Making a decision to love my body (copied from my blog post)

This truly is an eye opener.  You hit the nail on the head.....awesome post.  Thank you for this....

You're welcome!  Hope to see you soon, Kendra :-)

Great Post !!  You just said it all.. How true it is.. I can relate to this. My sleep Dr. told me that your body is a temple and that you should worship it and be kind to it and it will be kind to you in return. I guess that was his way of telling me to lose weight and exercise more.. He told me this before I had the surgery.. It might not be what I would like it to be, but it is better than what it was before surgery and it is the only one I have, so I am going to make the best of it and learn to love it more everyday.

You're so right about appreciating that however I end up looking, my body is MUCH better off than it was a year ago.  :-)

This is something I am still learning how to do. 

It sounds like you are learning how to love and accept the body you have been given, and now that you are taking the best care of it, it's time to acknowledge that your body has worked hard to keep you alive through thick and thin (quite literally, even!) and that you should be proud of what you've been able to accomplish thus far!  Your body is an amazing thing--all of our bodies are. 

I needed this today, Tracy.  Thank you for sharing it with us!

You're welcome, Lee!  It's WLS warriors like you that keep me motivated :-)

Tracy, your post resonated in my head. This is a topic I have contemplated often. To begin, when I started to gain weight I never saw myself as overweight in the mirror. I mentally knew I was overweight, but my eyes would not see it. I always had to ask my daughters " is that woman's butt bigger than mine?"  When I finally had my epiphany after my labs came back abnormal, I realized that my body is fat and I hated it. I abused my body for years, and when I started to lose weight my body responded. I am in awe of this body I have abused for years, it has stepped up to the plate and has done an amazing job during my journey. I also have learned to appreciate and respect my body with what I put in it. I have definitely become aware of all the junk that I tortured my body with for years. My labs are all normal now, and I pray that I can continue this path to a healthier life. Our bodies should be a temple. Thanks for sharing with us.

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Patricia - I used to have the same problem...I didn't see myself very clearly or I wasn't looking with honest eyes.  I fooled myself for a long time about how I looked.  That's why I didn't like pictures because it was impossible to deny the evidence when I was looking at it.  

Glad to hear that your labs are normal and you are on the path to a happy and healthy life!