Let It Go

By Survivingana @survivingana

You are given permission to let go of:

the scale
diet books and cookbooks
beliefs that you’re not good enough
stories that you need to earn — through your accomplishments, appearance and actions — respect or love or kindness
the view that you can’t be your top priority because it’s selfish or you don’t have the time
your endless list of chores
yelling
the idea that happiness resides in smaller jeans
a longtime fear
restriction — whether a diet rule or working too hard
the need to please others
the need to control others’ behavior
waiting to take tender care of yourself until you lose weight
a regret
staying silent
guilt over eating certain foods
a subscription to a magazine that makes you feel like crap
expectations that you must do everything perfectly
stories surrounding what you should be or what you should do
a friend who puts you down
the idea that thin — and only thin — is beautiful
the idea that a good workout has to be painful
the idea that you need to “work off” everything you eat
the idea that you can’t love your body right now, without changing a thing