A word of clarification
Good Monday Morning!!!
I started this blog wwwwaaaayyyyy back when I started my journey of health and weight loss. I say this because genuinely I lost weight because I came out of pregnancy and having a baby with high blood pressure and a thyroid condition and I knew if I didn’t change, I could fall into a trap of sickness that unfortunately runs in my family-really deeply. My grandfather died in his 50’s, several family members are unhealthy at young ages. It’s a real thing. And I knew I had to change.
I received feedback yesterday on a social media post (that I since deleted and all completely well meant) but I wanted to clarify a couple things in response to comments (mostly because I’ve been kind of rethinking them since yesterday and want to put ‘pen to paper’ and work it out in my head).
The post was about gaining 0.8 when weighing in at WW this week. Small potatoes, normal fluctuation in being a woman and being human. Followed the plan, did my workouts, sometimes it happens. I shared because I know others than relate, and that’s always been my goal in recent years: keep it real, keep me accountable.
Here’s my clarifying point: I have not, in recent memory, attached a value (emotional value) to this number of measure. It keeps me held to the earth. It doesn’t measure my worth, value, beauty, any of those things. That said, I do have a goal. Because I have a desire to make my lifetime status at WW again. And I know that with work it’s totally doable. (Honestly who wouldn’t want to go for free to WW? It’s bomb.com). This goal was even set by my doctor and I, so I know it’s a good one. I work for health, I work for being comfortable in my clothing and liking to shop. I work toward my goal. I am forever a work in progress to learn how my body likes to move and be nourished. And I get bored easily so I change it all the time.
Health isn’t a size. Value doesn’t come in a clothing size, a number or any other accomplishment. You’re valuable and beautiful, just as you are. And I was at 218, I just didn’t know it (but that’s another discussion). Because we’re human. We are valuable, we are beautiful, as is EVERYONE for a million different reasons. You can decide to work on improving, staying the same or doing whatever the hell you want. That’s the beauty of the human condition. Lift one another up, keep sharing real, raw, human connecting experiences and I will keep doing the same. Just do you.
With love,
Kara
I started this blog wwwwaaaayyyyy back when I started my journey of health and weight loss. I say this because genuinely I lost weight because I came out of pregnancy and having a baby with high blood pressure and a thyroid condition and I knew if I didn’t change, I could fall into a trap of sickness that unfortunately runs in my family-really deeply. My grandfather died in his 50’s, several family members are unhealthy at young ages. It’s a real thing. And I knew I had to change.
I received feedback yesterday on a social media post (that I since deleted and all completely well meant) but I wanted to clarify a couple things in response to comments (mostly because I’ve been kind of rethinking them since yesterday and want to put ‘pen to paper’ and work it out in my head).
The post was about gaining 0.8 when weighing in at WW this week. Small potatoes, normal fluctuation in being a woman and being human. Followed the plan, did my workouts, sometimes it happens. I shared because I know others than relate, and that’s always been my goal in recent years: keep it real, keep me accountable.
Here’s my clarifying point: I have not, in recent memory, attached a value (emotional value) to this number of measure. It keeps me held to the earth. It doesn’t measure my worth, value, beauty, any of those things. That said, I do have a goal. Because I have a desire to make my lifetime status at WW again. And I know that with work it’s totally doable. (Honestly who wouldn’t want to go for free to WW? It’s bomb.com). This goal was even set by my doctor and I, so I know it’s a good one. I work for health, I work for being comfortable in my clothing and liking to shop. I work toward my goal. I am forever a work in progress to learn how my body likes to move and be nourished. And I get bored easily so I change it all the time.
Health isn’t a size. Value doesn’t come in a clothing size, a number or any other accomplishment. You’re valuable and beautiful, just as you are. And I was at 218, I just didn’t know it (but that’s another discussion). Because we’re human. We are valuable, we are beautiful, as is EVERYONE for a million different reasons. You can decide to work on improving, staying the same or doing whatever the hell you want. That’s the beauty of the human condition. Lift one another up, keep sharing real, raw, human connecting experiences and I will keep doing the same. Just do you.
With love,
Kara
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