I think its important to add a little addendum to my last post (the evolution of my semi-obsessive diet).  Why?  Because I’m finding that it is very easily misunderstood.  The point of the post was not to whine about the way I look or even pine for the way I used to look — I was talking about the fact that confidence is rarely easily attained.  Feeling good about yourself requires constant work and attention and it is very important to always stay in tune with how you feel.  Every deep relationship calls for this level of attention and if your level of confidence doesn’t represent a serious relationship with yourself then I don’t know what does!

So, while being so open about something as personal as my ever-changing body image can be easily misconstrued, I still think that we all need to investigate how we feel about our bodies and more than that — how our feelings affect those around us.  Or maybe its just me.  In the end I’m not here to tell you what to do. I’m not a trainer, a psychiatrist or even a dietitian, I’m just a mom who wants to be honest about what shakes me off my center.

That’s all for now, I have to get off the couch and onto our family room floor.  Pilates awaits!