I can't say that I don't understand where you're coming from. Over the years, I've been frustrated with my body and the way I look in clothes. One of the things I did to help me stop being overly critical of myself was to stand in the mirror and instead of focusing on the negative things I didn't like about my body, I focused on what I liked. Believe me it was a slow process and in the beginning I'd say , I like my freckles, my little toe is sort of cute etc.. Eventually I began to find other things I liked about my body.
I think most of us have a love/hate relationship with the mirror. If you are doing all you can with your diet and exercise to be healthy, there's no need to starve yourself. Continue to do what you're doing and things will begin to change. One of my friends says that weight loss is like finding Mr. Right, when you're focused on it, it never happens, but once you relax it does.
Thanks for the rally cry for surviving cancer. I'm so appreciative of every day of life and even though I have my struggles with MS. I have it and it doesn't have me. I hope you find your happy medium soon. You sound like a great person.
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I can't say that I don't understand where you're coming from. Over the years, I've been frustrated with my body and the way I look in clothes. One of the things I did to help me stop being overly critical of myself was to stand in the mirror and instead of focusing on the negative things I didn't like about my body, I focused on what I liked. Believe me it was a slow process and in the beginning I'd say , I like my freckles, my little toe is sort of cute etc.. Eventually I began to find other things I liked about my body.
I think most of us have a love/hate relationship with the mirror. If you are doing all you can with your diet and exercise to be healthy, there's no need to starve yourself. Continue to do what you're doing and things will begin to change. One of my friends says that weight loss is like finding Mr. Right, when you're focused on it, it never happens, but once you relax it does.
Thanks for the rally cry for surviving cancer. I'm so appreciative of every day of life and even though I have my struggles with MS. I have it and it doesn't have me. I hope you find your happy medium soon. You sound like a great person.
June 23, 2009 - 7:38pmThis Comment
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