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I have struggled to lose weight after having my daughter 16 years ago. I was always skinny up to that point so I have felt like I’ve let myself down by being fat.
For fun today I’m going to buy myself a pretty skirt.
Hi Paula- I know how you feel- sometimes we are so mean to ourselves. I encourage you to be gentle with yourself and know you are beautiful just as you are. xo
My relationship with my body isn’t good at all. I feel horrible in my clothing, and nothing I have fits anymore. I lost 25lbs 4 years ago. A couple years ago, I gained it all back plus some, and I can’t find the time now to get back into my routine. I emotionally eat and I can relate to hiding my junk food binges. Feeling worse eating so much junk but feeling like it is going to make me feel better somehow.
I just want to feel happy and healthy again. I can’t wait to dive deeper and figure out where inside is my struggle. I need to conquer my emotional eating!
For fun tonight, I’ll be listening to my favorite music and relaxing.
I think music is such a good way to incorporate fun and relaxation in your life. I appreciate your intentions to dive deeper and connect with yourself. Keep me posted on how things are going through the challenge. xo
I was always conscious about my weight, but never to an extreme. I went to high school in the northern part of Nigeria, where many people had a slender physique. So it was easy to detect when I gain weight – I recognized it when it happened but always knew I would lose it shortly. I was in boarding school, and the weight gain usually occurred during breaks back home from school.
At 19, after my 3 rd year in college, I developed schizophrenia and my body has never been the same since. From the meds to the bed rest in hospitals – once for three months, to now developing hypothyroidism a year ago, my body has seriously fluctuated. The transformation was too hard and painful to ignore so I did work on it. Twice. And lost the weight both times.
In spite of the reason why body changed so much, most of my family are bit harsh about their concern.. they don’t take care to understand. I mean, I always had a body that couldn’t go past a certain size. And these external factors suddenly came in and changed my entire physique, tampering with my self-confidence.
Now, with the hypothyroidism, I had given up on it. My body, for some reason just wasn’t up for any new physical challenges in the form of workout routines or diets. However, with a thyroid problem, I think exercise is a sure cure. I decided just last week to start an aerobics class, and start the herbal life diet. I have worked on my spiritual practice consistently for the last 2 yrs, since as u might imagine, a psychotic break from schizophrenia is a kind of spiritual awakening. I continue to grow deeply in my spirituality. I am very happy with that. In the process, I have done a lot of shadow-work and developed so much joy and self-love. while i understand live more may not necessarily endorse strict diets and crazy workouts, I have been moved to do those exact things for the next 6 months.
I know live more has a lot of new fresh fun perspective to offer me, and I’m willing to see how the strict decisions blend with live more’s practices. I’m just ready to grow and bust free.
To mention a critical relationship with my body. I’ve never really worn shorts because I’ve always had huge hairy thighs and hairy legs. I have to be mentally prepared before I wear a dress.
Since I am just watching this late, for fun, tomorrow I will be taking a swimming lesson with my sister. I’ve always been scared of the water. My sister and I have so much fun together, I think this would be remarkable. Even a plus for the future: I never get to swim when she goes swimming, now we can look forward to doing it together
Thank you, this was really nice, getting all this out.
1. My relationship with my body is really negative right now… I weigh more than I ever have.167 and 5 ft. tall… I know it’s a number but I also feel how unhealthy I am. When I look in the mirror I think ugh who is that person, I don’t know her. I see the dark sad eyes, the back fat, zits (why do I have acne at 37, it’s just wrong),I see my gray hairs, and my crazy hair that I haven’t done in days, my unpainted toenails because they are hard to reach. I feel disgusted but I don’t know how to change. But I think adding fun in is a great place to start.
2. My fun for the day is a backyard BBQ with the family and then a date night with my hubby afterwards, we’re going to a late movie. I an really excited because it’s been ages since we’ve done either. My husband and I have become comfortable, and so some of the romance had disappeared… we’re gonna work on getting that back.
We’re actually going to have a BBQ dinner tomorrow night too with our daughter and her boyfriend. Yay.
3. Mindful eating… I totally spaced for my first meal, but I ended up eating at the table with my hubby anyways. It must have been in my subconscious. Dinner tonight will be out on the patio with the family. I will try and see if I notice a difference.
