Why you're allowed to let yourself go

Ever since I had my daughter - at 16 - I hear all the time, 'oh don't let yourself go', or I hear people talk about how someone else has 'let themselves go'. What's that supposed to do to our confidence and to our thought process subconsciously? Ah yes, tell us not to go up for that second plate of food, that it's not ok to leave the house without any makeup on, and to not wear sweat pants out to run errands in. What?!?! I love wearing sweat pants and I REALLY love not wearing makeup. 

The Beauty Of Confidence

As a woman, heck as a human, I have my fair share of insecurities. It's something we learn living in a society built on image and status, but it's also something we unwillingly accept from judgements passed on to us from others. Something I always try to teach my daughter is that the the one thing you can wear everyday, the one thing only you can give yourself, the most beautiful accessory, is confidence. "Confidence and being comfortable are things you can see on the outside when you feel them on the inside." - Carrie Underwood