Por Josué Sánchez |28 de junio de 2017, 5:42 AM

Allison Kimmey, de 30 años, le dio una lección de vida a sus hijos que jamás olvidarán, luego de que la llamaron “gorda”.

 

Hey babes!! I had promised you that I would update you on the progress of publishing my first body confidence book for children: "Glitter Stripes" I was hoping to update you weekly, but in all honesty, sometimes nothing really happens in a week. It's a wonderful practice in patience (which I lack when it comes to personal projects bc once I envision it I just want to to be living and breathing in about a second 🤣) So to update: I've been working on revising one of my characters as the story line was just not quite flowing 💯 but I'm super excited about the changes I made! @full_of_freckles_illustrations is patiently waiting for my revisions so that she can continue on with her story boarding! I have written plenty of short books in my time, but when it must be paired with top notch illustrations to truly bring it to life, it is a whole new animal and I feel very blessed to be working with such a talented and heart centered woman. It was VERY important to me to choose an illustrator that was invested in the outcome and the impact of the book and the following books to come. Further, I've been contacted by a couple literary agents etc and that's where I'd love some advice from anyone who's been through this process. _______ If you're a published author (or currently working on it): Did you self publish? If so, who did you use? Did you traditionally publish through a company? If so, did you have a literary agent? Overall, what was your experience like? Would you do it again? And lastly- any recommendations you may have are welcome! It's imperative to me that the book be published with high quality, high visibility, and international distribution with possibility of translation! Either way, the book is coming to life, slowly but surely and in all the right ways. It will be born right at the moment it is meant to in the way that it desires...I am just here to help it along! Just do you babes! Xoxo Allie

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Todo comenzó cuando Kimmey se encontraba disfrutando de un día de piscina con sus hijos, quienes sin pensarlo, le dejaron ver que ella tenía sobrepeso.

Sin embargo, la respuesta de esta madre fue tan acertada, que hoy su posteo en Instagram se ha convertido en un verdadero fenómeno.

 

"I wish I had your confidence." That's probably the number one comment I get. Confidence comes from compassion. In my experience you don't go straight from self hate to self love. In between there, in the trenches of the journey, there's a lot of compassion. Compassion for the things you perceive as flaws, compassion for the things that haven't quite worked out, compassion for the negative self talk, compassion for the amount of time it will take, compassion for the moments when it hurts the most, and compassion for the woman you will become. Give me a 🙌🏻 if you will try a little compassion for yourself! Just do you babes Xoxo Allie _______ Swimsuit by @swimsuitsforall _______ #plussize #plusisequal #plussizebikini #plussizeswimwear #bopo #bodypos #bodypositive #glitterstripes #bodyconfidence #effyourbeautystandards

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El dialogo que ella y sus hijos tuvieron fue el siguiente, según ella misma lo comentó: 

Allison: ¿Qué has dicho de mi?

Hija: Me dijo -el hermano de la niña- que eres gorda, lo siento mamá.

Allison: Vamos a conversar sobre esto. La verdad es que no soy gorda, nadie es gordo. Solamente tengo grasa, todos tenemos grasa para proteger nuestros músculos y huesos para mantener nuestro cuerpo. De hecho es la grasa la que nos permite tener energía ¿y tú tienes grasa?

Hija: Sí, tengo algo de grasa acá en mi barriga.

Allison: Eso es correcto, vamos a ver qué dice tu hermano.

Hijo: La verdad es que no tengo nada de grasa, soy el más delgado y solo tengo músculos.

Allison: En realidad, todo el mundo, cada persona tiene grasa, pero en diferentes cantidades.

Hijo: Es cierto, quizás tengo algo para proteger mis músculos más grandes, pero tú tienes más que yo.

Allison: Sí, eso es cierto. Algunas personas tenemos mucho y otras muy poco, pero eso no quiere decir que una persona es mejor que otra. ¿Entienden ahora?

Ambos: Sí, mamá.

