Xtina is known to be a bossy-lady fitness instructor, Ben Camille’s wife and mama to Elle and baby number two. She has always shared body positive messages, but this particular one shares her thoughts on body images particularly while pregnant.
“Sometimes I feel big, sometimes I feel small. I guess they are the same mixed body feelings we get when we AREN’T pregnant too,” Xtina starts off in a recent post. “What I want to say this morning is, NOT that I expect people to not have insecurities (because I know that is nearly impossible) but to really try and accept our bodies - which is the only way we can SELF
LOVE.”
“Becoming a mother has made me realize how worrying it is that such young boys and girls go through bullying and body acceptance problems which result in other mental and physical problems. I was never one to feel ashamed or shy of my body, BUT STILL there were expectations being a fitness instructor “ara even she has cellulite” etc.”
“THIS IS WORRYING as it shows there is ALWAYS BODY IMAGE pressure/stress. You come to a stage in life where these things are pathetic and I just want to focus on the POSITIVE and how we should all empower each other and accept our bodies,” she stresses.
“What we should focus on is BEING HEALTHY BOTH physically and mentally. My current situation is PREGNANT so I am accepting the extra cellulite and fat I have. Even though it’s the ‘biggest’ / ‘fattiest’ I’ve ever been, I will not see it as anything to be ashamed of because I am creating a little human PLUS living a very different lifestyle I used to live whilst pregnant with my first. LIFE IS TOUGH. LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL. Let’s live it the best we can and the HAPPIEST we can.”