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Re: An Easier Way To Lose Weight: Love Yourself Thin

Personal fitness and training — Mon, 04 May 2009 11:30:07 -0000

Very very nicely put! Some people need to be happy with what they have and learn to love themselves!

Re: An Easier Way To Lose Weight: Love Yourself Thin

colleenoverman — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:54:29 -0000

Wisely and beautifully put!

Re: An Easier Way To Lose Weight: Love Yourself Thin

WakeUpLaughing — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:59:59 -0000

I started to realize that the more I work on loving myself the easier it is to make those loving choices - eating healthier and being active... Without having to think about it as a chore, or torture. It's also easier to not put the 'junk' into my body because I care about myself more. It's so funny, I started to notice that I can make those healthy choices for my kids because I love them and I care about what they put into their bodies - but on the other hand, I was eating JUNK. Now, I am working on re-framing. Not, that I'm running around in a 'love-me-health-fest' but hey, it's progress!

Re: An Easier Way To Lose Weight: Love Yourself Thin

Danette — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:53:34 -0000

yes, it's a nasty cycle that so many of us can unfortunately relate to. Ugh.

It is great to hear voices speaking to self love, sisterhood and appreciation! We need to keep it up, so that one day we can drown out the other voices in the dressing room. I love my body and see it's beauty, regardless of whether or not I want to lose/gain weight.

Great post.

Re: An Easier Way To Lose Weight: Love Yourself Thin

Alison — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:37:03 -0000

Let's do it, Colleen! We should invade a populated Department Store, and ban the trash-talk.

I have to say that making a commitment to health seems like one of the most ultimate actions of self-love to me. Without love for yourself, you can't make such commitments without ending up... disappointed and unhappy. How can you possibly commit to your health first and foremost without love for yourself? Self-respect and honor would create far better journeys into health and better clothes, in my eyes. Any other intention is doomed to have something other than yourself in charge.

Re: An Easier Way To Lose Weight: Love Yourself Thin

Kellye — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:43:57 -0000

Great post, and some important stuff to remember. I (like several of my female friends and family) am working to lose weight; I've always adapted a laissez-faire attitude towards my appearance (and a healthy loathing of shopping mall dressing rooms) in part to avoid the kind of self-deprecating energy that you're referring too.

Now that I've gotten older, I have finally realized that a) You can dress well at any weight, and
b) there is a difference between being non-conformist and being masculine/slovenly. I'm working towards being the former, and not the latter.