Redefining Body Image

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February 11, 2012
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bodypositivewellness: (Stealing Haley’s format cause I loved it) Amanda // Founder of Love Your Body Detroit // Blogger at fatbodypolitics.com and fatbodypolitics.tumblr.com  // 26 year old Detroiter // Life long student // Fat Activist // Enjoys fun physical activity // Cat lady extraordinaire // Intuitive eating enthusiast I have always enjoyed being active, I like doing fun things. Starting out playing softball when I was 6, figure skating when I was 8, hockey at 12, roller derby at 20 and now I spent the few hours I have during the week doing yoga, either up on a trapeze, on silks or in my dining room. I am slowing gaining the upper body strength to do more with aerial yoga. Aerial silks are fun, the trapeze makes my butt hurt but in the end I enjoy going because I get to laugh and do crazy fun things. I get to challenge myself. I ride my bike when I get the chance, swim if I have access to a pool, walk around campus from class to class, dance when I clean and play tag with my cat…no really. I don’t measure my body against the bodies that surround mine because the only goals I have are for myself. I think that is something that has always been important to me, is that when starting something new I need to constantly remind myself that it is all about making my own standards for my body, more flexible or stronger, not about keeping up with everyone else.   HAES for me has been really instrumental in learning to assert myself when it comes to how I move my body and the foods I eat. Intuitive eating has allowed me to know what foods will make my body feel good and what ones I should avoid if I am having a bad day. This was something that I had to do before I even knew what intuitive eating was but it made the whole process feel more empowering.  Because I am so busy between school and all of the work I do, finding time for self care has become extremely important to me, that is why I go to yoga once as week and I try to find 20-30 minutes to do yoga at home a few days a week. I take enough baths that my landlord is probably pissed about the water bill. I sleep before I do homework if I am exhausted (which normally means I wake up at 6-7am to do hw the next morning). Tuesday nights is my free no guilt night to do what I want and I try to know when I have pushed myself too far by not feeling guilty if I just want to go home and relax.  Share your story! bodypositivewellness: (Stealing Haley’s format cause I loved it) Amanda // Founder of Love Your Body Detroit // Blogger at fatbodypolitics.com and fatbodypolitics.tumblr.com  // 26 year old Detroiter // Life long student // Fat Activist // Enjoys fun physical activity // Cat lady extraordinaire // Intuitive eating enthusiast I have always enjoyed being active, I like doing fun things. Starting out playing softball when I was 6, figure skating when I was 8, hockey at 12, roller derby at 20 and now I spent the few hours I have during the week doing yoga, either up on a trapeze, on silks or in my dining room. I am slowing gaining the upper body strength to do more with aerial yoga. Aerial silks are fun, the trapeze makes my butt hurt but in the end I enjoy going because I get to laugh and do crazy fun things. I get to challenge myself. I ride my bike when I get the chance, swim if I have access to a pool, walk around campus from class to class, dance when I clean and play tag with my cat…no really. I don’t measure my body against the bodies that surround mine because the only goals I have are for myself. I think that is something that has always been important to me, is that when starting something new I need to constantly remind myself that it is all about making my own standards for my body, more flexible or stronger, not about keeping up with everyone else.   HAES for me has been really instrumental in learning to assert myself when it comes to how I move my body and the foods I eat. Intuitive eating has allowed me to know what foods will make my body feel good and what ones I should avoid if I am having a bad day. This was something that I had to do before I even knew what intuitive eating was but it made the whole process feel more empowering.  Because I am so busy between school and all of the work I do, finding time for self care has become extremely important to me, that is why I go to yoga once as week and I try to find 20-30 minutes to do yoga at home a few days a week. I take enough baths that my landlord is probably pissed about the water bill. I sleep before I do homework if I am exhausted (which normally means I wake up at 6-7am to do hw the next morning). Tuesday nights is my free no guilt night to do what I want and I try to know when I have pushed myself too far by not feeling guilty if I just want to go home and relax.  Share your story! bodypositivewellness: (Stealing Haley’s format cause I loved it) Amanda // Founder of Love Your Body Detroit // Blogger at fatbodypolitics.com and fatbodypolitics.tumblr.com  // 26 year old Detroiter // Life long student // Fat Activist // Enjoys fun physical activity // Cat lady extraordinaire // Intuitive eating enthusiast I have always enjoyed being active, I like doing fun things. Starting out playing softball when I was 6, figure skating when I was 8, hockey at 12, roller derby at 20 and now I spent the few hours I have during the week doing yoga, either up on a trapeze, on silks or in my dining room. I am slowing gaining the upper body strength to do more with aerial yoga. Aerial silks are fun, the trapeze makes my butt hurt but in the end I enjoy going because I get to laugh and do crazy fun things. I get to challenge myself. I ride my bike when I get the chance, swim if I have access to a pool, walk around campus from class to class, dance when I clean and play tag with my cat…no really. I don’t measure my body against the bodies that surround mine because the only goals I have are for myself. I think that is something that has always been important to me, is that when starting something new I need to constantly remind myself that it is all about making my own standards for my body, more flexible or stronger, not about keeping up with everyone else.   