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" After gaining and losing over 100 pounds and having five kids, Jenny G. Perry, 37, finally learned how to love her body. She wants other women to do the same, which is why she penned a body-positive essay about embracing her imperfect shape on The Huffington Post.   &amp;quot;Regardless of anyone else&amp;#039;s standards, I feel a responsibility to my daughters and even my sons to practice what I believe about loving our bodies completely. I have stretch marks and I&amp;#039;m sexy as hell,&amp;quot; she writes. RELATED: 9 Empowering Quotes From Plus-Size Models \u00BB Perry fights against the kind of ethos that Shape magazine had when they told weight-loss blogger Brooke Birmingham to put her shirt on in order to keep her extra stomach skin hidden in the photo. Perry proudly posed in a bikini for Oprah magazine and calls her stretch marks &amp;quot;goddess tattoos.&amp;quot;  Perry says people frequently say things to her like, &amp;quot;You look great considering you&amp;#039;ve had five kids,&amp;quot; and, &amp;quot;You&amp;#039;re brave for wearing a bikini.&amp;quot; She points out that calling women brave for wearing certain clothing at a certain size is a backhanded compliment. Instead, she says, you can&amp;#039;t go wrong with a simple &amp;quot;beautiful.&amp;quot; NEXT: &amp;quot;What I Miss About Being Fat&amp;quot; \u00BB Photos: via Facebook and Instagram This story originally appeared on Cosmopolitan.com More from Cosmopolitan: \u2022 16 Real, Beautiful Women in Every Stage of Pregnancy \u2022 This Woman Will Change How You See &amp;quot;Before&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;After&amp;quot; Pics "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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