Love yourself healthy

AUTHOR:
MAE
Original Post of 20/9/19

I have always known exactly the culprit of my diet, but knowing is one thing; having the readiness of doing something about it, is a complete other issue altogether.


I am not saying that in a: “I know what is causing me to gain weight” meaning,


What I am referring to, is:


“that, which I am consuming, which I know to be not a good product for my overall wellness”


meaning.


( Just so you know what I mean! :P )


Emotionally you may want to change your diet to improve your health and fitness, to change your dress size (more often than not); but mentally if you are not in the right space, it really isn't going to happen. You may dive head first into deep waters many a times, but you will only ever stay and swim when truly you are ready to.




“Comfort foods” is the biggest factor with most people, that is the cause for our wellness's down fall. We rely on “comfort foods”, when are body is longing something; that something that you can't really put your finger on. It's this feeling inside, which is gasping for air that draws you to open that larder door and hunt. You don't even often know what it is that you are hunting for, all you know is that your body is longing something. You dive for the first thing that may induce a fulfilling of this feeling of want. But truthfully it wasn't that snack your body wanted nor needed, it was something that induced a comfort one gets when they feel “loved”.




This desire of love is not an outward desire, it's not a reflection of the people and situation around you. It's an internal cry from within, for a love that is at a different space then that which your family can provide.

It's a cry for self love, self forgiveness, self peace, self contentment and self admiration.



We often spend so much of our time and energy loving all those that are around us, spreading so much love outwardly, that we forgot that the body giving needs some loving too. We forget to love ourselves, take care of ourselves. Admire all that we are and do.


There is often this stigma with taking care of ourselves, especially with women and more so those who are mothers. There is this fear, that we can’t say we are tired, or hungry outside of prescribed meal times, or we would like to do a self indulgent, pleasurable or luxury activity. In some cases, even be seen to be eating “expensive” nourishing produce that are important for our own personal well being, is “tutted” upon. This fear of society looking down upon us, condoning us, is paralysing even those of us who do want to "indulge" in self care from achieving this very basic and simple human right!


This type of self neglect, is what is the root cause of not being able to look after ourselves. It’s kind of a vicious circle really: the less you love yourself, the more you substitute with “alternate” comfort generators, the worse your health gets; causing you to even more love your self less. In order to break this, we need to consciously make an effort for ourselves. We need to look at ourselves in a proud, admiring way. Until we do not admire ourselves and feel we are worth of our own personal time; love; care; and attention, it will not happen! You can jump into diet plan, after diet plan, it will not “heal” you! Healing only occurs when we allow ourselves to heal.


At the end of the day, your dress size is not a true accurate judgement for your well being. We are all very different, our body needs and requirements are all very different. A person who is a dress size 12, maybe more healthy than that who is a size 8; but equally another person who is a size 8, maybe more health than a different person who is a size 12. Everyone’s metabolism; needs; height; shape; genetical make up of body type; diet; lifestyle; daily routine; emotional and mental health, are all so very different. There can not and should not be, a one size fits all with anything!

One word, learn it:

​BIO-INDIVIDUALITY!


What is important for your well being, is not the same for anyone else, so do not compare your diet, health or lifetsyle to anyone else's. They are not you, you are not them- end of!
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And the most important aspect of your health that you first and foremost need to focus on is your emotional and mental wellness. If that is at a healthy place, then the body automatically will fall into its right space!




To look after the physical, one must start the with the mental and emotional, that is what controls the physical. Put that to right first, the rest will slide into the right place.
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