Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Working out
So I'm actually posting this from my I touch which makes me feel unspeakably cool and with the times. I am so super encouraged by us doing this thing. Me and katelyn were paroozing Walgreens today and noticed that basically, most of the stuff sold is for people to either lose weight fast or gain weight fast. It's like, have a snickers and chips or hydroxycut and a 5 your energy. It's so hilariously pathetic. Why cant we just Choose to eat normally? I'm askIng this of myself, too. Being aware of what we eat is a big deal. Mostly I've been thinkIng about food so far which is good but we also need to get active. That's the kicker. So here we go, katelyn and steph, off to the stoneybrook gym. Wish us luck. Bbb!
Monday, January 2, 2012
Believing in MY beautiful body
Hey There! This is Emily speaking. Sorry that I don't have any pictures to post yet, but I promise I'll put one up soon!
Okay BBB.
As my wonderful sister Katelyn has already said, BBB started in the Hever family as "Best Bootilicious Body", a resolution to eat healthy, drink water and work out starting on the 1st, and even though I said I was joining, in my head I was thinking "well this won't last long".
I guess when Stephanie changed BBB into "Believe in your Beautiful Body", it made me think differently. When my sister Katelyn kept pressuring me to post something, I started thinking "What am I going to post? I don't want to post anything. I don't even have a goal". Well, I realized that the reason I didn't want to post was because right now, I don't believe in my beautiful body. I don't look in my mirror and feel confident. I just don't like my body.
That's pretty hard for me to say, especially since I have no idea who will be reading this blog. But it's something that I think I have to say if I want to change the way I think. I do want to believe that my body is beautiful. I do want to learn to eat healthy. I do want to work out(kind of).
So, for me, BBB will be more than trying to lose weight and tone muscles. I'm also going to be working on being able to believe that my body is beautiful.
I'm excited, and nervous, and scared, but I think with this support system and God to help me, I can do this.
Okay BBB.
As my wonderful sister Katelyn has already said, BBB started in the Hever family as "Best Bootilicious Body", a resolution to eat healthy, drink water and work out starting on the 1st, and even though I said I was joining, in my head I was thinking "well this won't last long".
I guess when Stephanie changed BBB into "Believe in your Beautiful Body", it made me think differently. When my sister Katelyn kept pressuring me to post something, I started thinking "What am I going to post? I don't want to post anything. I don't even have a goal". Well, I realized that the reason I didn't want to post was because right now, I don't believe in my beautiful body. I don't look in my mirror and feel confident. I just don't like my body.
That's pretty hard for me to say, especially since I have no idea who will be reading this blog. But it's something that I think I have to say if I want to change the way I think. I do want to believe that my body is beautiful. I do want to learn to eat healthy. I do want to work out(kind of).
So, for me, BBB will be more than trying to lose weight and tone muscles. I'm also going to be working on being able to believe that my body is beautiful.
I'm excited, and nervous, and scared, but I think with this support system and God to help me, I can do this.
BBB for Stephanie
Hey fans! Stephanie here. This a picture of me.
And these are some pictures I found today from when I was 17.
Do you guys SEE me in those pictures?? The second ones? I was so skinny! And workin’ the camera! I still had my signature curves, but only where I wanted them. Sure I had absolutely no idea how to dress, but I was 17, and into 80s rock and roll, so I’ll give myself grace there. I was a slender little thing!-- and as far as I remember, never gave a second thought to numbers on a scale. It was motivating for me to see those pictures because I know that’s what my body is capable of looking like when it’s healthy and taken care of. College stress and an ongoing struggle with my thyroid have tacked on some pounds, and it’s hard not to let that mess with a girl’s confidence sometimes. Nowadays, I find myself patting my food baby in the mirror n with a semi-regretful sigh after dinner, or positioning myself in so that my arms will look okay when I’m having my picture taken. That’s no fun. I remember a time when that was a non-issue. I (clearly) wore whatever I wanted, had more energy, and looked a lot better.
