This is by no way about me. I can honestly say I am pretty damn happy with the way I am. I'm pretty comfortable in my own skin, expect when I'm bloated, but that is something so different. Yes, I am currently bloated.... so I'm ranting here.
So what am I talking about here? Men and women who constantly and consistently talk about how fat they are. Yes, I put men in this too - they are just as guilty. Come on though, do you think you could really go up to a guy and ask him if he is happy with his body? What do you think he is going to say? He may give you a dumb ass look or state that he's "fine". Saying I'm fine really doesn't mean I am fine. When my dad states it, it's anything but fine. It means he is completely irritated and is just done.
So getting back to all this. What makes someone think they are "fat"? Society, family, significant other?
ALL THE ABOVE.
It generally takes but one single comment for the downward spiral. Think about it. I bet there is something that someone said that you have never forgotten. I also bet, that said person doesn't even remember it. So why hold on to what they said?! They clearly didn't. So just drop it, leave it and let it go! I remember I was 7 or 8 when my step mother said my ankles were getting fat. Seriously?! Ankles?! Clearly there was something going on in her life that she wanted to reflect on me.
My mom was always dieting when I was growing up and I thought she was perfect. Come on, she was my mom. What child thinks anything different. So, in junior high I went on her medical weightless program with her. Not that I needed it but I didn't want her to do it alone. That probably began my own journey, but that was then and all the things in the name of being "skinny".
Ugh.... didn't I say this wasn't about me?! So, if you have to say how fat you are or how you don't like X about yourself would you go about changing it? Or would you just keep repeating it over and over and hope that magically something would be different?
I see and hear this so much lately - from both men and women.
WHA............
I'm not talking about some crazy crash diet, weight watchers, etc. You've seen what I have written so far.
EAT REAL FOOD AND ALL THE FAT!!!
Seriously, it's no simpler than that. Did I say it was easy?! No, I would never say that. I'm saying you have to want it enough to not even care about the ice cream, cookies, cakes, bread, pastas, etc.
Sure I love watching Cupcake Wars and cake decorating. WHY? Am I punching myself? Nope not at all. I watch it because I love the creativity and I think watching someone decorate a cake VERY relaxing!
So challenge time - go find those trigger foods - the bread and chocolates and high sugar items and donate them, give them to a neighbor or take them to work. Eat real food, prep, do the things that make it easy and excuse-less to accomplish what you want. Go for walks, you don't need strenuous exercise. Drink more water. Get rid of processed foods!
Just remember your pant size will NOT MAKE YOU HAPPIER - YOU HAVE TO CHANGE YOUR ATTITUDE FOR THAT TO HAPPEN!!
By the way - this is my present state. No 6 pack here, but that's ok. Weight is a number and means nothing. I wear a small, sometimes a medium. Does it tell me what my self worth is?! Nope - I've come a long way. If you have listened to Jason Seib, you really need to. Seek out Body Beliefs and Altshift.
Rant done - I could go on. Just remember to love yourself for who you are. Peoples opinion should not have anything to do with your own happiness. Make your own happiness!
Should I talk more about this??
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