Re: Body Acceptance

[Guest guest]

Awesome work, both of you!

I read somewhere (?When Women Stop Hating Their Bodies) and it proposed: imagine a meteor hit the earth and it had this magical effect that no one could gain or lose a single pound ever again. How would this affect you? Could you learn to love yourself and your body if you knew you were helpless to change it? And if yes, what's to stop you from loving your body right now?

Remember that loving your body now does not make you less likely to lose weight! If anything, I think it makes you more likely to lose. McKenna (I Can Make You Thin -- actually pretty IE and not diety, despite the title) talks about how flooding yourself with positive messages really helps weight loss.

And remember... if hating your body actually helped anything, none of us would be here now!

All the best,

Abby

> Hi, M. > What a great post! Thank you. > I too have wished many times to have the body I hated at 22. Or the one I

> still hated at 42. And now that I'm 62, I have all sorts of new reasons I > can cite for hating this body now (aging skin, the scars from breast > cancer, etc.) but I'm finding that even though those thoughts haven't gone away,

> the more I feed myself with satisfaction and give up attacking myself for > every little thing I eat, the more I'm also easing up on the body image > stuff. I think there's something about eating " naturally " that makes me more

> accepting of what my body naturally is. And this very gentle process of > learning what I like to eat and how I feel before and after I eat, and learning > without judgment about when I eat emotionally and what my other needs are,

> is also generating a gentleness in my internal world that carries over into > other areas. I have less perfectionism about who I should be, and more > sense that there are lots of interesting ways for bodies to look. I've had TONS

> of therapy but there is something remarkable about the effect of IE. I > found myself saying to someone the other day that even though I'm actually > heavier, I'm really HAPPIER being more at peace with food and body.

> BTW, has anyone ever heard the 20-40-60 rule? It goes like this: At 20 > you can't bear that everyone is judging you. At 40 you say F*** them, I'm > going to be myself anyway. And at 60 you begin to realize they were never even

> thinking about you in the first place. There is some truth to it, but I > never expected that for me it would carry over into the bad feelings about my > body, but thanks to IE, it seems to be doing just that.

> April > > > > > Hi everyone,

>

> I just came from meeting with my IE nutritionist and I realized that I'm > still dealing with not being able to accept my body as it is and as a result > kept getting back into the abyss of the dieting world.

> > I think the ultimate question is this: " If I were to have this current > body for the rest of my life, would I be happy? " > > And initially, the answer was definitely no. In fact, I thought I would

> be such a failure if I stayed like this.> > However, I remember saying that to myself when I was a size 8... next > thing I knew, I ate myself to a size 10. Then said the same thing and the next

> thing I knew, I was a size 14, and continued... until now.> > I realize now that I would kill to be any of those sizes. So if I don't > accept myself now, I know the only thing that is going to happen is in

> another five years, I would be dying to be where I am now.> > And what's wrong with me now? NOTHING!> I'm beautiful, have a loving boyfriend, I'm active, can dance, move, run,

> and do whatever I need to do. I also dress well and look pretty damn good!

> > > I am vowing to stop this madness and love myself the way I am and take > care of myself, nurture myself with compassion and kindness. > > I saw this quote today that really hit home yesterday: " I treat myself as

> I treat a child I love. " > > That's my goal and that is what I aspire towards.> > With Love,> M.> > > > ------------------------------------

> >

[Guest guest]

Awesome work, both of you!

I read somewhere (?When Women Stop Hating Their Bodies) and it proposed: imagine a meteor hit the earth and it had this magical effect that no one could gain or lose a single pound ever again. How would this affect you? Could you learn to love yourself and your body if you knew you were helpless to change it? And if yes, what's to stop you from loving your body right now?

Remember that loving your body now does not make you less likely to lose weight! If anything, I think it makes you more likely to lose. McKenna (I Can Make You Thin -- actually pretty IE and not diety, despite the title) talks about how flooding yourself with positive messages really helps weight loss.

And remember... if hating your body actually helped anything, none of us would be here now!

