I can remember when I turned 21. Everything was so perfect. I was graduating from college, my ideal body size, and ready to rule the world. As my twenties progressed so did my body. It changed dramatically and some of it made me very uncomfortable. I mean, I had been the same size since 7th grade. I had dresses that I bought in high school that I wore to my first job. But now at ages 26, 27, 28, and even 29, things were not as they use to be. I struggled with looking in the mirror and not being that same size I was at 21. I knew I needed to make a change so I did. I started using my gym membership and begun to take classes. My body transforms and everyone said I looked great but I when I looked in the mirror, I wasn’t the Felicia I was at 21. After a year of chasing the dream of being the Felicia I was 8 years ago, I realized that I needed to accept myself.  Accept me with all the changes and flaws. I needed to love the Felicia I am now because I may never see the Felicia at 21 again. As I thought about it, I finally realized that was a good thing. At 29 I am the healthiest and fit that I have ever been. My diet is awesome and I enjoy working out. I realized that there is nothing wrong with Felicia at age 29. She has grown and become a woman that she could be proud of. So today I pledge to be comfortable in the Felicia at age 29 skin because she has become so much more than Felicia at age 21-28.

Lesson 8: I am comfortable with who I am today and never comparing my former self to the new, improved and matured me