love my body

Since I’ve taken off some weight and been working out for about a month now (hooping 30-40 minutes daily and biking 20-30 miles on the weekend); I am truly loving my body. It’s my creation. It was my creation when I was overweight and not toned too, but it lacked definition and sculpting. Now sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night and feel my taught stomach, what a great feeling. No guilt that my tummy is poochy from eating and drinking too much beer and not exercising, just pure elation that I have conquered this. I suppose I should love my body when it’s not in shape, but this way is much easier.

treat my body like it is
regard it with respect

I don’t have clear vision when it comes to looking at myself in the mirror.

What I see usually horrifies me; dimples on my thighs, big thighs, big hips.

The feedback I get is very different from the loop I play in my head.

I need to bring the thinking about my body to a better place, something more inline with reality.

But it’s better than it was; and toning up will make me feel a lot better. I try to say affirmations, to look at myself lovingingly, it’s helpful.

Ongoing, I will never be done with this thing; but I won’t give up.