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I can’t remember a time where I haven’t had a body image issue. I feel like I’m constantly battling with my weight. Watching your video made me realize that I’m missing out on life. And that’s previous time that I can never get back. I’m ready to begin this reflective/self-love journey! I’m done waiting on the weight! Tomorrow I will treat myself to a mani-pedi:-)
I have always been very self concious and fixated on how I was so much bigger and taller than most of my friends, I have never been confidant with my body and that has gotten worse since having my daughter 2 years ago.
Since I am at work and it is 10:00 at night, tomorrow, for fun I am going to take my daughter to the playground and just focus on having fun with her.
Sarah, you are fantastic and adorable! You made me smile and laugh out loud!!
Every single thing you said relating to weight loss is completely true for me. And I felt like I was listening to my friend who knows me so well. I’ve been on a weight loss journey for many many years and am realizing that what I’ve done doesn’t really work. Well, doesn’t really work in the long run because it never can be “finished” and because it’s not all about the food. I am looking forward to your next videos. I cant think of what I will do for fun tomorrow, but I will do something and tell you about. Thank you!!
I cannot define a single #1 struggle with my body…I’ve just always “hated” it. Listening to you, Sarah, talk about your body as a person, a “her” was inspiring. I’m a tall, lean woman but I’ve had a belly and large arms. I’ve criticized myself endlessly but I’ve been trying to teach myself to give more love my own way. Doing so has brought me nothing but peace. I will continue to listen to your words – you are so lovely and so honest!
Today, I played with my puppy and laid on the patio with my son for a little while. In our busy lives, sometimes just a few minutes like that are enough to recharge me!
I just started a nutrition program (IIN) but the idea of undistracted, mindful eating isn’t new to me. I’ve still got a long way to go before I get myself truly “there” but like self-love, it’s a journey worth taking!
Thank you Sarah!
I struggle with feeling like a failure because I can’t keep my weight under control. I definitely have that feeling of “body hatred” if I feel like I’ve gained weight, which is such a bummer. When I lose a few pounds, I feel like I’m unstoppable. I just always manage to gain it back plus a few more. For fun tomorrow, I’m going take some time to visit with my parents and be present and let myself have some time to relax and have fun even though I’ve been totally overwhelmed with things I need to get done.
I am a young woman looking to LIVE and not be apologetic about it!!!
I’m rounding up to fifty in a couple of years. I have young adult children and I am in the middle of a changing life. I haven’t dated in years and spent all of my time in the last 20 years. The weight has held me back for a long time. I’m ready to live more!
Growing up I always thought I could lose weight over the summer and be a “popular” kid at the start of the school year. It never happened. Now as an adult, and an elementary art teacher, I still find myself thinking that I’ll get rid of the extra weight when I have time on school breaks. I want to enjoy those breaks…not punish myself with strict diets and harsh exercise. Today I went to yoga, for myself.
number one struggle with body – never feeling good enough – letting my weight affect my life and mood every day and knowing that this affects my kids.
fun thing I am going to do today – go over to a friend’s house and have a coffee and chat
thank you ,i never toad about ,waiting for my weight ,any way i will practice more love myself ,is been difficult to do that after my last baby ,and time to have fun ,i don’t know how ,do not have friends ,and by myself ,how ?,but i by doing baby steps to get there 🙂
I really need confidence, Thank You
Hi Veronica, I’m so glad you were able to watch Sarah’s video! We could all use more confidence, especially when doing new things. I hope you were able to add some fun to your day…remember it’s the small steps that count!!!
Thanks for the video! A huge struggle for me in my journey in accepting my body is scars I have on my abdomen from birth. It is very hard to trim or tone that part of me especially with the placement of scars and scar tissue. My husband loves me and tells me I’m beautiful. Believing it is hard!
Went for a walk with my son! 🙂
Excited to hear more!
Hi Jennifer! wouldn’t it be wonderful to see ourselves through the eyes of our loved ones!!! For me, I have 2 visible scars on my body that I have accepted as being part of me. I refer to the one as “my angel wings” as I survived an accident with no major injuries. I hope you can see the beauty in your scars, enjoy the videos to come 🙂
Thank Colette!!! I love the “angels wings!”
Blessings to you!
Great. And, all of this applies to men as well!
