I decided to shift my perspective from losing weight to getting healthy. I bought a treadmill and I started yoga. I’m mostly watching what I eat but eating normally so that any success can be maintained.
I occasionally have been receiving comments like it looks like I’m losing weight. Talk about emotional obstacles. I appreciate the acknowledgement of the results of very little real effort; shift in focus/attitude mostly. But I end up eating crap every time. My brain wants me fat. What is that about!
Moving on, hoping that internationally stating it will fix it (fingers crossed). I am starting to like my physical self though. And that’s the yoga and the wonderful instructor who sets such a tone of acceptance and inclusion. I wore something I once wouldn’t be caught dead in and I didn’t hate myself. I dug deep and found courage and then acceptance of my body as it is. I was still a little self-conscious but only temporarily.
Bizarre times.
I’m sure it’s the yoga. I get home and love my face – clear, open, fresh, beautiful.
Huge growth happening here folks.
Might even find some worth in myself soon hehehehe.
When we lose weight our bodies may plateau for a week or so. This is a re-evaluation period for our bodies to see why we are losing weight. Maintain a healthy diet and our bodies will resume losing the weight it needs to. Glad you are getting your confidence. Keep up the great job. 🙂
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Thank you! This life is an insane yet wondrous journey 😉
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I reckon as soon as you start feeling healthy and positive in yourself, is when you’re in the best position to lose the most weight! Great job x
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Thank you, and me too!
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Excellent that you’re loving yoga. There’s still some resistance for me in terms of a commitment to weight loss. Seems so easy right? Eat properly and exercise. Nope! Not for me anyway. I’m very happy to hear there’s huge growth happening AND I want you to do a write up for my Metamorphosis Mondays. Please send me your email again. I’d like to send you an email today 🙂 xx
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It’s bloody hard! And just when you think you’re doing okay something hits you from left field every time. In its own time …
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xoxo 🙂
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I think a lot of it is about mindset and deciding to love yourself. Recently I haven’t been eating that well, but I have made a massive change in another area of my life that will make a huge health difference so for the moment I am happy to be eating.
A gym near me (linked to my work) does pilates on Tuesday nights. I used to love Pilates, but haven’t been to a class in a few years. I am hoping to start this up again soon. I love how you feel afterward.
It is often hard to love yourself or even be happy with yourself. This is something I have struggled with for years and just as I was truly starting to get over my body issues I now have Drs telling me regularly that my body isn’t good enough and I need to lose weight and be “healthier” because my body won’t conceive. Makes it even harder.
I probably have to tell myself at least once a day to ‘Pollyanna’ it. I am getting better at it, but sometimes the self doubt sneaks in there.
What you are doing is not an easy journey, but I have noticed a slight tone change when you talk about these changes and I think you are really happy with them 🙂 Keep smiling.
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Slowly but surely. I have to stop judging myself by other’s standards, as we all do. It’s a hard journey but hopefully a worthwhile one in the end x
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Slowly, but surely it good 🙂
Yes, me too. Hard to do, but worth it for our mental health I believe.
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I think so too.
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