I face a constant struggle from when I open my eyes to when I sleep—social media, diets, gyms, fitness culture, models, ableism, and everything we see and take in from an early age emphasizes high beauty standards. So when I started gaining weight because I could no longer run, I struggled with being bullied and wondering why I wasn’t “good enough.” Now that I am older, I have much respect for what my body has done and how much it continues to do for me. It is interesting because everyone struggles with body image issues, whether we even notice it. We need to try and speak more gently with ourselves and take what doctors, dieticians, the media, say about what the ideal body should be.