1. I have been overweight since childhood. My doctors, teachers, parents, and classmates all let me know this with remarkable lack of tact since I was around 8 years old and that extra weight stopped being “cute” or just “pudgy”. I was always the “fat kid”. Now I am a recovering victim of anorexia and bulimia, and have lost over 100 lbs over the course of my disease. No one noticed that I was sick, because I was just a fat person dieting. I didn’t “look” anorexic, but I lost 50 lbs in 3 months and was eating less than 500 calories per day. I became desperate and began emotional binge eating and then purging with vomiting, exercise and extreme laxative use. I am officially underweight with a BMI of 18.3, but whenever I look at my body I still see the 200 lb version of myself that was mistreated by those that should have taught me to love myself. So, overall, my experience in my body has been mostly negative. However, I am graduating from University a full year early this May and I want to go forward with my new life (in the real world) in a way that is positive and meaningful. I don’t want to go into the world, an educated, intelligent, ambitious young woman and be held back by my fear and self-doubt. I always “say” that I am going to change, but it is so difficult to shed layers and years of silent pain. I don’t want to lose weight, but I do need to find a way to accept my weight and body, and really LIVE my life.
2. (The way I numbered them, I feel like I’m answering an exam x.x) Today for fun, I will take my work outside and get some fresh air with friends! We’re all stressing for midterms and could all use a bit of a break together. Also, if we have time my boyfriend and I plan to go for a swim this evening. 🙂
3. Mindful Eating:
Stopping to enjoy my food was an experience that I haven’t had for a long time. Food has always equaled guilt, so Enjoying food was like a cardinal sin. Usually when I eat I don’t even want to look at what I’m eating, because I don’t want to accept the fact that I’m purposely “making myself fatter again”. It really put some strain on my relationship with my body and uncovered a secret bad mentality I have with regards to eating that I thought I had outgrown or recovered from. Always work to be done, I suppose. However, I got through my udon noodles with steamed veggies and tofu feeling good about myself and “patting myself” on the back for my (imperfect) progress. I’m trying to not only like my food now, but trying to like MYSELF when I’m nourishing my body and eating healthy things.
Hi Jos, thanks for sharing your story so openly. It can be so hard to shift all those negative associations we have around our bodies and food but it sounds as though you are making great progress. I hope you enjoy your fresh air today. Being outside in nature can be so healing 🙂
Hey everyone – so happy to be here and psyched to be part of this community. LOVED the video.
1) FUN – today was busy. It’s performance review time at work, which is heavy and intense, I really felt weighed down today and was searching for what I could do for fun. I ended up going to an author talk hosted by my employer with a few of my coworkers in the middle of the day, which was sort of “medium-fun” but better than staying at my desk.
I also had a lot of fun picking out flowers. I felt weirdly nervous about it – like I won’t know what to get, the bodega guys are staring at me, and felt myself rushing. But then I stopped and surveyed all the colors and textures, relaxed and picked what I found beautiful. Which happened to be yellow roses and blue hydrangea’s (@hoppmegg in Insta if you want to see). I always have a hard time really tuning in to what I find fun, versus thinking about what other people might find fun. I’m looking forward to working with this on this journey!
2) I ate without distractions at lunch today, some veggie stir-fry with noodles. At first I sat down and found myself eating fast, rushing, still in “work/efficiency mode.” I realized this and intentionally slowed down for the rest of the meal. I ended up getting dessert even though I was no longer hungry – but baby steps, amiright?
Hope everyone had a great Tuesday!
Good for you Meggie to find something fun to do – even as you call it “medium fun;. That is such a good thing to remember. There are different levels of fun – some taking more time energy and planning and some like the break from the struggle of the day you were having! Kudos for eating without distractions. I can do it for breakfast so far. I find the other times harder.
So I ate without distractions tonight and it was awesome. I sat at the table with my husband and we just talked about life and how we aren’t particularly happy about the way our current life is and we are hoping, in the near future, that things will turn around for the better. I noticed that I got full quicker, whereas, if I was sitting in front of the TV watching, for example, The Voice, I would continue eating even when I was full. This has been awesome so far and I’m so excited for the next video and the challenges!
Wow, Madison, what a great start! I really feel your enthusiasm coming through in your comment, and congrats on getting your husband in on the “eat without distractions action” (haha, hey, a rhyme!). Though you’re not in the best place now it’s wonderful that you can be open about it with your man, and it sounds like the two of you are thinking about the future from a place of hope. Can’t wait to continue to follow your journey within the LMWL community!
Meggie
excited to learn more
Happy to have you in the community Linda! Were you able to do something fun today or eat without distractions? Would love to hear more about the beginning of your journey!
