<--- This is how I see myself in the mirror. While part of me knows that my body shape is not like that, there is another part of my thoughts that causes me to believe that I do look like this woman in this picture, rather than what I really look like. Negitave self image is such a hard thing to over come for me. I cant help but to think that if I were to actually lose about 100 lbs and really silm down, I would still see myself as a fat slob. How does one shed those negitive thoughts and start seeing themselves as they truly are?
It really has to start with believing that you are created by God beautiful. For me, from there, I had to surround myself with people who loved me no matter what, and who tell me that I am beautiful, but I had/have to listen to them and believe their words.
ReplyDeleteThat gave me the motivation to get healthy, which led to me losing weight as I ate better and exercised. And I felt better and better about myself as I got healthier!
The lies still creep up sometimes when I look in the mirror. But I remind myself of the truth as I smile at my reflection.
So it is a snowball effect. You just need to get it rolling.
You can do it girl! For when you are weak, you know where your strength comes from!
I can't even begin to top that comment, so I'll just agree with everything said above. Remember that everyone, no matter how "perfect" they look, was problems with self image. Just know that you have people that love you no matter how you look :)
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