My weight has been an issue my whole life. Well, even when it wasn't an issue I was led to believe it was a problem. As a result, my weight continued to grow as I filled the pockets of every weight loss conglomerate to try and shed these unwanted pounds. I've spent my life as a human accordion - fat gain/weight loss/fat gain/weight loss (losing the weight of an entire family in the process). All the while hating this fat. Blaming my fat for any life challenges or any issues faced. Always turning my anger on my arch enemy - my super powered nemesis - FAT.
"What you resist persists." After years of angst it recently hit me, what is fat anyway? It's stored energy. It's not an evil overlord with the ulterior motive of ruining my life (Tell that to my teenage years that were ruined by being a fattie). But 'fat' was just a thing, a mere noun and not a ruthless destroyer of lives.
A scientific definition - "Fat is a necessary, efficient source of energy. An ounce of fat contains more than twice as much stored energy as does an ounce of protein or carbohydrates and is digested more slowly, resulting in the sensation of satiety after eating. It also enhances the taste, aroma, and texture of food. Fat, or adipose tissue, protects and insulates internal organs against heat loss and regulates cholesterol metabolism."
I had no idea fat was so awesome!
This gave me an idea – stop fighting and start inspiring my own fat. After reading all these inspirational books about visualizing and manifesting, it was time to use what I learned. I was going to be an inspirational leader to my fat. Appeal to its natural talents rather than hating fat and fighting it. Rally the fat troops to live up to their full potential of being energy.
The battle cry: "Come on fat cells! We've been together a long time. Now it's your turn to do what it is you do best.... Be Energy! I am no longer going to hold you back with slurs and epithets hurled to hurt your feelings. You have goals, my dear fat, and I will no longer stand in your way. So, I encourage you to get out there and be energy. Live the life that was meant for you and you alone. You were born as energy, and you should live as energy. Go fat go!"
So that's where I am at this point. I do sort of feel a bit of a shift and feel like eating carrots and hummus. Who knows, maybe this could be the answer to my weight problem... I mean 'weight energy.'