I agree 100% with this image. I saw the original (without the stop sign) a couple weeks ago and just thought to myself: "Why are there so many photos asking us to compare women's body to determine their worth?!" I think this updated image says it all. "You are capable of more than being looked at."
Am I overweight? Yes. Will I be healthier if I reduce my body fat? Absolutely. Am I already healthier now after 2.5 weeks of clean eating and working out? I certainly think so. I may not "look" thinner but I know my insides are healthier and I feel better.
While this blog is about my journey to become fit and healthy, I think it's important to introduce you to the rest of me, because I am more than a body.
I am a second year master's student, studying Higher Education/Student Affairs. I live with my amazing boyfriend who works in the IT field. He keeps me calm when grad school stresses me out. I'm very close with my family and hope to stay close to home after I graduate in May (hopefully colleges around here are hiring). I'm a bit of an introvert and surprisingly funny (I say surprisingly because people laugh at things I don't always intend to be funny!). I'm smart and focused and rocked out a 4.0 in undergrad and holding strong with 3.95 in grad school. I took three years of Spanish in college and ended up pretty good at the language; unfortunately, a year away from the language has left me very rusty. I have a big heart and care deeply for my friends and family. And if I had all the money in the world, I would still work in Student Affairs, but would probably take a 10 month position instead of 12 so I could spend my summers at the lake with my family.
We are all so much more than what our bodies look like. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise!
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