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 Current Entry: July 11, 10:35 AM
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Well I think this is very interesting and thought I would share it with all of you.
I've been doing some self evaluation. Watch Out! Throughout this process there has been so much focus on the way I look – How Much Do I weigh? Am I Keeping It Off? Am I Happy? There is so much emphasis on my body. Okay, I get that it's what part of this show is about, but the bigger picture here is about how it has changed me as a whole; how it altered my person. I have said before it is a struggle everyday. Nothing was magic at 'The Ranch' and Bob didn't turn on a 'Fix It Switch' and I sure as hell don't have Bob at my door every day. With all that said here's my point. Recently I was approached by a plastic surgeon to have some work done by him. It seemed to be a good opportunity and considering my dramatic weight loss in a short period of time, there was a few things I felt could be fixed so I was thrilled. I began to mentally prepare myself for the surgery and with that I started criticizing every bit of my body. Being very hard on myself, losing sight of my accomplishments and focusing on my imperfections. I was becoming obsessed with what was wrong with my body. It was horrible. Not just for me, but for those closest to me too.
Well, for a few reasons it didn't work out with that particular doctor. I was devastated and began to hate my body even more. It took me a few days and a ton of love and support from my husband and friends for me to get back to that place of confidence and to regain that sense of peace about my body. To Embrace It...All Of It. In my disappointment that old saying that everything happens for a reason kept coming back to me. This experience gave me time to finish healing mentally and realize how beautiful my body is. I know I am never going to be a twig and weigh 120 lbs. I will never have a perfect body and I am okay with that...I had to fix that image I had in my head of the old Andrea.
In talking to other people in my situation this is something that we who have lost a great deal of weight now face. I am sharing this with you in hopes that before you go and try to "fix" those imperfections you see that you truly take a look inside yourself and make sure that you are doing it for the right reasons. Don't expect perfection. Embrace YOUR Body. Don't compare yourself to anyone else except the reflection you see staring back at you everyday. That is the only one you have to answer to – and the one that should love your body the most. I might eventually have the procedure, but I know now my head, my heart and body will all be in the right place.
Andrea Overstreet : )
www.andreaoverstreet.com
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