HEALTHY FOOD · AUGUST 2018
IT'S TIME
TO START
LOVING YOUR
BODY BETTER
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verywhere I turn I see
women trying to change
their bodies so that they’ll
morph into something that
they’re not. Our bodies are SO much
more incredible than we give them
credit for.
Start considering
the following:
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What if we changed our approach?
What if we changed our hearts and
perspective and instead focused
purely on how much we love our
bodies, and what we’re grateful for?
I really believe that our actions,
what we put into our mouths and
what we did with our bodies would
start coming out of that love. I think
we’d all experience a big difference
in everything, whether or not size
changed. We’d feel a shift in how
much we believe in ourselves.
THIS, is what I want for you, mama!
Let’s just take a minute and really
think about how amazing women’s
bodies are. They’re beautiful and
they’re powerful. Our bodies can
literally bring life into this world (let
that sink in for a minute, REALLY
sink in).
That is so unbelievable! Now, what
would happen if you shifted your
focus from what you look like to
what your body is able to do?
Your body has created the next
generation of people that will inhabit
this earth. THAT’S INCREDIBLE!
I realize that it isn’t as simple as just
switching our minds from worrying
about our size, to focusing on our
abilities, so we need to work on
shifting our mindset. A really great
way to do this is to begin showing
our bodies gratitude for the many
things it has done for us.
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How often do you get your
body outdoors and moving?
How often do you say no
thank you to the foods that
are processed and made with
bleached flours, or filled with
sugar?
What would happen if
we acted out of love and
gratitude to our Creator for
our bodies?
How we FEEL affects us greatly!
Trust me, I’ve been there. When we
first started living in the camper,
I was feeding myself all sorts of
processed foods because I was
struggling to adjust. I’d look in
my closet and start getting upset
because I had nothing to wear. I
had nothing that I thought would
make me feel good, so I decided
to head out and buy some new
clothes at Target.
I wasn’t going to buy something
new because things didn’t fit. No,
I’ve been there, but this wasn’t one
of those times. It was all just based
on feelings.
The lesson I quickly learned, and
one I want you to understand
as well, is that so many of the
decisions we make (including the
money you spend, how you spend
your day, etc), comes down to how
you feel.
It might seem silly, but I was
headed to Target to buy a new
outfit because I didn’t feel good. I
felt like garbage.
What I want you to take away from
this is that we have one body. It
is our temple - how we treat it
matters!
We need to take care of ourselves and value ourselves
enough to feed ourselves nourishing foods.
It’s hard as a mom to value how you feel, but many of your gastrointestinal
issues, or headaches or emotions could be because of the foods you’ve
been giving yourself. Take the time to go to the grocery store and get
yourself some healthy snacks. Fuel your body instead of filling it with junk.
One side note: I want to be clear,
life is about balance. You won’t be
perfect and you shouldn’t want
to be. Having a treat, or giving
into a craving from time to time
is perfectly acceptable. (I may or
may not have recently eaten an
entire bag of flaming hot cheetos
in one sitting...) It’s just important
to look at your decisions and make
the healthy ones the majority of
the time.
If this post has resonated with
you, and you feel as though you’re
struggling, it’s time to show our
body that we are grateful. It’s time
to take some action!
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Write what you love
about your body.
Or grab a journal, turn to a clean
page and write down what you love
about your body. What does it help
you do that you love it for? Why
are you grateful for it? Get REALLY
specific! I don’t want to see less
than a page!
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Taking action from
a grateful place
Turn to the next clean page, and
write out how you can begin taking
action out of a grateful place, out
of a place of love and appreciation
for the body that God has given
you.
You could write out what your
snacks might look like, or how
much water you should begin
drinking. Maybe you need to up
the number of walks you take on a
daily basis.
Don’t overcomplicate it!
In the end, my whole goal is for
women to stop trying to force
their bodies into a different shape,
and instead focus on what they’ve
accomplished.
The mindset of so many mothers is
sad. I really want love and gratitude
to become your new weight loss
routine. A simple mindset shift will
allow you to become so freaking
grateful for the body you were
given!
By Allie Casazza