Embracing our true healthy weight

[MomAtHome]

We tend to think of some weight number when we were fluffy as an accurate weight we remember. Then we think of our weight "on" T-Tapp (or, possibly, another quality exercise program or combo of the two) as something less accurate for which we have to remember to "make allowances" to explain. That's partly to correspond our info with averages in society, yes, but still, That's not correct.

We are meant to be strong women with good core muscles, capable limbs and cinched mid-sections (or headed there!). We are naturally supposed to be "solid", with a weight that reflects lovely musculature.

Previous fluffy weights were really the inaccurate ones for us. We might remember a time when we weighed the same but looked less healthy, or a time when we were at that low high-school weight, or at our heaviest. All of those are valuable for record keeping, but we don't have to refer to them to explain away a weight that seems high to someone now.

When we reach a fitness level that pleases us, we can look down at the scale and embrace that number.

When you build your strength, balance, etc. THAT'S when you'll begin to move toward learning your true healthy weight. The body you are headed toward is the body to use as your gauge. The numbers left behind only made sense for the fluffy person you used to be. Keep records of them to mark success and stay on track, but also go ahead and embrace the healthy weight the scale tells you now!

If you weigh more than others at your size and shape, realize that it is likely you who are accurately reflecting health. If someone wonders, go ahead and tell your weight (or goal-weight if that's the conversation) with a smile - no explanation needed!

M.H.

[Lindamo]

I haven't looked at the number on a scale for 2 1/2 years. When I go to the doctor for my annual physical I step on the scale but do not look at the numbers. The numbers are in my chart but are meaningless to me but somehow it makes the doctor happy.

I so agree that bodies were made to be strong and firm and capable of endurance. If you are healthy where you are embrace your strength and size and continue to work toward your goal. I don't have a particular size in mind because the clothing manufactures are all over the place with sizes. Who knows what "size" they are? I will know when I see my true self in the mirror. Right now the mirror tells me that I am not yet there.

Enjoy the ride.

Hugs, Linda

"In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins - not be strength but by perserverance."
H. Jackson Brown

I am the stream, my body is the rock and I am still transforming it.