I have always had issues with my body, even when I was down to 118 pounds. I was a chubby kid in school and was made fun of.. Now I still see myself as that kid.
For fun, I will start enjoying my time when my boys are at their dads. Going out with friends.
1.I never really had a bad relationship with my body until my father started commenting on my weight. I was always a skinny kid, and I could easily get away with eating sleeves and sleeves of cookies. But then, he would pinch my fat or make a “joking” comment. It became my life goal to stay thin so the comments would stop. I succeeded at my goal, and I have remained thin to this day. The problem is, in trying to stay thin, I have developed an unhealthy relationship with food. I have no portion control, and I restrict certain foods. Only in the last year when I started weight training did I begin to accept my body. It felt amazing to feel my muscles working and see progress. Even with doing this, whenever I have a rough day or something happens that sends me down a dark hole, my body is the first to blame. Clearly I don’t look good enough for this person or if I just lost the fat on my stomach, everything would work out or I would finally be loved. It is a constant struggle, but I am really taking steps forward to help it, and I look forward to completing the Live More challenge to help me progress further.
2. For fun today, I went to my favorite workout class – Werq. It is a hip hop/pop Zumba-style class, and it is always a ball to dance it out. It never ceases to make me feel awesome!
3. We shall see about eating without distraction. This has been my way of eating for years. I will definitely give it a shot, though!
Ifeel like I can’t do anything to make my body pretty or attractive until I “get back in shape”.(how I was when I was training as an athlete,5 years and 30 pounds ago) I don’t enjoy how I dress, I feel like I’m in a rut, I feel like I should cover myself with a sack- even though I see and admire gorgeous bigger women all the time! I can’t figire out what standsrd I’m holding myself to, like I dont deserve to express myself or feel beautiful because I’m not how I once was. and… that here isnt nearly enough movement in my life. Like my desk job is killing me.
It’s late now, but I’m going to stretch and find something fun to read before bed 🙂
Hi! Love your take on things 🙂 I’ve been overweight all of my adult life, however, remember back to my teenage years when I thought I was huge but know by looking at photos I really wasn’t at all! Skinny in fact!! Even now, my perspective feels warped. For example, I don’t feel I look like what photos show me as. I hate seeing photos of myself and feel down whenever I see them. Because that’s not who I am inside! I seem to have no concept of sizes, although I know I am a big person. Over the last couple of years, I have also been shifting into a ‘healthy lifestyle for life’ as opposed to cruddy diets that never work and only leave me feeling miserable. Still no weight loss, despite great efforts to move every day and eat reasonably well. I believe I need to work on my mind as well and love myself more 🙂
Today, I think my ‘fun’ came from walking with my husband and two boys to my son’s school. It was fabulous exercise combined with actually spending quality time with my family… my husband works a lot so this is rare <3
Feeling comfortable in my own skin is a challenge. I am overweight, but I think even if I was thinner, I would still struggle. Today for fun I walked around the city for 45 minutes enjoying the architecture and the fresh air, and I didn’t even once think about what else I should have been doing.
Today I am going to Panera for dinner & sit out on the patio & people-watch while concentrating on the taste & satisfaction of what I’m eating. For fun, I bought a new nail polish in a color that I normally would never try & will be doing a pedicure tonight. While I’m waiting for the coats to dry, I plan to color in an adult coloring book. My relationship with my body currently is unsatisfied. I know my size/weight is holding me back from doing some of the physical activities I want to do & is effecting my health. The other day, I crawled across the floor & heard this odd noise. It was my belly slapping against my thighs!!! Disgusting, right? My husband asked me to leave our home last May because he was no longer in love with me. And I can’t really blame him…I am no longer in love with me either! I have been doing alot of personal growth this past year & this challenge fits perfectly with the goals that I have. I mainly want to reconnect with the woman I used to be…she was fierce, fun & feisty. I know she’s in here…I just buried her. Time to dig out!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi Sarah, looks like I’ve been on the same journey like you…tried counting calories, the no carb diet, eating lots of grapefruit diet, drinking lots of water till you drown diet, starving yourself diet. But I love your outlook on body image and self confidence.
For fun = just dancing silly with my 4-year old daughter
Food= Sitting down to dinner with the family without checking my email (wish me luck)
My relationship with my body right now is okay but not great. I need to be smaller for my health, and comfort but I’m not in a place where being thinner equals having a perfect life. I’m here because when I think about going on one more diet it makes me feel exhausted.