HAES for me has been really instrumental in learning to assert myself when it comes to how I move my body and the foods I eat. Intuitive eating has allowed me to know what foods will make my body feel good and what ones I should avoid if I am having a bad day. This was something that I had to do before I even knew what intuitive eating was but it made the whole process feel more empowering.  Because I am so busy between school and all of the work I do, finding time for self care has become extremely important to me, that is why I go to yoga once as week and I try to find 20-30 minutes to do yoga at home a few days a week. I take enough baths that my landlord is probably pissed about the water bill. I sleep before I do homework if I am exhausted (which normally means I wake up at 6-7am to do hw the next morning). Tuesday nights is my free no guilt night to do what I want and I try to know when I have pushed myself too far by not feeling guilty if I just want to go home and relax.  Share your story! bodypositivewellness: (Stealing Haley’s format cause I loved it) Amanda // Founder of Love Your Body Detroit // Blogger at fatbodypolitics.com and fatbodypolitics.tumblr.com  // 26 year old Detroiter // Life long student // Fat Activist // Enjoys fun physical activity // Cat lady extraordinaire // Intuitive eating enthusiast I have always enjoyed being active, I like doing fun things. Starting out playing softball when I was 6, figure skating when I was 8, hockey at 12, roller derby at 20 and now I spent the few hours I have during the week doing yoga, either up on a trapeze, on silks or in my dining room. I am slowing gaining the upper body strength to do more with aerial yoga. Aerial silks are fun, the trapeze makes my butt hurt but in the end I enjoy going because I get to laugh and do crazy fun things. I get to challenge myself. I ride my bike when I get the chance, swim if I have access to a pool, walk around campus from class to class, dance when I clean and play tag with my cat…no really. I don’t measure my body against the bodies that surround mine because the only goals I have are for myself. I think that is something that has always been important to me, is that when starting something new I need to constantly remind myself that it is all about making my own standards for my body, more flexible or stronger, not about keeping up with everyone else.   HAES for me has been really instrumental in learning to assert myself when it comes to how I move my body and the foods I eat. Intuitive eating has allowed me to know what foods will make my body feel good and what ones I should avoid if I am having a bad day. This was something that I had to do before I even knew what intuitive eating was but it made the whole process feel more empowering.  Because I am so busy between school and all of the work I do, finding time for self care has become extremely important to me, that is why I go to yoga once as week and I try to find 20-30 minutes to do yoga at home a few days a week. I take enough baths that my landlord is probably pissed about the water bill. I sleep before I do homework if I am exhausted (which normally means I wake up at 6-7am to do hw the next morning). Tuesday nights is my free no guilt night to do what I want and I try to know when I have pushed myself too far by not feeling guilty if I just want to go home and relax.  Share your story! bodypositivewellness: (Stealing Haley’s format cause I loved it) Amanda // Founder of Love Your Body Detroit // Blogger at fatbodypolitics.com and fatbodypolitics.tumblr.com  // 26 year old Detroiter // Life long student // Fat Activist // Enjoys fun physical activity // Cat lady extraordinaire // Intuitive eating enthusiast I have always enjoyed being active, I like doing fun things. Starting out playing softball when I was 6, figure skating when I was 8, hockey at 12, roller derby at 20 and now I spent the few hours I have during the week doing yoga, either up on a trapeze, on silks or in my dining room. I am slowing gaining the upper body strength to do more with aerial yoga. Aerial silks are fun, the trapeze makes my butt hurt but in the end I enjoy going because I get to laugh and do crazy fun things. I get to challenge myself. I ride my bike when I get the chance, swim if I have access to a pool, walk around campus from class to class, dance when I clean and play tag with my cat…no really. I don’t measure my body against the bodies that surround mine because the only goals I have are for myself. I think that is something that has always been important to me, is that when starting something new I need to constantly remind myself that it is all about making my own standards for my body, more flexible or stronger, not about keeping up with everyone else.   HAES for me has been really instrumental in learning to assert myself when it comes to how I move my body and the foods I eat. Intuitive eating has allowed me to know what foods will make my body feel good and what ones I should avoid if I am having a bad day. This was something that I had to do before I even knew what intuitive eating was but it made the whole process feel more empowering.  Because I am so busy between school and all of the work I do, finding time for self care has become extremely important to me, that is why I go to yoga once as week and I try to find 20-30 minutes to do yoga at home a few days a week. I take enough baths that my landlord is probably pissed about the water bill. I sleep before I do homework if I am exhausted (which normally means I wake up at 6-7am to do hw the next morning). Tuesday nights is my free no guilt night to do what I want and I try to know when I have pushed myself too far by not feeling guilty if I just want to go home and relax.  Share your story!

