Iza Calzado's post about struggles she had with her body goes viral

- Iza Calzado shared the story of how she struggled with her body when she was younger

- According to the actress, she used to be overweight and insecure of the physical appearance of other girls

- She is now a body-positivity advocate and encourages other women to be confident in their own skin

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Iza Calzado made waves on social media once she shared a post about how much she struggled with her body when she was younger.

KAMI learned from Fashion Pulis that Iza bravely wrote the story of her journey to self love

In the actress' latest Instagram, she revealed the struggles she had with losing weight and that she finally had the courage to write about it.

She posted a photo of a page of the magazine where she shared her story and captioned it saying:

Overcoming my body struggles means addressing that which is at the very core of it, my mind.

Iza posted the link to the article where she started off by saying:

I know this is what I should believe in every single day but the truth is, I still struggle to love and accept my body and myself wholeheartedly.

The famous celebrity even had the guts to share some of her childhood photos. Take a look at some of them below:

As usual, many women applauded Iza for her words of encouragement.

Fans and followers of the actress praised her in the comments section of her post. Here are just some of them:

Thank you for showing the world that self-love is accepting your not-so-good parts and mixing t with the best parts. That's how a strong woman is made!

Hi miss reading your article is so inspiring, I am coming frm eastern country n frm small village,

Omg! so so so proud of you not trying hard to be thin or what. Just loving ur flaws

This world needs more people like you. You’re so amazing, Ate. Thank you for sharing your story and for inspiring us all.

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In a previous report by , Iza Calzado flaunted unedited photos of changes on her body.

Iza Calzado is Filipino actress and model. She rose to fame in GMA Network but later on decided to transfer to rival network, ABS-CBN. The celebrity is an active advocate for body positivity in women. Iza is now married to British entrepreneur, Ben Wintle.

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