How many of you Women HIDE Behind the Camera instead of In front of it???
I am gonna share a story that I hope many of you can relate to.
after my second baby, I 100% HATED how my body looked. Yeah yeah, we are told as women we Should be proud of our MOM (stretch marks, saggy skin, and tummy's) Bodies, but I couldn't see past the WHALE that I felt like I was.
One of the hardest parts for me, was that we lived in Florida at the time and most were running around in shorty shorts, tanks and bikini's and LOOKING Amazing. and There I was trying to cover up as much as I could while at the Beach, Pool or at the Park with my Kiddos.
I was so unhappy (in fact I refer to those 4.5 years of my life as the Dark Age, I was so depressed and my self esteem, lets just say I had the opposite, Self Loath.) in the skin that I was left with after my Incredible baby girl was born.
I rarely wanted to be in photos, because I thought if I don't have to see myself then maybe I wont Hate myself so bad. but sadly that didn't stop others from seeing me, and the thing was THEY didn't feel this way about me. They saw me for ME, not for my Body. When I would resist being in a picture cause I felt I look awful, they would encourage me to Jump in to have the memories.
But sadly there is about a 2 year period of my life that I mostly just have pics of me from the shoulders UP.
Is this YOU right NOW???
Let me Share 3 things with you about WHY you NEED to make this STOP NOW!!!
1) Just because we Cover ourselves with a Blanket doesn't mean we can't still be seen. Well just taking ourselves out of pictures gets a bit awkward (draws more attention to ourselves, when we resist and try to slink away) for others who LOVE us just the way we are.
2) We are not Privy to when we will no longer be on this earth and our LOVED ones want photos to remember us by if we get taken suddenly at a younger age. We Don't want take those memories from them, because WE don't like how we look in photos.
3) If we are NOT happy with where our bodies are at, WE (and NO one else) have the Power to Do something about it. We can get over ourselves, Stop saying NOTHING works, Stop making excuses for why it's too hard, and Find A WAY to Get your Body to Match the way your Mind envisions YOU.
I chose 2 years ago to take the necessary steps to drop the Dang EXCUSES and PUT in the Work! Before any of you think, WELL you had it easy:
You are YOUNG
You are Healthy
You have the Time
You actually LIKE Exercise
or any other ideas...
I was not Healthy, I was boarder line anorexic, my anxiety was awful, I had carpal tunnel so bad my wrists were in wraps for almost 4 weeks 24/7. I had to battle scoliosis that at the time I didn't even know that's what I had, I just knew I had to be super careful or I would get a pinched never that would knock me down for 3+ days. I was a home school mom to two kids and a had a toddler at home. I was trying to Build a business to bring in the extra income we needed to LIVE. I had a very demanding church service calling, and on top of all of that, I was trying to be a Good Friend, Mom, and Wife.
So NO it wasn't easy to get my Body Healthy and Fit again, BUT having the Right Tools, and an Incredible Support System did make a HUGE Difference, in my ability to Stick with it until I got the results I wanted.
***Please Please Please, Start being in those pictures allowing your loved ones to have those memories and if YOU are Unhappy with your Body, Please Reach OUT to ME, I've been there, and Taking the step to message me, Just might change your LIFE, if you will LET IT!!!!
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