@Gaby I’ve thought a lot about these same questions. My take: you can’t split yourself into bad/current and good/future. Only in loving and caring for the current you can you turn that caring into good treatment. “I care for myself, so I treat my body kindly.”
@Mandalorian Yeah. Social pressure is very strong and very hard to deal with. I feel it acutely myself in many things.
@Gaby If you’re fine with your body, how it looks and feels, that’s really okay then. Remember, we all know not to judge by first impressions, or even judge at all, though most do, alas. If you want to change, you don’t need my (or anyone’s) permission; just change.
@Moondeer @renevanbelzen @Miraz @Mandalorian @Cheri I think my feelings here came from a place of frustration and a little introspection. I know i’m in a place i never wanted to be again, i worked hard to not be and now i am back into that state and it’s hard to accept it. Plus i know what i must do but… ive been lazy…
@Gaby This book and others like it have given me a lot of food for thought. 😉
@Gaby I know that feeling. I’ve felt it myself with my weight. I’ve learned that thinking of it as “lazy” only makes it worse. Instead, I think, what do I want to do? Usually, it ends up adjacent to where I thought I was supposed to go. 🙂
