Things Everyone Should Consider Prior To Trying To Lose Weight: Stop Comparing Yourself to Barbie, Your Sister, Sister-In-Law, Mom, Grandma, Britney Spears, Adriana Lima, OR WHOEVER

I am going to point out the obvious because many people do not get this one. YOU are NOT your sister, sister-in-law, mom, grandma, Britney Spears, Adriana Lima, or Barbie. Everyone’s body types are different so you can (and have to) stop comparing yourself to these people right now. Focus on YOUR body type and what is ideal for YOU. Remember, this journey is ALL about YOU. The sooner you realize this, the sooner you make your journey A LOT easier on yourself (and much more likely to be successful).

I’m going to get into celebrities later—that’s a whole other bag of issues that society started. But, If I had a dollar for every time I heard one of the people I know compare themselves to their skinny sister or sister-in-law or how their mom/grandma used to be when she was younger…….I’d have close to a million dollars I’m pretty sure.

Here's the deal, if you haven't noticed...you are NOT anyone besides YOU. So quit comparing yourself to other people, you are only sabotaging yourself and forcing yourself to feel sorry about your "predisposition." Take my "predisposition" for example--I have a medium frame and I'm 5' 3''. Like I have said before, I have always (even as a little girl) had thick thighs and a huge chest (those developed later-haha). My sisters on the other hand? Welp, one of them is 5' 7'' and 130 pounds with an extremely small frame (no boobs, butt, or thighs either) who never has to watch what she eats or workout and the other is 5' 3'' and 120 pounds with a petite frame (but does have to watch what she eats). So yep, I'm the fat sister. Does it bother me? Not at all. haha. And I'm being honest.

Here's why...even though my sisters may have what society deems to be "better" bodies--there are a lot of other qualities that they are jealous of that I possess. That's just how it is. No one is 100% happy with who they are and that is the #1 reason why I created this blog. I want people to be as happy as possible as they are with themselves. So while you are thinking someone has it all...don't...no one does. And let's pretend that they do..who cares? You feel like you are missing something--so let's work on that...not waste time thinking about how someone else is SO lucky to not have to worry about it. Who cares? If you do...let's cry about it and move on (pause here to cry). The sooner you do that, the sooner you'll be successful on your journey to happiness (and weight loss). 

Secondly, as far as celebrities…just STOP. If your goal is to look like a celebrity, you crazy girlfrand. No seriously, those bitches are like 0% body fat. Plus, my guess is you aren’t going to ever have a personal trainer or a personal chef that makes sure you are eating healthy (or a cracker-whichever) and working out EVERY single day for 2 hours. In most regular people’s  lives, this just isn’t feasible. Ever notice that tons of these celebs eventually end up with eating disorders? Ahhh...yea, we want to avoid that. I personally would rather eat and weigh a healthy 130 than starve myself everyday to weigh 108 (SICK). 

Not only this, I know you’ve heard it before, but the average model is 5' 11'' and 117 pounds. That's a 16.3 BMI (UNDERWEIGHT PEOPLE). They are probably eating a cracker a day so they can be that thin (or they are freaks of nature, but highly doubtful). Either way, this height and weight only represents 2% of the population. So you’re not a part of that 2%, big deal..neither am I or 98% of American women. They are the freaks—not you! Shame on the entertainment industry for making us think otherwise. Don’t buy into it—use your brain! A BMI of 16.3 is NOT healthy according to any standards. So why is it so many people want ridiculously low body weights like these?

Even if you aren't talking models...take a look at this: Celebrity Heights and Weights ...look at how many of the celebs are UNDER weight (or super close to it). WHY on Earth would anyone want this to be their motivation???

Bottom line, don't buy into it...be realistic with your weight loss goals so you don't set yourself up for failure. These celebrities have to watch every morsel of food they stick in their mouths and work out for hours each day...even after they reach goal weights. Their bodies aren't supposed to drop that low in weight most of the time, so they can very easily gain weight (as we see all the time). I don't think it would ever be worth it....