A friend once told me “Moren, if I was ugly, no one would be able to convince me I was… You don’t understand, Like I think I am so good looking that if you are looking at me right now and doubting it, I swear! There is nothing you can say to make me believe” haha
Sometimes while we are on our fitness journey, it is so easy to see everything that needs to change. The bulging stomach, flabby arms, sagging butt, and the list is infinite. It is so discouraging that we then see ourselves as less than we really are. In our minds, we’ll be great when we drop down 2 sizes or 6, and our confidence will sky rocket once we can fit into that crop top.
But what about now? As human beings we are programmed to always want what’s next. It’s in our DNA (Not a fact, but hey, I think it should be;) ). We work so hard for a thing that we put in days and nights; sometimes, even years and finally we get it. The moment it lands in our palms, we know our lives will change forever. The day we celebrate, we are so proud and life couldn’t be better. Then some time passes and it becomes ordinary. We know it’s still great but it just doesn’t feel as awesome as it did on day 1, so now we are on to the next challenge and the cycle continues.
Truth is, it will probably be so amazing when you drop a few sizes but loving yourself needs to start from now. Otherwise, what you do will never be enough. Loving yourself means knowing you are amazing as you are, that you see everything about yourself as a piece of art and recognize that you were created as one of a kind with so much to offer. It doesn’t make you blind to the things you want to improve but it recognizes that the Improvements will make a great thing even greater, rather than making a bad thing good. Makes sense?
Loving yourself allows you to be confident in yourself and causes other people to see the value in you. See, Insecurities are never cute, especially when the world can read it. So dig deep and realize your potential. Use positive energy to encourage yourself on your fitness journey. It may take some time and some self-reflections but it is so necessary to love yourself so that you can truly appreciate your efforts. What better day to start than love day? Happy Valentines Day People! Let’s do this!
Good talk