So... about a week ago, I looked in the mirror and I realized something: Hey- My thighs actually look pretty good! Something you need to understand about me is that I am not 120 lbs and don't have a higher than average appreciation for my own body. This is new! This is exciting!
A couple of things. I've just recently had my second baby, so I'm in the process of regaining some sense of my former self (read: I would like it if SOME of my clothes fit). I've been running and trying to eat well, and starting a program called Isagenix to help me out with that. These things are starting to pay off... I'm feeling good and pretty darned proud of my self for dropping 60! pounds.
Bigger yet, there are these Huffington Post articles and the like that keep popping up in my Facebook newsfeed. They sentimentally encourage: Moms! Feel proud! Wear your swimsuit! Run around with your kids! Let the jelly jiggle! Who cares if you look like a whale in a black bikini! Mostly these articles only succeed at annoying the CRAP out of me (you will soon learn that a lot of things tend to do that...and I like to rant a little). But, the message is actually starting to hit me: I LOOK OK! And by ok, I don't mean I look like a supermodel. But I can look at my thighs and think: they are strong from running and keeping up with my kids; I'm actually going to look at them and love them for a change. I'm starting to change the way I think about my body. I'm not looking at the flaws, but focusing on the defined arms I have from holding my little for hours on end. Flaws there are (lots of them!) but I hold them with a bit of pride. Bags under my eyes from raising two kids. Tiger stripes (yeah yeah... we've all heard that one) which I used to be embarrassed of now make me realize women who don't have some kind of jiggle left around there probably don't have kids to chase around... which I think is kinda sad for them. I want to think of my body in an honouring way rather than an "I ate too much ice cream and I feel terrible" kind of way.
That's what got me thinking! There's actually a whole lot more of myself I should be loving. I shouldn't be compromising on any aspect of my life! I'm generally pretty happy being mediocre, but lately something inside is telling me to want more and be more. Exercise, and action are driving change in my life.
Starting with pride in my new self: My thighs!
Going forward, I promise I will not fill this blog up with crappy cellphone thigh selfies. PROMISE.
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