For fun – tomorrow because it is too late to do it today … I will dance to one of my son’s Xbox dance games because I love to dance but usually feel too conscious of how I look and how easily I get winded to actually do it.
Wow! This video spoke to me so personally (as I’m sure it did to others). I like you have been struggling with
Weight since a young age. It has always been a huge part of my self image and family dynamic. Have actually been working on getting healthy and changed my mind set a bit and have lost 25 pounds. I think this series is exactly what I need! For fun I’m going to Aquafit tonight which normally I wouldn’t have described as fun but it really is!
My story is very similar to yours Sarah. On top of being ridiculed at a young age, in more recent years when I have shifted my thinking and actions, someone in the fitness world has flipped my efforts upside down. I don’t push blame on anyone but myself, but really reached a low point when I was told that my body is not a resprentation of the Image of God. Living my life for Him, you’d think there would be insurmountable joy, but not with Satan attacking me at the very thing he knows puts me out…my body. All that to say, my relationship with my body is non existent, by choice. Too many diet programs, pills, food plans I’ve tried, and finally had a moment of giving up. I found the Live More Challenge through my Facebook feed and was intrigued by the encouragement across the globe of living life. I want joy, and I know I’m a better person when I have it in my heart, relationships, adventures, and life. So I am looking forward to the Live More posts, challenges, and information to truly love my body, and regain what I feel like I lost…joy. For fun, I’m planting dainty succulents and taking extreme care of each individual plant. Thank you for reading!
I have been struggling with body image because I gained weight due to developing arthritis in one of my knees. I am working out with a trainer once a week and just started going back to the gym regularly, I am getting stronger which has encouraged me to have a daily challenge with a few friends using our “fitbits”.
It’s late at night, so I am not able to do a fun activity today. However I did attend a luncheon today and it was very enjoyable to eat with a group of professional like minded women without the distraction of e-mails and/or colleagues. For fun tomorrow I will get a manicure.
A little positivity every day goes a long way.
I enjoyed your video. I’m the kind of person that enjoys going out with friends and having fun, yet I find myself not leaving my house one single time on some weekends because I have no plans. Sometimes I like that but other times it puts me into a depressed funk.
-My relationship with my body= not a fan. I’ve always been “the fat kid” and though I try to put on a happy face, I always feel like I’m being judged and aren’t good enough for anyone. This also stems from the fact that I am 26 and have only had one guy date me for a year and have been single the rest of my life. I am able to support myself- have a good job, car, house, pets, friends, etc, but I have always envisioned myself with a loving husband and children. I feel like my life is slipping away and I’m not accomplishing anything. I’m trying to love myself and enjoy being free to do what I want, but it would be really nice to know that there is a guy out there that also loves and supports me.
-Today I went to one of my book club meetings as my fun thing. I also got a haircut, though I’m still trying to determine what I think about it…
-I will work on the not eating while distracted since I know I am really about about that!
