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By saying that I forgot that I have this blog. Sorry.
Let me start again. Hello! Shalom! Mabuhay! Konichiwa! Como esta?! Aloha!
I am Julee and I recently decided to be healthier.
I am plus sized, but I dont look like it because for the most part, im a bit taller than the average filipina and my fats are evenly distributed. LOL. And mostly, I can get away with still wearing mediums and large clothing.
Im a big woman and im ok with it. In my family all of us are big, both in height and in size. My dad is 6' and so is my brother. Most of my family members are big and curvy, so growing up, I never thought that my size was different, and im lucky enough that my family never made me feel that i needed to lose weight, or that im different or to conform to what society thinks is an OK Body.
Im also very athletic, ive played Volleyball, Badminton, Swimming and Diving. Ive gone mountain climbing and hiking. So i wasnt really bothered by my weight or my size.
My childhood was easy, i was never bullied for my weight nor was I embarrassed by it. But since the propagation of the internet and all social media broke loose, we started boxing people. Most especially women, we started putting them in categories based on their looks. And I, with all of my self assurance and confidence, started to doubt myself.
My self image crumbled. I unknowingly and unwittingly, put myself in a box. A box that says FAT. I was never happy with how my body looked. I started to nit pick every single curve that I have. My hips are too wide, my arms are too big, my tummy to bulgy my face to puffy, i have no thigh gap and on and on and on.
I started to hate how I look.
So i started all this fad diets, drinking all there "miracle juices" or "diet pills". They start great, I started to lose weight but gain it all back, with a vengeance. It came to a point where i starved my self thinking that my body would "eat" my fats, or that I didnt need it. I can survive on crackers and tea.
It was so bad. I got the results I wanted, but at the expense of my sanity and health.
Thankfully, I got past that. I didnt feel good. I didnt look good. I started to say to my self, society does not live in this body. I do, and I will and should take care of it. I started to look at myself in the mirror, really look at myself and tell myself, what do you really want? My answer was simple. I wanted to be happy.
So I started doing things that would make me happy.
And that is how we ended up here. Last year, I made a conscious effort to put myself first. To make myself happy.
Im making myself happy. How?
First off, my weight. Im still plus size yes, but I love my body now. I love every curve, every turn, every scar and pain. I am still trying to lose the weight? No. But! What i am doing, is living a healthier lifestyle. I am exercising regularly, choosing healthy options, taking care of my skin, drinking lots and lots of water and smiling.
Second, not stressing on anything. I still do from time to time, but ive develop a system wherein my body and my mind would flick a switch in me that if im frowning or starting to lose cool, I stand up, stretch and take a break. So im not stressing on anything.
Lastly, make up. I dont go over the top make up, just keeping my brows in check and my eyeliner in their perfect cat eye with lip balm and Im good to go.
So this is the start of my journey with you, readers. This is a bit of a backstory for me, I promise to blog more.
Thank you, till next time!
xx
Let me start again. Hello! Shalom! Mabuhay! Konichiwa! Como esta?! Aloha!
I am Julee and I recently decided to be healthier.
I am plus sized, but I dont look like it because for the most part, im a bit taller than the average filipina and my fats are evenly distributed. LOL. And mostly, I can get away with still wearing mediums and large clothing.
Im a big woman and im ok with it. In my family all of us are big, both in height and in size. My dad is 6' and so is my brother. Most of my family members are big and curvy, so growing up, I never thought that my size was different, and im lucky enough that my family never made me feel that i needed to lose weight, or that im different or to conform to what society thinks is an OK Body.
Im also very athletic, ive played Volleyball, Badminton, Swimming and Diving. Ive gone mountain climbing and hiking. So i wasnt really bothered by my weight or my size.
My childhood was easy, i was never bullied for my weight nor was I embarrassed by it. But since the propagation of the internet and all social media broke loose, we started boxing people. Most especially women, we started putting them in categories based on their looks. And I, with all of my self assurance and confidence, started to doubt myself.
My self image crumbled. I unknowingly and unwittingly, put myself in a box. A box that says FAT. I was never happy with how my body looked. I started to nit pick every single curve that I have. My hips are too wide, my arms are too big, my tummy to bulgy my face to puffy, i have no thigh gap and on and on and on.
I started to hate how I look.
So i started all this fad diets, drinking all there "miracle juices" or "diet pills". They start great, I started to lose weight but gain it all back, with a vengeance. It came to a point where i starved my self thinking that my body would "eat" my fats, or that I didnt need it. I can survive on crackers and tea.
It was so bad. I got the results I wanted, but at the expense of my sanity and health.
Thankfully, I got past that. I didnt feel good. I didnt look good. I started to say to my self, society does not live in this body. I do, and I will and should take care of it. I started to look at myself in the mirror, really look at myself and tell myself, what do you really want? My answer was simple. I wanted to be happy.
So I started doing things that would make me happy.
And that is how we ended up here. Last year, I made a conscious effort to put myself first. To make myself happy.
Im making myself happy. How?
First off, my weight. Im still plus size yes, but I love my body now. I love every curve, every turn, every scar and pain. I am still trying to lose the weight? No. But! What i am doing, is living a healthier lifestyle. I am exercising regularly, choosing healthy options, taking care of my skin, drinking lots and lots of water and smiling.
Second, not stressing on anything. I still do from time to time, but ive develop a system wherein my body and my mind would flick a switch in me that if im frowning or starting to lose cool, I stand up, stretch and take a break. So im not stressing on anything.
Lastly, make up. I dont go over the top make up, just keeping my brows in check and my eyeliner in their perfect cat eye with lip balm and Im good to go.
So this is the start of my journey with you, readers. This is a bit of a backstory for me, I promise to blog more.
Thank you, till next time!
xx
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