-The greatest weight you could lose-

Hi my babes! How are YOU?! We have officially left winter behind and spring has sprung! As we approach the summer time and all that it holds I know we are all putting pressure on ourselves. I mean bathing suits, shorts, dresses, all the things and all the seasons and occasions are approaching. And this idea of losing comes into our head. Right? We have to lose weight. We have to lose or cut out food. We have to lose sleep to workout. Lose delight and joy in ice cream. Lose lose lose. All this losing puts and surrounds us with negativity. We are anxious and worried about being perfect for this thing or that vacation. And in that we lose a lot more then maybe a pound or two. We lose time. We lose confidence. We lose pieces of ourselves and our lives. So instead of losing things that are short term, why don’t we take this time to think about the thing we can lose that will stay off forever. Because you know weight fluctuates as it should. Diets change. Priorities can shift. But I think the sustainable loss we can try to achieve is the weight of other people’s opinions. That’s a loss I am okay with and a loss that will lift weight and pressure off us and raise self esteem and confidence.

Do you ever look at people who just shine. And this I want whatever they have or whatever they are taking?! Anyone else do that? I know I do. What makes them shine is the comfort and contentment they have within themselves. They take a big pill of who cares in the morning and wash it down with a glass of I’m living my life the way I want and top it off with an eff you to people who have the time or the energy to judge. And you know what? They have it figured out. Because chasing perfection, chasing change, putting pressure on the now for the someday, that is joy sucking and damaging. It’s exhausting. It’s taxing! And it’s so self demeaning. I know it because I have done it. I think we all have. We worry about what everyone else thinks about our outfit or how we look. We worry about the rolls that form when we sit on the edge of the pool or the way we order at a restaurant. As if anyone truly cares? I mean really? Think about it...do they care? The answer is no. But they will know if you care. And them knowing you’re insecure is what you’re worried about. Right? You sit there worried what they will think. What they will say. What they will whisper. But if you didn’t even give them a chance or a peace of mind to care...1) you have let go of the weight of their opinion and wear your confidence and shine 2) you don’t care what they think because you’re living your best life.

Everyday you have a choice. You can love the skin you’re in and live life or you an let the skin you are in determine how you feel about a situation. Wear the bikini. Get in the picture. Order and eat the burger and fries. I’m not saying to throw all your healthy habits out the window, but THIS IS A HEALTHY HABBIT. believing in yourself. Saying yes to yourself. Saying eff you to other peoples opinion on your happiness, that is the definition of health!! It’s time to stop worrying and carrying the weight of what people think of you. Letting go of that will open a whole new understanding to who you are and how you see your life. Because at the end of the day, that’s what this is. It’s your life. Your memories. Your photos. Your time. Your money. Your energy. Spend and use it how it best suits you and best serves you. Don’t be a puppet to someone else’s life. Because guess what...they don’t care and if they do...the chances are they need to do the same thing.

So today, let it go. Take that weight off your shoulders. Say I am enough. Say I am beautiful. Stop putting pressure to lose and lose. Lose the weight of this and anything else that happens to you is a bonus. Because when you mentally love yourself and your life...some how good things and good changes start to happen. And one day you wake up living your best life with a lifetime of memories that you lived and loved every second of. Close your eyes. Imagine what that looks like. Put your big girl pants on, look in the mirror, and make a promise to let go of their opinions and say yes to whatever makes your heart beat, your eyes shine, and your soul sing.

All my love,

Caroline