C. Jane. healing posts

I read C. Jane's blog. And I love it. She's one of my favs. Anyway she started a series on healing. And I really liked the first post. You can read the whole article here. She has a guest blogger - Janna Dean. She says our resolutions shouldn't be about our bodies, but our body image. And these are her suggestions:

   Throw away your scale and quit weighing yourself.

·         Eliminate “fat talk” about yourself or anyone else.

·         Honor your body—eat when you are hungry, stop when you are full.

·         Say something positive about yourself every day.

·         Make a list of 3 things your body did well each day.

·         Express gratitude daily to those you love.

·         Acknowledge that bodies come in all shapes and sizes and are beautiful in their own right—beauty is subjective.

·         Exercise when it feels good and stop when it doesn’t .

·         Become a critical viewer of the media.  Acknowledge the insane standards set forth for us and laugh about the impossibility of it all and put your energy into something that will strengthen you.

·         Make a commitment to give up conversations about dieting, calories, weight, etc.

·         Work on developing areas in your life that you are passionate about.  You will be beautiful when you love yourself.

So I'm not sure I can do it. I'm kind of obsessed with my scale. But this sounds more like what I want. But skinnyness is what I want. But why? Because of media. I guess. I don't know if I can give up my scale. But it's so true. I really do let my self worth go up and down with the numbers on the scale. I also loved when she said you will be beautiful when you love yourself.  I do love myself. But I really struggle with my body. I mean did you see that picture I posted? But I'm going to start working on this more. I think. I just read the article and I'm digesting it. I'll sleep on it and see how I feel.