All the best,

Abby

> Hi, M. > What a great post! Thank you. > I too have wished many times to have the body I hated at 22. Or the one I

> still hated at 42. And now that I'm 62, I have all sorts of new reasons I > can cite for hating this body now (aging skin, the scars from breast > cancer, etc.) but I'm finding that even though those thoughts haven't gone away,

> the more I feed myself with satisfaction and give up attacking myself for > every little thing I eat, the more I'm also easing up on the body image > stuff. I think there's something about eating " naturally " that makes me more

> accepting of what my body naturally is. And this very gentle process of > learning what I like to eat and how I feel before and after I eat, and learning > without judgment about when I eat emotionally and what my other needs are,

> is also generating a gentleness in my internal world that carries over into > other areas. I have less perfectionism about who I should be, and more > sense that there are lots of interesting ways for bodies to look. I've had TONS

> of therapy but there is something remarkable about the effect of IE. I > found myself saying to someone the other day that even though I'm actually > heavier, I'm really HAPPIER being more at peace with food and body.

> BTW, has anyone ever heard the 20-40-60 rule? It goes like this: At 20 > you can't bear that everyone is judging you. At 40 you say F*** them, I'm > going to be myself anyway. And at 60 you begin to realize they were never even

> thinking about you in the first place. There is some truth to it, but I > never expected that for me it would carry over into the bad feelings about my > body, but thanks to IE, it seems to be doing just that.

> April > > > > > Hi everyone,

>

> I just came from meeting with my IE nutritionist and I realized that I'm > still dealing with not being able to accept my body as it is and as a result > kept getting back into the abyss of the dieting world.

> > I think the ultimate question is this: " If I were to have this current > body for the rest of my life, would I be happy? " > > And initially, the answer was definitely no. In fact, I thought I would

> be such a failure if I stayed like this.> > However, I remember saying that to myself when I was a size 8... next > thing I knew, I ate myself to a size 10. Then said the same thing and the next

> thing I knew, I was a size 14, and continued... until now.> > I realize now that I would kill to be any of those sizes. So if I don't > accept myself now, I know the only thing that is going to happen is in

> another five years, I would be dying to be where I am now.> > And what's wrong with me now? NOTHING!> I'm beautiful, have a loving boyfriend, I'm active, can dance, move, run,

> and do whatever I need to do. I also dress well and look pretty damn good!

> > > I am vowing to stop this madness and love myself the way I am and take > care of myself, nurture myself with compassion and kindness. > > I saw this quote today that really hit home yesterday: " I treat myself as

> I treat a child I love. " > > That's my goal and that is what I aspire towards.> > With Love,> M.> > > > ------------------------------------

> >

[Guest guest]

I LOVE this thread. This is the key to IE for me. Low self-esteem (and trying

to change myself with dieting) was what got me into my eating mess. I was 5'7 "

and 120 pounds when I started dieting. Now, I look back and see the insanity in

it. I couldn't cure my relationship with food until I cured my relationship

with myself. Not just my body, it goes way deeper than that.

And I can't believe how far I've come. Just the difference between last summer

and this summer. I used to feel instantly like a big fat oaf every time I was

near my very slender, very sweet neighbor. I just recently realized I don't

have those feelings anymore. I almost always feel vivacious and wonderful.

Seeing myself in pictures has always been a hot button issue for me. I've found

that taking video and pictures of myself very regularly to be my biggest

therapy. I study the video and focus on what I like. Then I take what I don't

like, and learn to see it differently. And I've had to cure myself from

thinking that only the bad pictures are the ones that really look like me. Now,

I just realize, it's just a bad picture.

I'm still working on all of this, and I still have more work to do, but I've

been impressed with how far I've come over the last couple of years.

I can't believe I like my size 20 self more than I liked my size 6 self. I

can't believe liking myself had nothing to do with how I actually looked.

Sara

>

>

> I just came from meeting with my IE nutritionist and I realized that I'm still

dealing with not being able to accept my body as it is and as a result kept

getting back into the abyss of the dieting world.

>

[Guest guest]

I LOVE this thread. This is the key to IE for me. Low self-esteem (and trying

to change myself with dieting) was what got me into my eating mess. I was 5'7 "

and 120 pounds when I started dieting. Now, I look back and see the insanity in

it. I couldn't cure my relationship with food until I cured my relationship

with myself. Not just my body, it goes way deeper than that.

And I can't believe how far I've come. Just the difference between last summer

and this summer. I used to feel instantly like a big fat oaf every time I was

near my very slender, very sweet neighbor. I just recently realized I don't

have those feelings anymore. I almost always feel vivacious and wonderful.

Seeing myself in pictures has always been a hot button issue for me. I've found

that taking video and pictures of myself very regularly to be my biggest

therapy. I study the video and focus on what I like. Then I take what I don't

like, and learn to see it differently. And I've had to cure myself from

thinking that only the bad pictures are the ones that really look like me. Now,

I just realize, it's just a bad picture.

