" You will know you made the right decision; you feel the stress leaving your body, your mind, your life." When I was in the ninth grade I decided that I needed to change the way I was living. I was not eating right, I was overweight , and I was not exercising. I became very athletic again and started a program called slim in six. I lost 40 pounds but a couple years later I was starting to gain weight back. I did not understand why I was either. I was not happy with my appearance so I decided to take action and do something about it.
What really made me decide to change was I started body shaming myself. I would compare myself to other girls and shame myself for not looking like them. I would always say I wish I could look like that or …show more content…
She gave me one of her weight loss programs and I started it. The program is called 21 Day Fix and it kicked my butt.
I drank weight loss shakes for breakfast and I ate salads for dinner. I drank water all the time and hardly ate sweets. If I wanted a snack I would eat fruit or a vegetable and try not to snack on junk food. I started to feel so much better about myself.
I felt so much better about myself, it was amazing. I was not shaming my body or comparing myself to other girls. I accepted myself for who I am and how my body is. I realized that it is okay to have a little bit of fat even though society does not show it in certain shows and models. I became positive about everything and my parents were happy for me. They encouraged me the whole way and every time I tried to give up they would talk me up so I did not give up. I am very thankful for their support because without them encouraging me I probably would have given up.
I was not happy with my body so I decided to take action and do something about it. I learned from this experience, that if you are not happy with the way you are living or the way you look, you can change it. There are somethings that you can not change and that is okay. If you are not happy with anything you can change try to change it for the better and you might end up liking the
What really made me decide to change was I started body shaming myself. I would compare myself to other girls and shame myself for not looking like them. I would always say I wish I could look like that or …show more content…
She gave me one of her weight loss programs and I started it. The program is called 21 Day Fix and it kicked my butt.
I drank weight loss shakes for breakfast and I ate salads for dinner. I drank water all the time and hardly ate sweets. If I wanted a snack I would eat fruit or a vegetable and try not to snack on junk food. I started to feel so much better about myself.
I felt so much better about myself, it was amazing. I was not shaming my body or comparing myself to other girls. I accepted myself for who I am and how my body is. I realized that it is okay to have a little bit of fat even though society does not show it in certain shows and models. I became positive about everything and my parents were happy for me. They encouraged me the whole way and every time I tried to give up they would talk me up so I did not give up. I am very thankful for their support because without them encouraging me I probably would have given up.
I was not happy with my body so I decided to take action and do something about it. I learned from this experience, that if you are not happy with the way you are living or the way you look, you can change it. There are somethings that you can not change and that is okay. If you are not happy with anything you can change try to change it for the better and you might end up liking the