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I’m pretty sure I suffer from adrenal fatigue. My crazy schedule and nutrition don’t help much I’m sure. Lately I’ve noticed that I’m exhausted all the time. Today I’m going to let myself rest and research how to heal my body. And then I’m gonna take a bath with a glass of wine!
I have a 16 month old daughter, and when I was pregnant with her was the first time I can remember not struggling with weight or body image issues. I loved who I was. I loved that I could say no to anything that would cause me stress. I did what I wanted and ate what my body really needed (I had terrible morning sickness and heartburn, so this was the first time I really listened to my body’s cues). After my daughter was born I lost the pregnancy weight, and I think it’s because I was still on that attention to my needs mode. Now that things are back to “normal” with work, family, etc., I feel the same as I did pre-pregnancy and have noticed that I am eating at night to soothe myself. I know it doesn’t help–I’ve actually proven it to myself–and yet I keep doing it. I can see myself spiraling back to an unhealthy self, and that’s why I joined today. I know it is the third or fourth day, but I want to change things before my habits get worse and worse!
Today I’ll go to the baseball game with a good friend who I don’t see enough. I’m going to make my time with her count!
My current relationship with my body…I don’t like it, I’m over weight and don’t like looking at my body. Sometimes i cry and feel so depressed when i see it. I wear baggy clothes to try and hide it ? after reading that I’m shocked at how I feel.
Something fun to do today….I’m going to give yoga a try ?
My biggest struggle with my self/body is feeling depleted (I have a 3 year old and I’m 45) and tired most of the time. I know what a healthy food plan looks like for me and I make those choices sometimes but other times I reach for sugar/carbs/gluten and then feel crabby. I’m seeing that my life is how I’m being each day and I want to do things that are fun and restorative. Today I will take a gentle pilates class and read at the library with my kiddo. Thanks Sarah!
Thanks Sara — you are a natural at this….61 years old — CONSTANT struggle — up/down, etc…..for fun today I’m going to play with my animals….my favorite thing….and I’m just about to eat lunch in my office — but will turn off computer and then spend a little time outdoors……thanks!
I love your spirit and I really enjoyed this video. I have had what my mother defined as a weight problem since I was a young girl. She was wrote skinny as was my brother, but I had just a little extra.I look back at pictures now and know I was not overweight, but I want to HER liking. In my defense, I was a child growing up with the idea that I want good enough to be loved by her, my major parental unit. I started binge eating and would sometimes end up in the hospital because of it. It was a coping mechanism for me, overeating. I worked on getting her rejection out of my head as a young adult and moved across the country to get away from her barrage of abuse when suicide seemed to be my only option. I’m so grateful to God for not allowing me to be successful at that. The weight came off once my life became filled with things I loved and filled me up instead of food.
Ok, fast forward to now. Overeating is my coping method again. Somehow, even though for many years I kept my weight under control, after coming back to my home state (still live 4 hours away from mom) I have become a larger sized woman again. It’s time to live my life for me again. I’ve recently completed my course work for LCDC training and am embarking on my internship and it is incredible! Now, with your encouragement, I’m smiling and happy again and looking forward to living more and being happy again. I love food, but I love ME more. Thanks for the reminder. I appreciate you.
Blessings! Cindi
Great stuff Sarah.
Love myself, but have been neglecting my body.
Seeing a friend tonight – Fun!
Mindful eating feels right on.
Hugs
In the past year, year and a half, I have managed to gain about 15-20 lbs, and try as I might, can’t seem to lose any, though I have tried past methods that have worked before. I completely agree with the lack of life being related to the pounds piling on! I’m bored, stressed and anxious, emotions that have surrounded me in the past, though I’m finding it harder as of late to overcome. So my current relationship with my body is one filled with disappointment, some disgust, and confusion as to why I can’t seem to stick to an exercise regiment, or can’t stop eating bread, pasta, sweets like the world is running out of them 🙁
I have always struggled with my body image. I seem to come off being very self confident, but inside I am always thinking bad things about myself. I’m not pretty enough, skinny enough, ect. I am now in my 30s and figuring out that I have been my worst enemy this whole time. I need to start getting out of my own head and being afraid of being enough. So today I am going to wear a dress out of the house and not hide behind a big cover up. And try to not tear myself down the whole time.
My number one struggle with my body is moving. I feel so weighed down and my joints hurt. I just need to get moving but why don’t I??? I am embarrassed by how I look and how I have not taken care of me. I have taken care of everyone else but me. I just keep overeating and hiding from life. I just finished watching your video, Sarah, and I feel a spark of hope. Thank you! For fun today, I am going to take a walk in the woods with my dogs..I want to be surrounded by the beauty of nature.
