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Eat healthy foods because you want to nourish your body, not because you want to change the way it looks.
Move your body because you want to keep it strong and healthy, not to change its shape.
Love your body fiercely, and let that love be what drives you to treat yourself with kindness.
Honestly feel great.
Have been eating an egg with veggies each morning. A healthy lunch full of protein and greens and the same for dinner. Sometimes including whole grains because I️ think they’re important too! Plus some amazing root veggies 😍
I️ have approximately 5 months till my wedding day and I️ plan on CRUSHING this way of eating until then…
It’s a mix of low carb/carb cycling that I’m aiming towards. I️ have a lot to lose, so some of it should fall off quickly! Praying for no plateaus and that I️ don’t fall off the bandwagon.
I️ watched my mom lose 100 lbs in a year and my mother in law to be has lost a ton of weight in the last year as well.
I’m doing this for me this time. As much as I️ love to fantasize about rubbing this weight loss in peoples faces- it’s not like that this time for me. I️ want to be healthy. I️ want a happy tummy and happy bones + muscles and a happy place to one day grow babies.
So… I️ hope I️ get on here often to tell you about this adventure y’all.
I am not eating healthy to have someone else’s body. I am not eating healthy to not be who I am. I am eating healthy to be a better version of the person I am today. To live a long life. To have more energy. To move fast.
- If you don’t like oatmeal with almond butter, don’t eat it
- If you don’t like running, don’t run
- If weight lifting isn’t your thing, that’s okay
- If you can’t afford Gymshark, Alphalete, Lulu Lemon, that’s cool too. Use what you have.
Do not let social media convince you that there is a specific way to be healthy and fit. I get caught up in it myself. I have the self-talk of “I should be doing that specific workout because she is” or “my mile-splits are x mins off of hers, I’m not a real runner.” There’s nothing wrong with seeking guidance and inspiration but at the end of the day you should make your fitness journey about you what works best for you. Our bodies are different, our mindsets are different, our preferences are different. Different doesn’t equal wrong. Do your thing.
Don’t let anyone try to tell you that you should be ashamed of your body because you don’t look like their definition of “healthy.”
Health and self-care come from a place of love, not self-loathing.
I hope the next thing I get addicted to is taking care of my self and loving my body
On that journey 💕
One aspect of getting healthy that a lot of people overlook is the emotional side.
Yes, your nutrition has gone down the toilet and you’ve put on a lot of weight. But why? What caused you to turn to bad eating in the first place?
If you have self esteem issues, you’re a lot less likely to take care of your body.
If you didn’t have any money growing up, you’re a lot less likely to know what eating healthy looks like.
And if you went through any trauma, your body is holding on to a lot of that weight to protect yourself.
I’ve been trying to get healthy for years. For a couple of months, I would have success, but then I would just put the weight back on.
This time around, I’ve been working through my trauma and emotional issues.
And you know what? I’ve let go of 25 pounds and NONE of it has come back. It’s been that way for almost a year now.
Anyone can lose weight. Because when you’ve lost something, that indicates that you’re going to find it again.
But in order to let go of the weight for good, and make sure it never comes back, you have to work through the emotions. You have to solve the issues that got you here in the first place.
I know it’s hard, but I believe in you.
If you want help with your emotional recovery, please check out my website at http://mentalhealingandrecovery.com
Yes, we all need to be more active.
Yes, we can all benefit from less processed shit and more fruits and vegetables.
But guys, there are SO many different ways to be healthy!!! High fat or high protein, yoga or swimming, it’s all about finding out what works best for you and your body.
And what works best for one person may not work for another and that’s okay. There really is no “right” way or “optimum” way to be healthy, only the way that is uniquely you.
Finding it may mean a lot of experimenting and whole lot of trial and error along the way, but that’s all a part of the journey! And it’s fun and wonderful so embrace it.
Just something to keep in mind xoxo
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