Tag: Body Image
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An earthly home
The world tells me my body is a problem to be fixed But what if my body is a vessel to be loved? An earthly home for an eternal soul my body is a miracle
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You get to decide
Sometimes it feels like we are at the mercy of marketing, social media, and the opinion of nameless “others.” Just because it feels that way, though, doesn’t mean it’s true. Ultimately, we get to decide. We get to decide which voices we listen to, and if we will make choices based on fear or freedom. We […]
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Body Gratitude
Something I remind myself often is that my body is not an ornament. It does not exist as a means of impressing others. The Bible tells us that our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, and that they are “tents” for our souls. I love that. I am thankful for my tent and all […]
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Calories
Want to know a surefire way to feel lethargic, grumpy, freezing cold, and constipated? Restrict your calorie intake. Take it from someone who, unfortunately, has been there. I remember thinking that the 2,000 calorie per day FDA recommendation was the law. And if that was the law for “normal” people, then I wanted to be […]
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Body R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Did anyone just sing Aretha Franklin after reading the title of this post? I hope so. 😉 It’s so interesting to me how diet culture somehow convinces us that by embarking on a “cleanse” or “clean eating plan” (aka a diet), we are honoring and respecting our bodies. I suppose in some instances this can […]
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It’s for you, too
I used to think that feeling comfortable in your body and feeling free around food was only for other people. I distinctly remember walking through the cafeteria in college and seeing all these women carefree-ly (is that a word?) eating their Chick-fil-A sandwiches and waffle fries while I walked past with some sort of low-fat, […]
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What if…
…there was nothing about your body that needed to be changed? One of my biggest fears used to be gaining weight and not being satisfied with my body. But you know what? A funny thing happened when I allowed my body to gain the weight it needed to- I actually started to appreciate and respect […]
A Continual Feast 