Going Against the Flow...or Are We?

Hello.
So it's 2012 and I'm joining the "bandwagon" of losing weight and getting back into shape. And yes, I am one of those people saying, "I'm going to keep this up." Well, I'll let you know. But the difference for me this year, compared to last year, is I have motivation. I finally want to like the way I look. I want to be comfortable in tighter clothes. I want to wear skinny jeans and be confident in them. I want to wear a bikini and not be ashamed. Those are my goals for 2012.
I like to think I go against the flow and do my own thing a lot, but I think about my daily life and especially those goals I have for 2012, that is not going against the flow. That's me giving into society and what society thinks is perfect. That's me changing the way I see myself. But, the good part is, God will always see me as beautiful. The way He looks at me will ALWAYS be the same. He is consistent. He is good. He goes against the flow. He sees me as perfect even when the world doesn't. He sees me as beautiful even when I don't.
Although I don't go against the flow and I set goals that are worldly, I think I'm going to turn to my Heavenly Father's way of going against the flow in finding beauty and perfection in things that we see as broken and ugly. I want to change my perception to match His as closely as possible. I want to create contrast between my life and the world.