I’m about to open up to y’all with one of my biggest insecurities/flaw/discomforts
I have. My weight. I have struggled my entire life with it. I have always felt
unattractive or just plain ugly because of it. I know there are times I don’t
take care of myself but it general I try to watch what I eat, and I am an
active person… haha I’m a mama of two toddlers, of course I’m active! And yet,
I have never felt comfortable in my own skin. I dread bathing suit season and
have even not attended events because of it. All through school I felt like I
was the fat friend, and that people were only friendly with me because of my
pretty friends. It weighed on me heavy for many years and still does sometimes!

I try to take care of myself and try to increase body positivity and
sometimes I feel good about how I look but not always. I have tried diet after
diet, crazy fasting and exercising, and all those fad pills and whatever else I
could do. Nothing seems to work, so time for my next adventure!

Instead of dieting and removing all of those things I love I’m taking a new
approach and eliminating processed foods, well where I can at least.

I started this a little over a week ago—no fast food, no coke, no takeout. I
have been making everything I can from scratch. I set a goal to make a homemade
meal every night for dinner, have leftovers for my lunch at work, and meal prep
a breakfast item. So far, I have stuck to this plan, and I already have
eliminated the cravings for those things, plus I have this amazing reward of self-accomplishment
when I place that dinner on the table. Yesterday was Taco Tuesday, as it is
every week in our house. I made my own taco seasoning, instead of the package.
I made my own Pico, instead of buying it at the store, and I made my own
tortillas! Would it have been easier to just grab all the packages out of the
pantry and use those instead? Yes! Did dinner take me extra time to cook? Also,
yes! But my kiddos loved that they got to help mama make tortillas and watch
how it was done and they ate it all! I have also been making my own bread,
coffee creamer, and whatever else I can do to remove all the preservatives!

Like I said before, I am an active person, but I have increased that even
more. Setting a goal to work out every single day and also practice self-care.
I think we all like the idea of self-care but do not know how to execute it. I
spend 20 minutes a day meditating, 10 minutes a day stretching, and at least 30
minutes of exercising! My hope is with this combination I will not only feel
more comfortable with myself but have the confidence to boost others too!

I want you to find your confidence too, so set your own goal and join me!