Comments on: Acceptance http://bodyafterbump.com/acceptance/ When You're Serious About Kissing That Baby Body Good-Bye Mon, 19 Jul 2010 03:25:45 -0700 hourly 1 By: Kat http://bodyafterbump.com/acceptance/comment-page-1/#comment-59 Kat Wed, 31 Mar 2010 08:54:13 +0000 http://bodyafterbump.com/?p=150#comment-59 Hi Bridget Thanks so much for this .... I've been beating myself up a bit again of late, so your timing is impeccable. Oh and by the way - you are gorgeous! Your health and energy just jumps right out of your picture :-) There's so much you've said just now that I completely agree with, but the funny thing is how easily I forget those oh-so-practical thoughts and focus on the crazy. Would love to stay in touch :-) Kat Hi Bridget
Thanks so much for this …. I’ve been beating myself up a bit again of late, so your timing is impeccable. Oh and by the way – you are gorgeous! Your health and energy just jumps right out of your picture :-)
There’s so much you’ve said just now that I completely agree with, but the funny thing is how easily I forget those oh-so-practical thoughts and focus on the crazy.
Would love to stay in touch :-)
Kat

]]> By: BridgetJane http://bodyafterbump.com/acceptance/comment-page-1/#comment-58 BridgetJane Wed, 31 Mar 2010 01:26:08 +0000 http://bodyafterbump.com/?p=150#comment-58 Hi Kat :) I must say I am very RELIEVED to find this post in amongst all the others...I was reading your blog and beginning to feel VERY exhausted and almost dizzy with the sense of judgement, battle and effort I was absorbing from the posts.. Please don't think I'm being critical here, I'm not..I love your work... :) I have been through my own journey and there was definitely a time-not so long ago- that my happiness and peace relied upon a number on the scales..I still have my moments! What I cannot do anymore though is judge myself for how I am physically...it is exhausting and no one can keep it up FOREVER...we need to remember we have these bodies for a VERY long time (if we are lucky enough to live a long life! :) ) and we need to be KIND, COMPASSIONATE and non-judgemental towards ourselves if we want to have a healthy "temple" to live in, in the future... We must remember that we too are spiritual beings...Ive done the body journey...controlling my weight with food and exercise so that I had NO cellulite, NO body fat- I was pretty proud of myself! Then I learnt the incredibly important power of the mind....phenomenol! Now I have discovered to our spiritual essence and how important THAT is to optimal health and well being... Any one of us could "lose" our looks tomorrow..when I was doing my hospital placements at the Alfred Hospital for my Dietetics degree, I remember a girl in ICU who had run to catch the train and got caught in the tunnel...she tore off all her skin from her arm up and over her face..sorry for details, but important...her parents brought in a picture of how she used to look (a stunning dancer) and put it up on her wall....they were asked to remove it as there was no way she would ever look like that again.... We are who we are on the INSIDE and our essence will show through no matter our physical appearance, if we allow it to... I am not saying this is an excuse to "let ourselves go" or gorge ourselves with unhealthy food...infact quite the contrary...what I am all about is loving and nuturing ourselves from the inside out and when we stay true to this we discover we DO love healthy, nutritious food and exercise NATURALLY...no need for WILL power, mental manipulation....its all a kind, loving and nuturing act... Sure, we may not have 6-pack abs, or cellulite free thighs anymore...we pay not have what we once deemed as "perfect" bodies....what we will have though is soemthing MUCH more beautiful, attractive and compelling... True self love, acceptance and respect... That is incredibly attractive... Would LOVE to be in touch Kat :) Cheers! Lots of love to you al! :) xoxoxo BridgetJane Food Body Lifestyle Guru Writer, Speaker, Consultant www.newleafnutrition.com.au http://bridgetjaneguru.blogspot.com http://bridgetthompson.blogspot.com http://bridget-jane.blogspot.com Become a FACEBOOK FAN Follow me on Twitter Mob 0421332243 Sunshine Coast, QLD "Your health is everything...Discover your TRUE health potential" Hi Kat :)

I must say I am very RELIEVED to find this post in amongst all the others…I was reading your blog and beginning to feel VERY exhausted and almost dizzy with the sense of judgement, battle and effort I was absorbing from the posts..

Please don’t think I’m being critical here, I’m not..I love your work… :)

I have been through my own journey and there was definitely a time-not so long ago- that my happiness and peace relied upon a number on the scales..I still have my moments!

What I cannot do anymore though is judge myself for how I am physically…it is exhausting and no one can keep it up FOREVER…we need to remember we have these bodies for a VERY long time (if we are lucky enough to live a long life! :) ) and we need to be KIND, COMPASSIONATE and non-judgemental towards ourselves if we want to have a healthy “temple” to live in, in the future…

We must remember that we too are spiritual beings…Ive done the body journey…controlling my weight with food and exercise so that I had NO cellulite, NO body fat- I was pretty proud of myself! Then I learnt the incredibly important power of the mind….phenomenol!