I’m not saying that I’m fat or something, or that my weight is some primary thing I focus on. I still think of myself as a beautiful, fun, sexy woman. I have an incredible fiancé who loves me more than I deserve, and who tells me every day that I am the most beautiful woman in the world. I don’t ever feel unlovely when he looks at me. Every girl should have that. He sees my body, but he also sees who I actually am as a person. I get so sad when I see girls measuring their worth via external beauty. Ironically, that’s a pretty ugly, self-sabotaging way to live. Girls get caught up in this thing were they constantly compare their beauty to all other girls, and make value judgments based on that. Living that way can either lead to pride or jealousy: pride because you think you’re prettier, or jealousy because you think she is. Isn’t that disgusting? How you just missed out on experiencing your own beauty and the beauty of that other person? Geez.
Ladies, this one’s for free: I think we should all really put more mental and emotional emphasis into the loveliness of our souls than we do. If we cared half as much about being kind and compassionate as we did being sexy, this world would rock. Also, be interesting. Value your own intellect, ability to have conversation, make people laugh, sing, read, whatever. It’s like Mindy Kailing says: “I’d much rather have someone call me chubby than say I was unfunny or stupid.” A smile is the most beautiful thing a woman can wear. I honestly believe that.
Now that I have all of that clarified, I feel better about discussing my weight loss/fitness goals. I am hopeful to be disciplined. It’s hard to exert self-control and not eat everything I want. That’s kind of pitiful when I actually write it out, but it’s true. There’s no reason that I need or deserve to eat as poorly or as much as I do. I hope that as I develop a new healthier mindset I also develop appreciation for what I am eating, and don’t have to gorge myself beyond the point of full to enjoy my food. A small portion is enough, and it’s worth savoring. It’s time to kick my gratitude into shape.
Also, I don’t know if you know this, but I am a sick person. Not like I’m a serial killer or a weirdo, like, I am a medicated, puke-prone, ailment-having person. I get sick easily and for long periods of time. That thing I mentioned before with the thyroid can be a real nightmare, and so can stomach issues. I owe to this body to not be sedentary, lazy, or careless. It deserves at least that.
Oh yeah, and theres this other bit of modivation... the wedding. Of course I wanna look as amazing as possible on my wedding day, every girl does. I'll be a bride for the rest of my life, but this is my one and only day to do the whole celebretory schabang, so I am gonna do it right.
Lastly and probably most importantly. I think I have a spiritual responsibility to be conscious of my health. I really do believe that my body is not just my own—it’s a dwelling place for the spirit of God, given to me on loan until death lets me escape it. It’s also the co-property of Jake the day we say “I do.” I believe marriage is an unbreakable covenant of mind soul and body—and that God will spiritually make us one flesh. Practically, that means that taking care of my body’s appearance and health is a duty and gift of love to my husband. I have a feeling he wants me around for a while.
So, here I go, amateurly attempting to diet, exercise, and get fit. Hopefully this blog will help inspire and keep me on track. I’m jumpin in the deep end, guns a blazin. (mixing metaphors, I know. It’s okay)
Love,
Steph
“Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.”
Proverbs 31:30
And these are some pictures I found today from when I was 17.
Do you guys SEE me in those pictures?? The second ones? I was so skinny! And workin’ the camera! I still had my signature curves, but only where I wanted them. Sure I had absolutely no idea how to dress, but I was 17, and into 80s rock and roll, so I’ll give myself grace there. I was a slender little thing!-- and as far as I remember, never gave a second thought to numbers on a scale. It was motivating for me to see those pictures because I know that’s what my body is capable of looking like when it’s healthy and taken care of. College stress and an ongoing struggle with my thyroid have tacked on some pounds, and it’s hard not to let that mess with a girl’s confidence sometimes. Nowadays, I find myself patting my food baby in the mirror n with a semi-regretful sigh after dinner, or positioning myself in so that my arms will look okay when I’m having my picture taken. That’s no fun. I remember a time when that was a non-issue. I (clearly) wore whatever I wanted, had more energy, and looked a lot better.
