Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
Dull, drab, unfashionable, that’s exactly how I felt only a couple of years ago. After having a baby, moving to a new city and leaving a career, I felt a little lost. The identity I thought I knew was no longer and I found myself self-conscious and uncertain. It is during these seasons that it is so easy for the comparison trap to hook us…
“A woman’s body is stunning and awe-inspiring. She can nurture a baby in the most intimate, loving way, birthing new life. You don’t have to live with the embarrassment or stigma from changes that occur to your body during pregnancy.”
Mortified. Day by day I watch purple veins pop to the surface of the inside of my left knee and spread down my calf like a spider web. It looked awful. I tried to ignore it, pretend it wasn’t there, but as the weeks of pregnancy passed by I realized this was something that was not going away…
If you look good, you feel good and if you feel good, you do good. –Georges St. Pierre
When you look amazing, you walk with confidence, smile more, enjoy the stares of your spouse and engage in conversation. It totally changes the way we carry ourselves, think about ourselves and how others engage with us.
Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralizing. — Harriet Braiker
As the oldest child in my family and with a very real and innate desire to please and excel, I think perfectionism will always be a thorn in my side. As much as I would like to imagine I can overcome it and get rid of it, I think this desire to pursue, press on, go further and use my God-given gifts is a part of how I was created. The problem is when it becomes about me.
The twist is when doing good, excelling, and moving the bar higher becomes a self-serving action.
