Long time, no see!! Well I have no real explanation for it, but I have missed blogging. I forgot that sometimes I just need an outlet. Well, what better month to do my venting than August? Every. Single. Day. Here I go...August bring me luck and sanity, I'll be needing it!
I plan on having a subject for every single BEDA post this month, whether it's superficial or a little more down to earth. I hope that I won't be just writing about how my days are going because they are likely to be more stressful and boring as the end of the month approaches. So what should I talk about today?
Health has been on my mind for quite a while now. Here is my health spiel:
Today's society in the United States is probably one of the most sickening things to me. Girls are expected to be sticks, boys are expected to be ripped. Not only is the unhealthy for the body, but for everyone's mind this can be hugely detrimental. Having personally dealt with emotionally scarring issues concerning my 'health' I can honestly say that none of this matters. People can torture you by telling you that you're not good enough, day after day. Then once that ends, you realize how much of an impact those people had on you, and you begin judging yourself more than anyone ever realized. Let's just look at the definition of 'health'...
From www.dictionary.com, health is defined as:
1. the general condition of the body or mind with reference to soundness and vigor
2.soundness of body or mind; freedom from disease or ailment
4. vigor; vitality
Not ONE of these definitions includes an ideal body weight, amount of muscle, or lack of curves to achieve 'health'. This is what irks me about today's world. Because when people [myself included] are on a 'health kick' it usually means that they're trying to look better. What being healthy really means is to feel healthy, to make healthy decisions in life. None of this even talks about food.
I recently have been on a health kick and in trying to be more healthy and work out, I pulled a muscle in my back. Why do I do this? I am an 'all or nothing' kind of girl. So my 'sane' thoughts figured that working out twice a day every day would be fine, right? Wrong. I spent all day yesterday in bed, as well as a good portion of today. Not only that, but I wasn't even doing all of the work outs that I enjoyed. I miss yoga, meditation, and calm walks. But no, all I could think about was how I need to start running more for an eventual half marathon I wanted to do. I have to remind myself that instead of being strong and thin, all my body really needs is to be sound and vigorous. So I will be taking things slowly...as slowly as I can. Walking the dog in the mornings instead of trying to run. Taking a Zumba class, but also taking a yoga class. Reminding myself that taking a nap might be better than doing 10,000 sit ups.
Since I'm starting to exaggerate again, I feel like I should sign off. Welcome back, readers! I am here for at least a month, and I'm expecting to enjoy this. Probably more than you all.
Current song - random running mix from www.rockmyrun.com I heard this morning on my 2.5 mile dog walk
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