“Don’t be too hard on yourself. There are plenty of people willing to do that for you.
Love yourself and be proud of everything that you do.
Even mistakes mean you’re trying.” — Susan Gale
Never give up on the universe!
Me: Walking by the local store
Store Owner: Hello! 🙂
Me: Hi! How are you?
Store Owner: Good, good. You look very beautiful today.
Me: blushes Thank you. Have a nice day! 🙂
Store Owner: You too.
How is this little interaction a victory?
Well… I felt like crap this morning!
- I stayed up ‘til 5 am, caught in the YouTube trap of “Recommended Videos”.
- My new dress wasn’t sitting as well as it did when I tried it on earlier in the month.
- I just did not want to get out of bed ever again.
But I put the dress on because I really loved it and I was just too done with the universe to bother with ironing something else out; went to my hairdresser for a wash and blow, then BAM!
I used to hate shopping!
Correction: I used to hate not finding beautiful things in my size when shopping. It is so frustrating! My body got to the point where I couldn’t find regular sizes that fit, and the plus sizes were too big. So I would buy the smaller, prettier things as motivation to lose weight AND the bigger, baggy thing because I couldn’t walk around naked in the meantime. Because that’s how logic works, and this makes perfect sense, don’t judge me. I know!
8 years later, and I have a closet, chest of drawers, a laundry basket and bags full of clothing ranging in sizes from Medium to XXXL. I often give the “Fat” clothes to charity when I lose weight, but buy more when I gain. The “Thin” clothes get passed on to my mother and sister, brand new with tags intact, when I give up hope of ever fitting into them. I think my longest streak was 5 years. The most gorgeous blouse finally surrendered to my mom in 2012. We had a good run…
Alas, I can proudly say that I have not bought any “Fat” clothes since my healthy lifestyle began. I have been on a weight loss journey for decades and have had massive fluctuations over the years, but going mostly raw and natural in March of 2013 has led to a slow but steady decrease on the scale and tape measure.
What’s the difference?
I equate the “weight loss journey” to fad diets and not sticking to an exercise routine.
The “healthy lifestyle” is making healthy choices all the time. No diets, just eating healthy and exercising more. I’m not one for routine, so I can’t say that I’ve mastered the art of regular exercise, but I am much more active overall. I eat junk when I want to, but I’m mindful of what goes into my body. So I do enjoy an ice cream or a slice of cake now and then, but I don’t eat the whole tub or the whole cake. And I don’t have the guilt of “Oh, no! I cheated on my diet. Let’s have pizza every day and we’ll be healthy next month.” I’ll have a pizza right now, yes a whole pizza, and be healthy for the rest of the month.
After losing 35 kgs, my body caught on to this new lifestyle, and my weight just plateaued for 6 months. I’m still losing centimetres, but the scales haven’t shifted much. November came, and I changed my routine up a bit and managed to drop another dress size Woop Woop, but then gained 2 kgs in these past two weeks Womp Womp 🙁
Moral of the story:
Don’t be so hard on yourself. It’s ok to fall behind just as long as you don’t stay there. Keep trying, even the little things make a difference.
Enjoy the video below.
Ciao! 😉
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