These Women Are Here To Remind You To Just Put On The Swimsuit

This mom blogger makes an excellent point about her post-baby body by wearing her bikini to proudly show off her stretch marks.

"I have stretch marks and I wear a bikini. I have a belly that's permanently flabby from carrying three giant babies and I wear a bikini," Hollis wrote on Instagram. "I wear a bikini because I'm proud of this body and every mark on it. Those marks prove that I was blessed enough to carry my babies and that flabby tummy means I worked hard to lose what weight I could."

Jazzy illustrates how she and her husband have different body types and that's okay.

"Over the years this man has loved every curve, every roll, and every stretch mark on my body. I never understood why," Jazzy wrote on Instagram. "How could he love something that isn't "perfect"? How could a man who was "born fit" love someone like me! I don't have a flat stomach, I jiggle when I walk, hell if I run up the stairs to fast my body claps (lmao)!! But now I see I do have the "perfect" body!! Every roll, every curve and every stretch mark is put on me just perfect to make both of us happy!!! I love my body and I finally see why he does too!!"

When kids ask questions it's because they are just curious. This mom had the best answer for her daughter when asked about her stretch marks. 

Kimmey recounted the scenario on Instagram, "Today while I was laying at the pool with my daughter: Her: 'Why is your tummy big mama?' Me: 'What do you mean baby?' Her: 'These lines, mama.' (Pointing to stretch marks on my tummy) Me: 'oh those are my stretch marks!' Her: 'Where do they come from?' Me: 'well when I was a little older than you, I got some stripes when I grew really fast! And some of these stripes are from when I had you growing in my tummy' Her: looking inquisitively Me: 'They are shiny and sparkly, aren't they pretty?' Her: "yes, I like this one the best, it's so glittery. When can I get some?' Me: 'oh you will get your glitter stripes when you get a little bit older baby!'

Fashion blogger Jessica Kane explains how wearing a swimsuit "isn't brave."

She wrote, "THIS WAS NOT BRAVE. I've been told how brave I am for not having a coverup, but going with out a wrap would only take bravery if I cared what others thought of me, but I don't. I spend my time worrying about things I CAN control and this day, I was only thinking about how fab I felt and how much sun I was catching. ☀️👍 "

Ashley Graham is one of our favorite body-positive role models, often sharing Instagram photos of her cellulite and stretch marks, in an effort to help normalize what real bodies look like.

Instagram user Radiant Bambi calls her vitiligo her "unicorn skin," and has learned to show off her body rather than hide it.

She wrote, "just wanted to tell you that none of your support goes unnoticed, you fill me with so much love."

After Jessica Weber lost weight, she wants you to know that each step, and learning to love yourself at every step, in your healthy living journey is important. 

Weber wrote, "I'm still learning to love my new body and this journey that I am on! I do not want to keep looking at how much I have to lose and thinking that when I reach my goal I'll be in love with myself again!"

Sassy, who underwent a mastectomy at the age of 12 because of a recurring aggressive tumor, explains how she was once too scared to wear this bathing suit, but now regrets that fear. 

"I'm fortunate enough to see another summer on the horizon this year. I've learned from my mistakes. I'm stronger now."

Coco Curve explains how, "real beauty isn't about symmetry or weight or makeup; it's about looking life right in the face and seeing all its magnificence reflected in your own."

Instagram user Jenna Benoit has the right idea when it comes to "How to Het a Bikini Body in 2 Easy Steps: 1) Choose a Bikini 2) Put it on Your Body." 

Oftentimes our beauty standards come from what others believe we should look like, but as Instagram user Sabrina Servance points out, that won't make you happy.

"I lost weight and lost myself. I will NEVER go back to that. I love myself so much now. I fought really hard to become the Sabrina you see today. I'm not the ideal standard of beauty. And I will never be. And I don't ever want to be. I'm my own kind of beautiful. And screw you if you have an issue with my happiness. 

While Katrina Brown is the perfect example of how facing your fears can lead to amazing things. Looking great and feeling good? Win-win. 

Orange is the New Black actress Danielle Brooks proves that you should "love every pound," because every inch of you is beautiful.

"Sometimes I'll look at myself and be like, 'Dang girl, you got a lot of stretch marks,'" she told People. "But then I'm like, 'That's just the road map of my strength.' They remind me of things that I've gone through."

Alysse Dalessandro has learned not to care when people stare at her in a bikini. She wrote, "It's not easy to wear what you want when society is screaming that your body doesn't belong in a bikini. It's still a journey and it's okay to be where ever you are in that process."

Instagram user Simone Mariposa proves her body is always swimsuit ready.

Because every body is a bikini body.

Take back your power by owning your body instead of trying to hid what makes you special.

Instagram user Fluffy Diva explains that "beauty doesn't come in a size."

Instagram user May Touma wrote that "there is no wrong way to have a body," so why not enjoy and embrace it?

When fashion blogger Callie Thorpe received body shaming comments about her wearing a bikini on her honeymoon, the newlywed had the best response.

Thorpe wrote, "Let's talk about cellulite. I have it, you most likely have it. It's a part of our skin, it's bumps of fat underneath said skin and I promise you that no matter how many creams our how much you 'brush your skin' you will still have it. It makes no difference on you as a person or certainly on how attractive you are."