Loving Your Body And You Again
There comes a time in most people’s lives where they struggle with how they feel about their bodies. Sometimes this comes with age; sometimes, it comes with significant changes in relationships, having babies, or moving country. There is a lot that contributes to how we feel about our physical selves.
It is actually incredibly crucial for your mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being that you keep loving your body through all of the trials and tribulations of life.
So here are some wonderful tips about you and your body and how you can fall in love with your body all over again, or rejuvenate the relationship.
Love, Not Hate
It is so easy to point out the things that we do not love about our bodies. But what we need to get into the habit of doing, it’s finding what we love.
Finding joy in the way we can bend our thumbs at awkward angles or that after all of these years, we are still able to get in a downward-facing dog yoga pose. It might even be that your lips have got a beautiful cupids-bow, and you have always enjoyed looking at it.
Find what you love and point out to yourself just to reaffirm that there are things that you love about you.
Think ‘Action’
Every single day our bodies complete millions of tiny little jobs often we don’t think about the effort that goes into it. From allowing you to walk to the end of the road to take the children to school.
Or picking your coffee cup in the morning. Learn to appreciate those actions.
Eat Happy
So many people spend half of their lives on a diet only to find in the end, but they weren’t really that happy at all. Well, it is essential to maintain a healthy diet, it is also essential to not layer guilt on yourself for eating food that you enjoy.
Try not to think of food as:
“I’ll have this extra cake, and then I’ll work it off.”
trying to think of it in terms of:
“I love cake, and I love my body, and I’m going to eat it, I’m going to enjoy it, and then I will take care of my body too.”
Feel Sexy
Feeling sexy is easier said than done when we age, we often feel that we lose that spark. Add to that layers of having babies, breastfeeding, menopause, and other hormonal changes it to leave us feeling not quite ourselves. Feeling sexy doesn’t always mean having sex.
What it does mean is capturing something that makes you feel effervescent as a person.
Just remember that over time our bodies change, and sometimes you might need a little extra help in the form of KY Jelly personal lubricant before you indulge in some quality bed time. And of course, whatever clothing or music makes you feel great too.
Do New Things
There are millions of people who are putting off hobbies that they would really love to try. From learning to paint to finally finishing that book that they’ve always wanted to read, or writing a novel yourself.
Hobbies make us happy in fact, many studies support the notion that the right hobbies can increase your happiness. And over time, those levels will become steady. So try to find things that might be outside of your comfort zone. If you’ve always wanted to try a hobby, then look for classes in the local area to attend.
Not only will you meet more people (if that’s what you want) but you’ll be able to learn something new too!
Ditch the Scales
If there is one surefire way to have you not feeling your best, it will be keeping too close an eye on the scales. It doesn’t matter if you are on a healthy eating plan, trying to lose a few pounds, or just like to keep track.
If you place a lot of value in the numbers, you might end up putting less value on yourself.
Treat Yourself as you Treat Your Friend
It is often the case that we are much kinder to our friends than we are to ourselves. Imagine if your friend is feeling a little bit down in the dumps or not quite themselves. Consider the advice that you might give your friend and apply them to your own situation.
More often than not, we can give more objective advice when it does not directly concern ourselves. So think about all the great things that you tell a friend or loved one and tell it to yourself.
Make Time
If you’re not making time to do the things that you need, perhaps a hair mask or a facemask maybe even a spa for the day. You will quickly feel neglected.
This is not about being selfish or ignoring any other responsibilities that you have. It is about nourishing your whole body.
It doesn’t need to be hours and hours, just make time to do the things you need to feel good.
Self-care
Many people think that self-care is simply taking a hot bath or using a face mask. But the truth is that self-care can be you doing your accounts, taking library books back, or arranging your coupons (and remembering to use them next time).
Self-care is much about doing the things that you need to do to keep a healthy balance. For some people, that means taking a 10-minute nap and wearing warm socks. For others, it’s doing their taxes and putting enough petrol in the car so that you don’t need to think about it again for another week.
Gratefulness
Sometimes when we are feeling blue or not quite ourselves, we forget just how much good stuff we have.
A great routine is to think about everything you are grateful for each morning it could be that you always have hot water, it could be that you have a job (even though you don’t love it), could be that you know tonight you can have pasta and garlic bread if it takes your fancy.
When you are focusing on the positive parts of your life, you don’t have time to focus on the negative parts. And, over time, this will build a more positive mindset about the life that you have and everything around you.
There are lots of things that you can do to fall in love with yourself again. So take some time to find the things that you enjoy and that make you feel good, and build them into your everyday life.