Do you know the tips to Love your Body ?
Hello all the women out there ! How’s Life going on ?
As we reach 40 we do notice some changes in our physical appearance . Some grey hairs make their entry , we may notice some eye wrinkles or dark circles . Hormonal changes bring some extra hair growth on chin or other parts of face . We may put on that stubborn fat around tummy or the arms fat may start to hang down . Well there may be different changes in our bodies varying from person to person .
The 40 milestone may bring many emotional changes too but today we will be discussing just about physical appearance .
What changes have I observed in myself after 40 ?
40s has blessed me with
- grey hairs
- few eye wrinkles
- skin dryness
- some weight gain
- Backache ( Lumbo Sacral belt has become my essential friend )
- a tooth extracted
I don’t have a perfect body as I had during 20-30s . What do I do now ?
My marriage time dresses don’t fit me any more . I have more often to go to parlour for hiding my greys .
When I look in the mirror twisting front and back ,I get extra conscious of my body shape . I am not old but I am not even young . But I do want to look young .
I start eating more of salads , skipping dinner , and going to gym again . I want to be back in good shape again . But my work routine doesn’t allow me to be consistent on this .
As I am suffering from backache , Doctor has advised me to avoid weight training . Only brisk walk or yoga can help me .
I wonder how I was able to lose 8 kg weight few years back . Hope the scale points to that reading once again .
I feel jealous of the woman in my society who has a perfect body and wears frocks and shorts .
Are the physical looks so important for a woman ?
The very first thing anybody notices in you is your looks . How your face and body look . No doubt that having a charming face or the not-fat figure make a woman graceful . But I think it should not be such important as to pressurize me and make me stressed.
The pressure to have a slim figure , beautiful face are only for women . For men, being obese , having dark circles , grey hair or even a patchy skin will do . Nobody even notices . But for women !
Advice tips for women over 40 -How to Love your body
You can work to have a beautiful personality but you should also Love your body as it is .
What do you think ? A woman would be happy only if she is slim ? Only a woman with a beautiful face would be appreciated ? Well I think we need to stop comparing ourselves with others. . We all need to love our bodies . Not every slim woman is happy . Not just black hair are smart . In some cases greys are smarter . What do you think ? Complete grey hair , a graceful saree and a red lipstick can prove to be glorifying over the dark eye circles too .
It’s not that I am asking you to be lethargic and forget about your physical appearance. You must work for a graceful appearance . Color your hair or keep them greys as you want . If the body fat doesn’t listen to you , dress up differently to make a fool of it . Cover your fatty areas with long gowns , flowing dresses or sarees . They all can make you look slimmer and sexy .
But just love your body . Don’t feel guilty about it .
Focus on your inner joy
The thing you should be focused on is your health and inner joy . One can be happy in her pyjamas too , I think happier .
You know what ? I have to wear my backache belt on daily basis especially while traveling . But I never take it to heart that I am suffering from an orthopaedic problem . My belt actually (or fakely ?) makes my tummy area look flattened . What else do I need ?
Work for your fitness , not just perfect body shape
The woman in my society whom i feel jealous beacuse she has a slim figure and she adorns sexy dresses , lacks far behind me when it comes to stamina . She cannot walk on treadmill for more than 10 minutes and she loses breath quickly while climbing stairs . Don’t you want to know about me ? Well I can easily do half an hour on treadmill and i do climb till my house on 5th floor . So the point is that you should work on your fitness , not just weightloss or a sexy figure .
Stretch your body , not stress your body
Work on your health , not just body
Work on your hobby , not just wardrobe
Everytime you open your wardrobe and see lots of dresses which don’t fit you , you feel so low . You keep standing in front of it and staring which dress would fit you . I am no exception . Last month I had to go to some marriage function . I opened my wardrobe , tried atleast 8-10 dresses , with the result just to mess up on my bed .
Worry less on your wardrobe . Think beyond . Which is your long lost hobby ? Do you love to read or dance ? Write or draw ? Garden or music ? There must be some unfulfilled desires in your mind . Work on those one step at a time – spending may be just half an hour for it .
Don’t bother about people who make you feel guilty
Real friends always love you the way you are . They even help you out . But beware of the online janta, stop bothering about what they comment . Kitni moti ho gyi tu yaar , Kuch karo , diet plan le lo .
Avoid such people . You are your own motivation . Reaching the age of 40 , you have already gained lot of wisdom to push away negative from yourself . You just need to remind yourself how beautiful you are from inside .
Love your body . There’s more to life than just a perfect body .
Women ! Your greys are your wisdom hair. Your weight gain or the skin dryness don’t define you . The strength , confidence , struggles , courage to smile amidst sorrows are the real gains of your life .
Repeat daily – ‘I love myself as I am’
#embrace40
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