I have always struggled with weight and at times have been happy and not happy with my body. In the last year I have unfortunately reached a disgust with my body…but I have started to realize that I need to start loving myself to start taking care of myself.I have started to incorporate more activities and have noticed that it does take away from the priority in food.Eating without distraction is hard becaus I feel it sort of emphasizes the loneliness but i will make the effort.Fun thing I might take up a friend’s offer to go dancing or set up a wine and paint thing.I have wanted to take voice lessons but not sure if I have a voice left, maybe I’ll get there. It’s nice to know im5not the other lyrics one who has had the thoughts and struggles. Thank you for sharing.
I love this approach to losing weight. It’s only in recent years been a struggle for me and lately has been something I’ve been very focused on addressing. In recent months, I started a diet and got on the treadmill and lost 9 pounds, then I got off track and have had a hard time getting back to it (and probably put the 9 pounds back on). I’m struggling with not being content in most areas of my life right now and wanting to make many changes., Listening to your first video really made an impact; it makes so much sense. First time in a while I feel optimistic about where to start making changes. It’s a beautiful day today, so I think I’ll take myself for a walk after work!
I feel like my story is different because I am pretty happy with my life but since I quick smoking 25 years ago, I have struggled with my weight. I have gone through every diet, nothing works so I am going to try this. While watching the video I have realized that over the years I have lost taking care of me in life. Very focused on my family, my husband, my career, I know I have put myself on the back burner. I am not even completely sure of what I should do in terms of having fun besides doing something for everyone else (which does make me happy).
I love JACQUI NUTTAL’s plan to organize, so I think I will do that today. It always makes me feel lighter (pun intended) when I get rid of things that weight me down. Cleaning out my office and organizing my desk will feel great. But I do need to think of something that will be fun and not work. Goal for this week. Find something outside of the house to have fun!! Thank you for motivating m.
I have been struggling with my body for the past 31 years (since my 2nd son was born !)I never articulated the self hate I project on myself !! I recently graduated from university… I am a sever celiac with hashimoto… (So I have more than emotional eating going on!) However! I was married last October! I have had more FUN since meeting my husband (than in all the previous 53 years of my life!!!!) we are in the process of buying a new home ! This is extremely exciting!! I’ve recently discover I totally enjoy painting with acrylics!!! I’m going to begin eating without distractions -immediately !! I’m so happy I took the time to view this video !! It has made a world of difference already !!! May God Bless you !!!
I have always been thin. Not as thin as I wanted to be. But always thin. I had always been underweight when it came to my height and age. But I never thought I was thin enough. I suffered from an eating disorder and would starve myself, only consuming the minimum calories thatI needed to stay alive.
Then I started to eat food according to its caloric, fat, carb and sugar content. I worked out twice a day. I wanted to be “healthy” but my focus was always on how many calories I consumed and how many I burned.
Then I got sick….the doctors said the C word and things got scary. Treatments, surgery,PH levels, nonGMO, organic, etc. My life was consumed with getting well.
Fast forward 4 years…at age 36, I had to have a radical hysterectomy. My body was attacking itself and I had to stop it.
Two months have passed and I’m still healing. I’m now experiencing severe hot flashes and night sweats. And trying to grapple with the fact that having a baby is no longer is my book.
Oh, and I’ve been unable to work out for months due to sickness and surgeries…so for the first time in my life, I’ve gained weight. 15lbs might not sound like much but on my frame that means going up two pants sizes.
I have felt like my body is foreign to me.It rolls over my pants, it jiggles when I walk, it refuses to squeeze into my favorite dresses and let’s not get started on “swimsuit season”.
I did get my doctor’s permission to return to normal activity as of yesterday. Does he know what that has meant to me in the past? An obsession to not get fat?
So….Sarah….what amazing timing. Thank you for sharing your journey. The video made me realize that I have put focus on the wrong thing. I haven’t made JOY a priority. FUN seemed trivial with all the other things on my plate (did I mention that I just got married two years ago; became a step mom to a 5 and 15 year old; work full time as a student advisor; and am in school myself?).
I know that I need to follow the advice that I give my students…”When you invest in yourself, it trickles down to everyone and everything else in your life.”
So….my fun thing was to go shopping a buy something I loved. I didn’t go shopping for pants I pray that I can give away soon…I shopped for fun shoes that show off my brightly painted toenails. Today I will go to work and help others find confidence in themselves and I will know that I’m speaking from experience.
Here’s to remembering that I deserve to have fun and here’s to not allowing food to dictate how I feel about myself.
