Summer Body? Bah. Ha. Ha.

Around this time, I used to bemoan my body--more specifically, the constellation of cellulite on the backs of my legs and my wide hips. "If I start dieting tomorrow, I'll look good in a bathing suit by July," I would assure myself. What followed was a viscous cycle of fasting, binge eating, random donkey kicks and bad moods--all that self-abuse to strive for a skewed, totally sexist beauty ideal. Not anymore. Thanks to the body positivity movement and "don't care what anyone thinks anymore" attitude that comes with age, I'm down with the dimples on my derriere. Join the club. Right now, there are over four million "#summerbody" posts on Instagram. Nope! Not going back there ever again! My year-round body is already summer ready.

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