Hello everyone! My name is Natalie, I am 25 years old. Since I was a little girl, looking around the classroom to find myself to be the bigger of all the girls. I was made fun of at times. Looking back now, I know that I was unique and different and beautiful, also with thick brown wavy hair (which I love now) that took me a long time to learn to appreciate. I have always been “thicker” and larger boned to begin with. I struggled with accepting my body through high school, on into my twenties, always with insecurities. Never good enough, not skinny enough, cool enough, funny enough, pretty enough. I had a great and wonderful first pregnancy,but it was unexpected, with a guy I had been in a relationship with on and off for about five years. he was not loyal, more than once, and was an alcoholic. I had taken him back several times. I took off on my own as soon as I got pregnant and lived a healthy and happy lifestyle. Gave birth naturally at a local birthing center with an amazing midwife. That experience was so empowering. I actually got with the man I’m with now during my pregnancy, a friend I had known for years and previously dated, oddly enough. I gained about 50lbs as well after the pregnancy, and. Ever since then I have struggled even more with the new me. I have embraced some of it, I mean at least now I am proud to be curvy and thicker, with even wider hips than before 🙂 but I do struggle with my remaining baby belly, binge eating, some depression on and off from lack of fun, lack of career or income of my own, I have a three 1/2 year old and an almost two year old in July. Two beautiful little daughters and I am a stay at home mother. So blessed to be able to do that. But I’ve had to learn how to take care of myself, which I am doing better and better at. It all started at home, taking my mornings before the kids, and making sure to take self- care time during naps. now I am seeing there is still more I’m needing, all the “I know what I want, but Im not doing it” stuff. I’ve known it for awhile but haven’t taken the action steps to fix it, this is definitely part of why I eat. I have tried meal replacement shake diets on and off and found some immediate results before, but I can’t stick to it, and the weight comes right back. I have been currently doing one for about four months and haven’t had any significant changes at all because of the binge eating, late at night eating, etc. I found this video so inspiring it brought me to tears! How great will this be for all these women, and for the mothers out there to teach our daughters and sons what it means to love yourself for who you are and love yourself enough to be healthy and happy. So great! I’m so stoked! it was about 5:30pm when I watched and listened to the video while washing the dishes from dinner. We had one more round outside to get the last wiggles out.. A game of chase always gets us laughing and smiling. I love seeing their little bodies running from me, squealing and giggling, It’s beyond cute. we also did some hide and seek in the yard, and played with dirt and such (one of their favorites), making and serving me “food” from nature. Tomorrow I have scheduled a pedicure, and Thursday I’ve scheduled a much need chiropractic adjustment. I will post back tomorrow night on how my day goes eating without distraction. Looking forward to all that lies ahead! Thank you for this!
Hi,
So it is 9:04pm and i just finished watching this. I am super thankful for my health, but at this time my body is at an unhealthy weight and I am in a lot of pain, I know I am eating emotionally and this is causing the weight gain and body pain.
I am at the age where I am raising my son, 2 step daughters and taking care of aging parents, so of course I am putting myself on the back burner.
Since I just finished this I don’t have a ton of time left for fun today, but I am making time to do this, I will also read a little tonight.My fun will have to wait till the weekend, Lobster Fest, full of great friends, good food and dancing.
My number one struggle with my body is my weight. I am currently working on making my body stronger so that I have more energy. The thing I am going to do for fun is go to the park with my kids. I am not going to sit on the bench and be an onlooker. I am going to get into the action and have fun like I used to when I was a kid at the park.
After a life long struggle with weight I lost 75 pounds through doing Weight Watchers and exercise. But after a surgery 2 years ago I let 15 pounds creep back on.I have let those 15 pounds discourage me and somewhat ruin my relationship with food. I am so ready to start living now and not wait anymore. I loved your video it spoke to my heart and I can’t wait to Live More Now? My fun today was cleaning a beautiful church building with some other ladies. I wasn’t expecting it to be fun but it was wonderful❤️
I don’t even really want to talk about my relationship with my body. I have always been a heavy set person. I can remember as young as elementary school wanting to be smaller. I don’t have strong willpower by any means. I have always connected my happiness with my size. I will lose a couple pounds and then gain them back. My ideal body size is not a small size by any means, just a nonplus size. I noticed with today’s video that I rarely focus on my fun. In fact it is late at night and I am not even sure what I am going to do for fun tonight. I look forward to the challenge of concentrating on my meals. I think for fun, I will play a game with my family or maybe burn a candle. ( I know the candle thing sounds silly, but I love candles and my husband has a freaky sense of smell and I can’t normally burn one without it botherin him.)
I wish i watched this in the morning instead of 9:00pm! I have an off and on relationship with my body. I have been steadily gaining weight over the years and i have to say, I am at my heaviest point. There are times when I don’t care how Iook or what people say and then there are times when I don’t want to look in the mirror or try on clothes. I work in an office where i am the only overweight person…literally! Its hard not to feel self concious when all of the other women I work with are younger, skinny and beautiful with fake boobs. It’s a challenge. I feel so ugly most of the time.I really what to change the way I feel about my body and learn to love and appreciate me! It’s too late for me to do something fun and to eat without distraction now,but it will be on my to do list for tommorw!
