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When the Scale is on the Rise

“The scale is merely a measure of my relationship with gravity.”– Lauren Harris-Pincus

“Don’t work out because you hate your body — work out because you love it.”– Author Unknown

“My weight does not determine my worth.”– Kristin Oja

"Weight loss is not the key to your dreams. The truth is there is no lock and the door is flimsy." - Golda Poretsky

So much of gym and diet culture is about telling us how we should be. What we should look like. How we should feel about ourselves when we look one way or another. What workout we should do for certain results. 

At what point in life do we stop thinking for ourselves and decide to listen to these voices that tell us we're not good enough just the way we are?

For the last 15 years I have worked within the health and wellness industry. Working on myself, physically and mentally. Not wanting to be skinny, but certainly healthier, trimmer, leaner, and a smaller size and weight than I started. 

Lately, the scale has been going up. 

I'm simultaneously dismayed and apathetic. It's hard to stop the incline and affect change with an apathetic feeling. I don't want to live by the scale. I don't feel it defines me, and don't want it to. 

But 

I do want my clothes to fit. I do want to be strong enough to move my frame without exhaustion. I do want to know that I am nourishing my body with the nutrients it needs to function well and not just easy to reach comfort foods. 

I believe one CAN love oneself and love their body and still want to work to change themselves. They are not exclusive thoughts or actions. 

How will I change? I'm not sure, but it will start when I can define the goal I want to achieve. 

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