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"Happy Friday, Shape Up readers! Let&amp;amp;#8217;s talk about body image. Almost a year ago, I wrote about my nightly self-esteem routine. For years, I would stand naked before my mirror and try to find at least one thing about my body that I liked. This was extremely important to me because originally, I was so filled with self-loathing. Thankfully, I am not at that place anymore--I LOVE me, bulges and all. (Granted, they are shrinking, but I&amp;amp;#8217;m not going to wait for my love handles to be gone so I can start loving myself.) I don&amp;amp;#8217;t need to take a peek at my form every night for affirmation, but I still do it from time to time!So here&amp;amp;#8217;s what I like lately: My legs. I know I&amp;amp;#8217;ve mentioned before what a pain it is to have to buy plus calf boots, but I really appreciate them, huge calves and all. I&amp;amp;#8217;ve been training for a race, and I appreciate my legs now more than ever--for how far and how fast they take me. And yes, they are more shapely than they were a couple of months ago, but I consider that a side benefit! What is it that you love about yourself? So how about you? I know that we are more than the sum of our parts, but what do you love about your body lately, and why? Beth over at Beauty recently asked what people compliment you the most on, but tell me what YOU love most about you, even if other people don&amp;amp;#8217;t notice it. And be as deep or as vain as you like! PS: What is your nightly beauty routine like? Get Glamour Wherever You Go! Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Add us to your Google homepage Photo: iStock "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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