Self Acceptance

Let's face it. I'm female and there have been times in my life where I despised myself, particularly my body, and just wanted to curl up in a little ball and cry myself to sleep. I'm almost certain that I'm not the only one on this planet that has ever done that. There have been far too many occasions that I've looked at myself in the mirror and probably said some not-so-classy words, "What the fuck?!" is a personal favorite of mine. And this morning as I was celebrating meeting my latest weight loss goal I realized something. I no longer say that to myself. Even if I'm still many pounds away from that final goal, I know I'm doing something about it. Funny isn't it, something I've hated so badly for a really long time turned into motivation and that motivation turned into self acceptance. There is nothing wrong with being proud of who you are, regardless of you "short-comings". In fact, I've found that loving yourself is even more motivation to be the very best you. I'm not trying to force my thoughts about not eating meat and all that jazz down anyones throats. As much as I'd encourage everyone to give up the dead stuff, I know that it just isn't for everyone. There are plenty of places you can go if you're curious about why you should give up meat and the terrible injustices towards animals in factories and slaughter houses... It's not my job to lecture anyone and say their lifestyle and eating habits make them a terrible human being and blah blah blah blah blah. That is up to each individual person. Reading a book like Skinny Bitch is a very good place to start if you're interested in learning more about what goes on behind the scenes. And, a couple of last words, never label yourself... never set yourself up to try and meet standards that sometimes just can't be met. Allow yourself to eat whatever it is you want and not feel guilty about it. Obviously, don't eat the whole bag of Fritos but if you want a handful every now and then... well dammit! Eat some! I also highly recommend an early morning bike ride every chance you get. Everything looks so different when there isn't anyone around.