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Hi Sarah and the amazing Live More Community,
1. The number one struggle with my body has always been emotional eating. It’s a vicious cycle as so many other women have talked about. When I get stressed or sad or anxious (which seems to happen quick frequently), I go straight for the ice cream or peanut butter. I can polish off an entire pint without a problem. It does make me feel better in the moment, but rather soon after, I am still upset. And even more upset that I’ve ruined/failed my “diet” for the day. I’ve tried removing the ice cream and pb, but there are other foods that you can eat a lot of. Salsa? Carrots? Popcorn? It doesn’t really matter if the food is healthy, I’ve found out. Overeating is never the answer. Even though I know all this, I still struggle. My weight has definitely fluctuated depending on my mood in different times of my life. And how I view myself is still directly linked to my weight, which I know is wrong, but harder said then done. I try so hard to put Sarah’s philosophy into practice, but I definitely need the support and encouragement of this community.
2. Today I am going to eat lunch with one of my best friends! I haven’t seen her for a couple weeks as she has been busy with finals. I could not be more proud of her for finishing school and I wrote her a card last night to show her that.
3. Since I originally watched this video last year, I have tried to be more intentional about eating. I have made some improvement during breakfast, and when I am with other people, but I definitely still struggle with lunch and dinner on my own. There is always so much to do!! It’s hard to “waste time” on eating when it’s something I can do so quickly. I know it’s unhealthy, though, and I would love to make that more of a priority this week (and for life).
Thanks again, Sarah!!
I worked out for fun this morning. It was core day, my most favourite day!
I’ve struggled with my weight since a traumatic event in my teenage years. Since then I’ve tried many diets and have struggled with the fact that they don’t address the emotional reasons behind my fluctuating weight and general relationship with food. I’ve had many low points, and have really lost my way. I go through phases of liking my body, hating it, feeling ashamed and embarrassed. I know own that living more will help me to be happier and more stable in my emotions but truthfully is scares the hell out of me too! I’ve been single for well over 10 years, and the thought of a relationship terrifies me to the core. Yet I am still adamant that losing weight will bring me the courage I need to fall in love! It’s crazy, I know. I’m an amazingly confident woman at work, however,ask me what I think about myself and I revert to a quivering mess. I constantly feel in a state of flux. I have worked on myself for a long time, and believe it or not I’m in the best place I’ve ever been….just the final links are missing. I’m not entirely sure what they are but I keep trying!
For fun, I just ran through the torrential rain, giggling as I went! I am going to commit to eating more mindful lyrics too. I’ll feed back at a later date!
Sarah xx
Hi Sarah,
I definitely have had body image issues since I was in elementary school. The real weight issues followed later in my life. As a kid/teenager I always thought i was fat and therefore ugly but was not overweight then. After I had my daughter I definitely struggled with real weight gain and even worse body image issues.
This first challenge has been harder than I thought. I found it quite difficult to eat my lunch without my phone or kindle. This was very interesting to me. For fun today I’m going to go for a walk, whether or not someone will come with me.
Thank you Sarah!
Hey Sarah,
Wow! Great video. When I was in my 20’s and early 30’s weight was never an issue. Then I hit 35 and the weight started creeping in. I freaked out so I started dieting, but nothing worked. I started to judge my body and tuned it out. Just recently I was intuitively guided to be kind to my body. It’s been a struggle but I’ve decided that I’m no longer going to abuse my body with food, alcohol or negative thoughts. This video came at just the right time.
So most days for the last 5 months I’ve been focused on having fun. There are some days I just can’t get into it but at least the fun days now outweigh the others.Fun for me is laughing with my kids, playing practical jokes, spending coffee time at La Madeline with my husband, dancing naked in front of the mirror, going on playdates with my bestest friend and most recently I joined a belly dance class. Next month I plan on joining an improv class! Today’s fun: playing with my grand-dog and had coffee with my honey this morning.
Although I’m not at my normal/ideal weight, don’t feel healthy, and I still struggle with overeating, eating when I’m not hungry and eating foods that don’t love my body, Eating without distractions is a really big challenge for me. I’ve created habits of eating in front of the tv and computer and it’s been really hard for me to tear myself away – does that mean I’m addicted? Anyways, this evening I’m going to make it a point to eat without distractions.
I am so proud of myself for incorporating fun into my life. It has definitely made a HUGE difference!
