What's probably the weirdest thing that I do is I feel envious of how pretty I was as a child. Trust me, I know how insane and dumb that is. But why did six-year-old me get the perfect hair and BMI?
Some things that I have learned and am STILL learning to put into practice to build up my own confidence naturally are:
1. Fill your social media feeds with women who you think are beautiful who have a similar body type to yours. Don't have it full of (as wonderful and beautiful as they are) women with body types you strive for but physically can't obtain. Also, fill it with happy, wonderful things like puppies.
2. FUCKING EAT. Stop starving yourself. Stop dieting. Stop it. I was trying so hard for so long, and I saw on the internet somewhere the quote "We don't live to lose weight and pay bills," and that made me really rethink how much of my time I was spending on dieting.
3. This one is obvious, but speak kindly to yourself. Don't say mean things about yourself. You are beautiful and amazing. Yell louder than the negative voices in your head.
4. Self-care!! It can be as easy as a face mask, an elongated hot shower, a nap... TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF. You deserve it.
I am sure there is more to be added to the list, but these four seem really important to me. They have already started helping me. I think there are too many women who are sick of spending so much energy hating ourselves.