Thank you for this video Sarah! I could see myself in so many of your experiences. I first remember thinking my body was “wrong” when I was 9 years old and it’s just gone downhill from there. My biggest wish now is to be healthy and feel comfortable in my own skin. For fun, I’m going to finally make the time head over to the library and find a really good mystery to read.
Hi Melissa!
Thanks for being so open and honest in your comment. I too (and many of us in this forum) relate with feeling like our bodies were somehow ‘wrong’ (the ‘Real Talk’ videos on Sarah’s site are wonderful and cover this topic if you haven’t yet watched).
You have a great attitude as we get started here – I love that your goal is “to feel comfortable in your skin.” In french there’s a saying “bien dans sa peau” which literally means “well in your own skin.” I find I have the most success taking good care of my body, giving her the food that makes her feel good, and stopping when she’s had enough when I focus on feeling well in my own skin, not getting smaller.
I hope you got to the library and picked out an awesome Mystery, and are curled up with a steaming cup of tea enjoying your evening with a juicy story!
Thank you Maggie! And, I absolutely love that the French have a saying for my goal. Being “well in your own skin” is exactly what I want 🙂
Correction: I am struggling with my weight. When I put myself on a diet I never finish. Something about the word “diet” terrifies me. Now I am on this Healthier Me Journey I have too I have a heart attack in 2009 & now I am type 2 diabetes it’s very important to me to be healthy.
Hello Sylvia, If dieting terrifies you then you are in the right place. This is not a diet. It is a new way to look at yourself. It is so freeing! I’m glad you are here! Did you think of something fun to do? Please come back and share with us!
I have always given myself a hard time about my body, and as I got older I would look back and think I looked better then – ha, I wished I could have thought so at the time! Now I am in my 50’s & I have to laugh because just staying fit & healthy has become the goal, looking good would be an added bonus. On the 1st of After a really bad year, surgery on my hip and a whole lot of other crap, Jan Ist began a 2 week detox & have been mindful of the health benefits of what I eat since then, I lost a few kilos but better yet, started to feel somuch better, less aches & pains. I have been walking every day and would love to get back to yoga soon. I found you through the Green Smoothie girls & am grateful for the encouragement you offer. I am a designer, but because I teach for a living I never get around to making anything myself, but today I will!
Hi Sue!
It’s great to hear that you’ve committed to taking care of yourself, and the new year is always a great time to start anew.It sounds like you’re on the right track- I hope you had a great walk tonight (isn’t walking the best?!) and that you designed something great just for you. Would love to hear what you came up with!
I cried the whole way through 🙁
I’ve never had a problem with weight even after having my kids, but now they are teenagers I feel fat, sad and depressed. I have a great job working from home with lots of time to have ‘fun’, problem is I’m not using that time, I am always at the computer, eating out of boredom, becoming lazy and sad. I had to loose a little weight, now a lot and that’s all I’ve focussed on and the more I think about it the more weight I put on. Not sure what I will do for fun yet (maybe a bike ride with my kids when they get home). Thank you – I have not thought of living my life now instead of waiting until I get thin again or my kids don’t need me anymore. Very inspirational, I have lots to think about. Stephanie
Hey Stephanie – it’s great that the video touched you, and that you have the foundation for implementing the “fun” change. I 100% relate to knowing precisely what you should be doing, but not doing it. It’s so hard to walk the walk.
I hope that you found something to do that was fun tonight! Check-in and let us know what you ended up doing for fun.
Hope you had a lovely Tuesday!
I am struggling with my weight. So
1. My biggest struggle with my body has probably been my period. It felt like my body was being “mean” to me, making me uncomfortable and miserable. It made me think that my body didn’t like me and that I shouldn’t like it either. Then I learned that if you are underweight enough, you no longer get a period. This was one of the main reasons I ended up developing an eating disorder. No one ever knew, and I had to try to recover on my own. I’m now at a healthy weight but still don’t feel entirely comfortable with my body, and I want to change that.
2. It’s pretty late, but I’m going to hang out with my mom when she comes home from work. Currently I’m reading manga online, which is something I really enjoy.
3. When I
3. When I eat without distractions, I feel more satisfied with what I am eating.
Hi Milena!
Thanks for being so open about your struggles – it must have been so hard to go through that alone, and you should feel really proud of and compassionate towards yourself for working through it. I 100% know that working with Sarah’s program you’ll be able to become more comfortable in your body – even love your body 🙂
I hope you had fun reading Manga online and got to enjoy some quality mother/daughter time!
