Operation Love Yourself

Hey guys!
So far this week, so good. I started my workout routine again yesterday and boy, did my ass get kicked. The things I used to be able to do before I got pregnant with ease, now pretty much kills me haha. I've had to adjust a few things and I'm realizing I have to work my way back up to where I was. It' a little frustrating, but it also just makes me want to get my butt off the couch and do it that much more. I guess that's the silver lining. The good news is, practice makes progress! I know the more I put into this, the more I will get out of it.

For a long time, I wanted a quick fix. I still wish there was one, but as I'm changing my thought process I'm thankful that this takes time. I'm happy that when I reach my goals I'll have more patience and endurance. I'll be a stronger person because of it. The greatest things in life are worth waiting and working for.

Something else I wanted to address for those of my readers who struggle with their relationship with food is that it's a double-edged sword. You can go from food being your best and only friend, to it being your enemy. Both are severely unhealthy. Food should be what we use to fuel our bodies. Yes, we should enjoy it, but not to the extent that it takes over our lives. Much like it has mine. What happens when we lose the weight? Gaining it back can be terrifying to the point that food becomes your enemy, and the crippling fear of gaining back what you worked so hard to lose makes eating anything at all something you begin to steer clear of. I think about that sometimes. Will this happen to me? Will I develop a new unhealthy and dangerous habit? I so badly want to motivate others to get healthy. For me, though, this isn't too much about looking a certain way. I just want to be HEALTHY. My prayer for myself and everyone else is that we work on loving ourselves now and through this entire journey. We'll never be successful if we hate the bodies we're in. Losing weight and gaining weight will always be our monster that controls us.

Let's focus on being healthy. Let's develop the relationship with food that we're meant to have. Please, love yourself. Every edge and curve or cork you may have, learn to adore those inches that make you the person that you are. It's a work in progress. I'm a work in progress.

Love you all xo