This can be a sensitive topic for some, so I appreciate anyone who is able to come forward and put in their thoughts.
I am exhausted, so this is going to be a quickie but I hope to get a conversation started about self esteem.
Personally, I have always had horrible self esteem....thanks to years of different types of abuse, as well as me thinking I don't deserve happiness.
I have been on a quest to find both inner and outer health for myself.
I seem to have the weightloss going well, and am eating great. I do not diet, as I believe the only diet one can succeed on is the one you can stick to for life..... for me, that is simply eating enough, and burning enough to have a 1000 cal deficit daily, or thereabouts as I am losing 2lbs/wk.
I have just branched into learning to love myself for me.
My husband took a pic of me, that I didn't know about. We were enjoying a short trip, and I was standing on a beach watching my kids, and taking pics of them...he took a pic of me doing so and gave it to me later on.
Normally, I delete pics of me, or move if I know someone is trying to take one of me but out of nowhere I said "wow, I actually don't look half bad"....and shocked everyone.... even my kids have never heard me compliment myself. They don't hear the criticism either, but everyone was surprised.
I have to be happy with that, how can I not be? Instead of seeing myself as fat or unhealthy, I saw a pic of me looking healthy. (I am still 30lbs, slightly more, away from goal weight)
I would like to hear from others, hear what you do to help love yourself, any tips you have for those with low self esteem, and just anything you wanna say on this topic. I would love to see ppl saying that they love themselves for being who they are, looking the way they look. Even if it's something you have to practice.
At this time, I can't say I love myself.....
but
I can say there's different parts of me that I love, and that is my start
I am exhausted, so this is going to be a quickie but I hope to get a conversation started about self esteem.
Personally, I have always had horrible self esteem....thanks to years of different types of abuse, as well as me thinking I don't deserve happiness.
I have been on a quest to find both inner and outer health for myself.
I seem to have the weightloss going well, and am eating great. I do not diet, as I believe the only diet one can succeed on is the one you can stick to for life..... for me, that is simply eating enough, and burning enough to have a 1000 cal deficit daily, or thereabouts as I am losing 2lbs/wk.
I have just branched into learning to love myself for me.
My husband took a pic of me, that I didn't know about. We were enjoying a short trip, and I was standing on a beach watching my kids, and taking pics of them...he took a pic of me doing so and gave it to me later on.
Normally, I delete pics of me, or move if I know someone is trying to take one of me but out of nowhere I said "wow, I actually don't look half bad"....and shocked everyone.... even my kids have never heard me compliment myself. They don't hear the criticism either, but everyone was surprised.
I have to be happy with that, how can I not be? Instead of seeing myself as fat or unhealthy, I saw a pic of me looking healthy. (I am still 30lbs, slightly more, away from goal weight)
I would like to hear from others, hear what you do to help love yourself, any tips you have for those with low self esteem, and just anything you wanna say on this topic. I would love to see ppl saying that they love themselves for being who they are, looking the way they look. Even if it's something you have to practice.
At this time, I can't say I love myself.....
but
I can say there's different parts of me that I love, and that is my start