I'm still working on all of this, and I still have more work to do, but I've

been impressed with how far I've come over the last couple of years.

I can't believe I like my size 20 self more than I liked my size 6 self. I

can't believe liking myself had nothing to do with how I actually looked.

Sara

>

>

> I just came from meeting with my IE nutritionist and I realized that I'm still

dealing with not being able to accept my body as it is and as a result kept

getting back into the abyss of the dieting world.

>

[Guest guest]

Sara,

What a wonderful idea about the videos and pictures! I've been cringing inwardly about some photos that were taken of me a while back. I'm going to go back and LOOK at them with my IE eyes! Thank you!

April

I LOVE this thread. This is the key to IE for me. Low self-esteem (and trying to change myself with dieting) was what got me into my eating mess. I was 5'7" and 120 pounds when I started dieting. Now, I look back and see the insanity in it. I couldn't cure my relationship with food until I cured my relationship with myself. Not just my body, it goes way deeper than that. And I can't believe how far I've come. Just the difference between last summer and this summer. I used to feel instantly like a big fat oaf every time I was near my very slender, very sweet neighbor. I just recently realized I don't have those feelings anymore. I almost always feel vivacious and wonderful. Seeing myself in pictures has always been a hot button issue for me. I've found that taking video and pictures of myself very regularly to be my biggest therapy. I study the video and focus on what I like. Then I take what I don't like, and learn to see it differently. And I've had to cure myself from thinking that only the bad pictures are the ones that really look like me. Now, I just realize, it's just a bad picture. I'm still working on all of this, and I still have more work to do, but I've been impressed with how far I've come over the last couple of years. I can't believe I like my size 20 self more than I liked my size 6 self. I can't believe liking myself had nothing to do with how I actually looked. Sara>> > I just came from meeting with my IE nutritionist and I realized that I'm still dealing with not being able to accept my body as it is and as a result kept getting back into the abyss of the dieting world.>------------------------------------

[Guest guest]

Sara,

What a wonderful idea about the videos and pictures! I've been cringing inwardly about some photos that were taken of me a while back. I'm going to go back and LOOK at them with my IE eyes! Thank you!

April

I LOVE this thread. This is the key to IE for me. Low self-esteem (and trying to change myself with dieting) was what got me into my eating mess. I was 5'7" and 120 pounds when I started dieting. Now, I look back and see the insanity in it. I couldn't cure my relationship with food until I cured my relationship with myself. Not just my body, it goes way deeper than that. And I can't believe how far I've come. Just the difference between last summer and this summer. I used to feel instantly like a big fat oaf every time I was near my very slender, very sweet neighbor. I just recently realized I don't have those feelings anymore. I almost always feel vivacious and wonderful. Seeing myself in pictures has always been a hot button issue for me. I've found that taking video and pictures of myself very regularly to be my biggest therapy. I study the video and focus on what I like. Then I take what I don't like, and learn to see it differently. And I've had to cure myself from thinking that only the bad pictures are the ones that really look like me. Now, I just realize, it's just a bad picture. I'm still working on all of this, and I still have more work to do, but I've been impressed with how far I've come over the last couple of years. I can't believe I like my size 20 self more than I liked my size 6 self. I can't believe liking myself had nothing to do with how I actually looked. Sara>> > I just came from meeting with my IE nutritionist and I realized that I'm still dealing with not being able to accept my body as it is and as a result kept getting back into the abyss of the dieting world.>------------------------------------

[Guest guest]

Sara,

What a wonderful idea about the videos and pictures! I've been cringing inwardly about some photos that were taken of me a while back. I'm going to go back and LOOK at them with my IE eyes! Thank you!

