FL Countdown - Day 49: What Yo Mama Gave You!



Ain't this the truth?!?  =)

OK ladies, this one is for us..

I recently read a blog post from one of my fellow blogger's having to do with this subject and because yesterday was such a crappy day for me in terms of self-esteem, I thought I would touch on it a little. 

How often are we comparing ourselves to other women, more so, women in the media?  It seems like every television show, music video, movie, tabloid magazine (I could go on for days), has pictures of beautiful, slim, celebrities.  Many of the titles reading "How I Lost the Weight" or "Hottest Bikini Bodies of the Summer" etc and many of the pictures showing gorgeous skin-exposing ball gowns and swimsuit shots.  As women, we place a tremendous amount of pressure on ourselves to fit the celebrity stereotype.  Yo-yo dieting.. been there.. exercising 4 hours a day like a fiend... done that. 

Yesterday was an off day for me.  I can make a million excuses to why I didn't get to the gym and why I didn't eat very well.  But I'm not going to.  Plain and simply:  I just didn't feel like it.  Which is probably why the gym guilt set in and I began to critique and criticize everything I don't like about my body.  And though it's hard to accept sometimes, this is what my mama gave me.  These are my hips, these are my thighs, my arms, my stomach.  This is what I was given.  ACCEPT IT.  (Easier said than done, right?) 

Though I am working towards a goal and I am eating right (most of the time) and "cross fitting", I still want to be the best I can be.  I will never be 5'7 and 110 lbs.  Instead, I will forever hem my pants and wear heels with every possible outfit (to fool everyone of my actual height, a mere 5'3).  I will dream all day long about having skinny "girly" arms and legs for days but the truth is.. no matter how much I work out and diet, I will never look like Brooke Burke.  I'm coming to terms with it :) but it's ok.  This is what God (and my mama) gave me!

So.. after that being said, I'll disclose my meals for the day... EEkkK! 

Breakfast:  2 Over easy Eggs (cage free) with Chicken & Apple Sausage, Coffee as usual

Lunch:  Leftover Spaghetti Squash w/ Marinara

Snack:  AmyLu's Chicken Burger with a small salad  (What?!?  I was still hungry!)

Dinner:  Korean Beef Bulgogi w/ Rice  (This is where I disappointed myself)

Now I remember why I have been trying to stay away from rice.. it's like instant bloat! 

In closing, be happy ladies - with what you are and who you are!  Accept the things you cannot change.  Take care of your bodies (this is the only one you've got).  Surround yourself with positive, supportive people who love you JUST AS YOU ARE!

~kat