I’d say that my relationship with my body is pretty good. I love it for all that it can do! I wouldn’t say I hate the way I look. My number one problem is the fuel I’m giving my body. I definitely feel like I should be eating more raw, fresh foods but I’m a college student so it’s really difficult! I also find that it’s hard for me to take time for myself a lot. For instance, I allowed myself to not get a day off of working for a full month and now I’m regretting it a bit. It’s a little late to do something fun today, but I did cook a yummy dinner tonight and I like that a lot 🙂 tomorrow I’ll be presenting about a topic I care deeply for which I’ve done in the past and enjoyed very much! I’ve tried mindful eating before and it’s so hard because I’m so used to watching TV or using my phone while I eat, but I’m excited to keep trying!
I currently have a really poor relationship with my body. I often feel like my body fails me. It isn’t even because of the extra pounds I have. I experience frustration over symptoms of PCOS such as extra weight, hair loss, fertility issues (the list goes on and on). I struggle so much to lose weight to improve these side effects that it hardly seems fair to me – especially in light of how much I try. I also have developed gastroparesis, which means I HAVE to eat smaller meals. If I eat too much, or even too much fiber, I vomit. Yep, I know, all of this sounds like great fun. Pairing all of these issues with the occasional symptoms of just getting old, trying to stay fit, and being just a bit too heavy and I often experience injuries or aches such as recent tendinitis.
Despite all this, I am not complaining. I keep going. I am a tiny bit resentful, yes, but I figure if I just take baby steps it will someday be okay. I don’t believe I am unrealistic as I know that I will never be a size 2 or 115 pounds. That would be crazy, especially for a 5’5 35 year old woman. I just want to feel as if I don’t stick out for being overweight. I want to be healthy and happy. I want to be a mom. These are things I want out of my body that I don’t feel are unreasonable.
For my fun activity today, I really just need to relax and cuddle my cat. I believe in the healing power of just connecting with animals. I have seen it lower my blood pressure and help my body decompress from all the stress. So, yeah, I just may be the crazy cat lady. 🙂
My number one struggle with my body throughout my life has been my weight and all of the self judgement related to it, having the belief that my weight is what is limiting me in life. Today, I am more comfortable with my body image, though there is definite room for improvement, and number one would have to be chronic pain.
For fun I am lunching with a friend and buying myself some new undies!
I’m going to put my phone down (I’m a real estate agent), turn the fire on, and watch a movie with my girls for fun tonight!
When I am disappointed and feel stuck, I turn to chocolate for consolation or I find myself snacking at night. This has been prevalent for me as I am unhappy in my current job and frustrated I have not found a new job to date.
Tonight I am going to make myself a cup of tea and listen to jazz music for fun.
Hi Sarah,
I am very active and eat pretty well. I enjoy food and I also enjoy exercising my body and my mind. I struggle with how I feel in clothes. I want to feel sensational and glow. I see women both young and old and in a variety of sizes and the ones I find beautiful are the ones that are well put together whether traditional style or bohemian style and that are comfortable in their clothes with all their movements. I am sure that this has to do with the inner self! 🙂
Today I took a hike and listened to the birds sing and the breeze move the trees. I did this on my way out of town to spend a few days at an Inn and Spa with my sister. We walked the lovely flowered gardens at the Inn with a drink and stopped at various benches/chairs/swings to talk and also to be silent and observe. Nature and relationships energize me!
Oops, I forgot to write about having fun today. It is almost 9 PM, and I just learned I was supposed to have fun. Yesterday my son was in a car accident with my car. It is not drivable. Today, borrowing my husband’s car, I had to catch up on many things that didn’t get done yesterday. But I had a lunch date already planned with my friend, Pakita. I know all the good places and introduced her to a new Malaysian restaurant, Coco Garden. We shared eggplant and also ginger fish with scallions. This restaurant starts you off with the clearest chicken broth I have ever seen, almost transparent, but extremely flavorful, with just a few pieces of daikon in it. By the time you eat that, you aren’t so starving anymore.We both loved the food and being together, catching up. She is from Spain and spends about half a year there, so we don’t see each other often. She encouraged me to return to International Dancing and Israeli dancing,2 years ago, which I did in college but hadn’t done in 30 years until Pakita got me back into it. I was still pretty good at it. Pakita gave me a Lindt dark chocolate bar with sea salt as a gift. I avoided eating it for several hours because I was full, and, when I did, I ate only a couple of squares and let them very slowly melt in my moutn. Now the bar is hidden in a basket for a treat on another day.