Friday, 16 September 2011

You are too fat for summer

The sun is beaming here today in Melbourne as if to say "wake up! Let your light shine and embrace your own inner warmth" of course it could also be saying " it's warming up, it's getting closer to the time when the swim suit will have to come out, seriously; you are way too fat for summer."

You see it's all perception. The beginning of good weather, for a lot of people marks fun, the beach, long days and hot nights where everything feels just great. For a lot of other people out there, it's a time to be reminded how inadequate we are as we see shorts getting shorter and bikini's galore. We reveal our legs for the first time in months only to feel far too pale. We see summer as either a time to show off our bodies and tans or we shy away from the thought of revealing our pasty not so perfect bodies.

The pressure really starts to build at this time of year for many women. Gym memberships go through the roof and people are frantic to get "ready for summer". What exactly does that mean? We all of a sudden have to change ourselves simply because the season changes. Doesn't this seem a little odd? All of a sudden the razors come out a little more frequently, the spray tan shows it head and most of the world goes on a diet in persual of "getting the beach body" in time for summer.

Sure it's motivation, but it's not inspiration. External circumstances are causing us to shift, not an inner knowing that makes us want to be healthy for life rather than just for the warmer months. When we focus on externals to get us moving, it will always fail and with it failing it leads us to feel even more inadequate and with less money in our pockets then we were at the start of summer.

So I ask of you, as we enter into another beautiful Australian summer, look after yourselves, always not just for summer. If you show yourself love and acceptance all year around, then the seasons will do little to shake you. The fear will subside and shopping for a new swimsuit will be all the more easier when you realise that you are so beautiful right now. Even if you know that you haven't been looking after yourself as much as you could have; know that everyone on the beach is just as conscious as you are and they are more worried about themselves than you!

Love yourself for who you are and re frame your thinking when trying on your summer clothes for example; Your white skin needn't be something to be ashamed of, rather it should be cherished for you have kept your skin precious and out of the sun. If you're worried about your body, re frame it to perhaps mean that you have a fully functional body and are grateful to have access and funds to buy swimmers and go to the beach.

There is always a different way to see yourself and your body.

What are you choosing?

Enjoy all of you.

Cheers K

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1 comment:

Emma Matthew said...

I always wondered if we have a "getting ready for summer" time why don't we have a "get fat for winter" time too. Surely it would make sense.