A friendly reminder that your excellent, real food eating habits now put you among the small percentage of the population devoted to being their best. Well done!
I am home today. Still feeling a bit under the weather and had an appointment this morning.
But Good thing I am not contagious and I will be back at the Salt Mine tomorrow.
I woke up this morning to a clear face and it was AMAZING.... I love this side of Whole30.
My joints are still cranky, but since I have so many other issues going on, I don't know if it is whole30 or just my old body and multiple accidents.
Our house is bleeding red today after lastnights game, but I can proudly say that I was not even tempted by the TABLE O CRAP that was laid out for people to eat.
I sat back and watched people pound beers and eat crap all to feel like garbage after the game.
I came home had a great nights sleep.
SLEEP That is the other thing I LOVE WHOLE30 SLEEP......
Today's whole30 newsletter is about media and body image.
I must say I have always struggled with my weight, but in the last couple of years have come to the realization I will never be a size 2 and I am finally OK with that. I want to be healthy and FIT.
If that makes me a size 12 then so be it. I will ALWAYS be a solid body type.
How does media effect the way you see yourself?
Happy Monday Ladies.
We want to help you develop a critical eye when it comes to taking in this information—especially where it deals with food, your family, your body image, and your self-esteem. You’ve made it to Day 20 of your Whole30, and it’s very likely that you’re feeling many of the benefits that come along with our program. Unfortunately, the shallow focus of our modern world encourages you to live by the number on the scale, and shames you into thinking you should be skinnier, more muscular, prettier, just… more.
As our own Robin Strathdee wrote, “As a mom in decent shape (I’m no Sarah Fragoso, but who is?) I get so sick of seeing other moms post pictures of fitness models with pithy inspirational sayings that make them (and me) feel like I ought to find a way to add a few extra hours to the day if I love myself, my husband, my children, or my abs.”
Amen.
These media messages are sending you signals behind your back, preying on your fears and insecurities. And through all of that pervasive outside influence, through all the messages that there is always another mile to run, another pound to lose, another 10 pounds to lift… is it any wonder your new, healthy relationship with food, your reduction in migraines, and 8-10 hours of sound sleep a night are hard to see as the significant milestones that they are?
Today we want you to realize how important it is to analyze the health messages you are constantly receiving. The truth is, the media, and these messages, could very easily sabotage your Whole30. So your goal for today is to make a resolution with yourself to focus on health… no matter what Muscle & Fitness, E! Weekly, or that dancing low-fat, heart-healthy, slimming-with-green-tea-
Have a great Day 20!
Media & Body Image
The media’s influence on our lives:- A study of 4,294 network television commercials revealed that 1 out of every 3.8 commercials send some sort of "attractiveness message," telling viewers what is or is not attractive.
- In articles about fitness or exercise plans, 74% cited "to become more attractive" as a reason to start exercising, and 51% noted the need to lose weight or burn calories.
- Among children 8 - 10 years old, 50% are dissatisfied with their body size.
- Among 9 - 11 year olds, 46% are on diets "sometimes" or "very often."
- 82% of those 9 - 11 year old's families are also on diets "sometimes" or "very often."
- Among 11 - 13 year old girls, more than 50% believe they are overweight
- An average US woman is 5'4" tall weighing 140 pounds; the average US model is 5'11" weighing 117 pounds!
- 44% of US women are on a diet.
- 29% of US men are on a diet.
- 35% of people on a diet develop some sort of pathology around food.
- $109 million is spent in the US every day on diet and weight loss products.
Be Good to Yourself
For most people, body image and body satisfaction are irrevocably linked to self-esteem, self-worth, and depression. Poor body image leads us to distrust our own bodies. In contrast, by completing the Whole30, you are finally learning to listen to your body. To trust your body. To change your relationship with food. Now, it’s time to think about changing your relationship with yourself.
(Read more on the recent trend of “Fitspiration” in this Huffington Post article.)
The Best Version of Us
Most of us tend to be pretty goal oriented, and guiding our behavior with a mission can be very beneficial. But it can also be stressful and a source of unnecessary self-judgment.
What would happen if instead of setting goals to become a “better you,” you simply lived as the Best Version of Yourself?“What if I’ve been looking at this thing from the wrong direction all along?
My underlying motivation for all of it – the weight loss, the physical challenges, the healthy eating – has always been that I wanted to be the best version of myself that I could possibly be. Happy, healthy, fit, strong, attractive. But that pure motivation got bastardized into numbers and external measures that divorced what I wanted from what I did.
So what if I try something different? For the first time in almost 30 years, what if I don’t set a physical goal – no weight loss, no leaning out, no target time on the clock or weight on the bar.
Instead, what if I just behave like the best version of myself? Then I will be her.”
Commercials and Cravings
- Time the average American watches TV each day: 4 hours
- Time the average 65-year old has spent watching TV: 9 years
- Number of hours per day that TV is on in an average U.S. home: 6 hours, 47 minutes
- Percentage of Americans that regularly watch television while eating dinner: 66
- Number of minutes per week parents spend in meaningful conversation with their children: 3.5
- Number of minutes per week the average child watches television: 1,680
- Hours per year the average American youth spends in school: 900
- Hours per year the average American youth watches television: 1,500
- Number of 30-second TV commercials seen in a year by an average child: 20,000
- Percentage of local TV news broadcast time devoted to advertising: 30
TV—Consume With Care
TV is a lot like dessert for your brain. Wait…maybe it’s even worse than that. Millions of Americans are so hooked on television that they fit the criteria for substance abuse as defined in the official psychiatric manual. Paying attention to how often you would casually flip on the TV “just for one show” might give you some insight into how much that insidious device pervades your life.
Say it with us: TV is not everyday food. Period.
TV and Body Weight
It’s no surprise that a study of college students, TV time and snack consumption found that those that watched the most TV were more likely to be overweight than those who watched less. Increased exposure to images of junk-food ads doesn’t help. Next time you crave that pint of ice cream, turn off the TV and turn on some music instead.What Is Priming?
“Priming” is when a stimulus affects the way you behave and think. Every perception sets off a chain of related ideas in your brain. And though you are unaware, it happens all the time, and it changes the way you behave.
- Example number one: In one study, participants were asked to fill out a questionnaire, and were then rewarded with a cookie. One group sat in a room filled with the faint smell of cleaning products, while the other group smelled nothing. The group primed by the clean aroma picked up after themselves three times more often than the neutral group.
- Example number two: In another study, people were merely shown (but not allowed to drink) either a sports beverage or bottled water. Those primed with the sports beverage persisted longer in tasks of physical endurance than those who were primed with plain old water.
So the next time you feel “the urge” to buy something, eat something, subscribe to something, ask yourself if you’re being primed, and remember that you’re most susceptible to priming when you’re on mental cruise-control, not thinking critically. Bring a grocery list to the store and you’re less likely to fall prey to the baked bread smell. Choose your menu items before you head to the restaurant, so you’ll be able to see through the happy family enjoying a Bloomin’ Onion on the cover of the menu. And maybe, just maybe, spray your house with some all-natural orange-scented cleaning spray… and your kids will pick up their rooms after all. (Priming isn’t always a bad thing!)
Source: You Are Not So Smart, by David McRaney
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