For the last 5-6 years I was underweight and I loved
it. I loved the fact that I figured it
out and won that battle after struggling with it in college. (Back then in Russia, if you weren’t
anorexic, you were “fat” and not cool.) Hence,
I was very proud of myself for looking skinny and fragile, like a model. I could easily fit myself in size 0 at BeBe. And often my skinny composition was a subject
of ladies’ envy and motivation.
But on the flip side, I frequently looked and felt exhausted
and pale, my blood sugar was jumping like never before, and I was easily
injured playing sports. Often, I didn’t have the energy to do cool
things like tennis or dancing. I thought
all these things are age-related, meaning: I hit my 30-s so what the hell do you expect?
I was wrong – I now see it clearly. Like many girls, I was a victim of my
past-due ideals, a ridiculous teenage belief which somehow made its way into my
mature present. Women, and young women in particular, fall
into this stupid trap all the time. Being
5.7 inches tall, I don’t need to weigh 110 pounds to look sexy – in fact, if I
want to look and feel sexy, I should put some on!
I now have more energy to do the things I enjoy and I really
like what I see in the mirror. I’m not
perfect, but I feel that I sculpt my body with love, exercise, good food and
rest. So when I go to BeBe next time, I
will definitely skip size 0! ;-)
So, what I do differently now:
1) I eat good nutritious breakfast even if I don’t feel very
hungry in the morning,
2) I don’t skip meals, unless it’s very late at night, and I
make sure that I eat real, whole food (note: it’s very important to figure out
what particular food is good and bad for your body),
3) I incorporated real sport into my daily life (this one is
huge!),
4) I eat well after my exercise to build muscle and improve
recovery,
5) I get good quality sleep and I try to rest when I can
during the day.
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