My rant this week, and more over lately in general is stop freaking telling me I am on a diet.
I know. I started out on a diet, many many months ago. But it has adapted and evolved. What began as a desire to simply be "skinny" and cute, has become a quest for health and athleticism. I much prefer the new me and lifestyle. I love being getting stronger and faster in running and cross fit style workouts. I love living a paleo lifestyle.
I do not love the questions I get when I pull out my lunch bag all the time. I do not love the eye rolls I get when I order meat and steamed veggies and insist upon sticking to my plans when being out and about. I just am tired of people saying you are small enough now when will you eat normal again?
I am normal, in my mind. I like eating this way. When I am paleo and on point I have a great week. I am more energized and my stomach is not a bloated balloon. Simply put, I like living paleo so can I just be left alone? haha
And working out. I like it. I do not plan to stop anytime soon. I do plan to run a marathon this year. I do plan to train this winter and prepare for who knows what next spring, maybe my dreams of Boston Marathon will come true? Who knows!
All I do know is I want to keep doing what I am doing because it works for me. So leave your judgments at the door and let me be.
That is all ;)
#nomorebs
What do you want to rant about this week?
5 comments:
I'd say if even Bill CLinton can go vegan, we all need to find what works for us! ;-) Yesterday I was in a meeting and noted how cold the room was ("It's freezing in here.") The guy leading the meeting--a colleague--said, "Well, when you have only 3% body fat, you're going to be cold." He meant no harm, but why draw attention to my size? plus, ironically, I was gnawing on a Luna bar at the time -- I do eat!
The people who think when you want to lose weight you go on a diet, lose weight, & then return to "normal" eating are the people who don't understand why they keep gaining back all the weight & then some. Or just give up trying because they can never stay on a diet.
It's all about life & if you are eating & exercising healthy, & loving life, you must be doing something right:) & why ditch what's working?
OMG! YES! People don't seem to understand eating healthy and clean CAN be a perfectly normal [and advisable lifestyle!]. Our culture is so messed up in their view of what is normal and in addition, those who are trying hard to live healthy get comments about it!
Keep eating healthy...and don't listen to those other people, I have them in my life too ;)
It's my goal to be able to declare that eating normal is eating fresh, and healthy.
As stupid as it sounds, I make open comments all the time about what I'm eating... this is going to kill me, I wish this junk would be outlawed, etc.
I know it sounds weak - and pointless, really - but I still haven't found the steps like you have, but I will. I can't wait for people to notice that I'm eating healthy food because I want to - and it's what my body needs... not just because I'm trying to lose weight.
You keep going...there are people out there (me) that want to be just as strong and motivated as you!!
I want to rant about this too!! I HATE it that people think I should eat junk because I am not '12 weeks out'. Ummm...what about just being healthy and the most fabulous woman I can be? I don't actually want to shove cake and chips into my mouth, thank you very much! ARGH! People just don't understand and its totally annoying sometimes. I tend to smile, blink, and continue to chow down on my veggies while they ask ridiculous questions and make random comments.
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