Being happy with my weight and going natural

I am in a place now where I am happy with who I am and what I look like and seeing other ladies of different shapes and sizes has helped. It not the size that matters or having the recent make up trend, but how you feel within yourself and on the outside. 

The image is of my son and one of our walks we do through Morden Hall park in London and filmed us doing this walk, check out this link here to watch it: https://youtu.be/UZlq8tbCtgY

This blog is not slating those who wear make up in anyway because I do like wearing it too, but for my skin I don't wear a lot. I find myself giving myself pressure as part of me keeps telling me to put in on everyday but I like going make up free some days and allow my skin to breathe. 

Listen to your skin and having a good skincare routine is a must for me and I love skincare. So is why i do like to go more Natural, and I like doing a look wear I haven't got a lot on and have a natural make up look. 

It can depend on the day and have been working on my sleep routine, and on my energy levels. I am trying to control my eating habits as this can affect how we feel and have implications on our body when we do consume unhealthy foods, but I like having a McDonalds a few weeks and eat out, but not all of the time.

There was a time where I hated the word diet, because I thought it a negative word and unachievable and never going to have a flat stomach, but I am not bothered by that now. I am no long bothered by size, and it feels good to say that. That is the question, do you want to continue to battle with having the perfect body or live your life? 

It is up to you, but for me I feel so drained by thinking about this and made up my mind that this is not what is important to me. Yes like to have a break from wearing leggins all the time, and make an effort, I just no longer want that battle with myself and live. 

So I am happy with the weight I am now. I do still check daily as I have had to lose weight because I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, but I feel okay with it and do feel I have control of it, and that this a big part of my change of mind, is being in control and not allow weight to control me and eat more natural foods and be in Natural environment too, as me and son now like going for walks by water and near nature. 

So I really hope this helps you and lets work together to feel good about ourselves and have confidence in ourselves.

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Many thanks for reading, 

Carrie X 

 

Dieting, is it a bad word?Are diets healthy?:

For me Dieting meant not eating and starving, but now being a lot older, it to me means Nutrition and eat what my body needs. I do wish to have a flat stomach, but I like my curves and now clothing and that has changed, I do feel a lot more confident and so it is not such a poisonous word to me now, and don't cringe if I hear it.  

Homemade soup my son made and was delicious and was a vegetable soup

I never wanted to be super muscly and this is not offense to those who are, and its just not for me, but want to be toned, but eating and enjoying food, but minimising. Not having huge portions of food, but are nutritious and makes you feel good. 

The one area I am struggling is Lunchtime. So I have began making of planning my lunch to help this, as I am fed up of chocolate and sweet stuff, but have more vegetables and not having too much meat. I like having a yoghurt at breakfast rather than cereal but have a substantial amount of food to give me energy, and I do find I feel fatigue after lunch so more reason to have a better food during the day, rather than biscuits and crisps all the time. 

When I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes I was told which I was surprised about that not to eat too much fruit because it is still sugar and have a certain amount of portions per week and have a leaflet on my wall showing what are good and bad foods, and was surprised that not all vegetarian dishes, like burgers and sausages, are allowed occasionally but glad eggs are best choice if scrambled, poached and boiled, but I do love a fried egg so will occasionally have that. 

It is all about moderation and having food that is enjoyable and nutritious like my step dad makes a homemade chicken and leak dish and it so nice and adds bacon to it too. Okay so doesn't sound like this is healthy but it is and don't have this all the time, but really enjoy it when its on the menu for dinner. 

Homemade food is the best and you know whats in it. I do have two ready meals in the fridge and are Chinese style meals, but again don't have these all the time. If you have the same thing each week it can make you bored and not enjoying it. 

So having a good mixture of food is the way to go and you look forward to it and will continue to eat healthier food. So yes, diet is a good word when you are not starving yourself, but fasting between meals and varying your diet. 

Many thank for reading,

Carrie X