Love this post! Thanking my body for all the adventures it has taken me on, for birthing three amazing humans and as I stand naked looking in the mirror I notice how my hanging belly makes the shape of a smile 😊
I was a skinny kid -and slim into my early 20s. Then the summer I moved home from university, I noticed my thighs rubbing with the heat for the first time. I started working and nothing changed fast but I did start to accumulate flesh. I’ve never got back to my young svelte figure. But maybe I was never supposed to?! I think my body is crying out to be loved. First it grew polyps in my gall bladder (2018) which meant the whole gall bladder had to be removed. 5 years later it grew cancer in my breast leaving me with a chunk missing from there too. The end of last year it had grown a large ish polyp and fibroids in my uterus. The polyp was successfully removed but I’ve no idea what will happen with the fibroids. What I do know is that I am not giving my body the love it needs (or the correct nutrients). And due to perimenopause I have other issues - temperature regulation, aches and pains, eyesight worsening, brain fog, dryness in all sorts of places. All that fun and games. So this year I’m looking out for my body - plan to become best buddies and treat it to good supplements and healthier food. I have a really sweet tooth which I’ll not ignore, but it does worry me that I could easily become diabetic if I’m not careful. I think I do need to unwrap some issues with food. I’m a comfort eater and get weird about being hungry. At least I’m aware!
Anyway - we are what we consume so I will be consuming with that in mind and being grateful to my body for getting me this far and hoping it’s still up for another 40+ years :)
Sending so much love to you and your glorious body! It’s a complex relationship we have, isn’t it?! I can relate to the body growing and changing rapidly but for me it was around 11. I was tall and looked 16 even though I was still a kid. I had boobs! At 11!
My word for the year is Nourish. Because like you, I plan on Nourishing myself 💖 your awareness is a wonderful start and hears to a glorious 40+ years 🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙
It is so complex a relationship. My mum was tall early on and then stopped growing at 5’. We all develop differently. It’s all about acceptance. And kindness too - and all the nourishment of course :) 🍏🥗💕
Love this post! Thanking my body for all the adventures it has taken me on, for birthing three amazing humans and as I stand naked looking in the mirror I notice how my hanging belly makes the shape of a smile 😊
I love this comment!! Yes to appreciating our bodies 💖
I've wasted far too many years hating mine! Mind you, the messages I was given by my mother and the media didn't help!
I was a skinny kid -and slim into my early 20s. Then the summer I moved home from university, I noticed my thighs rubbing with the heat for the first time. I started working and nothing changed fast but I did start to accumulate flesh. I’ve never got back to my young svelte figure. But maybe I was never supposed to?! I think my body is crying out to be loved. First it grew polyps in my gall bladder (2018) which meant the whole gall bladder had to be removed. 5 years later it grew cancer in my breast leaving me with a chunk missing from there too. The end of last year it had grown a large ish polyp and fibroids in my uterus. The polyp was successfully removed but I’ve no idea what will happen with the fibroids. What I do know is that I am not giving my body the love it needs (or the correct nutrients). And due to perimenopause I have other issues - temperature regulation, aches and pains, eyesight worsening, brain fog, dryness in all sorts of places. All that fun and games. So this year I’m looking out for my body - plan to become best buddies and treat it to good supplements and healthier food. I have a really sweet tooth which I’ll not ignore, but it does worry me that I could easily become diabetic if I’m not careful. I think I do need to unwrap some issues with food. I’m a comfort eater and get weird about being hungry. At least I’m aware!
Anyway - we are what we consume so I will be consuming with that in mind and being grateful to my body for getting me this far and hoping it’s still up for another 40+ years :)
Sending so much love to you and your glorious body! It’s a complex relationship we have, isn’t it?! I can relate to the body growing and changing rapidly but for me it was around 11. I was tall and looked 16 even though I was still a kid. I had boobs! At 11!
My word for the year is Nourish. Because like you, I plan on Nourishing myself 💖 your awareness is a wonderful start and hears to a glorious 40+ years 🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙
It is so complex a relationship. My mum was tall early on and then stopped growing at 5’. We all develop differently. It’s all about acceptance. And kindness too - and all the nourishment of course :) 🍏🥗💕
Ooof! This is going to be mega! Ok, I'm going to set time aside next week to work through this thoroughly.. I'll report back.. yikes! 🙈😆
You can do it! 💖