Today started week four at the gym! Now I find myself looking forward to it! My arms are getting firmer…legs are starting to show very slight definition…I’m pleased so far.
The happiest part is working out with my daughter. When she isn’t taking her swim intensive class for swim team, she works out with me. I can’t stress how important it is for young girls to be able to speak their frustrations about their bodies to their mothers, who can then guide them in a positive manner.
I canNOT stress enough how important it is at this awkward stage to let her know how beautiful she is. She is tall and has amazing long and curly hair. She wears braces and glasses…and is so smart and so artistically talented. She is very independent. A great thinker liked her father, funny but dry sense of humor like her dad. She is tall like her Dad….but that quirky side of her? That is totally…..me. That graceful side…me again🥴.
If you want to know why I don’t have a scale in my bathroom…ask 16 year old me…and she will gladly tell you. Years of being told I wasn’t good enough…I finally found something I could control. In a completely unhealthy way…at my worst I was down to 92 lbs…I still have the pictures….so I never forget.
It is easy to criticize those that battle their weight. Easy to look past the pain of those who seem to have it all together.
Today, in the locker room at my gym…a beautiful girl who worked hard to have her amazing body was filming herself on social media…to just say exactly that. I giggled to myself because I can never imagine being brave enough to start filming myself in a busy locker room. However, I guess if I looked like her I might not care. It’s so easy to make assumptions…I did it almost immediately as well.
Whatever your battling this year…your body, your mind, your finances….just get in each day and get it done.
I have been more productive in the last month than I have in quite some time. We are motivated to get more done. We are further in school, I’ve taken up playing piano again. I’ve been reading more. I’ve been taking time to do more hobbies…all because I feel more motivated.
I’m not telling you my tummy is all the sudden flat and my arms have amazing definition. In fact, unless you are my husband, you probably would not notice…but I do and he does…and that gives me enough motivation to continue on.
I have set a goal of six weeks….and then I will get something I’ve been wanting for a very long time…meanwhile, here’s another hobby I got to dabble in today!
Remember, those with goals…accomplish more than those with no goals.
Keep on…you can do it!
The Reluctant Red Nose 