Body Image
Over the past week or so I’ve been doing a bit of research into ways to tone stomach muscles and prepare for excess skin. Sorry if this topic is awkward or gross to you. But truth be told, I’m scared of working hard to get smaller and having alot of excess skin. So I decided to research.
Anyhow, I found some abdomen and lower stomach exercises, some of which will also come in handy for other purposes… but I digress. These little exercises are fun, and make you think about your posture and weight distribution.
Tonight I decided to do these little exercises in the mirror. I watched my posture and how I held it, noticing how much I don’t hold my posture most of the time. This is in part to my large chest, but mostly in part that I don’t want my abdomen to appear as though it is out further than my chest!
What I did notice tonight, braless, is that my tummy doesn’t stick out further than my chest anymore, but it did. So now I have to proactively change my posture, because my shoulders and neck reflect their slimness when I stand and sit properly. This is going to take a conscious effort.
While standing in the mirror I looked at my body, all it’s curves and dimples and I got to thinking. Yes, I do want to continue eating properly, yes I want to attain and maintain a healthy body weight. Do I want to change who I am on the inside, No. Do I want to change the outgoing confident person I am, No. Because I am and have always been comfortable in my body, isn’t a reason to neglect it. A slimmer me means less chance of Diabetes that runs in my family, it also means longevity to enjoy the life I want to live. My head is in the game, it has been for awhile. But this is all for me. This isn’t for a man, this isn’t for a Dr, this isn’t for the kids that called me fat when I was a teen. This is so I will be healthy and I will have accomplished something, I set my mind to. At the end of the day, if we aren’t taking care of ourselves, how can we take care of anyone else?
