"Our flaws are what makes us perfect"

"Take another one! I look gross in that picture!"

"Make sure to put a good filter on that one!"

"Whatever you do, don't put that one on Facebook."

"Selfie!"

Sound familiar? Day in and day out in our news feeds all we see are these...

And even the President himself is getting in on the action.

But all duck face jokes aside, there is a serious problem out there for women and men scrolling through their news feeds and comparing themselves to "6 pack" Joe and to Nicki Minaj's ASSets....

Now, that being said I have no problem with people using that imagery of a body for motivation to keep going and start a healthy life style. But having a constant envious and delusional mindset can steer you in the wrong direction. 

The constant body comparing yourself to people like this...... 

No wonder people get discouraged and start thinking they will never achieve success!

I'm pretty sure we all can say we dream to have bodies like the models above, (I really want a six pack) but realistically it would never happen unless we went on a extreme low calorie diet, with no carbs,( I love pasta way too much) dehydration and basically no fun,(wait no wine or beer with dinner?) whatsoever.

If we start focusing on whats important, (your overall health) then physical changes will come along the way. But you need to remember to work with what you got. The less we think about the people they put in magazines and classify them as "perfect" we will then have a better understanding of self acceptance of our bodies. 

I'd suggest throwing away your latest addition of any woman fitness magazine with the airbrushed/photo shopped celebrity on there, and maybe....actually definitely you must delete your new Justin Bieber Calvin Klein underwear wallpaper on your laptop you look at every day for "fitspiration."

And start focusing on yourself, and being a better you.  

"Our flaws are what makes us perfect" - Colson Baker