How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time............that's been the saying for as long as I can remember. When something is overwhelming you think about how large it is and you see the big picture. However, the saying 'one bite at a time' is forcing you to think about getting through the moment. No one could eat an entire elephant in one sitting. The same with body image, weight loss or gain, fitness, or addictions. It is a process and one that has to be dealt with moment by moment.
I work with a lady who is model thin and stunningly gorgeous. If you put us both side by side it is like night and day; a huge contrast in body styles. Who would guess that she also has weight struggles. Her's are just opposite than mine. She struggles to gain and doesn't eat when stressed. I struggle to lose and eat when stressed. I honestly never knew there was such a thing as struggling to gain! I also didn't realize that her weight (size) is an insecurity for her. When people call her SKINNY or tell her to EAT A BURGER it's just as offensive as if someone calls me FAT or to EAT A SALAD!! My sister-in-law is the same! She is beautiful, blonde, perky, and insecure! She doesn't like to wear shorts because she "thinks" her thighs aren't shapely enough (she is wrong though). The list could go on and on and on. Point being is..................................the elephant is big and we all have one to chew.
The reality of it all is this truth---body image affects us all! Not just thin. Not just fat. It's all a little overwhelming to deal with. We think we are alone in our body image issues. BUT WE AREN'T!! Not at all. We all deal with something! If it isn't body issues it is another demon we fight! How about we just take one bite (thought) at a time and move forward. It is true what they say....BE KIND, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT SOMEONE IS DEALING WITH. I worry so much about my weight gain that I withdrew from life. Literally! I stopped going places and didn't want to attend functions with people who had not seen me in awhile. I wouldn't go out with my very social husband to events that we were invited. I made an excuse and he would go alone. I have a very large elephant to eat!!! This blog is one way that I am overcoming the fear of what I call my failure. Putting myself back out there and being real is eating my elephant so to speak.
PS: Today is day 5!! I have done amazingly well on this plan. I am still not tired of my Plexus Lean Shake. They are super good and filling. I can't wait till Thursday! It will be the half way mark of the 14 day challenge. I want to see what the scale has to tell me after an entire week of eating right!!!
Megan to the right of me. Erin to the left of me. I love this pictu
Today! I wanted a side by side. She is happy with herself these days. She has actually gained some weight. She has also been working out and looks amazing. I am only 5 days into my DIET. So I have a long way to go. Maybe by next year I will be happy with the image I see.
This is Halloween two years ago. It may not appear to your eye that Erin and I both are much smaller in this pic than in the newest one today. Megan hasn't changed much at all. Only her hair is shorter :) I wear black often! I am actually about 40lbs less in this picture
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