bodypositivewellness:

(Stealing Haley’s format cause I loved it)

Amanda // Founder of Love Your Body Detroit // Blogger at fatbodypolitics.com and fatbodypolitics.tumblr.com  // 26 year old Detroiter // Life long student // Fat Activist // Enjoys fun physical activity // Cat lady extraordinaire // Intuitive eating enthusiast

I have always enjoyed being active, I like doing fun things. Starting out playing softball when I was 6, figure skating when I was 8, hockey at 12, roller derby at 20 and now I spent the few hours I have during the week doing yoga, either up on a trapeze, on silks or in my dining room. I am slowing gaining the upper body strength to do more with aerial yoga. Aerial silks are fun, the trapeze makes my butt hurt but in the end I enjoy going because I get to laugh and do crazy fun things. I get to challenge myself. I ride my bike when I get the chance, swim if I have access to a pool, walk around campus from class to class, dance when I clean and play tag with my cat…no really.

I don’t measure my body against the bodies that surround mine because the only goals I have are for myself. I think that is something that has always been important to me, is that when starting something new I need to constantly remind myself that it is all about making my own standards for my body, more flexible or stronger, not about keeping up with everyone else. 

 HAES for me has been really instrumental in learning to assert myself when it comes to how I move my body and the foods I eat. Intuitive eating has allowed me to know what foods will make my body feel good and what ones I should avoid if I am having a bad day. This was something that I had to do before I even knew what intuitive eating was but it made the whole process feel more empowering. 

Because I am so busy between school and all of the work I do, finding time for self care has become extremely important to me, that is why I go to yoga once as week and I try to find 20-30 minutes to do yoga at home a few days a week. I take enough baths that my landlord is probably pissed about the water bill. I sleep before I do homework if I am exhausted (which normally means I wake up at 6-7am to do hw the next morning). Tuesday nights is my free no guilt night to do what I want and I try to know when I have pushed myself too far by not feeling guilty if I just want to go home and relax. 

Share your story!

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