Food content creator Ryan Morales Reyes, best known as Ninong Ry, recently opened up on his struggle to gain confidence while searching for clothes that fit his body type.
Ninong Ry took to social media to share how his journey as a plus-sized man has been.
“Bilang isang lalaking mataba, wala gaanong choices talaga pag sa mall ka namimili kaya sa mga nagtatanong bakit iisa palagi ang suot ko, eto ang dahilan,” he said.
The celebrity chef spoke candidly when he said that it was heartbreaking to find good-looking clothes with limited sizes.
“Ang lakas sumira ng confidence nun. Kaya pag nakahanap ako ng damit na ok ang fit sakin at komportable ako, bibili na ako ng ilan para yun na lang ang isusuot ko. Di na ako magpapalit.
“Dagdag mo pa ang walang katapusan na pangbobody shame sayo ng mundo. Minsan nakakahiya na lang lumabas kasi alam mong pinagtitinginan ka ng tao,” he explained.
Ninong Ry then addressed his fans who are going through the same struggle to continue to love themselves despite what other people say about them.
He advised: “For now, piliin na lang nating mahalin ang sarili natin. Kung feel mo gwapo o maganda ka today, ipagsigawan natin! Minsan lang naman diba? Sako ano bang pake nila. Hindi kasi tayo yung mga taong kailangang lumait ng iba para magka confidence eh.”
Ninong Ry launched his Youtube channel just two years ago. Currently, he has 1.52 million subscribers on the video-sharing platform.
