Gemini You deserve all the love and respect and happiness that comes your way! I wish all of that for you!
being happy in your own skin is priceless. Don't let anyone take it away from you. donna |
Everyone, I really love this! I was literally thinking about this today after my workout, Jessica Smith of course. I am 48, a mother of 3. I've been up and down in weight over the years. I have always been a little overweight, but strong and healthy. At my thinnest and most fit, I was still far from my WW goal even though I was in a size 12 bottoms and M tops. Very discouraging. I looked great! I'm now in a 16/18 bottoms and an XL or L tops, but this is were my body always settles when I'm not trying so hard to lose weight. I finally got my own workout room in our home! I have been enjoying all my DVDs and my Slim Cycle. I love Jessica Smith and Suzanne Bowen has also been on a very positive stance lately about accepting yourself and life being more than just losing weight. I heard a very sad story today about a 38 yr old woman who recently died of a blood clot after a tummy tuck. She was a wife and mother. It is not worth it! I wish she could have been more accepting of her body and what it has done for her. Men don't have this pressure, they never would!
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I've been struggling with disordered eating and exercise for my entire life. I'm 53 now. Many years ago, I was reading a book about eating disorders and it discussed a woman who also struggled her whole life and was afraid her headstone would say, "Wanted to be thin" because that was the focus of her life. That scared me and I didn't want to be that woman. But here I am - probably 20 years after I read that book - and it's still a battle every minute of every day. I don't know how to stop my brain from feeling the way it does. Erica |
I am 100% on board with all of this.
I was reading through some old threads recently and came across this post of mine and thought, "Wow, I really needed to hear this again." Quote:
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Alison, great post! I totally agree with this philosophy.
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Do you remember the specific workbook you used? I'm glad you found something to help with the anxiety! Erica |
Alison - I agree, wonderful post! Thanks for sharing.
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https://www.amazon.com/Anxiety-Worry.../dp/160623918X TBH, I didn't do all the worksheets. There are a lot! Most of the time, I did each worksheet once. It's also hard to copy them out of the book. I did a google search for the worksheets, and did find images. Perhaps they can be printed. https://duckduckgo.com/?q=The+Anxiet...ages&ia=images |
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