Fat Belly Wishes

"The most important thing in life is to stop saying 'I wish' and start saying 'I will.' Consider nothing impossible, then treat possibilities as probabilities."

David Copperfield
Magician

If I had a penny for every time I said I wish I could lose weight, I would be a millionaire. So would you I imagine. I can look back over 50 years and see all the times I called myself fat when I was not. I tried like everyone else to look like a model.

I was a chubby child. I was a size 10-12 teenager. It seemed to me that everyone was thinner than I was. My mantra was I am fat.

In truth I was out of shape. I did no exercise. I knew nothing about weight training or aerobics. As a child I did the normal ride a bike but only on weekends. My family went snow skiing once a year and that is when I tore up my knee doing stunts. At that time, no one knew you were supposed to work at staying in shape before doing strenuous activities.

When I did starve myself into a size 8 pair of pants, I still could not wear the top. I have very big bones and broad shoulders and those little shirts just will not stretch across my back. But I can remember that my hip bones and rib bones stuck out more than anything else. Healthy - not even.

How much of my life did I waste in feeling fat? How much of my weight gain can be attributed to the constant telling my mind I was fat?

Be sensible in your evaluation of yourself. Is the fat belly really fat or is it just a lack of muscle? Is the fat every where? Are you basing your self esteem on a lack of being able to wear a size 4?

Turn the wish into a reality. Eat a better healthy diet. Exercise every day. It took some time to get where you are today. It will take some time to turn it around and live a life style that ensures a flat belly and a healthy body.

Starting today, find something about your body that you like. Focus on that not the fat. Use I will not I wish to make yourself do the right things to give you more to like about your unique body.

until next time
Sharon
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