I sang at an open mic last night, and a friend recorded my
performance. I took one look at the video and was instantly grossed-out by my
appearance. I sounded great, but was so disappointed in how I looked. No matter
how much weight I’ve lost (I can barely keep my pants up today), and no matter
how my body feels (lighter, more agile), I still see that fat chick when I look
at that video. God – it’s just horrifying.
I don’t know about you, but I also hate having my picture
taken. Usually it’s a surprise, and I never, ever look good. However, I do take
quite a few “selfies”. Of course, they always take me several tries before
landing on one I actually like, and would even consider sending to someone.
So here’s my idea.
Step One: Let’s all take one. Let’s take just one selfie. You can take a picture of your head, your shoulders, or
your feet – I don’t care – but take just one picture of yourself. DO NOT RETAKE
THE PICTURE. Stick with your original.
Step Two: Look at the selfie. I mean, really look at
it.
Step Three: Pick out one thing about your selfie that you
can HONESTLY say that you like. Granted, this might be the worse selfie in the
history of the stupid convention, but you have to find at least ONE thing about
your picture that is good.
Step Four: Crop the picture down to your favorite thing.
Step Five: Send it to my email address (merrittwithmerit@gmail.com) to be
posted anonymously on my blog, or to your Facebook page with the caption: “I
love my ______”. I will post our Body Image Boot Camp selfies at the end of
next week.
As an example, here’s a selfie I took recently.
And now here’s my cropped version, with the caption: “I love
my lips”.
This task is not supposed to be difficult. I know all of
you, and know that you have such beautiful qualities to share. Please, share
them with us!!
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