Practicing Self Love

Recently, I quit my administrative day job that was sucking the life out of me! This has left me with a lot more time to do some soul searching and self discovery. It got me thinking about self love.
Self Love has been one of the hardest things for me to learn to do and too often pushed aside as a last priority. It shouldn't be this way - Self love is just as important as fitness in maintaining a healthy lifestyle.


"Where the mind goes, the body follows".


I am grateful for the amazing people I have met on my
fitness journey!

WHY IS SELF LOVE SO HARD?
First off, we compare ourselves to others too much. Comparing ourselves to other people just makes us feel worse about ourselves. We compare our lives to our friends, family, brothers, sisters, neighbours, co-workers... the list goes on. I frequently catch myself doing it "I wish I had her body", "I wish I could afford a nice car like that", "I need fake boobs to look like her" blah blah blah.
I am learning to stop myself thinking this way, it is not productive and does nothing for my confidence.




Instead of being over concerned with all the things I wish I had, I am recognizing all the things I DO love about myself and all the things I am grateful for.

Here are some of the things I do love about myself:

Things I DO love about myself:
My blue eyes.

• My naturally long eye lashes
• My blue eyes
• I am kind and non-judgemental
• I am down to earth and 'keep it real'
• I am humble
• My sense of humour
• My belly button
• My shoulders
• My accomplishment of winning my fitness comp this year

The list above was challenging for me to come up with. I am sure I could have easily come up with a much longer list of things I do not like about myself, which is why self love can be difficult.

It is important to have an understanding of what it is you love about yourself so you can practice self love. Try writing a list for yourself. Add to it daily, write down your accomplishments. Ask your partner, family and friends what it is they love about you and refer to this when you have a down day.


I nourish my body with wholesome foods.... And I do not
deprive myself of the things I love.
Yep, that means chocolate too!

SELF CAREI feel a lot better about myself when my life runs smoothly. Small acts of self care daily add so much value to my life.
Allowing myself extra time in the morning to cook up eggs on toast and watch the morning news, keeping the apartment tidy so I feel at ease when at home, going for a beach walk, painting my nails, getting a massage, ensuring I get 8 hours sleep are all little things I do as part of my self care routine.

Watching others achieve their
fitness goals with bodyDesign (Port
Adelaide)
Boot Camps!

DO WHAT YOU LOVE!
My last step for practicing self love is to discover what you are passionate about and do it.
Quitting my day job is the best decision I have made- Discovering my true passion of helping others with their fitness and health goals, I feel I am more connected with my purpose and am living a purpose-driven life. My happiness has quadrupled!

You deserve happiness! Don't let negative talk self-sabotage your happiness.

Practice self love everyday and follow these steps. Remember "Where the mind goes, the body follows"

Much Love,  Jenna xx