As a woman of color who has always been a big girl, I began to struggle with my body image when I reached my teenage years. Growing up, I didn't realize that my body was abnormal and unacceptable. I saw myself just like other peers and age group. My experience of body dissatisfaction first began within my family. I was teased about my size by family members. My parents, especially my mother, constantly reminded me how obese I was. Once I reached a certain age, he started monitoring my food intake and made sure I didn't eat more than three times a day. With all those disciplinary actions from my mother and the pressure I felt from family, I started to notice the external standards of beauty and body image. In this lens one can see that body image is influenced by many factors and my mother became a structure that carried out directives. This example demonstrates that the female body is socially constructed and taught to us. When this ideal body image or female body is instilled in us at a young age, it becomes an internalized discipline that allows us to stand out from others.