Something a little different to my normal beauty and fashion posts but something that is as important and widely talked about within the blogger world especially more recently. 

Just a small disclaimer, I am not writing this in order for people to feel sorry for me or to gain sympathy but to raise awareness and to show that nobody is alone when it comes to body issues and speaking about them.

Just like every person in this world, I to have had my fair share of body issues over the 19 years I have been alive. For as long as I remember I have had an issue with how my body looks and my weight, which does have a major affect on my self confidence especially when it comes to showing my body.

I have always been one of those people that carries a little extra weight, where I wouldn't call myself skinny/slim but I wouldn't call myself fat either so I kind of sit in the middle and I've always been labelled as 'chubby' which is the most horrible word ever and during my school years it was difficult because I also have naturally ginger hair which you can imagine a lot of kids bullied me for which I doesn't really affect me anymore but is another reason why my self confidence isn't one of my strongest points. Also as I am studying Fashion, the majority of the girls that attend my uni are slim, tall and generally very confident which is also something that I compare myself to especially as the fashion industry is such a competitive industry that it sometimes scares the shit out of me, to put it bluntly haha!

So what have I done? - I didn't want to do the whole set a goal weight and try and get to it as I knew I wouldn't stick to it and would probably give up so instead I decided to just try and be more healthy in general. Now back at the start of January I set out my resolutions and one was to not eat as much junk, which I have to say i'm not doing too bad. At the moment I have cut potato out of my diet, which I did for lent a couple of years back and I noticed that I did slim down a little and I felt more healthier and energised. By cutting out potato it doesn't just mean I can't potatoes it also means no crisps (made with potato or potato starch), chips, croquettes etc which I seem to eat a lot of, so I have been replacing them with more green veg and I have also tried to lay off desserts only having one a week normally with my sunday roast, so fingers crossed I can keep this up. 

As for my self confidence, I have started to not really look to peoples opinions on what to do and more took my own instinct by stepping out of my comfort zone and this seems to be working, especially as I have managed to organise my work placement and the fact that living London is something that I wasn't too keen on as it's very different to just visiting London for a few day but now I honestly cannot wait!!

The main aim of this post it to get you out there talking about body image. This post was a really hard one for me to write especially as people I actually know do read my blog, but if I can do it and share this with all of you then I am sure that you can also :)

Also, a close friend of mine is doing a fundraiser for the charity Beat - beat eating disorders, which is a charity that helps those out there with eating disorders by offering support, advice and help in order to take control of their eating disorder and to help beat it. My friend will be climbing Ben Nevis Mountain in Scotland and it would mean a lot if you guys could check out the charity and possibly sponsor her as she is fundraising for a great cause. If you would like to sponsor her then head over to her page here, but I do not expect any of you to.. just if you wanted to :)

I hope this post has been one that many of you will value and appreciate.

xx