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I am going to dance after work…
And…take a moment to eat without distractions today when I snack at my desk. Thanks so much! ❤️
I’ve struggled with my weight since I was a child, my father was very psychologically abusive and I used to eat to distract myself from feeling unhappy. I put on a lot of weight and remember that my mum couldn’t find a school dress to fit me because I was so big. I was also bullied about my weight, both at school and by my siblings. My mum has always been super skinny so didn’t understand emotional eating at all and thought I was eating cos I was bored. I’ve lost weight countless times over the years, most successfully using weight watchers and I managed to keep it off last time for a good 5 years. However, this last couple of years have been hell and the weight just crept back – I’d treat myself with a muffin for getting through another bad day but every day was bad so there were a lot of muffins eaten! I’ve made major life changes over the last year which has helped but I’ve struggled with willpower to stick to diets. I’ve only just realised it’s because I’m still really miserable! My life sucks! I have no friends and no sex life with my partner. I’m so excited about this challenge. I fed the ducks in the park as my fun thing after eating a lunch (something I’d never normally try) by the river instead of at my desk at work. It tasted amazing!
Hi! I have struggled with body image almost my whole life. I’ve always been active in sports and was a runner in my adult life until the last 2 years I’ve had injuries and was diagnosed with fibromyalgia. Had to stop running which lead to complete depression and weight gain (over 20lbs) the last 2-3 weeks I’ve done some sole searching joined yoga and started looking at the foods I was eating…which I’m happy to say I’ve been making much better choices! I look forward to following you and getting more ideas for living my life now and doing things for myself!
Realised a while ago that it wasn’t a diet I wanted so much as a healthy lifestyle. Been working on that and doing Nadia Lim’s Foodbag which has revolutionised my cooking experience. Such great real food does not have to be difficult or time consuming. So my thing for fun is cooking the latest Nadia meal. I love the culinary adventure and my family are also enjoying the good nourishing food adventure. I also read a lot to relax. Teaching is a stressful profession, but I do love my job.
Thanks for your videos. I am already on the journey and I backup what you say. It works when you stop obsessing about the food and just get on with enjoying your life. I still carry some extra padding, but overall I’m happy with who I am and that I am overall healthy. Thanks you for helping others to find this out too.
Ruth from New Zealand
I have always had body image issues for as long as I can remember. Even when I was not overweight, I always had this vision that I was. Three years ago I reached my highest weight of 190 pounds and really changed my eating habits and exercised daily. After a year I about 162 pounds. Even though at times I felt really good about my weight loss I still had body image issues. In the last two years I have slowly put all that weight back on, brining me to my new highest weight of 200 pounds. None of my clothes fit me anymore and I have a hard time feeling comfortable with myself. I am quick to point out my chubby face any time a photo of me is taken. What this made me realize is that regardless of what size I wear or how much I weigh, I do not have a positive relationship with my body. I am constantly thinking of the newest diet to go on however it never sticks. And at times I don’t understand why it’s so hard to stick with a diet and exercise plan since I’ve done it before in the past and. Was able to see results from it.
Today for fun I spent time going out to lunch with my mom and then going on a nice walk in the afternoon with our dog at the beach. This video really challenged me to think of what like to do for fun because lately I enjoy staying home in my sweats and watching tv while eating snacks all day.
I struggle with fluctuation of weight which see’s me go up 6 or 7 clothes sizes then back down. I eat when I’m upset, tired or happy. I think I don’t care I’m going to eat then feel guilty.
I cannot remember the last time I felt genuine euphoria.
For fun I’m going to do crafts with my children.
I have struggled with my for nearly thirty years now since I first joined weight watchers back in the 1990’s. I am still thinking about fun as it has being such a longtime really I used to enjoy going to the beach and I live in Australia it is winter time at the moment but I can drive out and just look at to relax. I have stopped reading my emails in my lunchtime at work this work and I have notice how much more fill I feel after and starting tonight I will turn off the television and concentrate on my meal.Thank you for all this information
I’m grateful for this video. Thank you.
My number one struggle with my body at this time is how jiggly my fat is. I have come to hate what it looks like and I’m even starting to avoid certain social situations so that others don’t see and potentially laugh or judge me for how I look now compared to a few years ago.
A dear friend of mine told me yesterday that I’ve become so used to being treated poorly that I’ve started doing it to myself now.
For fun I am going to dance with my 2 year old son 🙂
My #1 struggle with food is that I don’t know how to feed myself. I really went from my mom cooking, to college cafeterias, to a job where food is catered, to doing Jenny Craig. When I sit down to plan a menu or think about cooking for myself I am at a total loss. I make sure there is the food that my son loves in the house but I don’t take the time to figure out what I love and have it on hand for me.
For fun I am going to… this is another area that totally stumps me. I rarely do anything for “fun”. I do stuff on my to-do list, I work on my house, but something that’s just for fun that brings no results is completely foreign to me. Do video games count? Ugh…
Tomorrow I will eat without distractions and check back in with a report. Thank you for you wonderful videos.
