A body acceptance group like a diet club for the soul

[ibuiltahomeforyou]

I am putting weight on and feel sluggish, but am sick of Slimming World etc and the yo-yo I get on.

So I've decided to start my own body acceptance club from my own bathtub living room. I'm calling it WINNING WORLD.

I'm going to chuck in a fiver every week for nice things for myself, watch Lizzo speeches, and try to stop binging when I'm stressed.

I would be at slimming world right now but instead I've run a bath with my poshest bubble bath and I'm going to paint my nails.

Who's in?

Ah, bless you! I occasionally run meditation groups and one I did recently involved imagining a smile floating through every part of your body....like a Cheshire Cat floating smile but nice and peaceful. The smile is like, 'Oh, I know my ankles hurt, but I'm pretty glad they are there. Yeah, my tummy is kinda pudgy but yeah, I accept it as it is. My shoulder is a bit dodgy but I can smile at it for now. Not perfect but... Okay. Enough.'

Yes yes yes!

The Cheshire Cat smile around the body is a lovely idea!!

Yes yes yes!!! I'm with you!

I'm designating this weekend as my time to start in earnest (because everyone needs time for a run up to a diet club!).

I'm going to spend my weekend beginning things; prepping nourishing food and looking after myself.

I never make time for ME, so my Week One Pledge is to spend an hour doing something just for me; I think I'm going to get out my sewing machine which I love but never spare time for.

Me!

Hour for yourself is excellent! Abd definitely pro getting out the sewing machine. I am trying to do this regularly. My big top tip is use any available time in the evening to cut out your pieces/clean machine/check thread so that hour really counts.

@hoorayforharoldlloyd while my DD slept today, I put an hour on the timer and cut out all my sewing and pressed it ready to sew up later! So pleased!

I am sitting with my potty training toddler having a drink of hot ginger with some Hemsley banana bread in the oven.

Who else is going to find one hour for themselves this weekend? X

I love this idea, and I love reading about what other people do for self care!

I have had a few hours to myself today, admittedly I spent it doing the cleaning but I quite like that 😊. I'm going to carve out another hour and do something lovely with it!

One thing I did this afternoon which was LOVELY was to look up a toddler exercise video on YouTube with my DD (2) and we stretched and danced around together!

It was lovely to use my body in a really fun way and seeing DD stretch her tiny arms up etc was so cute!

This weekend in body acceptance club I bought new pjs that fit my bump and feel epic comfortable. I then put them on this morning and haven't yet taken them off.

I know this probably doesn't appeal to most people but I am taking my body's needs seriously and getting fortnightly physio / clinical pilates. I have to do floor exercises every day which I don't enjoy but I know will help with all my bullshit alignment problems, gammy shoulder, pirriformis problems, etc. So.

Also, naps. Mmmmm.

This is what I need. I'm being very hard on myself right now. I run 30/40 km a week, every week, and the last few months I've been injured and my diet has gone to shit. I then obviously best myself with the metaphorical stick.
I'm returning to work next week after 4.5 years off with the dc
I lost 3 stone last year and have maintained it until regaining 5lbs since June (so basically nothing) but I'm just being so bloody mean to myself. I would never tolerate someone speaking to me the way I speak to myself.

I know I need to be kinder to myself and focus on nourishing myself and fuelling my running rather than cutting calories one day and gorging on chocolate the next.

Tomorrow's self care: dye my roots, drink more water, no 'fridge grazing'

@CanISpeakToYourManager sounds like ultimate self care 🙌🏻

Today in body acceptance club I put my trainers on, found a good podcast, and walked in the sunshine at lunchtime!