Weight? What?

Weight is such a talked about thing. Everyone has their own idea of the 'perfect' weight, what is 'over' weight and what is 'under' weight. Personally I have very fixed views on weight and the issues surrounding it, which I think has helped me to increase in confidence about my own weight and whenever my weight changes. I would just like to say I am not at all talking about weight that needs to be medically altered whether at either ends of the scale, that is totally different, I am just talking about body confidence and slight changes you can do :)

First of all, all I know is that the most important thing about weight to remember whether you are as light as a feather or have a bit more to give, is that you are healthy. Generally, as my boyfriend works in a hospital, It seems that there is an awful lot of people suffering with heart related issues, this really sticks with me as it helps me make the right food choices not necessarily for my weight but for my general health. (The ticker needs some attention!) You can gradually cut down on how many bags of crisps you have in a day, or have one strip of chocolate at night rather than the whole bar, I find that with my bad habits, cutting down is far more successful than cutting out. I love salt on everything, cutting out would last me a day and probably be out of the question.

Second of all it's important to remember to love yourself, you are beautiful just as you, if you have curves, appreciate them, if you are slim, appreciate that and if you are inbetween just have a little boogie about being you. 

If you want to change the way you are, never ever do it drastically, not only will you do damage to your health but once the dramatic regime has worn off, it is more than likely that you will go back to your natural body shape. Replace crisps with a banana and all that cliche health advice and what not.. you will have heard this a bazillion times from magazines and health blogs, but once you actually do it on a small scale for like a week it's so much easier to change the habit! And take one bad habit at a time, fight the rabbit before taking on a bear or so to speak.

Personally I think that if anyone has an opinion on your weight other than its perfect then it is rude, do not let anyone comment on your weight unless they are genuinely in your best interests by doing so, calling someone a 'skinny minnie' or telling someone to 'eat more' is the same equivalent to telling someone to 'eat less', and that is generally known as being very rude. People may think that alot of people's ideal body weight is to be slim, so it could be seen as a compliment, when sometimes this isn't the case. As you wouldn't generally comment on someone's face that they can't change, that is often the case with their weight, changing you're weight, especially drastically is not something that in most cases that is healthy or easy.

On a practical level for loving your own weight and embracing how you are is that it is helpful not to weigh myself often, if not at all as it can become a slight obsession very easily, do not discuss you're weight with anyone else, this will not help to ever compare with other people, that is your personal business no one elses. And I find those conversations often leave someone dissapointed and not thinking of themselves in a positve way.  And finally, remember you have one life, one body and there will only ever be one you. So LOVE youself, love your Beyonce booty or Kendal Jenner silhouette, you're beautiful however you are! 

I hope this has helped some of you

In the link below is a video by Sprinkle of Glitter and Zoella on the topic of sensitivity and weight that I found really interesting.

Thank you for reading :) 

Naomioxoxo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYvOD1ZIFD8