Skinny vs. sexy vs. healthy

I want to share my opinion with you all about this. I've been "skinny" since I was young. I always played sports but mostly I just had a fast metabolism. During middle school I got made fun of for being skinny. I was in multiple fights. One girl used to call me chicken legs because my legs were so thin. Another girl started a rumor that I wasn't a virgin because I had a gap between my thighs. I ate like a teenage boy but I'd be accused of being bulimic. The list goes on.

I remember taking health class and learning about bullying and the teacher went on about not making fun of "heavier" people, but she never mentioned not making fun of any weight. By the time I reached high school the bullying had stopped, mostly because of the rumors that if you were rude to me, I'd fight you... not true. In my sophomore year I was really sick. I had mono for almost 5 months and missed a lot of school. Obviously I lost weight and I the teasing started again. This time from my friends, telling me I need to eat more and I'm too thin.

Junior year I began to run cross country and track, the crazy workouts finally had me building muscle and my legs started to look better, and less thin. I gained weight and muscle and I finally felt happy with the way I looked. Freshman year in college I gained more weight from not such an intense workout schedule and more crappy food. After talking to my girl friends and reading about workouts online, on pinterest and tumblr, I wanted to share my story.

I HATE the fact that people say "healthy is the new thin", heavier girls say things like "A real man wants curves, not bones". This kind of mindset is completely ridiculous. Posts saying that people want a gap between their thighs, or to be able to see their hip bones- NO NO NO. I do not understand girls. If you want your body to change, CHANGE IT. Do it without putting other's down to make yourself feel better, do it for your health, and not your looks, and most of all- do it because you want to, not because you think you have to. There is no perfect body. Everyone has different bone structure, metabolisms and workout routines. There is nothing wrong with weighing 200 pounds and being happy with it. And there is nothing wrong with being 95 pounds and being happy.

It took me such a long time to get rid of the "thigh gap" that so many girls crave. It took years to finally put 15 pounds on, so you couldn't see my ribs when I wore a swimsuit. And now in college when my friends tell me I should workout to get abs or see my hip bones, it pisses me off.

Stop judging how people look. You can be sexy at any weight, you can be healthy at a small or large weight and there is nothing wrong with being skinny. Stop looking at other people and just look at yourself, because in the end, it's only your opinion that matters.