#wearitwithbex

[harmonyblazeblog]

𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 . . .⠀ ⠀ . . . did you realise that you can actually have your cake AND eat it?⠀ ⠀ This morning I saw an add for skinny jam and instead of rushing to click buy, all I could think of was if I had enough strawberries in the fridge to make my very own sweet and silky treat ・ The diet industry is huge and it preys on our insecurities by fuelling our feelings of guilt and shame towards food and by demonising it.⠀ ⠀ When I worked with a nutritionist back in 2016, I was encouraged to track every calorie I took in and every piece of energy expenditure I could, I was encouraged to cut out whole food groups and to view others as 'treats'.⠀ ⠀ Labelling foods as 'free' or 'syns' is damaging to our relationship with what we eat and creates a unsustainable rule-driven way of eating ・ These days I have no rules (except for health reasons) when it comes to food, I don't see any foods as good or bad and I enjoy my food again.⠀ ⠀ So yes, you can have your cake* and eat it - because cake is fuel for life!⠀ ⠀ *I had no cake in the house, so for the benefit of this post my Strawberries & Cream are metaphorical cake.⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #DitchTheDiet #BodyAcceptance #bodyacceptance #StayInHarmony #WearitWithBex #HolisticWellbeing #discoverunder2k #wellnessmyway #leedsblogger #femalefamily #stayingin #bodypositive #bodypositivity #bodypositivitymoment #adoseofus #yorkshireblogger #girlssupportgirls #girlssupportinggirls #everybodyisabikinibody #empoweringwomen #stayhome #empoweredwomenempowerwomen #bekind #myselflovestyle #reallifeandstyle #bodybeautiful #northernblogsco #seethegram #bodyposipals #happyselves (at Stay Healthy) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_5JNsXhaM8/?igshid=1atk6fk7j1tur

[harmonyblazeblog]

𝐃𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 . . .⠀ ⠀ . . . a few years ago I was 𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙙 to be named 'Best Fitness Blogger' at the Bloggers Blog Awards ・ I felt as though I had 'made it', as though everything I had done had been validated and as though I was finally visible to people I had only ever dreamed of being seen by.⠀ ⠀ But let me tell you a little story about the girl that won that award, the girl that would train twice a day come rain or shine, that would "eat" before going out so that she wouldn't need to risk eating anything that wasn't on her plan and that would decline plans or opportunities if they clashed with gym classes ・ The girl that would feel sick on a morning trying to stomach green tea on an empty stomach because that's what all the fit girls do and that would log every calorie and every minute of exercise to ensure I was in a continuous deficit.⠀ ⠀ On the outside I looked happier an healthier than ever - but on the inside I was tired; tired of the restrictions, tired of the image and tired of trying so hard.⠀ ⠀ These days I don't exercise 𝙄 𝙈𝙊𝙑𝙀, I don't diet 𝙄 𝙉𝙊𝙐𝙍𝙄𝙎𝙃 and I don't restrict 𝙄 𝙇𝙄𝙑𝙀.⠀ ⠀ There is no one size fits all when it comes to health and wellness, but I wholeheartedly believe that a more holistic approach is one that truly works as it allows to embrace and lean into what feels good.⠀ ⠀ The girl you see now is as happy on the inside as she looks on the outside, she's realised the only validation she needs is her own and that to be successful she just needs to be true to herself ✌🏼⠀ #DitchTheDiet #BodyAcceptance #bodyacceptance #StayInHarmony #WearitWithBex #HolisticWellbeing #discoverunder2k #wellnessmyway #leedsblogger #femalefamily #stayingin #bodypositive #bodypositivity #bodypositivitymoment #adoseofus #yorkshireblogger #girlssupportgirls #girlssupportinggirls #everybodyisabikinibody #empoweringwomen #stayhome #empoweredwomenempowerwomen #bekind #myselflovestyle #reallifeandstyle #bodybeautiful #northernblogsco #seethegram #bodyposipals #happyselves https://www.instagram.com/p/B_z_eMkBvN8/?igshid=1x3n2bs1x9npe