Letting myself Go!!
I was reading a post by one of my team members and it got me thinking.There are some women out there who look fabulous, no matter what size they are…I’m not one of those women. I’m the girl that went from chubby to volputous in one summer, from one of the boys to “sex kitten”, all at age 13 and I was not ready for it. Some females relish the attention, especially in their teenage years, I loathed it, my mind took longer to mature, so I had a child’s mind in a body of a woman and so began my love affair with baggy clothes and food.
Don’t get me wrong, I can dress when I want to dress, but, that’s the dilema, when I want to. Over the years, the fear of attracting the wrong kind of attention, just turned into I just don’t care, but, lately I started thinking, if this attitude is probably working against me. You see, the less time I spend on my appearance, the less I will take care of myself and then it spirals downward to not eating right, no physical activity etc. I noticed lately, that since I started taking my health seriously I’ve also started taking care of my apperance. I can’t afford to go shopping due to my tight budget, but, I went through my closet and I ‘m discovering that I have enough clothes to last me the next couple of months until I graduate. There are things that I worn only once or never, I have put them to the forefront and the items that do not fit me properly or just needs to be put in the garbage, I’ve thrown in the garbage and the others placed in a bag to give to the salvation army. That’s not all
Ever since I was a kid, I was a nail biter, the only time my nails were long was when I visited the “Nail Shop”. However, last semester, after my microbiology class and a year of nursing , I decided no more nail biting and that was that. Today, my nails are a little pass my nail bed and I take pride in shaping them and keeping them a desired length ( for nursing) . Next step, my eyebrows…and so on, so on. Just like my mini goals on health, I guess my goals on appearance correspond, it’s like my mini- reward system. I guess this tom boy is finally turning into a lady…well, eventually. I guess I agree with eveyone out there who made this point, make yourself look good no matter what size you are, it’s a little extra booster that can raise your self esteem and in the process encourage you further into a healthier lifestyle…Take care everyone
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You Go Girl. Have you got it all together or what !!! You have been through the fire and are now coming out victorious. No turning back now!
-Dee
I totally understand. I have my first hair appt in over a year tomorrow. I am kind of excited. We deserve to give ourselves the best.
oh I so understand what you mean! I feel like such a frump most of the time, and the worst is that for a long while now I’ve just done the minimum to make myself presentable for work.
I like your reward system, might have to do something similar.
Your correct and have me thinking. When I go out I look like a totally different person, everyone tells me that but on a normal day, I could care less what I look like. I’m gonna take your advice. Thanks
You are so right about taking care of ones appearance. Have found that when I get up in the morning and after my shower, if I fix my hair put on makeup and smile, my day goes so much better.
Otherwise, if I look in the mirror I see the ole frump staring back, it kicks my self esteem down several notches. Thanks for the reminder, 30sumthin!!!! I owe you!!!
You are great!Love your way of thinking!I couldn’t of said it better.I feel the same way..For the past month i’ve been getting my nails done and got my hair did and I’ve been putting make-up on.I feel somuch better.What sucks is–he , the better half didn’t even notice.
Thats ok, I know how good I feel..
its true! i have started doing those little things…that some of us have never done on a regular basis…hair, makeup, nice clothes….and i feel like a different person! we deserve to feel and look our best….and it doesnt have to cost a fortune! Be creative!