In trying to eat without distractions, I realized that I’m always distracted. As I walk across the living room, I pretend there are people there watching me, admiring me. I talk to myself as I make my son’s lunch. I’ll have a glass of wine and pretend I’m at a party. I literally have to stop fantasy and name objects in the room around me to “snap myself out” of this state of being somewhere else.
My weight struggle really started about 15 years ago when I started a sit-down job. It includes more stress as it progresses. Dealing with stress and being so tired is my biggest challenge. I started following fitgirlsguide in February and have come a long way, lost 12 pounds and learned to love moving more. I’m going to buy either flowers or a plant (maybe both) for my office so I have something pretty to look at and clean off my desk.
I have struggled with weight since I was a child. It’s been a love/hate relationship with myself for 45 years. This video was quite inspiring and made me realize it’s time to put up or shut up…I have not done anything for fun yet, but I’m away helping my father go to appointments this week. I’m planning to take him out after yet another dr. appointment and have some fun together! I did plan and make a dinner for us, something I rarely do, and that gave me some me time…but the TV was on, so I was still distracted. I will definitely have a meal tomorrow and aim for no distractions. Thank you for putting yourself out there and this challenge!
Hi Nancy! If you’re struggling with not having the TV on while cooking/eating dinner, try playing some music instead.
P.S. sending well wishes to your father as well and hoping for the very best with his health.
Hello,
I just watched your first video.I have been overweight for a most of my adult life and I really packed on the extra weight after i had my three amazing kids.I love the idea of not havig to worry about what to wear and it seem that every few months I run out of what to wear as my waist line and bust expands even more frustrating is the fact that plus size clothes cost more. I get so sad and angry about it and I blame myself for everything and then i start a new diet. Each time i will loose a few pounds at the beginning and then stop. this would get me even more frustrated cos am practically starving and not getting result then I will just let go of the diet and the weight comes back with a vengeance. I love myself as a person and most happy, my relationship with my husband and kids is amazing but I feel I have failed when it comes to keeping my body healthy and in good shape. I love to cook and eat variety of food, food is where I go for comfort and to rejoice.
Magdalene, I think it’s wonderful that you love to cook and I want to encourage you to explore recipes that also really fuel your body and start to incorporate more whole foods into your meals if you’re feeling like the food is more of a comfort and you’re not eating for fuel and energy. Also, explore other things that bring you joy and comfort that can also supplement your love for cooking. xoxo
I have had a love/hate relationship with my body since about the 5th grade (beginnings of puberty). In high school, I was mildly anorexic for about a year. I have always been an emotional eater – good, bad, happy, sad – any emotion I experience is always a good reason to eat… or so I thought. In September 2013 (almost a year after having my fourth baby), I finally decided to take control of my food lifestyle. I did not “diet,” but rather, engaged in a complete lifestyle change. From the foods I ate, to the activities I participated in, I overhauled my entire way of thinking about food, my body, my weight, exercise. Then, in August 2015, my mom passed away, and the emotional eating and bad habits returned. I gained 20 pounds in less than 3 months. I quit exercising. I was depressed. I was hurting. But most significantly, I was so disappointed in myself for basically throwing away the past two years of my life and all of the progress I had made to not let food control me. I was miserable. In April of this year, I was finally far enough along in my grief process that I felt like I could start taking care of me again. You are so right, Sarah. It’s not a diet that can make you feel better about yourself; it’s getting your mind happy, your spirit happy, making sure your overall well-being comes before anything else. You can’t take care of others if your cup is perpetually empty. I forced myself to get back out there, spend time with my friends, rejoin a Bible study group, get pedicures (which I never did before), color my hair, read more books and exercise. When I finally felt better about myself and my emotions, better food choices just happened naturally. Do I still have bad days? Absolutely. But do I allow those bad days to take over my life? Not anymore. Positivity. Spiritual healing. Soul revival. That is what it’s about for me. I am here because I know I’m not perfect, and I can use all the tools I can get to help me continue on the path to food freedom. Because I know that to be the best mom and wife, I have to take care of myself first. The rest will fall into place.
For fun today, I got to lead nearly 50 preschoolers at my church’s vacation Bible school. This is my third year to be a VBS leader, and pre-k is my favorite age group. Some people might think I’m crazy (read: my husband), but those little ones are just so much fun. Exhausting, but fun. It doesn’t get much better than seeing so many little people so excited about God. 🙂
My number one struggle with my body is I’ve lost my job in October after 30yrs and gained 20lbs from being depressed and now I have a job but just can’t lose the weight or find the energy. Today I would like to work in my gardens for fun
I hope you enjoyed gardening today. What are some other activities that really brighten your day too that you can start making a priority?