I’m not saying that I’m fat or something, or that my weight is some primary thing I focus on. I still think of myself as a beautiful, fun, sexy woman. I have an incredible fiancé who loves me more than I deserve, and who tells me every day that I am the most beautiful woman in the world. I don’t ever feel unlovely when he looks at me. Every girl should have that. He sees my body, but he also sees who I actually am as a person. I get so sad when I see girls measuring their worth via external beauty. Ironically, that’s a pretty ugly, self-sabotaging way to live. Girls get caught up in this thing were they constantly compare their beauty to all other girls, and make value judgments based on that. Living that way can either lead to pride or jealousy: pride because you think you’re prettier, or jealousy because you think she is. Isn’t that disgusting? How you just missed out on experiencing your own beauty and the beauty of that other person? Geez.
Ladies, this one’s for free: I think we should all really put more mental and emotional emphasis into the loveliness of our souls than we do. If we cared half as much about being kind and compassionate as we did being sexy, this world would rock. Also, be interesting. Value your own intellect, ability to have conversation, make people laugh, sing, read, whatever. It’s like Mindy Kailing says: “I’d much rather have someone call me chubby than say I was unfunny or stupid.” A smile is the most beautiful thing a woman can wear. I honestly believe that.
Now that I have all of that clarified, I feel better about discussing my weight loss/fitness goals. I am hopeful to be disciplined. It’s hard to exert self-control and not eat everything I want. That’s kind of pitiful when I actually write it out, but it’s true. There’s no reason that I need or deserve to eat as poorly or as much as I do. I hope that as I develop a new healthier mindset I also develop appreciation for what I am eating, and don’t have to gorge myself beyond the point of full to enjoy my food. A small portion is enough, and it’s worth savoring. It’s time to kick my gratitude into shape.
Also, I don’t know if you know this, but I am a sick person. Not like I’m a serial killer or a weirdo, like, I am a medicated, puke-prone, ailment-having person. I get sick easily and for long periods of time. That thing I mentioned before with the thyroid can be a real nightmare, and so can stomach issues. I owe to this body to not be sedentary, lazy, or careless. It deserves at least that.
Oh yeah, and theres this other bit of modivation... the wedding. Of course I wanna look as amazing as possible on my wedding day, every girl does. I'll be a bride for the rest of my life, but this is my one and only day to do the whole celebretory schabang, so I am gonna do it right.
Lastly and probably most importantly. I think I have a spiritual responsibility to be conscious of my health. I really do believe that my body is not just my own—it’s a dwelling place for the spirit of God, given to me on loan until death lets me escape it. It’s also the co-property of Jake the day we say “I do.” I believe marriage is an unbreakable covenant of mind soul and body—and that God will spiritually make us one flesh. Practically, that means that taking care of my body’s appearance and health is a duty and gift of love to my husband. I have a feeling he wants me around for a while.
So, here I go, amateurly attempting to diet, exercise, and get fit. Hopefully this blog will help inspire and keep me on track. I’m jumpin in the deep end, guns a blazin. (mixing metaphors, I know. It’s okay)
Love,
Steph
“Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.”
Proverbs 31:30
What BBB Means to Me-- Katelyn
Hello! This is about how I connect with Believe in Your Beautiful Body, this lovely blog's philosophy.
To me, BBB was born somewhat out of mediocrity. Or maybe boredom.
Inspiring!
But maybe you can relate, so here's what happened-
Much of my Christmas Break was spent in the lovely, nearly-uninhabited town of Benton, Kentucky. Let me assure you that this is a boring place. I had time think, or probably just sit around and eat biscuits.
While there, I started to mull over potential New Year's resolutions.
Tried to come up with MIND BLOWING things to accomplish. I made a list and everything, but it was all pretty blah, so I scrapped it!
But my sisters and I started to feel guilty about eating.. maybe zero items of produce for the last week, and came up with a somewhat-bogus health-kick plan!
We called it BBB!- Best Bootilicious Body. (lol!)
Naturally, we tried to gather a following.
And everyone seemed to buy into this idea of being healthy and like, owning your beauty and stuff!
