Exercise and Self-Sabotage

Good morning beautifuls! Today were are going to focus on exercise and self-sabotage. The quote above is exactly how I used to feel, all the time. I remember the days where I would go to the gym just for the sake of burning calories, walking 60 plus minutes a day (sometimes 2-3 times a day) just to make sure I wouldn't get "fat." I wouldn't dare tell a soul how many times I exercised. I knew my family would be concerned, so I kept it a secret. Heaven forbid if I didn't run a marathon every day, I thought I would immediately gain weight. While I was working out up a storm, I was internally hurting myself. My body would hurt, but I didn't care. I would walk so fast, so hard, constantly monitor the calorie meter on the treadmill, and still feel like I needed to do more. My mind wasn't in exercise for health, it was just in it for the sake of burning calories from last night dinner of grilled chicken with a couple of veggies. I wouldn't dare eat after 7:00 pm, wouldn't touch a cookie or much bread EVER, I felt that it would all make me explode! Have you ever done this? Why does society make us think that we have to be someone were not, that a cookie is bad, bread is bad. There's always some "fad" diet out there, just to gain money in our pocket books. Why, why, why, right? Well the truth of the matter is this, it's all self-sabotage and what we portray is good food vs bad food. REALITY CHECK: THERE IS NO BAD FOOD, say this with me again THERE IS NO BAD FOOD. It's what we hear, see, or read that makes of hate our image.

How do you overcome this misdemeanor and dilemma? Look at yourself in the mirror. If you find yourself pin-pointing flaws such as: "my arms are too big, my legs are fat" replace those thoughts with something positive like: "my arms are strong and beautiful or my legs are a sign of strength getting me from place to place each day, and I'm thankful for that." If we replace the negative talk with positive talk, each time something absurd comes in our head, with PRACTICE each day, our minds will gradually shift.

That brings up my next point. I used to constantly compare to others when exercising and walking my heart out. Why is she so fit? I'll never be like that. Her stomach is so flat, mine is big, why won't it just go away. Please DON'T DO THIS TO YOURSELF! Use what I call the "benefit of a doubt theory." Give her/him the benefit of the doubt whenever you find yourself looking at others. They were not always fit, you don't wake up with biceps. It takes time to get fit. Exercise is suppose to be for health and well-being, it's not about comparison traps. Today, I use that fit girl in the gym as inspiration to get better for myself. My muscles will come in given time, it doesn't happen overnight. Not as self-sabotage.

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