This is sponsored content from BlogHer and Crystal Light.
In the past two weeks, Crystal Light and BlogHer have asked how I eat healthy while away from home and how I keep hydrated. This week they’re asking me a big question: how is my body image?
Ask any mom and she will tell you that she has had body issues since having a child. I was at a good weight when I got pregnant with my first child. I even lost the weight I gained when I was pregnant with child number two. But the issue is that I didn’t lose the weight between having the two kids.
Twenty pounds. That’s all I need to lose. But can I do it, do I do it? Um, no.
Pre-kids I had the time to go to yoga several times a week and take walks at lunchtime. Now I am so time-crunched that it’s difficult to fit in exercise.
Do I feel fat? Yes.
But do I have a poor body image? I don’t think so.
In fact I am usually only reminded that I need to lose some weight when I see a photo of myself. And then I am in a little shock that I am pudgy. But the thing is that this bit of weight-not-lost has done nothing to belittle my self image. I’m as confident as ever and no matter the package, I am the same person underneath.
The reality is that I have a mom’s body. The same exact body that a lot of moms have, particularly those moms with little time to spare.
Will I get back to pre-baby weight. Probably at some point. I want to for my long-term health. But do I need to lose weight for my body image? Maybe not.
Giveaway!
How about a little something to help with your self-image? I am giving away a $100 Visa Gift Card this month courtesy of Crystal Light and BlogHer. Each Monday this month you will have even more chances to win (I will combine all entries/comments to select the winner so make sure to enter on each post).
To enter: (Required)
Leave a comment telling me how you feel about your body.
One Extra Entry:
Tweet or blog about this giveaway linking to this post. (Leave a separate comment including the link to your tweet or blog post.)
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Rules:
- Entries close August 31, 2010
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Until recently, I was under the impression that I was still the same approximate shape and build I was in my early twenties…athletic with a little extra padding. But honestly, I can’t delude myself anymore…that 50 extra pounds isn’t “a little” and it isn’t going to “go away” without a great deal of effort.
I have just been taking better care of my self and lost 20 pounds, still 20 before I am satisfied but I feel good and strong and healthy and pretty attractive too!
jacksoncrisman@yahoo.com
http://twitter.com/meeyeehere/status/21351372229
I tweeted too
I want to lose about 15 pounds to reach my “magic” number. (This is the number that I am convinced I am at my very best.) I am not willing to do anything extreme to get there, though. Been there, done that. I have begun exercising and just eating better and slowly but surely the weight is coming off. Right now, I am feeling pretty darn good about myself! Would I like to be thinner, quicker? Yep, but I believe this is the right way…
thanks for sharing your story. i’ve been think a lot about how to be healthy than how my body looks, i try to exercise as much as i can, it’s hard to keep up u_u
songyueyu at gmail
i tweeted:http://twitter.com/syytta/status/21363190000
Mia Michaels on So You Think You Can Dance (guilty pleasure) said on a recent show “Every day is a gift to move and to grow.” This pretty well sums up how I feel about my body. I am grateful to have this body and to experience sensations (my children’s soft skin, music, chocolate) and learn about the world around me.
I was almost 50 lbs overweight. Slowly the weight has crept up on me with all the different stresses in life. Did I hate myself or my body or have a poor body image? No, not unless I was unable to squeeze into a super cute pair of jeans or shirt that previously fit me. I was never one to look at models and wish I had their bodies. But it did finally dawn on me that I wanted to live a very healthy lifestyle and I wanted to feel as good about myself as possible. I’ve made lifestyle changes and have started exercising- which, lets be real, I haven’t really done since high school gym. I feel great! It’s been 3 months and I’ve lost 20 lbs. The weight is coming off slowly but I know I am going to keep it off this way- as I lose, I’m educating myself on proper nutrition, smart ways on how to enjoy my favorite foods , etc
I’m always trying to lose weight. I like certain parts of my body, but I just wish I had an easier time keeping my weight down.
Well, I am too fat, but 90% percent of the people think they are.
Not a fan of my body right now..I never seem to feel as heavy as I look until I catch sight of myself in a mirror or a store window. I decided a few months ago that I was tired of insisting my picture not be taken at any family events because I don’t like the way I look….it was time to do something about it. I don’t want the years to fly by and my children never have photos of me to remember me by because I was too obsessed with my body weight to not have my photos taken.
I’ve joined Weight Watchers and I’m feeling a lot better with each pound that has been shed. I know I have a long way to go and I’m never going to be model thin and that’s okay. I’m already feeling more energetic and I’m not ready to bust into tears when I go into a dressing room anymore.
I feel my best and love my body image when I stay hydrated, eat right and exercise regularly.
tweet.http://twitter.com/tcarolinep/status/21524044613
I used to feel pretty good about my body, then I gained 60 pounds, yikes! I was very thin, so I don’t need to lose all of that, but it would be nice to lose 30 pounds. More for my health than what I look like (but that’s an added bonus).
Thanks for a great giveaway!
I tweeted! (thanks for the share button, makes it so easy!)
I’m still carrying around some extra weight from my pregnancy and wish I could be about 15 pounds lighter.
sazzyfrazz at gmail dot com
I like my body. It swims very well. I try to feed it and water it and exercise it and it takes me where I want to go. Thanks for the contest.
http://twitter.com/slehan/status/21855891178
I go back and forth about my body, but the more I recognize that the standards I held myself to and unrealistic and unnecessary, the better I feel, most of the time.
Just when I think I have accepted my 20 lb. gain, I see myself in a picture and it puts me back to the unacceptable mode.
You know, I’m quite content with my body. There are days when I look in the mirror and I love what I see. Of course there are little things I don’t like, but I figure that as long as I’m trying to be as healthy as possible without going overboard, that I don’t mind a little tummy pudge or the fact that X isn’t perfect and Y could stand to be a little different. I was sucked into those sorts of worries in college and don’t want to ever go back again!
Not feeling that great about my body at the moment, but I’m exercising and working on it.
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I absolutely feel overweight. I never lost any weight after my daughter was born. Right now I am just a couple pounds less than I was when i gave birth so I’d love to “get back into shape” and shed off some of this weight. ….Tiffypoot @ (aol.com)
http://twitter.com/tiffypixie/statuses/22598336828 – I tweeted – Tiffypoot @ (aol.com)
I have lost 20 some lbs, but I have 15 more to go. I am happy with my body more than I ever have been.
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