I sometimes laugh at that kind of thing, (kind of like I was now) but another part of me got pretty excited! Feel confident in my sexy body and not be trapped in unhealthy patterns of eating? Maybe it's not stupid to want that. Sign me up!
So now it's day 2 and I'm pumped! Easy to be that way on day 2. But we have an evolving support system and get sweet texts like this:
Kara: Didn't eat a cookie today! BBB!
John: Bbb- at gators. Had a salad.
Emily: White girls workin' in the gym...BBB! Workin' real hard to get trim.. BBB!
We're awesome!
I'm kind of proud of some of the accomplishments of the past 48 hours too.
Example: There was a single, solitary M&M on the counter. Jesus tells us to FLEE from temptation so I told that M&M to flee to the trash can. BBB!
Stephanie inspired the transformation from "Best Bootilicious Body" to "Believe in Your Beautiful Body." And really, that is what it means to me. I laugh about it and everything, but when it comes down to it, I wanna be beautiful and confident. Wowie! It's like admitting a secret!
So I guess, moral of the story is to not pretend like you don't care about things that you actually do care about. Yay morals! :) So make use of your boredom and come up with dumb plans. Maybe you'll get to learn something cool out of them!
To me, BBB was born somewhat out of mediocrity. Or maybe boredom.
Inspiring!
But maybe you can relate, so here's what happened-
Much of my Christmas Break was spent in the lovely, nearly-uninhabited town of Benton, Kentucky. Let me assure you that this is a boring place. I had time think, or probably just sit around and eat biscuits.
While there, I started to mull over potential New Year's resolutions.
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| Benton has a coffee place! |
Tried to come up with MIND BLOWING things to accomplish. I made a list and everything, but it was all pretty blah, so I scrapped it!
But my sisters and I started to feel guilty about eating.. maybe zero items of produce for the last week, and came up with a somewhat-bogus health-kick plan!
We called it BBB!- Best Bootilicious Body. (lol!)
Naturally, we tried to gather a following.
And everyone seemed to buy into this idea of being healthy and like, owning your beauty and stuff!
I sometimes laugh at that kind of thing, (kind of like I was now) but another part of me got pretty excited! Feel confident in my sexy body and not be trapped in unhealthy patterns of eating? Maybe it's not stupid to want that. Sign me up!
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| Not strong yet! |
Kara: Didn't eat a cookie today! BBB!
John: Bbb- at gators. Had a salad.
Emily: White girls workin' in the gym...BBB! Workin' real hard to get trim.. BBB!
We're awesome!
I'm kind of proud of some of the accomplishments of the past 48 hours too.
Example: There was a single, solitary M&M on the counter. Jesus tells us to FLEE from temptation so I told that M&M to flee to the trash can. BBB!
Stephanie inspired the transformation from "Best Bootilicious Body" to "Believe in Your Beautiful Body." And really, that is what it means to me. I laugh about it and everything, but when it comes down to it, I wanna be beautiful and confident. Wowie! It's like admitting a secret!
So I guess, moral of the story is to not pretend like you don't care about things that you actually do care about. Yay morals! :) So make use of your boredom and come up with dumb plans. Maybe you'll get to learn something cool out of them!
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Beauty Quotes from Beautiful Ladies
Audrey Hepburn
“I want to grow old without facelifts. I want to have the courage to be loyal to the face I have made.”
-Marilyn Monroe
It just seemed so odd as people had never commented on my body before. Every woman obsesses over her figure, but I was happy, I felt sexy - I never thought about it. I know this sounds naive, but I honestly never expected this kind of attention.
-Christina Hendricks
Launching BBB 2012
So lets be real. We have every reason to lose weight, eat healthy and feel great this year. With the coming apocalypse, we really only have this one chance to feel amazing in our own skin. Also, I (Steph) am getting married soon, and we need to look staggeringly amazing in those photos. Lets get healthy not by beating ourselves up, but by celebrating how beautiful our bodies really are and all they are capable of! This blog is a safe place to share successes and failures, cool recipes, food diaries, work out routines, and inspiring ideas. Together, we can get healthy and fit. Go BBB!
Love, Stephanie and Katelyn
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