April

I LOVE this thread. This is the key to IE for me. Low self-esteem (and trying to change myself with dieting) was what got me into my eating mess. I was 5'7" and 120 pounds when I started dieting. Now, I look back and see the insanity in it. I couldn't cure my relationship with food until I cured my relationship with myself. Not just my body, it goes way deeper than that. And I can't believe how far I've come. Just the difference between last summer and this summer. I used to feel instantly like a big fat oaf every time I was near my very slender, very sweet neighbor. I just recently realized I don't have those feelings anymore. I almost always feel vivacious and wonderful. Seeing myself in pictures has always been a hot button issue for me. I've found that taking video and pictures of myself very regularly to be my biggest therapy. I study the video and focus on what I like. Then I take what I don't like, and learn to see it differently. And I've had to cure myself from thinking that only the bad pictures are the ones that really look like me. Now, I just realize, it's just a bad picture. I'm still working on all of this, and I still have more work to do, but I've been impressed with how far I've come over the last couple of years. I can't believe I like my size 20 self more than I liked my size 6 self. I can't believe liking myself had nothing to do with how I actually looked. Sara>> > I just came from meeting with my IE nutritionist and I realized that I'm still dealing with not being able to accept my body as it is and as a result kept getting back into the abyss of the dieting world.>------------------------------------

[Guest guest]

Has anyone read FAT?SO! It's hilarious, and even though a lot of it's tongue in

cheek, just reading it helped me see things differently. Especially the

writer's concern for " actor emaciation syndrome. " Good stuff!

Sara

>

[Guest guest]

Has anyone read FAT?SO! It's hilarious, and even though a lot of it's tongue in

cheek, just reading it helped me see things differently. Especially the

writer's concern for " actor emaciation syndrome. " Good stuff!

Sara

>

[Guest guest]

Has anyone read FAT?SO! It's hilarious, and even though a lot of it's tongue in

cheek, just reading it helped me see things differently. Especially the

writer's concern for " actor emaciation syndrome. " Good stuff!

Sara

>

[Guest guest]

I agree! That's a great idea

And honestly, more and more I'm beginning to realize that the visual images we

input has a lot to do with our body acceptance as well. An interesting thing

happened yesterday. I was surfing TV channels and happened to catch a few

minutes of a rerun of the " Biggest Looser " ... It was very inspiring to see

people who are so heavy working (one person was 450lbs) so hard to get healthy,

and it made me feel guilty for ever complaining because with respect to them,

I'm half their weight! It reminded me how we are always bombarded with images

of skinny women, with " perfect " bodies, and it makes us always compare ourselves

to them and think about how imperfect we are. But after seeing the struggles of

heavier people last night, I found myself being so proud of them and so grateful

for myself and the body that I have now! I found myself looking in the mirror

after getting up from watching the program, and loving my jello arms, the rolls

in my abs and even my soft behind!! That had NEVER happened before! I woke up

with that attidue this morning, and went to the gym and had never felt so good

about my body.

Now, just to clarify, seeing the show and heavier people was not what made me

feel better about myself, it was just a reminder that I shouldn't compare myself

with anyone (thin or heavy, or even with my own body when I was more fit a few

years ago) and accept and love my body as it is. So instead of being at the gym

and comparing myself all the time (like I used), I was so focused on what I was

doing, being grateful that I could do so much, and was so happy taking care of

my body with compassion, kindness, and gentleness. And that was what made me

feel so good in my body this morning!

So I guess my point is that the images we see effect the way we feel. Since we

can't stop the images (or memories of our lighter selves), we can change what we

think of them and how we perceive them. We can just see them as plain images,

they are what they are, without judgment. And stop comparing and live in the

NOW, with what we have NOW and LOVE IT! I think I finally learned this lesson

this week.

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> >

> > I just came from meeting with my IE nutritionist and I realized that I'm

> still dealing with not being able to accept my body as it is and as a

> result kept getting back into the abyss of the dieting world.

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[Guest guest]

I agree! We see what we're conditioned to see. And we can recondition

ourselves to see ourselves and others differently. We really can!

Sara

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> I agree! That's a great idea

>

> And honestly, more and more I'm beginning to realize that the visual images we

input has a lot to do with our body acceptance as well.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I agree! We see what we're conditioned to see. And we can recondition

ourselves to see ourselves and others differently. We really can!

Sara

>

> I agree! That's a great idea

>

> And honestly, more and more I'm beginning to realize that the visual images we

input has a lot to do with our body acceptance as well.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I agree! We see what we're conditioned to see. And we can recondition

ourselves to see ourselves and others differently. We really can!

