Yes, this is a very important subject during Christmas time. Especially for women. One of my family members mentioned this problem and it stuck in my head.
I am a woman and like that my look is very important for me (especially because I am single…so you know.). I do respect all the women around the world who are really satisfied with their bodies…but seriously…how many of them exist???? I believe in many things (really God/Universe/Angels/Positive thinking etc.), but most of the women are not happy with how they look.
Now my subject is in the picture. Over the magical third X, people must take care of their health, soul, and body. Like that I do exercises, try to eat healthily, take care of my body, but… and that’s huge BUT…what about Christmas time? What about the phrase “must enjoy life”? What about the amazing meals, feasts at the dining table? What about the fact that someone spent all day preparing the food for the family/friends/group?
As I said at the beginning, these are my opinions. My opinion is that everyone is perfect as it is. No matter who says what, we are perfect. We must love ourselves first, otherwise how can we give love if we do not have some? I also believe if we aren’t satisfied with something around us (it could be our shape, career, personal life, etc.) we must do something about it.
I started to do exercises because I didn’t like my body and I had way too much energy. Also, I wanted to do something about my health too. So I changed my daily routine and found time for all these things.
But, and that’s another huge BUT… we must do things to make us happy. Unfortunately, social media, commercials, movies, and all the marketing sites make this hard for us. We cannot see anything else, just the “perfect shape”. That makes women so uncomfortable, feels never good enough, makes us starve, and sometimes much more drastic actions. I do not want to talk about anorexia or other eating disorders. Seriously, does the perfect body really exist? Does perfection even exist? (Trust me from a perfectionist, it is a huge question.) Perfection (and like that the perfect shape) is absolutely subjective. Some People want my shape and call it a “perfect body”, others want others, but I think the most important thing is that you love the person as it is who is in the mirror.
My opinion is that Christmas is a very special time of the year and doesn’t matter what the scale says, or how big our dress’ size is, we must enjoy it without any guilt. Just enjoy. It shouldn’t be a sin to eat what we love or just enjoy life. I do not say to eat every single day a 5-course menu (that could cause a bit of oversize, but if that is what makes you happy, please do it), but sometimes we must just do whatever we like (of course make sure we do not hurt anyone around us).
So eat as much as you like during Christmas, have fun, do whatever you like, and do not forget that you are always a perfect Spitfire, no matter your size. 🙂
XOXO
Miss Spitfire
Spirit of Spitfire 