of hard for me to tell you how I feel about my body.

 

I know I am thin. People have told me that I have pretty good body. But I've always struggled with an eating disorder from as long as I can remember.

Every time I look in the mirror, this little voice in my head is very critical of how I look, and I have to fight with that voice. I will have to say, "NO. That is me. I like how I look."

But do I really like how I look...not really.

It's really a struggle.

I hate it how media has really distorted women bodies into something that we can\'t really achieve to begin with. I hate it that I have to really struggle with myself every single day.

I wish I could just tell you that this is a happy story and that I love how I look, but I don't.

5'7"

124lbs.

size 6 pants.

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