Hi Sarah, I have a love-hate relationship with my body: I hate my belly (often makes me look like I’m 8 months pregnant), love my long legs. Basically I’m bored with my life, feeling stuck. I often eat away frustration, specially in the evening in front of the TV, snacking on chocolates. My fun thing for tonight will be giving myself a long hot bath, followed by a rose body oil massage. Looking forward to the next videos. xx
I too am a diet officianado! I love to exercise. I love running, swimming and so on, but I love to eat too. I have two kids I adore and a beautiful husband who is very loving.
For fun today I am going to go for a walk in the sun and I am going to find a yoga class that I can attend.
My Number One struggle with my body has been the inability to take off any weight. I try this diet, that exercise plan; nothing seems to keep my attention for long, and then the weight keeps increasing. Sarah’s video really spoke to me, and I was in tears by the end, because everything she touched on has been exactly like that for me. Today for FUN, I plan on going on a walk at the nature preserve with my children. What a great way to enjoy spend quality time with my kids with my love of the great outdoors. Thank you again, Sarah, for including me in your challenges! You truly are an inspiration!
My thyroidhas been removed and now I’m 128lbsliter and I feel great just need help with getting my stomach flat now help.e please
My struggle with my body is that my nervous system has a hard time calming down and I have been practicing eating slower and breathing but sometimes I start eating standing up kind of a sabotage mentality and when I do that i get mad at myself and the cycle starts all over again. Today i am going to color in my adult coloring book for fun.
Loving the videos so far. My current relationship with my body isn’t a good one. I really hate it actually. I deal with a lot of chronic pain & my teeth suck & I am one of those people who can’t afford health insurance so I do a lot of holistic stuff. But I’ve always been fat & I seem to always stay between 185-210. All my life. I’ll start a diet & do okay for the first 10 pounds then it stops no matter how hard I try & I get discouraged & quit. I’ve felt sort of stuck in my life a lot. I’m a mom, I just got a part time job & that’s something. But I don’t feel independent. My relationship is struggling & I’m afraid if it goes south I’ll be stuck with nothing to do, unable to support myself & my children & I’ll continue to be unhappy. It got very real when it seemed that my partner leaving was imminent & that started getting my butt into gear. I’m trying to work on myself spiritually, I’m hoping my job will continue past summer so I can save money in case I need to be on my own & I’m trying to get healthier so I can do that. Of course I want my love life to work out but I also need to be able to be alone. The fact that I feel ugly & that my partner looks for others because maybe I’m not attractive enough.. that is something that tears me down so I want to eat to fill that emptiness. So I want a better relationship with myself so I don’t have to do that anymore. I am tired of crying.
Something I am doing for fun today is going to a women’s event at my church. I usually never get to go so I am doing it & excited to maybe make some friends & grow as a woman spiritually. (Not sure how I am posting this to instagram lol)
My #1 struggle with my body is feeling like it is a “disguise” hiding the inner me. I feel like it is masking who I am and as a result my light doesn’t shine like I want it to. I’m not adapting to my age gracefully and it is frustrating me that I am not physically able to do some of the things I want to.
2. I think that I will find a way to dance today. I LOVE to dance and I haven’t done it in years so even if I have to have a solo dance party … I’m going to shake what my momma gave me. ?
I am 61 and have been a yo-yo dieter most of my adult life and spent 17 years unable to smell or taste food. Once the nose operation cured that, 9 years ago, food became an adventure! However last year I lost a stone through ill health and have to be careful what I eat and how. Since I am determined not to put this weight back on thank you for this insightful video.
2) For fun today, I’m going to take my two hounds for a lovely evening walk without headphones and music ??
Great video. I can relate to the eating while distracted. Something I am still working on not doing!
