How's everyone doing? Almost the weekend already! I hope you are all sticking to whatever target you set last week. It's not easy, but it will be worth it if you stick to it!
Instead of giving advice today on what to eat, what not to eat, how to exercise, etc...., I think I should talk about you, me, everyone as people. As people with feelings, emotions, thoughts etc.
I feel society is so caught up now with weight loss, being healthy, being fit etc., sometimes we forget about what is really going on in our minds, and who we are as individuals. Yes, obviously it is extremely important to eat healthily and be fit, if we want to live a healthy, happy and long life, however, what goes on inside in our heads, and who we are is equally, if not more important! As Bressie talks a lot about!
We are all so caught up with looking and feeling good (including myself), sometimes it is easy to neglect what is so important, and that is how we really are, emotions wise. There is so much now in social media and on tv, radio, newspapers etc about weight, it seems sometimes that the value of a person is based on how they look, and not who they are as people. Don't you agree? If this is the case, isn't it such a pity. Why should we be judged on what we look like, how much weight we carry etc. Wouldn't it be nice if we were all judged on who we are as people, and not what size clothes we wear.
And do you know what, I think we are our own worst enemies sometimes! I am sure most people reading this rarely look in the mirror and say "wow, you look beauiful". It is probably more like "oh, look at my tummy sticking out", or "look at the size of my thighs / bum, etc".
There is so much pressure to be slim we are all so overly critical of ourselves! So, if we are judging ourselves all the time, and some others may also be judging us on how we look, then when do we ever get a break??
The solution is, for those of you who are constantly working out, and constantly watching your diet, stop looking for perfection. There is no such thing as perfection in our bodies, we have to accept the body we were given, feed it with good nutritious food, give it exercise, and after that just learn to love yourself as more than just what you look like!
So, I guess what I am trying to say is, stop being so hard on yourself. If you look in the mirror and see something you don't like, then, by all means work towards changing it. However, don't let what you see in the mirror dictate your happiness! We are so much more than just what we look like, sometimes it is easy to lose sight of this! If you are eating good, nutritious food most of the time, and have an occasional slip up, deliberate or otherwise, don't beat yourself up about it!! And if you don't get as much exercise in a week as you would like, that's ok, just as long as you do your best. That's all we can do, isn't it!
Remember, we are so much more than how fit we are, what we look like. So, if you are reading this and thinking yes, I am hard on myself, then make a conscious decision to start looking in the mirror and seeing you as a person, and not a person with a belly!
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