"I was always insecure about my looks. I never, ever loved what I looked like. Now with the benefit of hindsight, I can see that I was different... What I have learned is that every woman has something special and unique." (Supermodel - Twiggy).
When you realise that even supermodels and so-called 'perfect' women have self-doubts and worry about their bodies, you start to see the futility of wasting too much energy analysing your every bump and dimple.
When I started writing the book 'YSM Body Bible' the quest was always about energy... Getting it, keeping it and using it to design my life the way I want it. If you've got energy and a few dimples here and there, who cares? If you've got the body of Kate Moss but no energy to run around having fun with the kids, what's the point?
Today, look to find a happy balance within all of this. Try to connect with what really lights you up inside, and learn to laugh a lot more about the trials along the way than you cry over your apparent failures. We can't exist in an airbrushed world of perfection and most of us wouldn't want to.
Sexy isn't just about the state of our lingerie drawer - it's about the way we carry ourselves, the energy we radiate toward others. It's about charisma, self-love and choosing to look at our smile in the mirror instead of at our stretch marks. The secret is focus - the ability to focus on the things that truly matter and to ignore the rest. The hardest part is learning how to differentiate between the two.
Today please look to love yourself and your body as much as you possibly can. We tend to look after the things we love much more than the things we don't... so it makes sense that if you can connect with and love your body today - you are much more likely to 'love it into' the shape/size you want in the future!
Click here to read an extract of the YSM Body Bible