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I can never remember liking my body. Even when I was 100lbs.less I still didn’t have a good image of myself. I keep myself busy with family,grandchildren,my job and my church.
I will try to go for a walk.
I will bring healthy snacks to work.
I’m going to wear the styles I love and feel pretty in dresses and colour again.
I’m stopping wearing my hair in a tight up do and going to let it down more often.
Relationship wise, your video sounded like me. I rule the roost. I am bossy and mainly unhappy trying to keep tidy and do homework and everything. I’m going to ask for help. Rather than sulking or telling. I’m going to actually have a 2 way discussion and I will take on board opinions, rather than thinking I know best.
I will stop waiting in the weight by joining a dance group.
I will clean my side of the romantic relationship by asking for help and not doing it myself then getting pissed.
I will start taking care of my body with moisturizing,& buying fresh fruit.
Look after myself as well as I look after my children!
Eating with attention. Usually breakfast with a book/paper.live alone so main meal with tv. Do sit at table. It feels different just being me and the food. Savouring it xx
I am going to take Epsom salt baths on a regular basis to take care of my body. I will stop worrying about my husband’s chore list and quit nitpicking how he chooses to do it.
I am going to focus on taking care of my body. I rarely wash my face at night. I will start with this.
I am not in a relationship, haven’t been in one for several years. I would like to be in a relationship; will stop making excuses about having to work, doing stuff with siblings. I am showing up for myself, being present, making eye contact, smiling, I will not allow my “weight” to stop me from initiating conversation. Happy to report I said hello to a male neighbor while on way to the laundry facility this morning, would not have done so with a smile before this challenge.
I will show my body love by trying classes/activities that push me out of my comfort zone. I have been wanting to try zumba but fear I don’t have rhythm. Due to the extra weight, I put off hiking, an activity I enjoy, well I am booked for a three day tour at the Grand Canyon including hiking over the July 4th weekend.
My challenge with my body is accepting what I look like today and enjoying life NOW! I am 50 years old and wanting to go back to a former career as an RN, after getting burnt out about 5 years ago. This means, eating on the run and alot of fast food and energy drinks! I had been working all 3 shifts in one week, 3 kids in high school, getting a divorce from a formerly suicidal man. I had no direction, no motivation, no money. It was an awful time in my life, but I have grown so much in these last 5 years and feel that I am a better person <3. I have been learning to love myself instead of spreading myself too thin, dipping my fingers in every project in school, church and the community. I did start taking care of myself, as a wonderful person, about 3 years ago and have lost about 50 pounds. I still have at least 50 to lose, but your ideas are so inspiring, I believe I can do it!!
For fun today I am going to deadhead my flowers and water. I am going to paint a piece of fence to use a decoration outside 🙂 Also, I plan on organizing clothing in my room. It is so satisfying at the end of the day!!
I hate how I look in clothes so I just leave my laundry in a pile of clean clothes, and tend to wear the same things. Today I am going to clean my drawers and closets and out together some cute outfits that make me feel like me- in the style I love. To hell with my weight! I am then going to take my honey on a lunch date tomorrow. I will dress up cute and do my hair and makeup.
A lunch date sounds like fun, Erin. I would love to hear how it feels after you clean your closet and put together outfits that are authentic to you.
I haven’t bought new clothes because I keep saying I will when I lose weight, I will buy some new things and wear all the cute clothes in my closet that don’t fit me. However, I keep wearing the same things over and over so I now don’t like my clothes and feel frumpy. Yesterday, I actually bought a couple of things. It did make me feel better. I’m going to stop waiting on losing weight to enjoy my clothes.
Romantic Relationship- I’m single and not dating. Yes- I keep saying I will put myself out there when I lose weight because who would want to date me. I will start to be open to the possibility of meeting someone, now.
Building relationship w/my body- I do some of the things you mentioned and I always put myself together. So this one is tuff, telling my body I love you is not congruent with my deepest emotions. However, I’m beyond grateful that I can walk and move without pain. I’m recovering from a back injury and now I’m dealing with neck issues. So when I’m not in pain, which is getting so much better, it does make me appreciate my body. I think that’s a good place to start.
