The Cute Card That Made Me Laugh, Then Rant

By Annalicia of YogaAndPilatesOnline.com I saw this greeting card at a local co-op awhile back. I laughed out loud. I couldn't help it. I pretty much live in yoga attire. :) It bubbled up some real feelings, though...honest questions and things that felt important for me to consider. I ranted in my journal. Here's an excerpt of that rant, it's how I actually feel about the cute card that made me laugh at the co-op... What other people think about me eating a scone is really none of my business. Who cares whether or not they think I deserve it? If I truly feel good about eating it, there's no need to justify anything to anyone. I don't like the thought of having to earn or deserve my food. To me, it implies that I had to struggle, struggle, struggle doing some form of exercise I hate to '"deserve" the "sinfully" delicious thing in front of me now. That feels like it sucks all the fun out of life and food and movement. Let's cut the ties between food and worthiness. Are you with me? While we're at it, let's cut the ties between: Food and weight Exercise and weight Weight and worthiness Our relationships with food and exercise don't need to center around the scale. That's a choice. What if they were centered around fun and feeling a certain way, instead of looking a certain way? Part of my definition of "healthy" is not being "healthy" all the time. I eat pizza, drink too much wine and coffee, and skip my workouts sometimes. Things like this used to freak me...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news