Sara

>

> I agree! That's a great idea

>

> And honestly, more and more I'm beginning to realize that the visual images we

input has a lot to do with our body acceptance as well.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

That is SO true, When I started following fatshion and fat acceptance blogs I found my perseption of beauty started to change on its own. When I see photos of myself I no longer recoil in horror. I see larger women and really see how beautiful they (we) are. Conversely and interestingly when I watch mainstream TV or look at mainstream magazines what I used to find "attractive yet unattainable" now looks to me like, "starvation thin is ugly! how have we convinced ourselves that this level of thin is beautiful and a standard to measure ourselves by?". I think just changing what we look at does magical changes to our perception of worth. I was surprised to find this change in myself, I didn't even try and it just happened.Again, Im not sure if you can view these without a tumblr

account though I think you can. These are chubby fashion blogs that really helped me get my head on straight.http://fuckyeahchubbyfashion.tumblr.com/http://fuckyeahfatpositive.tumblr.com/http://bigstylin.tumblr.com/http://thefatgirlsguide.com/plus lots of cute ideas in MY size and MY shape.JennaTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Mon, February 7, 2011 11:36:18 AMSubject: Re: Body Acceptance

I agree! That's a great idea

And honestly, more and more I'm beginning to realize that the visual images we input has a lot to do with our body acceptance as well. An interesting thing happened yesterday. I was surfing TV channels and happened to catch a few minutes of a rerun of the "Biggest Looser"... It was very inspiring to see people who are so heavy working (one person was 450lbs) so hard to get healthy, and it made me feel guilty for ever complaining because with respect to them, I'm half their weight! It reminded me how we are always bombarded with images of skinny women, with "perfect" bodies, and it makes us always compare ourselves to them and think about how imperfect we are. But after seeing the struggles of heavier people last night, I found myself being so proud of them and so grateful for myself and the body that I have now! I found myself looking in the mirror after getting up from watching the program, and loving my jello arms, the rolls in my abs and even my

soft behind!! That had NEVER happened before! I woke up with that attidue this morning, and went to the gym and had never felt so good about my body.

Now, just to clarify, seeing the show and heavier people was not what made me feel better about myself, it was just a reminder that I shouldn't compare myself with anyone (thin or heavy, or even with my own body when I was more fit a few years ago) and accept and love my body as it is. So instead of being at the gym and comparing myself all the time (like I used), I was so focused on what I was doing, being grateful that I could do so much, and was so happy taking care of my body with compassion, kindness, and gentleness. And that was what made me feel so good in my body this morning!

So I guess my point is that the images we see effect the way we feel. Since we can't stop the images (or memories of our lighter selves), we can change what we think of them and how we perceive them. We can just see them as plain images, they are what they are, without judgment. And stop comparing and live in the NOW, with what we have NOW and LOVE IT! I think I finally learned this lesson this week.

> >

> >

> > I just came from meeting with my IE nutritionist and I realized that I'm

> still dealing with not being able to accept my body as it is and as a

> result kept getting back into the abyss of the dieting world.

>

> >

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

That is SO true, When I started following fatshion and fat acceptance blogs I found my perseption of beauty started to change on its own. When I see photos of myself I no longer recoil in horror. I see larger women and really see how beautiful they (we) are. Conversely and interestingly when I watch mainstream TV or look at mainstream magazines what I used to find "attractive yet unattainable" now looks to me like, "starvation thin is ugly! how have we convinced ourselves that this level of thin is beautiful and a standard to measure ourselves by?". I think just changing what we look at does magical changes to our perception of worth. I was surprised to find this change in myself, I didn't even try and it just happened.Again, Im not sure if you can view these without a tumblr

account though I think you can. These are chubby fashion blogs that really helped me get my head on straight.http://fuckyeahchubbyfashion.tumblr.com/http://fuckyeahfatpositive.tumblr.com/http://bigstylin.tumblr.com/http://thefatgirlsguide.com/plus lots of cute ideas in MY size and MY shape.JennaTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Mon, February 7, 2011 11:36:18 AMSubject: Re: Body Acceptance

I agree! That's a great idea

And honestly, more and more I'm beginning to realize that the visual images we input has a lot to do with our body acceptance as well. An interesting thing happened yesterday. I was surfing TV channels and happened to catch a few minutes of a rerun of the "Biggest Looser"... It was very inspiring to see people who are so heavy working (one person was 450lbs) so hard to get healthy, and it made me feel guilty for ever complaining because with respect to them, I'm half their weight! It reminded me how we are always bombarded with images of skinny women, with "perfect" bodies, and it makes us always compare ourselves to them and think about how imperfect we are. But after seeing the struggles of heavier people last night, I found myself being so proud of them and so grateful for myself and the body that I have now! I found myself looking in the mirror after getting up from watching the program, and loving my jello arms, the rolls in my abs and even my

soft behind!! That had NEVER happened before! I woke up with that attidue this morning, and went to the gym and had never felt so good about my body.

