Does Weight Matter? Why You Might Be Using the Wrong Health Metric
“Hypothetically,” I posed to my client who wanted to improve her health but was worried about the potential of gaining the weight she always worked so hard to keep off, “If you could feel better but it meant you gained let’s say five to ten pounds, how would you feel about that?”
Silence hung in the air for an uncomfortable moment after I asked this seemingly uncomplicated, yet surprisingly loaded question. While most women would immediately claim that health is more important than weight, the answer isn’t always so simple.
My client hesitated before giving an answer that was real, honest, and representative of what so many women feel.
“I mean…I don’t see why I can’t feel better and stay the way I am.”
Continue reading the full article at The Joyful Life Magazine’s blog.
Whether we are told we need to cut back on calories, are complimented for losing five pounds, or observe how someone else appears to feel after losing weight, these lessons lead to beliefs that become so deeply ingrained in us that it can be hard to break free from the misconceptions.
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