Create a Healthy Lifestyle

I have freckles, like a lot of them.  As a kid I think we find anything that makes us feel different and we focus of those things so much that we become overly sensitive to any mention of it.  I was that way with my freckles, I used to HATE them.  I used to wish I could erase them, wash them off, cover them up.  I actually remember praying(more than once) when I was younger that they could just be gone for one day, ONE day, because I wanted to be normal!

It has taken me many, many years to feel comfortable in my own skin.  I am still working on my confidence, but I have come a long way and now embrace my differences.  I feel like I went through that for a reason.  I struggled so that I could teach others how to love themselves, get over caring what anyone else thinks and be authentically YOU! Love yourself and share that with the world!

This afternoon we made a quick trip to the grocery store and while we were standing in line there was a lady and her daughter behind us.  The girl was maybe 12, I could overhear the mom telling the girl that she needed to eat less junk and watch your figure. As they got up to the magazines and the mom must have picked one up that mentioned going on a diet. She handed it to her daughter and said "see this woman lost 50 pounds on this diet"

The girl replied "you want me to go on a diet?"

The mom said "no I'm not saying that out right, I'm just saying follow the signs"

I wanted to turn around and hug that little girl and tell her that she was perfect and beautiful and amazing and just give her love!

It just breaks my heart to hear people talk to their kids like that. I grew up with parents who were amazing at telling me how great I was and in boosting my self confidence and I still had problems with it.  I imagine kids growing up with parents who treat them like that.

You can agree with me you can disagree with me but my personal opinion is, you should never tell a kid they should go on a diet!

You should never tell a kid they are fat or skinny or they look different or they should change anything about themselves.

If you are truly concerned with their health, then be the example and change your eating habits and they will eventually fall in line.

I have felt the pain and hurt of others telling me I was different.  I felt different and I wanted to change.  At a young age, you form habits that stay with you for the rest of your life.  You don't want those to be the bad habits of thinking negatively about yourself, it's a rough cycle to break.

If you are stuck in that cycle of feeling like you are not good enough or just feel like you need a little confidence boost  fill out the application below to join me in a 30 Day Love Yourself Challenge.