Fat Talk Free?

So, last week was Fat Talk Free Week and as much as I fight it I still fall victim to this habit more often than not.  But when I really think about it, I see how far I have come.

There are no more mirror checks.

There is no more belly pinching.

There is no more thigh slapping and poking.

There is more smiling.

There is more laughing.

There is more happiness.

There are more, “I feel pretty” moments.

I remember the days where I wouldn’t have even woken up fully and already hate my body.  I would work it to the extremes and still believe it hadn’t done enough, when in reality it was really doing just what it was told.  Oh how obedient our bodies are, and how little they get rewarded and recognized for it, by ourselves.

I know I am late on the bandwagon as Love Your Body Day was on 20 October, but because I struggle so much with body dysmorphia I wanted to make sure, even if it was just for myself, to realize how much my body has done for me and how I should be rewarding it and loving it like it truly it, bumps, bruises, scars, curves and all.

A few ways you can Love your body:

Laugh: There is nothing more fulfilling and exciting than laughing so hard you cry and can’t breathe. There is nothing greater than realizing how awesome you can feel when you simply laugh.  It can be over something as silly as your cat chasing her toys across the room or watching a sitcom.  But just laugh.

Enjoy the things you love: I find joy in many things but find that many of the things I enjoy I make into a necessity.  So step back and breath in those beautiful roses you planted, taste that decedent brownie right out of the oven, or dance around your apartment in the goofiest outfit you can pull out of your closet.  There is no shame in doing things you love, even when you feel you don’t have the time.

Treat yourself: Whether it’s to your favorite ice cream parlor for that seasonal flavor, or a mani or pedi you keep putting off, let your body know how special it is.  Give it the things it loves the most and make it the happiest.

Spend time with your friends: You know they always make you laugh and love you no matter what.  They are there for you through thick and thin and never turn their backs on you, even if the going gets tough and the tough keeps coming.  They know how you work and what you think, so they understand.  They love you, and so should you.

The list doesn’t have to end there.  How did you celebrate Love your body day?

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So luckily with my job, I get to make my own schedule and go out into the field whenever I want.  I knew it was going to be windy today judging by how bad it was blowing the rain horizontal last night when I got home, I figured I wake up to normalcy.

Not the case.  It looks like a hurricane blew through my town.  The grounds are flooded and covered in so many leaves the trees are bear.  There are branches and full trees that have been tossed and tumbled into the streets and across yards.  So, I didn’t go out into the field today; the winds were just too freak’n scary.  I mean, it was a WIND WARNING, not just a advisory, and we were hitting gusts at tropical storm speeds.  Yikes!

So I cuddles with the kitty, and my newly opened jar of almond butter.  Oh yeah, you heard that right.

Apple Almond Butter Oats anyone?  I’ve been waking up to an apartment in the high 50’s and low 40’s outside, so you can imagine I want something warm the second I get out of bed!

I spent the morning catching up on my google reader and diving into my new book I picked up at Target this weekend.  I’m already half way through it.

I had a snack almost around lunch of my PB Chocolate Chip Raspberry Bars (based on these bars) I made this weekend, as a way to get my apartment to warm up (I do have a heater, but I refuse to use it…I’m stubborn and cheap).

I spent the rest of the day reading some more, catching up on GG and OTH, doing some much needed laundry and playing w/ my lovely kitty.  I did have a lunch of sorts, at some point (our power went out at some point last night, and I have yet to reset the clock. I like not having a clock!) and it was…err…random?  A snacky combo: banana, peanut m&m’s and tj’s pb pretzel nuggets.  Oh yeah…it’s kinda balanced if you think about it: fruit, protein, carbs?  There may be some red dye #2 or yellow #40 but hey, I do what I can.  Besides, I just wanted chocolate damnit.

I finally settled on dinner and made sure to make it a bit more nutritionally sound after my lunch.  Because it’s so cold, what else would I want other than SOUP!  I froze some of the Pumpkin Tofu Curry Soup I made a few weeks ago and jazzed it up by adding some fresh spinach and half an ear of fresh corn.  Super tasty!

I cut up a bit too much spinach so I made it into a small side salad with a little bit of Italian dressing.

And of course some bread.  What soup can ever be eaten without bread?!  I would have loved to have had a chunk of a fresh baguette though…nomnomnom.  Good enough.

Well, I’m hoping tomorrow will be nicer than today, but I’m doubting it.  It’s still going to be cold.  And by cold I mean in the 50’s.  That’s freezing to me.  Yuck.  We’ll see though.

Oh wait, you wanted to know about my date?  Well, lets just say there is going to be another. That’s all I’m giving you for now. ((smirk))