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Paleo Banana Bread
After starting the paleo diet, I started craving the exact foods I wasn’t allowed to eat. This is my first...
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Apologies for the terrible image quality - I’m lacking scanner access at the minute so I had to take these photos on my phone
I was...
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Extended Standing Leg Stretch Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana
One of the biggest myths about...
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This is my favorite part of racing - all the supporters. And I always high five all the kids :)
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If you think that the nice guy ranting only happens on the internet, you’ve never had to deal with your thoroughly drunken friend shouting about how...
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The Gifts Of Imperfection by Brene Brown (fab reading!)
Changing your body vs. changing how you feel about your body.
TWO DIFFERENT THINGS.
They can happen separately or simultaneously, but working on the ‘feelings’ bit is the only way to truly feel at peace in the body you have. There are tons of women who get to their goal weights, fit into the jean size they’ve decided is ‘good’ or hit other aesthetic related goals who love their bods no better than before they started. Many simply go from being obsessed about losing weight to being obsessed about maintaining it. Others find new flaws to focus on, other things to fix. And many find that promises like “OMG, weight loss gets rid of ALL your problems and brings on nothing but HAPPY SUNSHINE TIMES” were nothing but a bunch of lies.
Life doesn’t suddenly get perfect when you lose weight. Your issues are still your issues, your problems are still your problems, and some find themselves disappointed that the magic wand of weight loss didn’t magically fix everything.
Everyone deserves to feel at home in their own skin. Which is why working towards body acceptance - even if you’re working on changing some things - is SOOOO beneficial for both your progress and your overall happiness. If what you want is to be happier in your body, you need to confront the reasons you aren’t with a bit more ferociousness and more depth.
Most people find that those reasons are a bit deeper than simply reducing cellulite.
Being just a little kinder to your body is a step in the right direction, whether you still want to change it or not. Maybe start today?
If you could thank your body for ONE thing, what would it be? If you could give your body a high five for something, what would it be? If your body was more of a best friend to you, instead of an enemy, what would you say to cheer it up? How can you change your language and inner dialogue to make your body more of a valuable vessel instead of an obstacle?
Few people learn to love their bodies overnight, but all people who do end up loving their bodies start small. With a change in thinking, a tweak in language, positive peeps surrounding them etc.
If you’re not ready to scream “I love my body”, maybe work on “I’m kind to my body” instead.
Baby steps. :)
Body Love Books: In the Garden of Thoughts
I was thinking about this quote as it relates to the concept of ‘beauty’. Some women are so (rightfully) angry about the pressure to fit into a beauty box, that they reject the idea of ‘beauty’ all together. (they tend to get irked when messages state “you’re beautiful” or something similar).
There IS something wrong about the way we collectively see beauty: it’s crazy limited! When I say all women are beautiful, it’s true (at least to me). The same way beauty can be found in flowers, a sunny afternoon, or a plastic bag a la American Beauty. It’s not the concept of beauty that’s problematic. The idea that we all have to look a certain WAY or have certain characteristics in order to believe we are beautiful… that’s what’s messed up.
Rather than reject the notion of beauty, why don’t we open it up a little? Why not allow the idea that beautiful comes in many shapes and sizes? Why deny beauty because we’re mad about how it’s been defined when we can ALWAYS define it for ourselves? (and DUH, there’s WAY more to life than fitting into a beauty ideal. But you don’t feel nearly as pressured to do so when you already know you’re inherently tote BEAUTS).
Freedom = getting rid of the box. :)
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