If your weight is stable (and stable can mean normal fluctuations within a 5-10 pound range), then you are currently eating the amount of food that supports your weight. And thats ok. Even if your weight is higher than you want it to be. Really. Its ok. No shame. Eating is ok. Eating a lot is ok. Its not a moral failure. What I see a lot, and it is heartbreaking, is people who weigh more than they want to weigh doing elaborate mental gymnastics to explain away their weight as anything other than eating the the amount of food that supports their current weight. My metabolism is broken, years of the standard American diet ruined my body, its the gluten, its the evil sugar that sneaks its way into everything, etc. I dont judge these people because I was there. I said all those things, I tried so hard to find a way to avoid acknowledging that I was eating the amount of food that supported the weight I was. It was exhausting, and a little bit terrifying, because I was scared of everything, and I felt like a helpless victim. I get it. Its not a fun place to be. But you know, its really ok. Its really ok to eat. Its really ok to acknowledge that you eat, and enjoy eating. Its ok to be heavier than society tells you you should be. It is ok to be honest with yourself. Its ok to make choices that society tells you you cant. And thats the hardest thing I ever did: be honest with myself. Just finally say self, the reason you weigh what you do is that youre eating the amount of food that supports this weight. And I didnt die. I didnt feel a sense of shame - in fact I felt an enormous sense of relief, and power. And it gave me a choice. It gave me the power to CHOOSE. I could choose to eat a little bit less. And I could also choose to keep doing what I was doing. I had a choice, I had power. I took back my body from the fearmongers and the marketers and the people trying to tell me I was a victim and only their product could save me. I wasnt a victim any more. I was in charge of my body, and my behavior. Its ok to be honest. Its ok to choose. Its ok to choose to love your body JUST THE WAY IT IS. Its also to choose to love your body by making changes. It is your choice. You have the power. It is AWESOME.
Posted on: Thu, 06 Nov 2014 00:47:24 +0000
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