Allison: Entonces ¿pueden repetir lo que dije?

Ambos: Sí, no deberíamos decir que alguien es gordo porque no se puede estar hecho solo de grasa, todos tenemos diferentes cantidades porque somos diferentes y eso está bien.

La historia de Allison Kimmey se remonta a su adolescencia, pues a sus 14 años ella era delgada hasta que se graduó cuando se cansó de las dietas. 

 

Hey babes!! Here for a little #transformationtuesday action! I love taking part in this trend in hopes that I may show someone who struggled like myself for years of torture for not being thin enough that there is nothing waiting on the other side of weight loss that you can't achieve right now by embracing yourself. That woman on the left was miserable- and if you ask me- she LOOKS miserable. Constantly dieting and bingeing. Going green to going crazy. Yo yo. Up - down. My weight and my mood fluctuated together. But no matter how much weight I lost, I never saw any gains in my mindset. It was never enough. I WAS NEVER ENOUGH. The most important thing I've gained over the last 3 years is a sense of self. Going from not being able to answer "who is Allie" with any sort of conviction to now living fully in my purpose every single moment of the day. I encourage you to ask yourself what are you after right now? Do you think weight loss will solve all your problems? Are you trying to attain something for reasons that don't actually inspire you? Could there be another solution waiting for you...WITHIN you...right now? I did gain a few sizes, but I also gained my life back too. Weight loss is not the enemy. And gaining weight is not the solution. Our bodies will fluctuate our entire lives. Having compassion for yourself and relearning all the reasons why you should love who you- that IS the answer. Can you give me one reason you love YOU in the comments? Just do you babes! Xoxo Allie _______ #transformationtuesday #bodylove #bodypos #bopo #bodypositive #selflove #selfconfidence #justdoyou #inspire #fitspo #allbodiesaregoodbodies #nowrongway

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Desde hace tres años dejó de luchar con las constantes dietas.

 

I started my account on a platform that challenged the status quo. That said you don't have to be thin to be happy. That said there is nothing waiting on the other side of weightloss that you can't achieve RIGHT NOW by embracing a self loving journey. And it started with #transformationtuesday But it hasn't always been this way. I spent most of my adolescence as an overweight, shy teen trying to avoid any situation that pushed me outside my comfort zone or put me in front of people. (And spent way too much time in chat rooms!) I worked desperately hard to lose weight at the age of 14, when I began my first diets, restricted eating and over exercising habits. I equated happiness to thinness. That once I was able to fit into hollister jeans I'd be the popular outgoing girl I thought I wanted to be. For 12 years I spent my existence completely consumed by my size. Fluctuating 100 pounds over the decade. Constantly comparing myself to others and never feeling enough or worthy. Even as a size 2/4 on my wedding and honeymoon, I could only see my perceived flaws. After the birth of my daughter in 2012 I had visions of her growing up and looking exactly like me. I verbally said that I wished that she wouldn't look like me. And at that moment I realized that I needed to change...not only for myself, but for my entire family- especially my children. And so I took the first steps to trying to find myself again, uncover my purpose, and retrain my mind to see beauty instead of imperfection. Over the course of the next 3 years I poured myself into WHY I felt the way I did and how I could get back to who I truly was. I constantly pushed myself to do exactly the things that scared me most, and the more times I immersed myself into the things I had been avoiding, it became my new normal. And one day, after seeing one too many transformation Tuesday photos of a grumpy fat woman turning into a happy thin woman, I looked back at my own journey and realized it happened to be exactly the opposite of what we are taught to believe. My hope is that my journey will inspire women to stop defining themselves by only their bodies and that we'll never succeed by hating ourselves! JDY Xo

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Por esta razón decidió crear una cuenta en Instagram para motivar a otras personas a sentirse feliz con su cuerpo.

Fue así como lo que podría haberse transformado en una cruel manera de terminar un agradable día de piscina, se transformó en una lección que esos niños no olvidarán.