What am I doing for fun today? Planting some seeds that have been sitting in my house for 2 to 3 weeks. 🙂
I have been overweight all my life and the relationship with my body and food suffered because of that. As a very young girl and teen I put all the blame on myself. I hated my body and thought I was being punished. I didn’t eat any differently than my friends, and I walked everywhere just like them and yet, I was still fat. I tried every diet imaginable and deprived myself like a good fat girl should. Sometimes I’d loose a few pounds but not enough to make a difference in my mind. I learned there were “good foods” and “bad foods” and to feel ashamed and guilty if I ate from the “bad food” category. I hear about food addiction and though maybe I was addicted. I mean I did crave sweets from time to time after all, so that must be true. Plus, the messages I got told me I was addicted to food. Well, I went to an overeaters meeting and soon realized I was not addicted to food. I would see these programs on T.V. about overweight people and how they would eat gallons of ice cream and five sandwiched and whole cakes. I never did that in my life and yet I was still obese. It was so confusing. I had dieted so much that I could be a dietitian! Meanwhile the hatred of my body grew. I would look at myself with disgust. I said the most horrible and abusive things to myself. I held the belief that I couldn’t start living until I lost all the wait. I couldn’t have fun, I couldn’t date, I couldn’t be me, until I was skinny. Well, I am 44 years old and I’m still overweight. I eat and enjoy eating healthy and clean. My eating isn’t perfect, but I don’t think anyone can say that. I had to turn my thinking around to eat health for my health and not for loosing weight, because I was tired of the disappointment. In recent years I have been trying my best to embrace by body the way it is and learn how to accept myself. It’s not easy, but I am trying. In 2009 I went through cancer treatment and it’s left me with some issues that cause extreme fatigue. Now, my struggle is being able to exercise or basically to anything that drains energy(like going to the grocery store). Now, I find my self doing that same old thing. When I feel better I can…. When my energy has returned I’ll be able to … I need to stop. I had cancer and I should be living like I never lived before, but I keep putting things on hold until I feel better and still sometimes, until I loose weight. I have a food foundation of things I’ve learned, I just need something new or some reminders that I need to live now. I’m hoping I can get that here.
I joined this challenge in the hope to shake up my life. I’m deeply unsatisfied with my marriage and feel stuck so as not to disrupt my daughter’s life with the drama my husband would bring should I ask for a divorce. At heart, he’s not a bad man and doesn’t abuse me. However, he does nothing to support me emotionally or spiritually.
I have always struggled with my body as I developed physically at a very early age. This led to a lot of unwanted attention and childhood trauma. I’m a rape survivor but still have issues with self confidence. I’ve always tried to hide my shape and struggle with my weight. Along with this, I also have Crohn’s disease which causes me to feel exhausted and depressed more often than I’d like to admit.
Tonight, I will start a dance party with my 10 year old daughter. Her smiles and laughter while we’re dancing bring me so much joy!
The truth of the matter is I have been eating healthier. My husband and I have been eating the slimming world way. Lots of fresh veg and meat, strawberries and steak as its summer here in the uk. But I see it more as nurturing ourselves. I like your ethos and hope to be happier inside and out with your advice and boy could I do with some fun x
So, I have lost over 80 pounds in a year and a half working with a weight loss doctor and changing the way I eat. I do like the thought of eating without distractions because I find myself eating just to eat and not really taking the time to relax during that time. I never really thought about it the way you described in the video and I can see how that can make a big difference in how your body reacts to the food.
I don’t have a lot of extra time today, running from work to class, but I always have fun with my dog. When I get home tonight I think I will take some extra time and take a little longer evening walk to clear my head from the craziness of the day.
Day 2: my relationship with my body is… complicated. Some days I think “I’ve done amazing things and this body has gotten me through it all.” Other days I think “why can’t I just focus and get this body where I want it to be?” And then there are the days where I just don’t want to see this body.
Today I’m going to get into my pool. It has been over 100 degrees for like a week now and I want so desperately to swim, but the thought of squirming into a swimsuit has been enough to keep me from doing it. But not today!!
Issues with my body have always been with me. I think I use my weight to protect myself as this point in my life. (Infidelity issues on my husband’s part only occurred while I was thin.) I despise how I look and feel though. I am trying to convince myself that I can be worthy and deserve to be my healthiest at a lower weight.
My number one struggle is to stop hating it. I lost 50 pounds 9 years ago and gained most of it back 2 years ago. Now I avoid mirrors, and I hate crowds because I feel judged by my body.
Today I’m going to go for a walk or a bike ride on my favorite trail by my house. It’s a place that always brings me peace. Nature has become a refuge for me, especially in busy times.
I was very active in my younger years and didn’t have a weight problem until my late thirties unlike my three sisters who struggled their whole lives. I left university before completing my degree due to becoming pregnant with my daughter and having complications. I was thrilled with being a mother but after the birth of my daughter I was not prepared for the exhaustion I felt. And have continued to feel. I have only just realized, if you can believe it, the connection! I am 61 years old! My daughter is 30! Thirty years secretly feeling disappointment, being tired, gaining weight and depriving myself of fun on a regular basis!!! For the past years I have devoted my life to the care of others, not myself.
