11 Reasons to Call Yourself Fab, Not Fat

When you first wake up in the morning, I'm sure the first thing you do isn't to call yourself fab or fat. I know the drill. I'm in college too. You snooze your alarm (at least 5 times), ask yourself (at least twice) why you signed up for that dreadful 8 am, and then you finally roll out of bed.

I first brush my teeth--hopefully, you do too--and then I look in the mirror. I turn to the side and look at myself, then proceed to turn to the other side and look at myself, and sometimes I make weird faces while doing so (just keepin' it real). I failed to mention why I turn to the side.

I pull my shirt up and look to the side and ask myself, "Hmm was the bread really worth it yesterday?" or "Can I go to the beach like this today?" Critiquing every inch of my stomach. I know I am not the only girl that does this. The thing is, I HATE DOING IT YET I CONTINUE TO DO IT AND DOWN MYSELF EVERY DAY.

1. Let's first and foremost start out with the obvious

Fab just sounds better than Fat. Starting out your morning looking in the mirror and saying, "I AM FAB AS ALL GET OUT" actually makes you feel fab as all get out. I don't care if you feel like a trashcan, calling yourself fab will make you feel unstoppable.

If you start saying something enough, sooner or later you are going to start to believe it. Alright, alright I understand no matter how many times I tell myself that I am the future Mrs. Luke Bryan he is already married and off limits, I get that (I guess). The bottom line is the more you uplift yourself, the higher you become.

2. Let's get real...

Everyone is skinnier in the morning.

3. You are not literal fat

The picture above, that is fat. Just because you might think you're a little heavy, or maybe you have accumulated a little too much fat, does not mean YOU ARE FAT. You can not be fat. You are a person. Just because you have fat, doesn't mean you are fat. It does not define you, so don't let it.

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4. Mirrors are warped (I am convinced)

Have you ever tried on a bathing suit in Target? Well, if you haven't, please spare yourself and don't. If you have, I am sorry you went through that traumatic experience and I hope you remember that you can always return it if it doesn't fit or look good in your skinny mirror at home.

I mean seriously, my sisters and I refuse to try anything on in Target. The mirrors are the absolute worst. Now ill tell you whats worse than a mirror that makes you look bigger, is a mirror that makes you look skinnier than you are.

The reason for that is because you get so excited about an outfit then you go and put it on at home and ask yourself who in this green earth let you buy this contraption of a get-up. Also, if a mirror is ever hung horizontally, just don't look.

5. The sun will come out tomorrow.

OK so maybe you have been eating a little too much bread, or the birthday cake was amazing, there is always tomorrow to do better and to be better. With that said, if you start your day out calling yourself the bad "F" word that starts with an F and ends with A-T, you are setting yourself up for failure.

The minute that word exits your mouth, you've already given up on becoming better that day and basically said, "Well I'm already fat so what is another day of bad eating and not caring matter." GET IT TOGETHER GIRL, EAT THE PIZZA BUT TOMORROW DO NOT EAT THE LEFT OVERS.

6. Seriously, what even is a size 0 anymore?

Sizes are different everywhere you go. One size 2 might be an actual size 2, and somewhere else might carry a size 2 that fits like a size 4. Size doesn't matter, the fit of the garment does. Strut your stuff whether you're a size 00 or a size 16, it is yours to strut.

7. Because you can make the world your runway

Look, for whatever reason something tells me that being a Victoria's Secret model just isn't in my deck of cards.

Call me crazy, but hey. I may never be as tiny as those models but I can hold my head just as high, push my boobs up just as far, match my panties and my bra just as well and you can too. Fall in love with yourself. Walk around in the morning and own your body. Love WHO YOU ARE.

8. Boys don't get it

Boys call chunky little babies fat when us girls love the chunk on a little one. Boys just don't get it. Guys don't understand why we can't share a bag of chips every 30 minutes, IT WILL GO STRAIGHT TO OUR HIPS.

I want to point out that these "Instagram girls" that these guys nowadays think just run around in hundreds are few and far between, blessed with good genes. Guy's have no idea that things they say can stay in a girls head forever.

A guy in my first year of high school asked me one day why I wore the same pair of boots a majority of the time. It wasn't because I couldn't afford new ones, it was because I absolutely adored them and they went with everything.

They were Steve Madden and chestnut in color (pictured above.) That comment got to me. So, that night I went home and talked to my parents about what had happened. I ended up getting the same boots in black and dark brown, take that for wearing the same shoes every day. Boots are so besides the point, but you get what I mean.

9. #Bodypositive is a thing

I don't want this article to be taken the wrong way. I am by no means telling you to give up on your goal weight, or to shove 9 doughnuts in your mouth. I am simply telling you to work towards your goals in a positive way, and to give yourself something to work for.

Going to the gym regularly and eating clean will make you feel fab and look fab too. With that said, there are some girls with what is called "body dysmorphia." These girls wake up every day and see a different outline than their own.

I wish you felt as fab as you look, and by calling yourself fab every morning you will start to see it too. This one is for you girls.

10. Don't be your own enemy

Calling someone fat is one of the meanest things you could possibly call someone. I would know because up until a year ago, I was called fat.

After I lost about 20lbs I haven't heard that remark since. With that said, I know how bad it can hurt to be called fat, so why call yourself fat? You are being the meanest you that you can be.

11. Chunky is funky

I mean who doesn't love a good chunky heel?

Feel fab, live fab and do fab.

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