Happy Friday! Its the last Friday of the month! Doesn't it seem like you were just reading Day 1 of our challenge yesterday? Well before you get sad because you realize Jan 31st is really around the corner, keep your head up we are still taking it one day at a time and you NEVER know what I might offer for Feb. :)
So let's get started with Day 27:
Fitness:
OOOOMMMM! Treat your body to a yoga class today! Usually take yoga on Friday? Then try a different type like:
Allow your body time to find repair and restoration. For some the body might just embark on a new experience and way of working out those tired muscles. Never did Yoga before? No problem, just let he instructor know you are new and I am sure he or she will be glad to help you out.
Food:
Savor your food! Slow down today and enjoy every meal, even the quick snacks. We have taste buds for a reason. Use them! No eating in front of the TV, computer or while talking on the phone. Have your meal in front of you and enjoy the flavors, maybe try to notice what seasonings were used especially if you are at a restaurant.
If you're doing the cooking, you should be savoring the fruits of your labor not woofing it down. Its even nicer with a friend. Share the experience. Make it fun: Imagine yourself having that glass of Red wine in an Argentina Vineyard or sitting on top of a mountain over looking the ocean while you eat a Mango.
Taste buds do more then tell us we don't like something, they create memories. Feel the textures, taste the flavor and enjoy every bite. Its been said good food can be "orgasmic!"
Well it has been said....... :) So go there if you dare.
Self Growth:
Break away! Did you know that 90+% of women sit around and have "fat talk" and I don't mean about other people. How many of us are guilty of comparing diet trends, or our weight to our friends who just happens to be taller then you?
Go ahead admit it, you have number envy! Are you competitive when it comes to your friends body image? Do you fall into the traps set out by main stream media and tabloids which happen to be sitting at the check out right next to the M & M's and Twix Bars. Ironic! Or worse have you allowed family to scar you with self body images that you can't seem to shake?
Misery loves company. Nows the time for you to BREAK AWAY from the negative chit chat and surround yourself with positive outlooks. Don't get sucked into the "have nots" i.e. taking a compliment and turning it into a negative: "Wow you look good" your response: "Really do you see this jelly roll." Stop agreeing with a friend who might say, "ugh I feel fat", and you say "me too". You are just adding fuel to the fire and body bashing never gets us very far.
Smile! Take a compliment and remember that we have LOTS to be grateful for when it comes to our bodies, from head to toe. Make it a LOVE YOURSELF day EVERYDAY! So what if you put on a few pounds, on the bright side you aren't starving or missing meals. :)
Until Tomorrow,
Taj
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