Today,after work, I am going to walk along the beach and enjoy the sunshine! As I write this I am already planning something fun for tomorrow.
Thank you!
Hi Sarah, thank you for all the beautiful thoughts that you shared today. I really enjoyed listening to your webcast this morning. I’ve been struggling since I was 13, and I am now 53. So I guess that makes 40 years! I am naturally us in person, but I got onto my first diet which sent me on a crazy roller coaster to this day. I’ve had times of sanity with my eating, but very short-lived. I’m just not comfortable in my body, though I would not be considered overweight, I feel overweight to me. I have dealt with bulimia and anorexia for 40 years. So I’m looking forward to starting over I’m relearning my body and food. Thank you! Today I am going to my moms birthday party, and that is going to be fun!
Thank you SO much for your personal story, Sara.I have had a similar sort of “yo-yo” story related to weight and my body.At this point in my life I have much less stress and have actually slowly lost 30 pounds over the last two years.As you say, so eloquently, it is not about the food…I know what is healthy to eat and good for my body and actually like and prefer these healthy foods. I have been successful losing the weight thus far by not being in a “program”or focusing on the scale.I have dropped two sizes, have given lots and lots of clothes away, receive many compliments, and generally feel SO much better. I want to lose another 15-20 pounds to be at my best weight and not sure why but I’ve seemingly reached a plateau for the last couple of months. Your learned wisdom and approach is the kind of life style change and method that “rings my chimes” so I want to sign up and see if I can discover the next layer of myself on this journey.
Thank you!
I suppose my number 1 struggle with my body has been acceptance. I actually was slim as a teenager and much of my adult life, but now I am somewhat overweight, dumpy. Accepting that, her, is a challenge.
For fun, this evening I’m joining people in an Indie film meetup to see “Love and Friendship” (I think that’s the name of the film), based on a Jane Austen novel. Sounds like fun!
1) My journey with my body has been a constant fear of failure. Failing to live up to what it used to be like, failure to beat my genetics, failure to remove the baby weight, etc. I am always scared of letting myself and my family down with it.
2) I am going to dance today, even if it is just spinning around in a circle with my 2 year old
Hi Sarah,
I live my life for the next diet, the next juice fast, the next 7lbs. I binge on laxatives to take control. No body sees me as I see myself. I am secrative and distructive towards myself and spend a fortune convincing myslef that this will definatley work. The sad thing is I have more than most people,a beautiful supportive husband and two talented loving grown up children. I am healthy and blessed but my head is out of sorts. My diet is my life, I weigh 3 times a day and am a shelf confessed diet controll free, my happiness is determined by the scales.
For the next 10 days I am going to hide the scales (daren’t throw them out) and find myself again xxx
xoxo
My biggest struggle has been acceptance. I’ve always been more curvy and have always wanted to be smaller. Embracing myself and my size right where I am always feels best though and it also feels good to stay committed to the journey of acceptance.
Today for fun I get to go into the yoga studio where I practice and teach and take a class and teach another class, which is fun for me most of the time. I will also get my puppies out for walk which if definitely fun for them and makes me feel good. I’m also excited about hanging a new piece of art up in my bedroom that I just got framed…and I need to go by red lipstick for tomorrow which will be fun too! 😉 Thanks Sarah!
Sarah- totally loved this!
Today, I am going to sit down + read books with my beautiful 4 year old girl.
I love what you are saying about being intentional + present while eating! That made all the difference for me when I was overcoming sugar cravings!
Looking forward to more nuggets of truth!
Xo,
Brittany
@brittanyroscheck
can relate to your story, thank you and my bookcase is filled with Diet and Life Changing books, thatI have read and tried and felt like I failed. My relationship with my body is to hide it, cover it up. Every time I’ve lost weight, sometime happens in my life and because I eat when I’m upset, I usually gain it all back and more. I tend to give up and have a pity party with my fat, and we EAT at this party!!! I’ve been on WW and lost 30 lbs, then went through a divorce. I had to fight a court battle to get custody of my kids etc. I married again. We raised 3 Special Needs children (who take a great deal of time and energy). My husband now has Alzheimers. So I’m the caregiver for a very sick husband, the list goes on. I can’t just stop and only tend to me so I give up. I’m not even sure I know how to have fun anymore. I’m sorry this sounds like all I do is complain but really I am usually a pleasant person and very friendly. I crave happiness.
Thank you for your help I am excited to begin this NEW journey.