I’m truly fed up of terrible body image and the ‘diet’ I have been on as long as I can remember – when in reality I probably don’t even need to lose weight.
I just calculated my BMI at 23.1 on the NHS website, where they clearly tell me this is healthy, so why does my brain disagree – why do I care so much about the way I look when apparently there is nothing to worry about?
I know deep down I don’t necessarily need to lose weight, but I do want to be able to say I am doing my best to be healthy – physically and mentally.
I don’t want to be counting calories all the time, living in fear of the scales after that glass of wine or slice of cake I had – It’s ok to do these things in moderation!! I’m young for gods sake, I just need to accept myself for who I am and concentrate more on quality of life than quantity of fat ; )
I think all my low self esteem issues are somehow founded on my poor body image which is I’m sure is distorted – I am a UK size 10-12 where as the UK average is 14-16. So not only am I completely normal, but according to the stats I am also below average.
The plan is to align what goes on inside my head with reality – I can see the facts on paper, so now to instil those facts deep within my subconscious!!
So here starts my journey to be healthy and happy…
