Zena shares with us all why it is important to LOVE your body and all its lumps, bumps and flaws. Just think about everything it does for you and be thankful for that!
Zena recently joined Zing Wellbeing 6 Week Health Challenge and is truly trying to commit to her health and embrace all the support and knowledge you gain from the program and appreciate and accept her body more.
No more doubting herself! It's time to shine thanks to Zing Wellbeing!
Why you should LOVE your body!
Body love - legs
Thank you to my legs for carrying me for 37 years, my attitude and all.
My life would be so much harder if I didn't have legs and so many people do not have them or have them and can't use them.
What they would give to have ones that work like mine.
Who else is going to appreciate their legs today?
Some
people chase a thigh gap and others like me with lipodemia chase a gap between the knees or calves... There is no gap there is just constant touching and chaffing.
Today at the gym I wore my Kmart netball skirt it has built in shorts and I love them.
When I walked in I remembered all the bits about my body that I hated, I think I may have had the shortest skirt/shorts in the place. I was thinking to myself why did I wear these..
My big thunder thighs making an appearance for every burpee, the poor people behind me... I could feel the self concern... But then I realised that no one is watching me... They are too busy dying on their own exercises (I hoped).
My legs have carried me for 37 years. Yes they never shrink when I lose weight and it sucks thanks to lipodema etc but they are strong, they have carried me, they have taken me on adventures and they do their best.
Is there things I would still change? 100000% I often feel like my legs are my hated part of my body.
But worrying about my legs and hating on them or even caring what I wear doesn't change anything at all, it just puts negativity into my mind and makes me feel horrible...
A lot of my weight sits on these legs and I was so close to going under the knife to fix them, two chaffing is intense... If I do that it's my decision but right now I'll try to appreciate them.
Body love day - Hands....
I have a hate love relationship with my hands... All the rings that get stuck when my weight fluctuates another reminder of my overweight body or my poor choices.
I'm a nail biter but mostly only on one hand, I dig my teeth into my fingers which is the redness. I always thought it was my anxiety but it turns out it could be a stim (ADHD).
Beautiful nails is what I always wanted, I feel like when people have their nails done they must have their together...and who doesn't want that..
I can't do fakes as I rip them off, and yucky tasting anything I just bite through
Today I love my hands, for all that they do for me, from holding my babies, putting underwear on, feeding me, giving me a coping mechanism even if it sucks, giving me a finger hand gesture when people piss me off, helping with wifely duties when I'm "too tired".
If I didn't have hands life would be so so so much harder... My hands don't feel beautiful to me often but I'm grateful I have them and appreciate their service.
Zena shares her goals for the 6 Week Health Challenge
I have so many... I need to do this for my kids, but I also need to do it for little Zena, current Zena and future Zena.
1. No alcohol
How - I'll do this by asking my children and husband to be really nice to me for 6 weeks just kidding... I'm going to replace alcohol with mineral water as diet cordial if needed followed by 2 minutes deep breathing on my Garmin watch.
2. 1L water minimum
How - I've set this goal low so I feel like I achieve, honestly, lately I've had little to no water, I'll fill my bottle up each night which is 1.5L and this will have to be it with a coffee and tea.
3. Eat 3 main meals minimum and not use coffee as your nutritional source.
How - making my meals in advance and laying them out the night before.
4. F45 at least 3 mornings a week
How - I'll make sure my husband knows he is on kid duty from 4.45am, I'll run out of the house as soon as I hear tw slightest awakening. I'll try not feel guilty for having 1 hour of me time when they are all mostly sleeping and I'll try ignore the I'm tired comments if they do wake. My mental health matters and I get no time out, I deserve this. I also have my clothes out and bag packed.
5. Reduction in my binge eating
How - this one is really hard but my plan is to allow myself one bag of popcorn a day spread over the day if I get any cravings to eat mindlessly... It gives me that crunch sensation and saltyness that helps the ADHD. I am ADHD medicated but often forget my meds. The meds can help to give me the dopamine hit without food or coffee.
6. No scales
How - put them in the bin. I did have a body scan at F45 last month, so I do have a starting ground and have taken photos.
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