Written by: Wendy Crabbe, Executive Contributor
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Most of us have been socialized to do things based on how we feel. For example, if you’re in a bad mood you might wear sweats with no make-up and that is how you go to the grocery store. Plus, you usually stay in a bad mood.
It’s the same thing if you feel unworthy or less than about being overweight, how do you dress for work or to go about your day? I had limited options of what fit in my closet, and the pants that I could fit into were tight because I didn’t want to go the next size up (I vowed I would never do that).
I felt uncomfortable and self-conscious because my pants were tight, and my muffin top was hanging over when I sat down. I felt gross and unhappy with myself and the world.
Looking back, I wish I had handled my clothes and the rules I made up for myself differently.
I wish I had known that you should dress for how you want to feel or see yourself (Tonya Leigh, School of Self-Image Podcast).
So, instead of dressing for your bad mood, you dress to feel happier or better about yourself.
I wish I had gone shopping and bought 2 outfits that fit me perfectly and felt good in (does not have to be designer, I’m talking discount stores).
Then I would have felt good enough about myself to eat healthier instead of using food to make myself feel better or punish myself for being overweight. Maybe I would have started trusting myself to follow through or take the next step and join the self-coaching program sooner.
What would it look like for you to wear clothes that fit and make you feel more confident? You don’t have to lose weight to do this!
What if the best thing you can do for yourself is to give yourself a closet makeover or buy a few outfits that make you feel more self-confident? I know you will show up wherever you go as a different person.
How much you weigh is not who you are. You are a strong, powerful woman, deserving of wearing clothes that fit, feel, and look good.
Don’t wait until you are at your goal weight to buy clothes that fit. Dress for how you want to feel and see yourself now.
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Wendy Crabbe, Executive Contributor Brainz Magazine
Wendy Crabbe, an oncology nurse practitioner and now expert in helping health professionals and women over 50 lose weight, struggled all her life with her weight. She wondered if she was so smart, why couldn’t she lose weight? The causes of obesity are about more than excess food intake and not enough movement. It’s also related to altered hormones and alterations in the gut microbiome. She was finally able to lose the weight with mindset coaching and adopting a science-based approach that she uses with her clients today. She is now on a mission to help hundreds and thousands of women over 50 get healthier; because when women get healthier, their families get healthier.