Hi Tara- that’s an excellent place to start. Maybe you can start by saying thank you for being here today. Thank you, neck, for holding my head up. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Another way to do this is to write it in a journal or even on a piece of paper and place it in a “gratitude” jar. Great job on adding a few new pieces to your wardrobe. Keep me posted on everything! xo
Stop waiting on the weight: I will wear summery dresses, and dance more.
Romance: I will add feminine and sensual decor to my bedroom instead of waiting until I meet a partner.
Love my body: I will scrub and rub all my curves!
Hello, Nicola! I bet you will feel so feminine and free in summery dresses and it will start to carry over into your romance relationship with yourself and your partner. I think this is a beautiful way to begin. xo
Step 1-waiting…. I decided not to wait to get back involved in karate. Also I am going to try to become more social. I seem really friendly at work, but as soon as I get home I have my family and that is it. So I intend to become a part of a small group offered by my church and try at least once a week to do things with a friend.
Step 2 – my man
That is a rough topic. Our marriage is a roller coaster and right now it is not good! (I can share this bc ya’ll don’t know me) We aren’t even talking right now.( I could go on for hours about my confusion with it and what I am supposed to do, but I wont) I feel like I am constantly trying to fix it and I am tired of it. I do feel like I try to show ways I care constantly, but Sarah is right that I can only change myself. So I am going to keep working on becoming a better person. I don’t know if that will fix the relationship, but it’ll at least make me better.
Step 3- one way I going good to love my body is by taking care of my feet. I get really dry heels and they look nasty. I am going to try to keep them looking soft and maintaining them.
Hi Melissa- each relationship has some tough spots- you are not alone. I encourage you to open communication up by writing down what you want to say to him- you don’t even have to give it to him or say those things to his face- just get things out on paper so they can be released. Karate sounds like so much fun! I am excited for you to get back into it. Sending you hugs.
Ok. . I know I’m a control freak but growing up I had a lot of responsibility on my shoulders and then I met a man who was so spoilt, lazy around the house and mothered that I had to take control or things would never get done. .I deal with most aspects of our lives including financially as he is bad with monet and is in a lot of dept..over the years I’ve went from taking over from his mother and looking after him to resenting and being pretty awful to him as the realisation has dawned on me that he is pretty selfish and always puts himself first instead of thinking about me. So.. we are going through the worst rough patch to date with him sleeping in the guest room and asking to come back into our room but I’m scared to let my guard down yet again and be disappointed. I realise something has to give so I will try and nag him less ( even though I wouldn’t need to if he helped out more) and I will make an effort in the romance side.
For myself I’ve bought myself a new swim suit and I’m planning to ask for the car a cpl of days a week to go swimming and aqua aerobics which I done religiously before we met. I’m gonna start getting my hair cut more often instead of leaving it until it looks really awful because I feel guilty about spending money on myself. I’m also going to try and stop the negative chatter in my my head about what I hate about myself. . Wish me luck
Hi Tracey- How exciting to have a new swimsuit and start moving your body to engage in something you enjoy. I invite you to try and have a conversation with your partner about your plans to swim and how he can support you in this.Sending hugs.
I am going to love me more! That goes for both items.
Loving yourself more is so very key to so many positive changes. I am happy to hear you have made this intention. What are some ways you are going to love yourself more? Some tools I use are more rest, gentle supportive self-talk ( thank you body, I love you, etc..),and doing things I enjoy like dance. I can’t wait to witness your experiences loving yourself more. xo
I am going to go for a walk for fun and then dance to my favourite music 😀
I was drawn here because the way I feel about my body yo-yos. Sometimes I feel incredible and sexy, other times (especially when I am pre-menstrual) I am self-critical and feel closed down.
I really resonated with what you say about having fun and letting go of the things in your life that don’t really serve you. Def. going to focus on bringing more fun and adventure into my life 🙂
When I look back at the times I have been happiest, which, is usually when I am travelling, and is always when I am out of my comfort zone, I have always felt amazing and usually, without even realising at the time, I loose weight.
