For a good chunk of my life, Ive been all about losing weight & looking good.
I'd see pictures in magazines-even ones supposedly catering to healthy lifestyles or feminism-and think that I wasn't good enough & could never measure up.
Over the years, I'd yo yo diet. Lose 5, gain 10. I had issues with binge eating. I'd use food to soothe emotions and stress.
I became so focused on taking care of my family and working, I put myself last.
The next thing I knew, I had gained almost 100lbs. That was the easy part. All it took was me not caring what I put in my mouth and not moving.
I numbed myself out, between food and Facebook.
I can't say I had an epiphany or anything. It wasn't one thing that changed my perception. I just decided I needed to take care of myself and then everything and everyone else.
This is what's working for me:
1. Eat breakfast every day.
2. Drink half my body weight in water every day
3. Get enough sleep
4. Move every day.
5. Make a list of why you want to improve your health. Mine was looking at my mother in a hospital bed, dealing with a host of health issues, many weight related
6. Find your tribe to love & support you
7. Be patient
8. Learn what your triggers are. Develop skills to deal with them
9. Don't compare yourself to anyone else.
Go for YOUR personal best
2 comments:
I would like to share something that I learned at the Columbus Zoo recently, and which makes the picture at the top of this post that much funnier:
The orangutan in that meme is actually *female*.
That being said, I think it still adds a lot to the post. Good luck!
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