Why Is It So Hard To Accept Ourselves - Just As We Are? | Nutritionist | Health Coach | Speaker
We accept our pets, our dogs of different sizes, right? Why do we have such a hard time accepting ourselves of various sizes? What I saw at the dog park I was at the dog park with my Great Dane Lex and watching all the different-sized dogs running around having such a great time. There were leaner dogs, athletic dogs, and there were fluffier ones. There were active dogs as well as more passive ones sitting on the sidelines. Even though we were in the big dog park, there were little weenie dogs running around – they just had to be there hanging out with the big boys. (The weenie ones love Lex!) It’s not in your DNA So many people – myself included back in my dieting days – try to achieve a physique, a size, a weight, that just genetically is not possible. I remember longing for my mom’s lean legs and yet instead I inherited my dad’s thick thighs. Eventually, I came to accept that. Perhaps you’re built a bit fluffier, like a St Bernard or a Great Pyrenees, or maybe you’re on the...