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Beating The Weight Loss Obsession

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When it comes to women’s fitness, you must learn to break free of your weight loss obsession and learn to love the body you have. If you have spent the majority of your teen and adult years occupied with losing weight, it might be time to try something different. Give yourself a break and know that right now, this very minute, you are perfect, just the way you are.

Losing weight is not the answer. While it may be necessary for you to lose weight to improve your health; it’s the journey to a healthier you that is the solution. Every step you take, every choice you make brings you closer to or pushes you further from your ultimate goal. But like any journey, it’s the unexpected experiences that keep us engaged and make the entire trip a memorable one.

Keep a fitness journal and write down everything you eat and drink every single day. Don’t skip days, no matter what you have eaten, write everything down in your journal. Resist the urge to chastise yourself when recording your daily intake; as this will only discourage you from being truthful. The journal is your personal record, share it if you like, but it belongs solely to you. It is your own personal way of helping you to understand yourself, your eating habits and your daily exercise.

Eat clean. Consume at least 5 to 7 servings of fruits and vegetables every day. Refrain from added sugars, salt and processed foods. Don’t deprive yourself of foods you like. Indulge regularly in a fruit smoothie or frozen fruit bar that you make yourself. There are many delicious recipes that are definitely worth trying.

Analyze why you feel you need to lose weight. Try concentrating on building a stronger body through a well balanced diet and daily exercise, instead. If you are not already working out regularly, adding regular exercise will help you to lose weight and help your body to metabolize your calories more effectively for your body.

The key to beating your weight loss obsession is to recognize that your body is uniquely yours. Get to know it and learn to love it and it will respond in kind. Your body is a special gift from God, treasure it, nurture it, challenge it and you will be delightfully surprised at how wonderful you look and feel.

Love The Body You Have

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Don’t wait for the body you want to love, love the body you have right now. No matter what your age, size or shape, it’s your body and it deserves all the love you have to give it. A complete work of art, a woman’s body is a gift to be treasured and admired. If you aren’t giving your body the respect it deserves, maybe it’s time you allowed yourself to fall in love with it, again.

If the number you see on the scale makes you feel guilty or ashamed, it’s time to relieve yourself of those incriminations and set yourself free. You are more than your weight; you are a child of God and therefore a perfect being. If you can’t wrap your head around that then you need to change the opinion you have of yourself.

Accepting who you are is sometimes difficult, but not impossible. The tendency to downplay your own achievements is prevalent, as is the temptation to criticize the image staring back from the mirror. You have to take control of your mind and the way you process your thoughts to change this well practiced behavior. It is not easy to change the way you think, but it is possible.

When you look at yourself in the mirror, only concentrate on all the things you like about your image. Accentuate your best traits and focus on them, drowning out all the negative thoughts and critical views that may be popping into your head. Every time a less than desirable thought enters your mind, counteract it with a healthy positive compliment to yourself. If you do this, you will uncover more and more features that you like about your body.

Learn to love the body you have and take care of it like you will own it for life. A funny statement for sure, but the truth is, your body will last you your lifetime. That is why exercise and diet are really important. In addition to making your body look fabulous, women’s fitness, including diet and exercise, is the key to a long and healthy life. What you eat and how much you exercise, have much to do with the size and shape of your body and how you feel most of the time. Give your body the love it needs, and your body will repay you with beauty and health.