So, as a lot of you may know, I'm (thankfully) over my high blood pressure thing that I struggled with about a year ago. Ever since that time I've done a 180 on the way I live my life when it comes to food, exercise, and dealing with stress. Obviously, I've been told by my doctors that I'm doing a great job and to keep up the good work. I'm sooo grateful to have overcome my hpertension and to not have it as a worry in my life anymore.
On that note, I've really let dance take over as my exercise outlet, especially clogging. For any of you who believe that there's no athleticism in dance, PLEASE think again! LOL. I'm now in intermediate clogging, and trust me, it's basically like you are hopping up and down for a whole hour straight, maybe longer. I've been at it again for about 2 weeks and already my calf muscles have balled up into these buldging calves of steel! LOL. I eat ONLY healthy food every day and splurge on stuff with heavier carbs and whatnot only when my body is telling me it needs more energy, NOT if I just really want heavy or bad food. I've given up soda and fast food too. You'll only get me to eat that stuff if I'm celebrating something REALLY rare and awesome, LOL. Anyway, my point in all of this is that if I'm getting a whopping 2 and 1/2 hours of exercise a day or more, eating healthy, and organizing my life so I have less stress, then why am I still... how do I put this... not very thin?
Okay, I mean, I'd be perfectly happy staying the size I am for the rest of my life, and I probably will. I am not fat, but my body is built bigger. If you saw the rest of my family on my dad's side you'd know. A lot of them are very obese, and I'm like the only one who can still bend over to tie my shoe! Literally! LOL. I KNOW I'm doing better than people in that category for sure. But sometimes it just baffles me when I see skinny women eating horrible kinds of food, getting barely or no exercise, but then going to get a check-up and having the doctor say "Well, your weight is good... you're healthy!" But when I go, they still tell me I'm healthy, but have to go through a long list of hereditary risks such as diabetes, heart disease and, yes, hypertenstion (been there, done that). They tell me "just keep up some healthy habits and try to keep a healthy weight and you should be at a lower risk for these things." Sheesh, how much healthier can I GET?! LOL.
My point of this note is I just want to know if anyone feels the same way about this as I do. I think I'm being healthy and I feel amazing when I treat my body so well. I even get sick WAY less often. Still, I'm not really seen as the ideal picture of health when people take a first look at me. They consider my size first. They always have.
My conclusion in all of this is that, you know what? If my body isn't made to be skinny, then I'll love the buff, healthy body I've got. Marilyn Monroe was a size 16, so I won't be afraid to say that I am too!If I tell people that I really am big boned and not fat, (because I actually do have a heavier bone mass than average) I won't care whether they believe me or not. My curves will just be another part of who I am and what makes me a little more unique than the next person.
Please tell me your thoughts too! :) Thanks for reading.
On that note, I've really let dance take over as my exercise outlet, especially clogging. For any of you who believe that there's no athleticism in dance, PLEASE think again! LOL. I'm now in intermediate clogging, and trust me, it's basically like you are hopping up and down for a whole hour straight, maybe longer. I've been at it again for about 2 weeks and already my calf muscles have balled up into these buldging calves of steel! LOL. I eat ONLY healthy food every day and splurge on stuff with heavier carbs and whatnot only when my body is telling me it needs more energy, NOT if I just really want heavy or bad food. I've given up soda and fast food too. You'll only get me to eat that stuff if I'm celebrating something REALLY rare and awesome, LOL. Anyway, my point in all of this is that if I'm getting a whopping 2 and 1/2 hours of exercise a day or more, eating healthy, and organizing my life so I have less stress, then why am I still... how do I put this... not very thin?
Okay, I mean, I'd be perfectly happy staying the size I am for the rest of my life, and I probably will. I am not fat, but my body is built bigger. If you saw the rest of my family on my dad's side you'd know. A lot of them are very obese, and I'm like the only one who can still bend over to tie my shoe! Literally! LOL. I KNOW I'm doing better than people in that category for sure. But sometimes it just baffles me when I see skinny women eating horrible kinds of food, getting barely or no exercise, but then going to get a check-up and having the doctor say "Well, your weight is good... you're healthy!" But when I go, they still tell me I'm healthy, but have to go through a long list of hereditary risks such as diabetes, heart disease and, yes, hypertenstion (been there, done that). They tell me "just keep up some healthy habits and try to keep a healthy weight and you should be at a lower risk for these things." Sheesh, how much healthier can I GET?! LOL.
My point of this note is I just want to know if anyone feels the same way about this as I do. I think I'm being healthy and I feel amazing when I treat my body so well. I even get sick WAY less often. Still, I'm not really seen as the ideal picture of health when people take a first look at me. They consider my size first. They always have.
My conclusion in all of this is that, you know what? If my body isn't made to be skinny, then I'll love the buff, healthy body I've got. Marilyn Monroe was a size 16, so I won't be afraid to say that I am too!If I tell people that I really am big boned and not fat, (because I actually do have a heavier bone mass than average) I won't care whether they believe me or not. My curves will just be another part of who I am and what makes me a little more unique than the next person.
Please tell me your thoughts too! :) Thanks for reading.
Vivemos em mundos muitos distântes, eu faço História em um universidade Federal no meu país, amo musica, gosto de ler, e pretendo trabalhar na area de ensino,gosto também de ler a biblia, pois acredito que Jesus é a unica razão da minha existência.
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