A Healthy Mentality
Hiiiii!! I hope you guys are as excited as I am to tackle this week ahead! LIFE UPDATES: Nothing is new!!! Seriously though, this past week has been work, pickleball nights, and hanging out with my mom and little sister. Praying for my family (my dad, and younger siblings) as they are only one day from getting back from their mission trip to Mexico. The house has felt so weird with them gone, but seeing pictures of all that they’ve been doing for the Lord and helping the missionary there is such a blessing!
On today’s topic… having a healthy mentality with fitness. I know I have already talked so much on things that apply to this exact topic, but really wanted to dive deeper into it. In the past month I had gained four pounds and have had a terrible thought life with body image and what these four pounds must make me look like. To be honest, four pounds doesn’t do a whole lot except get inside your head and make you believe you are a failure.
I instantly spiral to, “I shouldn’t eat today”, or “maybe I should run a few miles and see if that burns enough calories so I can eat but still lose weight.” Yah, I know what a two-faced liar I am, here I am telling people to take care of their body the right way and not for a number on the scale and yet here I am having these negative thoughts. The pressure of looking perfect on socials and the constant comparisons that we are dealing with is so real! I mentally couldn’t watch a reel without questioning why I wasn’t seeing the results as another fitness girl.
After a week of that mentality, I started reading this book called Soundtracks by my favorite ever author Jon Acuff. He talked about how a study was constructed where there were two groups of college students in separate rooms given words that they wrote sentences for… the catch was one group had words that made you think of being young, like fun, crazy, energetic. The other group was given words about being old like Florida, bald, grey. When the students walked to another room they noticed that the first group were walking at a good pace whereas the second group was walking significantly slower. This just shows how our mind can subconsciously turn us into what we keep telling ourselves… If I am constantly saying in my head “I’m not as skinny as her, I am just the fat friend>” Guess what!! I will eventually accept what I have told myself for so long.
Let’s switch the narrative, this is a never-ending journey, so what if I gain a few pounds, if I am still eating healthy foods and working out I will eventually lose it or see muscle replace fat. Instant gratification is instant, but permanent is long lasting! I hope you guys have a fantastic week and seriously would love to hear what you guys are up to with your fitness goals!
Sincerely,
Bella <3