I stumbled on to your site at just the perfect time in my life. Looking forward to learning, growing, and loving myself more!
Welcome Rebecca – so happy you are here! Did you have time to do something fun today or try eating without distractions?
Excited
Cristy, isn’t this exciting indeed? Can you share a little more about yourself and what fun things you found to do today?
It’s no longer about trying to be the size 4 I use to be. I just want to be a happier me who has energy again and is eating healthly. I just want to smile again
Hi Carolyn!
That’s such a great goal, just to feel well and be able to smile and feel good throughout the day. Doing something fun for yourself and eating without distractions will 100% help you on that journey. Looking forward to hearing how you get on this week!
My body matured very early, and I got a lot of negative attention because of it. As I grew older, I stayed short (5′) but had a very large bust. Even when I lost weight, it made me feel like a huge fat cow. Now I’m much older and my metabolism has slowed down, and I still have this weight issue. It’s nearly impossible to find clothes that fit right. I always feel like if only I had more time to work out, I might be able to get it under control.
I have been sick with bronchitis for the last two weeks. I went back to work yesterday, but by the time I come home, I am exhausted. So my “fun” for today will simply be watching a little telly, petting my cats, and going to bed early.
Hey Deb! I definitely relate to this! I remember being 16 and spending hours looking into breast reduction surgery because I felt like my big boobs made me look fat (even though I wasn’t).
Feel free to take it easy. Fun can be about relaxation and pleasure too! What sounds super pleasurable right now? Being sick is when we need to pay extra special attention to nurturing ourselves. Hope you feel better!
Hi Carolyn!
That’s such a great goal, just to feel well and be able to smile and feel good throughout the day. Doing something fun for yourself and eating without distractions will 100% help you on that journey. Looking forward to hearing how you get on this week!
I am 59 and menopause has added about 15 pounds. I have gotten lazy and just don’t like the way I look anymore. My number 1 struggle is wanting to do something about the pounds I have put on, but don’t have any desire to get out or up to do it. I think I am in a big slump! I feel I am a mostly healthy eater but need to move more!The thing I am going to do fun today is go visit with my daughter for a while. She is fun and I should visit more often.
Hi Sandy, I can relate to you in feeling like you are tired of looking the way you do but not being able to find the motivation. The thing I do when I get into this mindset is to stop obsessing the weight and start thinking about what sounds fun. I think about how I could take better care of myself physically and mentally. I make it less about weight and more about living a life I love and the weight issue just corrects itself naturally. I hope this helps you. Have fun with your daughter!
It amazes me to to realize how many women all feel terrible about their bodies and the way they look, and that I’m not alone in my feeling. I’ve always been slightly overweight, or just a few kilos away from “normal”. I’m always thinking about food, what to eat, how I look, what should I do at the gym that I don’t have time to think about the important things and people in my life. Today I’m going to go out with work colleagues and allow myself to relax and be open to having fun,
Hi Carlie!
It’s so crazy how so many women struggle with this – it’s great to feel like your part of a community of women that know how you feel and what you’re going through….you’re definitely not alone! What sorts of things would you be thinking about – the important things in your life – if food/weight/gym weren’t constantly taking up your mental space ?
I hope you had a good time out with your colleagues and are started on the journey to finding out what is fun for you!
I am very tall. While plenty of women wish they were “tall like me” it a couple sizes larger than my “ideal size”. Then I feel huge. I’m taller than most women but I also feel fat. I have been craving suger lately ALL THE TIME. I don’t know why but I feel guilty stopping by the bakery and having a treat before going home.
For fun, I’m going to take a bike ride with my son to pick my daughter up from her class tonight. I love bike rides but rarely allow myself the 20 extra minutes to bike instead of drive.
Thanks for your videos. I think I’ve found them at just the right time. 🙂
Hi Amy! I am a tall girl too. I remember my entire childhood being called a “big girl” when people really meant “tall.” It was only recently that I realized how much this affected me. I’m proud of you for realizing that you feel guilt about stopping by the bakery and trying to figure out why. Sometimes I look to sugar for comfort when I really need a hug or a good conversation. Sometimes I take a bite of the sugary treat and ask myself, “Is this really what I need?” And often times, the answer is no. But sometimes the answer is yes, and I enjoy it with every ounce of my being on a fancy plate with a candle lit and feel no guilt at all. 🙂 i encourage you to do the same! I hope you have a great time on your bike ride with your kids!