1/21/14

Be Comfortable In Your Own Skin


I love Heather from Half Size Me.  She has so much great insight on weight loss, maintenance, exercise, weight lifting, and overall health.  She recently separated out her “Heather Weigh’s In” portion of her weekly podcast into a Thursday podcast  This is free but you have to sign up and you receive them via email.

I was a few weeks behind but finally got caught up.  I really enjoy the information Heather shared in her “Heather Weigh’s In" Episode.

Heather was responding to a listener asking about how to stay motivated.  This listener said once she loses some weight she starts to sabotage herself and struggles with keeping the weight off.  As usual, Heather has wise words for her listener.

“At the end of the day whether or not you achieve more muscle mass or less muscle mass, are skinny fat, or not, at the end of the day it is about feeling good in your own skin.  The person who wins this is the person who feels really good in their own skin.  They are comfortable in who they are.”

I was at a new-to-me WW meeting several years ago and I noticed a woman crying for most of the meeting.  She finally spoke up saying she wished she could have seen herself differently when she lost the weight.  She had lost 50 pounds and couldn’t get her mind to catch up.  She eventually ended up gaining the weight back.

My heart broke for her.  I could only tell her that it takes time for the mental aspect to catch up to weight loss but working towards acceptance in your new body and who you are is really important. 

Ditch your old baggy clothes!  When you go shopping tell the sales clerk you lost some weight and need help with what looks good and/or what might be outside of your comfort zone.  BELIEVE your friends when they give you comments.  You really DO look good!

“The person who wins is the person who feels really good in their own skin.” 
                           -- Heather Robertson

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