A matter of perception...

It's a matter of perception..... and sometimes we need a new angle....

I know lots of girls that I would consider healthy, thin and beautiful. I know that they look at themselves and think they are fat or heavy or notice all their imperfections. The stress our society puts on size and shape is ridiculous. Most of us will never obtain the images we see in magazines or tv, so really we should stop trying to achieve that. Women need to build each other up more and tear down less. We need to help each other recognize our own beauty inside and out.

Learn to love yourself.
That's what i am working on. I continue to see changes in my body. For the first time in forever my clothes don't fit cause they are too big not too small. My face is thining and i am begining to feel pretty again.I pulled out one of my senior pictures this week. This is the image I am striving for on this journey to health and wellness. I look back at this picture and think, why couldn't I see then what I can clearly see now???  Teens hear me... No one in high school is perfect. Everyone has flaws and insecurities, learn to love yourself, be confident in who you are becoming. I wish I could have done that then, but I am working on it now. My hope is to raise my boys to look at girls from the inside out. To be friends with girls before dating them. To look for their character traits and not just the outward appearance.

Heavy girl body with a skinny girl mindset...

As I keep seeing all these great changes from being consistent with My Pink Drink, some improvements in food choices and increasing activity I can genuinely say I feel better.  My clothes fit better and people around me are noticing changes. That feels good!!  Now I find myself walking with my head a little higher and my shoulder a little straighter. I am gaining self confidence because I have changed my view, my perception. I am down nearly 2 sizes in clothes and I am walking around struting my 'skinny' self. Skinny not by society standards but by my own. Even my husband is using the skinny word to describe me, and it feels good. So don't argue with me!! I am getting skinny and i know it!! :)

I am Beautiful. I am loved. I am strong. I am smart.

I am feeling thiner, healthier and happier.I am in charge of my happiness, no one else.