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Why I Love My Body (Even Without Six-Pack Abs)

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"'I hate my stomach,' I said every time my girlfriends and I talked body grievances."
One writer learns to love her body despite its imperfections.

But before I could spiral into self-loathing I remembered that I can do a proper push-up now—fifteen of them in a row. Also, and this might be a bit cocky, but if some stickyfinger were to steal my purse—you know, just grab it off my shoulder and run—I'm almost certain I could catch him. This makes me proud of my body, despite what size jeans I wear.

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