It all starts as a young girl when your family and friends compliment your youthful skin and your slender legs.
Every cartoon character, Disney star, and magazine cover says loud and clear — skinny is beautiful. And already, you start to understand what is deemed beautiful by society’s standards and what is not.
Then suddenly you hit puberty and grow hips, thighs, and boobs. It is at this moment that you became aware of what your body looks like — the moment the battle with your body begins.