Now I have discovered to our spiritual essence and how important THAT is to optimal health and well being…

Any one of us could “lose” our looks tomorrow..when I was doing my hospital placements at the Alfred Hospital for my Dietetics degree, I remember a girl in ICU who had run to catch the train and got caught in the tunnel…she tore off all her skin from her arm up and over her face..sorry for details, but important…her parents brought in a picture of how she used to look (a stunning dancer) and put it up on her wall….they were asked to remove it as there was no way she would ever look like that again….

We are who we are on the INSIDE and our essence will show through no matter our physical appearance, if we allow it to…

I am not saying this is an excuse to “let ourselves go” or gorge ourselves with unhealthy food…infact quite the contrary…what I am all about is loving and nuturing ourselves from the inside out and when we stay true to this we discover we DO love healthy, nutritious food and exercise NATURALLY…no need for WILL power, mental manipulation….its all a kind, loving and nuturing act…

Sure, we may not have 6-pack abs, or cellulite free thighs anymore…we pay not have what we once deemed as “perfect” bodies….what we will have though is soemthing MUCH more beautiful, attractive and compelling…

True self love, acceptance and respect…

That is incredibly attractive…

Would LOVE to be in touch Kat :)

Cheers!

Lots of love to you al! :)
xoxoxo
BridgetJane
Food Body Lifestyle Guru
Writer, Speaker, Consultant
http://www.newleafnutrition.com.au
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http://bridgetthompson.blogspot.com
http://bridget-jane.blogspot.com

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Follow me on Twitter

Mob 0421332243
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]]> By: Kat http://bodyafterbump.com/acceptance/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Kat Wed, 13 Jan 2010 07:26:08 +0000 http://bodyafterbump.com/?p=150#comment-31 A bit scary sometimes to reveal that much of myself so thanks for the feedback :-) A bit scary sometimes to reveal that much of myself so thanks for the feedback :-)

]]> By: Frances http://bodyafterbump.com/acceptance/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Frances Wed, 13 Jan 2010 03:20:25 +0000 http://bodyafterbump.com/?p=150#comment-30 This is by far one of the best articles you have ever written in my opinion; its both humbling & powerful, thanks for sharing some inner Kat with us... This is by far one of the best articles you have ever written in my opinion; its both humbling & powerful, thanks for sharing some inner Kat with us…

]]> By: Kat http://bodyafterbump.com/acceptance/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Kat Wed, 13 Jan 2010 02:53:48 +0000 http://bodyafterbump.com/?p=150#comment-29 Thanks Kate :) she sleeps really well and is pretty good overall. I think I've been quite lucky! Hope you are well also. Thanks Kate :) she sleeps really well and is pretty good overall. I think I’ve been quite lucky! Hope you are well also.

]]> By: Kate http://bodyafterbump.com/acceptance/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Kate Wed, 13 Jan 2010 02:34:42 +0000 http://bodyafterbump.com/?p=150#comment-28 Thanks for this article Kat, Its great to hear about your journey and also to hear about the importance of being in the 'right frame of mind' which you talk about often. This topic tends to be often overlooked not only by mothers themselves but by those we seem to feel pressure from to look unrealistically thin again so soon after birth. There are soooo many important topics here with relation to 'your body' aren't there? like sleep deprivation and hormones, (how's your bub sleeping by the way?) I know I found the first year very hard as I was sleep deprived etc etc.. I hope you're well and once again thanks for the great article and I look forward to the next installment. Thanks, Kate Thanks for this article Kat,
Its great to hear about your journey and also to hear about the importance of being in the ‘right frame of mind’ which you talk about often. This topic tends to be often overlooked not only by mothers themselves but by those we seem to feel pressure from to look unrealistically thin again so soon after birth.
There are soooo many important topics here with relation to ‘your body’ aren’t there? like sleep deprivation and hormones, (how’s your bub sleeping by the way?) I know I found the first year very hard as I was sleep deprived etc etc..
I hope you’re well and once again thanks for the great article and I look forward to the next installment.
Thanks,
Kate

]]> By: 100 Days To A New You – Guaranteed http://bodyafterbump.com/acceptance/comment-page-1/#comment-27 100 Days To A New You – Guaranteed Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:03:14 +0000 http://bodyafterbump.com/?p=150#comment-27 [...] ridiculous both those ideas are, I’ve been guilty of thinking that way myself. Even recently, in my quest to spring back into pre-baby shape within as few weeks as possible. The truth is that it’s not always enough to know the logic of something, is it? And the [...] [...] ridiculous both those ideas are, I’ve been guilty of thinking that way myself. Even recently, in my quest to spring back into pre-baby shape within as few weeks as possible. The truth is that it’s not always enough to know the logic of something, is it? And the [...]

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