Notice something different about this week? What if we told you it was Body Confidence Week? Created by blogger and YouTuber Aly Bongo, Body Confidence Week is meant as a seven-day challenge to the usual way we think about our bodies and inhabit our physical forms. The idea, says Bongo, is to celebrate our so-called imperfections and embrace the way that we look.


So how, exactly, does one participate in Body Confidence Week? It's pretty easy, actually:

Monday: Take a photo of yourself as you are AND say something that you like about it.

Tuesday: Post a photo that you love of yourself and share what it is you like about that picture.

Wednesday: Post a photo of yourself that you used to be insecure about. "Something that you used to cover up," says Aly, "or maybe a piece of clothing that you thought you couldn't pull off."

Thursday: Post an old photo of yourself and say something positive about it.

Friday: Post a photo of someone you love or admire. Say why you think they are beautiful.

Saturday: Post a photo of yourself in beachwear or summer clothes and embrace it.

Sunday: Post a photo of something you like about yourself as a person.

"Everybody has the right to feel confident about who they are as people," says Aly. "And Body Confidence Week is a great way to do that." [The Gloss]