Thank you <3
Hi Naia- I am so glad that piece resonates with you. When you release thoughts, feelings, and things that are weighing you down- it allows for space and openings for good things to come in- like fun and adventure. Any travel plans soon??xo
I get fixated on staying within a certain budget and getting our finances in line and I think that makes me seem too bossy in our relationship because I tend to handle the money simply because I am better at it and more focused on trying to get us out of debt and to a better place. Good intentions….but maybe a bit to stringent. We went out on Friday night to a lovely little restaurant we like that has live music on Friday nights. We had SO much fun. It had been quite some time since we had really had a “date” night. The whole weekend went better because it started out with such fun and sweetness. We need more of that and I am going to find a way to incorporate maybe an every Friday date night or at least every other weekend. It just seems important for us to keep the romance sweet. And yoga. I sometimes go to a gentle restorative yoga class which I love….but haven’t been in months. I am adding that to my ways to be good to my body.
Hi Cheryl- I am so happy to hear about your date night and starting the weekend with fun & sweetness. I find gentle restorative yoga to be such a game changer in my life off the mat. It allows one to release the gripping and holding on our physical and emotional bodies as well as other areas like you mentioned. Let me know any updates after you take the class! xo
1.my number one struggle: I can’t see my own beauty and sexiness. Even though I’m not overweight,wear nice clothes and have a sparkle,I’m unhappy. Probably in life…
2. I’m gonna do something creative: write,draw,bake with (or without) my kids. When I’m creative I feel most alive.
3. I’ll come back to you ?
It has taken me a while to take the time to read the emails and the video, so I am a little bit behind. Also, for some reason I am finding it really difficult to post this comment, even though none of you know who I am and we are all doing the same thing so therefore are probably supportive and non-judgemental.
Here goes!
1) My number one struggle with my body – I feel so big! And not just in the overweight sense. I am so much taller and heavier than all the people I work with and am friends with.
I work in an industry where by the nature of the tasks involved you are supposed to be short and light. Even when I started part-time at the weekends 20+years ago, I was already taller and heavier than pretty much everyone else!
My Husband is also significantly shorter and lighter than me.
I always feel like I stick out so obviously and I still feel like an awkward, clumsy teenager. Heavy and cumbersome.
I stoop my shoulders and rarely stand at my full height. I am a little bit overweight now – I have taken up a less physical role in the last year and have put on nearly 2 stones. Struggling with not fixating constantly on losing weight.
2) Fun – what am I going to do for fun? No idea. I genuinely cannot remember the last time I had fun or even what I find fun to do! We are off to a street party today, perhaps I will get some inspiration there.
I am going to follow the tasks and see if anything resonates with me. And I am going to walk tall!
Thank you for sharing, Helen. Your openness to see what resonates with you is major and I think you will encounter something that sparks your interest. I invite you to pop around the private group where there are some inspiring ideas for fun- blowing bubbles, watching clouds in the sky, cooking, painting, and more. When you feel up for it, I want you to try and tell your body thank you- thank you for being so beautifully tall, unique, and special. Let me know how it all goes! xo
Checking in after Friday night,
1) where I was going to have dinner out with my husband and listening to him properly. We had good conversations and this has kept up over the weekend.
2) I was going to have a shower that night and moisturize my skin and paint my toenails today. I completely forgot Friday night and went to bed without my shower, but I have moisturized my skin Saturday and today, which I think I will be able to keep up. The painting of the toenails, I have not been able to do, due to my dodgy back (I will get a pedicure!).
Thank you, Serena, for following up. How are you enjoying the shifts with this new communication between you and your partner? I feel your commitment to these actions which is just wonderful. Keep up the amazing work!
I love to ride my bike and restarted riding it to work in May. I bought my bike overt 10 years ago and I remember how buying it was a personal triumph. I was still married at the time and saved my own spending money overt several months to purchase it with cash. The ex was really negative and actively discouraged me in the store. I still bought it. I’ve used it sparingly and finally decided to have it tuned up this spring. I loved riding my bike as a kid- it was the feeling of freedom. Riding now still gives me a feeling of freedom and being carefree.
Stop waiting on the weight– I have started to jog a little which is something I enjoy, I have started to just like the things I am doing, like hiking with my family and feeling free, not worries about how my clothes fit or if I look good doing it.
