I'm super excited to begin my health journey with this DietBet challenge. I think it's a good way to stay motivated and to make this journey a little special to avoid boreness!!
During this challenge, I'm going to try to write a blog post once a week (on Sundays) to share with you what happened in the week before considering nutrition and exercise. I will share what went well and what has been a little harder. I think that emotions are really important and can influence a lot motivation and how you live your journey. This journey should be something fun, something that makes you feel good and rewarded for the efforts you put in. The most important thing is to be able to see those changes and all the positive vibe that it brings to your life!
In this first blog post, I'm going to share what are my motivations to change my life!! I've always had troubles with mny body image, at least, since my adolescence. I've always compared myself to others, hoping that I had thinner thighs, less stomach fat and feeling really sad when (msot of the time) I saw that I was bigger that others. I always thought that if I told my family I wanted to loose weight, they would answer that it was unnecessary. So I've tried, by myself, drastic ways to lose weight. I cut my calorie intake really low, as well as avoiding carbs and all king od sweets. But it was too much and my body needed nutrients to be able to survive the days. Consequently, I had periods where I barely eat, and others where I had binges. This brought me a lot of frustration because I considered myself as a loser because I couldn't diet as others (again, comparing myself to others!). I've realized that this was not a balanced and healthy lifestyle and that I was really sad in this situation. Over the last year, I really changed my habits and I ate healthy for a long time, inducing changes on my body (I lost weight and felt much more happier and energized!). But, this didn't last and since August 2014, I've returned in those bad habits and this makes me feel so angry and uncomfortable! Of course, I've gained weight and this doesn't help to feel happy!
With all this being said, I really want to change those bab habits. I want this because I want to feel comfortable, confident, beautiful and happy! This challenge is gonna help me to stay motivated and I'm really looking forward to find motivation in all our check ins. My most important goal is to have no binge during this month. I also want to enjoy this journey and not live a day without loving my body and thanking it for what it alouds me to do!!
I wish you all an awesome first week of February and of this challenge and don't forget, you're beautiful!! :)
Pauline ♥