Just a thought...

You know, now that I'm doing P90X I am exponentially more aware of other people working out and wanting to lose weight.  There is just something that just gets at me with it sometimes though and it's people who are looking for an easy solution.  If this is you, please understand I'm not intending to be rude or judgmental. It's just that I know how much we all need to eat healthier and be more active because it's what is good for our bodies! We shouldn't be doing it to say we wear a smaller number in jeans or that we have a flat stomach or the numbers on the scale start going down.  Granted, those are perks and you should be proud of those accomplishments.  We need to just remember that this shouldn't be something we do for a short period of time.  We can't start a workout routine and do it until we get the results we want and back off until we gain weight, get lazy and are once again unhappy with our bodies.  It's about so much more than vanity and looks.  It's about your health and well being.  

I have been making better conscious food decisions, and I know I have mentioned that.  Today was one of those run around like a chicken with it's head cut off days so I didn't feed my body like it deserved. Do you want to know what happened?  My body couldn't handle my entire workout.  It was tired and I felt a little lightheaded.  I was able to get about halfway through my workout before I had to cool down and stop. On the days I eat much better, I'm not constantly digging around in my pantry and fridge trying to find something to eat and satisfy my cravings.  I will admit that it does happen just about every evening but I'm fairly certain that has more to do with the fact I have a baby who is also nursing non stop from dinner to bedtime.  If I want something really sweet, I try to reach for a smoothie and throw in some greek yogurt or a carrot, or just whatever healthy stuff I can find instead of loading it full of sugary stuff.  

With all the above being said, yes, I do want to be in a smaller pair of jeans, but only because I want to fit into the ones that I already own instead of wearing maternity jeans! Especially when I had a baby over 3 months ago.  I don't want to get smaller just because I feel like I need to be skinny.  I want to be healthy, I want to have muscle tone, I want to strengthen my core so my body is strong.  I refuse to buy into the media's definition of skinny is beautiful.  Strong is beautiful, healthy is gorgeous.