Dreaded going on holidays
Aug 16, 2021
I used to dread going on holiday 😬👙
Yep... dread. Excitement of course was thrown in there but clouded with this shadow
The pre-holiday diet would last for weeks
Restriction of food groups
Depriving myself of anything I liked or enjoyed
Over-exercising….
Pushing myself so hard to get that ‘bikini body’
I would try diet after diet
Weighing myself daily
In the end, I wasn’t happy
I lost some weight BUT
My anxiety was the worse
I was so so self-critical
My thoughts raced
I dreaded it with every fibre of my being
It was never enough
I hadn't done enough
And as a result
I was so unhappy
The thought of not being able to control my exercise or my food whilst away used to make me spiral even further
I’d end up binge eating and sabotaging myself the entire trip
Feeling guilty for eating and drinking and not exercising enough
Then criticising myself over and over again
I'd start again when I got home, or Monday or January 1st 🤦♀️
I was scared people would look at my body and judge it
People would stare at me
Criticise me
What would they think?
Healing my relationship with myself - healed more than I ever imagined.
Loving myself has been the greatest gift.
I’m on holiday this week..
Exercise and food have been the least most important thing about the trip so far. In turn, I’m moving, exercising and eating with freedom.
Without guilt, restriction or punishment.
My happiness is the most important thing.
As is yours, now and always
If you are thinking about summer and feel that dread of going to the beach.
The anxiety of getting in that bikini
Covering up with shorts and avoiding the beach
Please gorgeous know - your thoughts and feelings about yourself and your body are what really matters.
Not what your body looks like.
Don’t let those thoughts stop you from living this amazing life.
You can enjoy your holiday and not have this shadow over you.
You are worthy
Your body is amazing just the way it is
You are and always have been enough 💓
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