TODAY'S  FOOD FOR THOUGHT

You might have woken up this morning with the plan to ‘get back on track’ after a big day of eating yesterday. Here is what your brain hears: “we are going into a famine and food will be scarce”.

It is absolutely okay to focus on eating foods that make you feel good such as more nutritious options today but do it from a positive and loving space and not one of punishment and restriction. Restricting and drowning yourself in shame around your eating will only produce negative actions not positive ones.

Journal prompt: how can I support myself from a place of love today?

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Cookies, cakes, pies and all the holiday foods! It can sometimes be anxiety producing being around so many food items that we often don’t have access to throughout the year. 

What helps? Try saying:

“I have permission to eat x (insert name of food), do I feel like eating x?”

Restriction creates rebellion and allowance creates space for choice. But regardless of if you end up eating everything but the kitchen sink, it’s just food, your body knows how to balance and regulate so no stress, let yourself enjoy the holidays!! Merry Christmas!

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The holidays can be stressful. Give yourself permission to take a few moments to yourself. Even if that means heading to the bathroom for 5 minutes to simply check in with yourself.

Tip. Do some light breathing exercises to feel more grounded and reduce stress.

Try this now.  Inhale through your nose for the of 4, hold for the count of 4, exhale through the mouth for the count of 4 and hold for the count of 4. Repeat at least 3 more times and notice the change in how you feel.

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Ask yourself:  Am I doing this because I love myself or I hate myself?

How often does your motivation to eat nutritious foods and workout more come from a place of hatred? Hate is a powerful but non sustainable fuel. It may get you going but it will never last. Wanting to be the best version of yourself, eating foods and exercising in a way that makes you feel good and coming at it all from a place of loving yourself IS sustainable.

You’ve tried hating your body in order to love it and that didn't work.

Why not try focusing on what feels good from a place of love and see what happens.

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What are holding onto in your wardrobe that needs to go?

Are you guilty of holding onto clothes that are too small for them in hopes that one day you will fit into them again??  Be honest, how do you feel when you look at those clothes that are too small?

Do you feel empowered and like you want to make a change in your life? Or do you feel disempowered? Likely the latter. My tip to you is to donate your clothes that no longer fit. Don't keep them around letting them bully you and tell you what to do and how to feel. Wear the clothes that make you feel good, confident and ready to take on the world.

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The only constant in life is change. Remaining attached to our body size is setting ourselves up for failure. Our body is changing and will change regardless of how hard we might fight it. We must build our worth outside of our appearance or risk feeling eternally broke. What can that look like for you?

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Repeat after me: I am looking for ways to love and accept myself as I am. I do not need to change to be worthy. 

You weren’t born hating your body. You learned it. Which means it can also be unlearned. You will never shame yourself to a body that you love.

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Emotions are data points. They tell us what are values are. What we care about. What are the unhealed parts of ourselves. BUT only if we name them and feel them to heal them. We live in a society built off “positive vibes only”, never letting ourselves be sad or really feel anything.

We numb, we avoid, we eat and then feel disgusted with ourselves. And we repeat the cycle. If we want to feel empowered in our life we have to give permission to ourselves to feel ALL of our emotions, not just the positive ones.

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Up to 98 percent of women have cellulite. It has nothing to do with body fat percentage. It does have to do with genetics. Fact. No one ever died of cellulite and it doesn’t have a direct correlation with any underlying disease. Harmless skin dimples is all it is. Celebrate that cute cellulite girl!!

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Whatever we say becomes a blueprint. Meaning that our brain is always looking for clues as to what is important and relevant information. It determines what it should focus on by zeroing in on how our language is. If we are always saying things like: “I hate my body, I am always out of control with my eating..” Then that is essentially what will happen. Get intentional with how you speak to yourself.

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