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'I got tired of waiting': Woman's bikini photo encourages body-positive message
Lesley Miller, 21, grew up keeping her body "covered up and hidden away."
But this summer, for the first time, she decided to purchase a bikini.
"I told myself that one day I would finally let myself be seen; I would finally do all of the things I dreamed of when I was enough," she wrote on Facebook. "Thin enough, happy enough, confident enough. When my body looked the way that it was 'supposed' to... And then I got tired of waiting."
The Rice University student took a picture of herself in the swimsuit and shared it on Facebook.
In a detailed description, Miller chronicled her struggles with weight loss, self-esteem and societal standards.
She ended her post with this: "I want to learn to love all of myself, not just the parts I've been told are 'acceptable.'"
Dozens of women responded to her post saying they admired her and were inspired by her.
I've spent the past 18 years of my life waiting.
Posted by Lesley Miller on Wednesday, June 1, 2016
I kept my body covered up and hidden away. I told myself that one...
