4th
September 2014
Your toughest
opponent is the one inside your head.
Normally the
first thing I do when I get out of bed is write my blog, it’s my quiet time,
however this morning I’ve already been downstairs, made me a cuppa and chopped
some veggies for the slow cooker to ensure I have a meal later to keep me on
track. I’ve thrown in 4 chicken breasts
I took out of the freezer yesterday afternoon, red pepper, green beans (lady
gave me from her garden), spring onions, ½ carrot (all I had left), courgette,
stick celery and I’m adding a maggi bag mix, won’t put it in the bag just straight
into the slow cooker and see what happens!
Yesterday on
facebook I posted “Finish the sentence, Since joining
Weight Watchers I.......” and I received some great responses, I have to admit
though the ones that always hit me hard and make me proud are ones like this;
“Learnt it’s ok to be me, learnt how
to be truly happy with my physical appearance, realised I’m important
too and I’m not just a mom”
“Am happy to be me”
“Feel more positive.”
“Realised it's not just about losing weight
it's about changing your whole attitude towards food”
Because it is great to lose weight, the
benefits are numerous, they go beyond physical appearance and body associated health
reasons, however for me to think I had an effect on the way a woman (or a man)
feels about themselves and self confidence is just incredible. So many people in this world think they aren’t
‘good enough’ when they are just perfect as they are. Losing weight doesn’t make you a better person;
your behaviour makes you a good person not the number on the scales. You don’t need to lose weight to be ‘good
enough’ you already are, you’re whatever you want to be. Working on being comfortable in your
own skin is one of the most amazing and absolutely priceless things you can do
for yourself! Work on it every day, and if you really want it, you can make it
happen both physically and emotionally.
I’m a big believer by working on your self esteem and being happy with
the YOU that you truly are is one of the best things you can do on your weight
loss journey, I truly do. Because when
you love something you take care of it, I’ve come across a few very passionate
mothers this week as we’ve talked about “me time” and putting yourself first,
they will NEVER put themselves ahead of their children, can you imagine how
amazing they would be if they felt that passionately about themselves and their
own needs. What an incredible example
they would be setting, for their children to look up to and think to themselves
“oh it’s ok to put me first sometimes because I’m important too, my needs do
matter, if my mom does it then that must be right”. How differently would the world be if girls
were bought up believing they are as important as everyone else and unlike
their moms they don’t have to come a sorry second or third or last on the list
of priorities!
Just a thought…..
I watched my
mom do EVERYTHING for EVERYONE and guess what I’ve grown up that way too, and
yes it’s lovely to be helpful and kind but not to your own detriment, not if it
means you’re neglecting yourself. I don’t
think it’s any coincidence that my mom was 18 stone when we were kids and now
she’s a healthy weight for her height, I believe that’s because when we were
kids she didn’t take care of herself at all, it was all about her kids and her
husband and she never got a look in, there was no self-care going on at all,
her care for others was relentless and her body paid the price and guess what,
despite being a healthy weight for her height now her bodies still paying the
price because the damage was done.
So no it isn’t
selfish to put your needs on a level with others, to prioritise yourself in the
list of to do’s, its self-care, it’s essential.
You’re BeYOUtiful and the sooner you realise that and learn to love the
skin you’re in, the better your life will be, the worlds a much better place
when you like the person you spend ALL your time with!
Have a great
day, appreciate your amazingness like others do. If you’re off to work, go thinking to
yourself, ‘this company is damn lucky to have me because I’m a great employee!’ If you’re staying at home looking after your
family think to yourself ‘this family are damn lucky to have me because I’m a
great mom (or dad)’. Whatever you’re
doing, wherever you’re going remember the world is lucky to have you in it
because you are BeYOUtiful. xx
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