I used to think I wanted to be smaller

It’s not about a smaller body.

It’s about a better experience inside my body.It has never been about being smaller, or losing 5kgs. If it was, you would not have gained that weight back.

You would not have stopped taking care of yourself if losing weight had that definition.

You have always wanted to feel good—in your body, about your body, feel good about your life, feel like you have things under control.It has become about control.

If I make my body smaller, then others will see that I am being disciplined.But what about how you truly feel?

Let me tell you one thing:

Lifting weights feels so, so good.

It feels great, even.

Now, do you know why you hate it so much? You are doing it for all the wrong reasons...If you truly start to live well, you start to feel good, and allow weight loss to be a product of your way of living.

And when you shift into this mindset, it stops being about control and starts being about truly living and caring for your body.

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About the author chisom

I am Chisom Obidike a entreprenuer and
Founder -Janesmovement a body-neutral movement and fitness coach whose goal is to help you heal your relationship with food, exercise, and your body.

Janesmovement helps women improve their diets and relationships with food and their bodies.
With the help of value-based nutrition and training programs, we can help you achieve the healthiest diet possible
It may or may not be required that you track your macronutrients as part of the coaching process
you may or may not want to lose weight, and our approach is highly individualized
Aside from habit building, practice-based goals and homework in body awareness, self-compassion, and mindfulness,

Janesmovement also helps you to improve your body image and reduce obsessive eating by teaching you about nutrition and movement to support your health.

I used to think I wanted to be smaller