Hey there Sparklers!
In June I made the decision that I needed to become
physically healthier. I realized that I
had let myself eat more junk food and I wasn’t exercising anymore. I gained a substantial amount of weight, and
I felt lethargic, sad, and anxious all the time. As I have been eating healthier and working
out, I have struggled with body shaming myself!
In the past I always thought that it was awful when people body shamed
those around them and I always wanted to defend people who were body
shamed. Last week I became very
frustrated with not losing as much weight as I wanted to lose. I kept telling myself I wasn’t working hard
enough, I was eating too much, I was eating badly, I would never lose the
weight that I wanted to lose. I did this
until I had a breakdown at the end of the week.
That is when I realized that I was body shaming myself and creating a
destructive mental state for myself!
It is never a bad thing to push yourself in healthy
ways. It is ALWAYS bad to put yourself
down though. When you start to insult
yourself and stop believing yourself, you lose the ability to succeed in
whatever you are doing. The first step
in achieving any goal is learning to accept yourself for your abilities AND
limitations. Set realistic goals, and
timelines to achieve those goals. Also,
if you don’t reach your goals you cannot get down on yourself. Instead of getting down on yourself, evaluate
why you didn’t reach your goals. I made
the mistake of getting down on myself instead of evaluating myself. That led to me not having energy or desire to
keep pushing and I fell even farther behind on my goals. This week, I had to start fresh with new
goals, and a new more positive mindset.
Ladies, we all need to be proud of who we are, and if we
decide a change needs to happen in life, we need to be proud of what we are
doing to make those changes! Never get
down on yourself for making a change. I
chose to lose weight and get in better shape.
I am proud of who I am, and I am proud of myself in the progress I have
made. I refuse to body shame myself
anymore in this process. I hope that all
you beautiful ladies out there choose to stay positive when trying to make
changes in your lives. Whether you want
to lose weight, a new job, or whatever your goal is, do not shame yourself and
your efforts! Make goals, make
timelines, and evaluate your efforts.
Stay positive and optimistic.
I love you all and I believe in your efforts to make changes
in your life!
Stay sparkly,
Alyssa
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