The Laines

No More Perfect Moms (Ch 4)

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Denny
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No More Perfect Bodies

I am definitely the wrong person to be typing this one. As a man, I don’t experience the changes a woman goes through but I have definitely seen how the mind can be affected by them. To my eyes, my wife is as beautiful as the first time I saw her, if not more. Pregnancy can be tough on a woman’s body and mind. Now that social media and media in general pushes a certain look for people.

Let’s add aging to the post-pregnancy bodies. Wouldn’t that make it more interesting? As a human, I can relate to the aging situation. Gray hairs wrinkles and sun spots on my face. The author gives us a very extensive list of relatable struggles we could be dealing with: Acne, aging, wrinkles, varicose veins, braces, yellow teeth (I have plenty of coffee, leave me alone), hair, weight, glasses, etc.

One change to get us out of the negative place can be seeing our bodies as gifts. The author mentions being grateful for the body you have today. I mean, it can always be worse. You could be terminally ill, miss a limb, etc. I appreciate that she touches on exercise and healthy eating. That is something some people forget and then wonder why things happen. Overall, I believe that having a positive outlook on each body part is the bottom line. Gratitude changes the perspective of things.

Again, I have tried to stay away from keeping these posts religious. I understand that the book is but there are takeaways even if you are not. Regardless of religion or not, we should all strive to be better people. The bible verses exercise on the book can be shifted to positive reinforcement messages. Anything that helps shift our negative outlook.

The author goes to say that we should be working from the inside to fix the outside. I respect that but I also have heard the opposite, work from the outside to fix the inside. Like when you are stressed and your back gets tight? Try doing stretches, yoga, something to loosen the areas. At the same time, work on the things that are causing the stress. I do agree with her on understand why the changes have happened and how you can prevent or change them. There are no perfect bodies but the one we have serves us well.

Denny

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One response to “No More Perfect Moms (Ch 4)”

  1. Angela

    As soon as I saw the title of this chapter, I was nervous to listen to it.

    I find myself constantly comparing my body to other moms or any fitness person on instagram, always wondering why I can’t seem to look like that.
    Even comparing my body to what it was 3 years ago.

    While I’m grateful that I was able to bring in 2 children (at once) into the world, I’m still so critical of what my body has become.

    I liked the author’s exercise about standing in front of the mirror and saying something positive about each part of your body. (I find that whenever I look into the mirror, more often than not I’m thinking something negative.)

    Also, focusing on the positives. Being grateful for being healthy, having all working limbs, being able to get up everyday and exercise as much as I do. Being grateful how strong I am.

    The author gives a lot of tips as well on how to implement these which I appreciated. It can be hard to just “get up and be grateful” and shed the mentality of needing to be a certain size.
    One day at a time!

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