Grab your coffee ☕️ I've got a little story.
This morning I posted this picture on my Instagram account and for whatever reason it got me thinking about body image and self acceptance ~ For years I struggled with both, and when I honestly reflect back I think I also battled with disordered eating. I think having type 1 diabetes also added to this issue. For me at least, having diabetes equates to constantly striving for perfection: “treat yourself right, eat right, workout often, do this, not that!” When you are constantly striving for perfection it becomes pretty easy to start mentally and emotionally beating yourself down. Eventually this search for perfection filtered outside of the diabetes realm: “say the right things, teach the perfect yoga class, etc.” The cherry on top is the media portrayal of “the perfect body.” All those thoughts can pretty quickly turn into a $h!tstorm in your head. So what has helped me? Positive self talk + Self-acceptance I noticed that I really didn’t go easy on myself and I’ve worked on changing that. My quirky personality is what makes me, me. My “big ol’ thighs” are now one of my favourite things about myself. When I feel I didn’t do my best, I look at it as a learning opportunity. Of course I still struggle at times with these things (i.e. last night while trying on clothes at Winners I thought “well the lighting in here is kinda nasty…”) The good thing is I have the knowledge I’ve gained to fall back on and to help set me back on the right track. The bottom line is: Let yourself off the hook. Do you. We are all uniquely human.
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