For the Man–After 13 years we have had ups and downs of course! We are in an up right now and I want to continue to keep up with the house work so he feels comfortable and relaxed when he gets home at night. Also cutting down on the pointless nagging/complaining, if it’s a little thing just let it go. Then whit the bigger stuff that crops up talk with love in my heart not anger or irritation. Remebr to treat him as the most important person in my life, because he is!
Action Steps Today when I was joggin I had this weird expierence where I just started telling my body hey you know your are pretty cool, we have been down to some exciting and challenging places and after 40 years you;ve got some spunk and scamper! I am so thank full for you endurance and strength. I want to keep you up and take care of you the way you need, because we’ve got at least another 40 good years ahead!!
This video challenge was on my fifth wedding anniversary! Perfect for us. 🙂 (And hence my tardy reply.) I’m definitely interested in trying to access my “feminine flow” I believe she called it and see how that works. I can relate to being bossy and shutting him down with my need to control.
I’m leery to commit to exercising. Maybe it’s because I don’t want to, but it’s been a source of struggle because, more than for dieting in my case, committing to some huge exercise challenge and not following up has been what’s pushed me to binge. BUT – when I think about what I do with my perfect body, I exercise!! I run because it’s less jiggly, I hike because my thighs don’t get as sweaty, etc. Most importantly I need to forgive my body for the abuse I’ve put her through. So I’ll focus on nourishing activities for now. 🙂
This was awesome. I have made a decision to listen intently to my husband, be present, appreciate him more. I get frustrated with a lot as I get older, ugh! I am determined to give of myself by working on my relationship. I also WILL take care of my dry skin especially my feet by applying lotion or coconut oil. They are neglected. Walk 30 minutes a day plus 5 minutes of stretching and breathing to de-stress. It’s 10pm so I will start with my feet NOW. Thanks Sarah for the encouragement. Loving this challenge.
Relationship – i am certain my last relationship burned my desire to be in a relationship even thou i know i would love to have a partner to enjoy life with – i will investigate on line dating – i will not put up that dont talk to me wall while i am out
Myself – moisturize my body and take her for the walks she so deserves
1. My relationship with my husband has finally begun to get better after a year of reintegration from his third deployment. I feel so very content and confident in the two of us. But, one thing I have noticed…now that he is away again for just a couple of weeks….is I really need to tell him more often how much I truly appreciate what he does. He truly gives me so many opportunities when he is home to accomplish so much more. With 4 Teen Sons and a preschool/Childcare with 15 students…having his support is so amazing. I need to tell him more how much I truly appreciate him and stop nagging so much about how much more I need him to do.
2. My body…I’m not liking it right now as I have gained 30 pounds back from the 87 I lost over the last few years. I am unhappy with my upper belly…I’m unhappy with my legson, my butt, my arms…30 pounds ago I still felt unhappy and when I look at those pics…I looked really good.
So, I’m going to just learn to love my body at each phase, come back to my clean eating, that gave me so much energy…much more then I have now.
Drink more water…so desperately need to do that.
Thank you Sarah
I am going to think very carefully about my words. I will speak honestly and lovingly when I speak with my husband, even when things are so frustrating. My husband had a stroke 6 years ago and while he will always be my best friend, can be challenging to communicate with because some of his neural connections don’t fire right. He says things he doesn’t mean. So interpreting is difficult. I do love him so.
I am going to bump up my aqua aerobic exercise program because I love it. I am also going to use all of the wonderful body creams that I have and feel my skin the moisture it needs. <3
I am going to start doing yoga daily again, start flossing my teeth more and eating healthier, and walk
I have struggled for years with my weight & how I feel about my body. I have allowed others opinions of my weight & size shape my opinion of myself. These were people that w
That I was close too. I live in a new city now with lots of different activities, sports, etc that I enjoy. I don’t really know anyone here except a few co-workers but I’m no longer go to let this stop me. I’m going to start walking again & maybe work back up to running & I am going to start going to some weekend activities like the Saturday farmer’s market. I am excited about this program as I have tried every diet & they haven’t “stuck” with me yet. I’m going to focus on me & not my weight for a while. Thanks for the inspiration!
I enjoy bike riding and will go for a ride today. I want to incorporate more physical activity into my daily life as I do enjoy it. I struggle with making time for it.