Why is it that women are so hard on themselves and men can think that they look like a million bucks when strutting a beer gut, loss of hair & no sense of humor? Studies show that women are far worse critics of their appearance and bodies then men are. Why is this you ask? Sadly, society has set unattainable standards of perfection we buy into day in and day out. Women have a fear of being arrogant, having a distorted perception of attainable beauty. I have worked with many women in my career that have had beautiful bodies and are gorgeous women all around, looks and personality, but yet they still nit pick themselves to death. My opinion is that women focus more on the appearance of themselves and what they look like and what other women look like and constantly compare whether they mean to or not, it happens at some point in time. Men not so much, they don't or at least as often stare at other men and judge themselves, "Wow, that guy has a nice butt!" or how about "That man looks really good in his outfit, I wonder where he got it from?" I don't think so! This does not happen as often as women look and watch the appearances of other women. Why do we do this to ourselves? It is impossible to get the approval of everyone. Instead, try to focus on the good health for YOU! Taking good care of your body by exercising, eating regularly and clean is what is going to make you feel and look fit and healthy. This maybe be challenging for some with having to change your schedule around however just ask your self, how important is my health? How important and what is it worth for me to feel my best and give it my best effort to do so? Are you worth it? Hell, yah you are! Do it for YOU and YOU alone! Making yourself happy first is the first and foremost important thing. Then you won't care much or as much of what other think of you because you will be so confidant with yourself that the though of what others think of you will rarely cross your mind.
Living in the moment sounds very exciting. However, imagine if we truly lived like this everyday. Would we eat what we want, partly like no tomorrow and simply excuse any bad behavior? Sure, seize the day certainly suggests living each day with passion and spontaneity, but how about we find a happy medium? Do it in a way that will perpetuate long-term well being. Take one day at a time, do something good for yourself each day and reap the benefits for a lifetime. Use the gym as an example or your exercise classes you go to. Why are you working out? Is it because you feel you should, or because most everyone you know and associate with is doing it? WRONG reason. Sorry but by only exercising for this reason is not going to do a dang thing for you. Think of it this way, you are improving your overall health. You are working on improving your energy, lowering your stress and becoming a happier person. I often hear of how intimidating people are of they gym, so they don't work out. WRONG AGAIN. There is no excuse to not workout. You don't have to become a member of the gym if you are intimidated by it (by the way if people are there judging others then they have far worse problems then you do) then you can exercise at home or sign yourself up for local exercise classes. (I hear that Body By Jess has some fun and exciting classes for all levels of fitness :) ) Generally, people at the gym are minding their own business and are all there for the same reason. They are hardly starring others down and criticizing what others have going on, when all they want to do is get their workout done and get out of there! Don't get me wrong; I am guilty of this on occasion as well. None of us our perfect and we all just want to strive to do and be our best. I work on building my confidence with who I. I do the best to be a fit and healthy influence to others and my peers. For now, I 'm going to keep working hard, spend quality time with friends and family, and stay on track with my workouts and eating clean. After all, isn't that what helps us reach true happiness and security?
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