Now, just to clarify, seeing the show and heavier people was not what made me feel better about myself, it was just a reminder that I shouldn't compare myself with anyone (thin or heavy, or even with my own body when I was more fit a few years ago) and accept and love my body as it is. So instead of being at the gym and comparing myself all the time (like I used), I was so focused on what I was doing, being grateful that I could do so much, and was so happy taking care of my body with compassion, kindness, and gentleness. And that was what made me feel so good in my body this morning!

So I guess my point is that the images we see effect the way we feel. Since we can't stop the images (or memories of our lighter selves), we can change what we think of them and how we perceive them. We can just see them as plain images, they are what they are, without judgment. And stop comparing and live in the NOW, with what we have NOW and LOVE IT! I think I finally learned this lesson this week.

> >

> >

> > I just came from meeting with my IE nutritionist and I realized that I'm

> still dealing with not being able to accept my body as it is and as a

> result kept getting back into the abyss of the dieting world.

>

> >

>

>

>

>

> ------------------------------------

>

>

[Guest guest]

That is SO true, When I started following fatshion and fat acceptance blogs I found my perseption of beauty started to change on its own. When I see photos of myself I no longer recoil in horror. I see larger women and really see how beautiful they (we) are. Conversely and interestingly when I watch mainstream TV or look at mainstream magazines what I used to find "attractive yet unattainable" now looks to me like, "starvation thin is ugly! how have we convinced ourselves that this level of thin is beautiful and a standard to measure ourselves by?". I think just changing what we look at does magical changes to our perception of worth. I was surprised to find this change in myself, I didn't even try and it just happened.Again, Im not sure if you can view these without a tumblr

account though I think you can. These are chubby fashion blogs that really helped me get my head on straight.http://fuckyeahchubbyfashion.tumblr.com/http://fuckyeahfatpositive.tumblr.com/http://bigstylin.tumblr.com/http://thefatgirlsguide.com/plus lots of cute ideas in MY size and MY shape.JennaTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Mon, February 7, 2011 11:36:18 AMSubject: Re: Body Acceptance

I agree! That's a great idea

And honestly, more and more I'm beginning to realize that the visual images we input has a lot to do with our body acceptance as well. An interesting thing happened yesterday. I was surfing TV channels and happened to catch a few minutes of a rerun of the "Biggest Looser"... It was very inspiring to see people who are so heavy working (one person was 450lbs) so hard to get healthy, and it made me feel guilty for ever complaining because with respect to them, I'm half their weight! It reminded me how we are always bombarded with images of skinny women, with "perfect" bodies, and it makes us always compare ourselves to them and think about how imperfect we are. But after seeing the struggles of heavier people last night, I found myself being so proud of them and so grateful for myself and the body that I have now! I found myself looking in the mirror after getting up from watching the program, and loving my jello arms, the rolls in my abs and even my

soft behind!! That had NEVER happened before! I woke up with that attidue this morning, and went to the gym and had never felt so good about my body.

Now, just to clarify, seeing the show and heavier people was not what made me feel better about myself, it was just a reminder that I shouldn't compare myself with anyone (thin or heavy, or even with my own body when I was more fit a few years ago) and accept and love my body as it is. So instead of being at the gym and comparing myself all the time (like I used), I was so focused on what I was doing, being grateful that I could do so much, and was so happy taking care of my body with compassion, kindness, and gentleness. And that was what made me feel so good in my body this morning!

So I guess my point is that the images we see effect the way we feel. Since we can't stop the images (or memories of our lighter selves), we can change what we think of them and how we perceive them. We can just see them as plain images, they are what they are, without judgment. And stop comparing and live in the NOW, with what we have NOW and LOVE IT! I think I finally learned this lesson this week.

> >

> >

> > I just came from meeting with my IE nutritionist and I realized that I'm

> still dealing with not being able to accept my body as it is and as a

> result kept getting back into the abyss of the dieting world.

>

> >

>

>

>

>

> ------------------------------------

>

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[Guest guest]

Thanks so much for these. I am going to love following them!!!!

Sara

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> http://fuckyeahchubbyfashion.tumblr.com/

> http://fuckyeahfatpositive.tumblr.com/

> http://bigstylin.tumblr.com/

> http://thefatgirlsguide.com/

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