My Story: How I learned to love
my body
(and you can too!)
I wanted to address an issue that
hits very close to home for me:
body image. Working with so many
beautiful women over the years,
I've noticed I'm not the only one
who suffers with body image issues,
and the perception that my body
is somehow "never good enough."
It is certainly a struggle many
women deal with.
Endermologie treatments make me
feel like I'm doing the very best
for my body and my health. Combining
endermologie treatments with moderate
exercise and proper eating habits
assures me that I am doing ALL I
CAN to look and feel my best. Still,
like most women, I find the person
staring back at me in the mirror
isn't always what I want to see.
Have you ever looked a photo of
yourself that's 5-10 years old and
thought, "Why did I always
obsess about my body and my looks
back then? I looked pretty good,
and I should have appreciated and
enjoyed it!" I know I
have. I've always told my clients
that they need to ease up on themselves,
and appreciate the beautiful figure
they have NOW. Yes, we can help
firm it up, slim it down, etc.,
but on a bigger scale, you must
work with what you have, and make
your body the very best it can be.
I decided it was time to do an experiment,
and take my own advice...
I called my husband into the living
room a few weeks ago and told him
to bring the camera. Once he found
out that I wanted him to take photos
of ME (in my bikini no less!), I
think he was expecting my usual
protests about not wanting to have
my photo taken, etc. Instead, I
surprised him and said that I wanted
to have some photos of the REAL
ME. Not so I could critique and
obsess over them, but to truly try
to see them in an objective way,
and to APPRECIATE the body I have.
I know in 10 years, I will look
back on the photos we took photos
and I hope that this time around,
instead of saying "Why didn't
I appreciate, accept, and love the
body I had back then?", I will
say, "that was the day I started
appreciating my body and seeing
what I HAVE, instead of what I don't."
I encourage anyone out there suffering
from body issues to try this. I
know it sounds scary, but if you
don't learn to love the body you
have RIGHT NOW, you never will.
Love it, take care of it, treat
it well, and appreciate all it does
for you. Yes, you DO look pretty
darn good! |
