Aug 23, 2021
Have you ever noticed that you can go to bed at night feeling
one way about your body, only to wake up the next morning and feel
completely different?
This is something to get curious about because the size of our
bodies doesn’t change in this period of time, but how we FEEL about
our bodies does. If our body isn’t different, then what’s really
going on?
In this episode of the Fat Murder Podcast, I invited my co-coach,
Steph Miramontes, back to the podcast to discuss body respect.
You'll learn:
How having respect for
your body empowers you to achieve success in other areas of your
life
Why the first step in
weight loss is through body acceptance (seeing the body as worthy
instead of punching bag)
Why it's important to
understand what your body's needs are and how to go about meeting
them
Why you may fear body
respect and acceptance will lead to weight gain
How to lovingly appreciate
and respect your body while also having a goal to lose weight (the
two don't have to be mutually exclusive)
As mentioned in a previous podcast episode (Navigating Bad Body
Image Days), we discussed how we are socialized to ignore,
suppress, or numb our feelings, especially the uncomfortable, messy
or “unacceptable” ones.
So when uncomfortable feelings arise, our body becomes the
scapegoat.
Instead of feeling angry, we scrutinize our body. Instead of
feeling anxious about the big deadline at work, we feel more body
shame. Instead of feeling sad because we had a terrible fight with
our partner, we think about a plan to change our body.
If you want to stop using your body as a punching bag and learn how
to accept and respect it as your co-pilot in this life, then don't
miss today's conversation.
If bullying your body was an effective weight loss strategy, it
would have worked by now. It's time to try something different. Are
you in?