Body Image Mastery

A Body in Motion

admin — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:51:09 +0000

Hurting my knee last year has had some very far reaching effects in my life, and the process of recovering has been much more arduous than I would have expected. I didn’t want to have surgery at first, and resisted it. Finally though, I came around. It was necessary. I asked my body and it told me. Ever the optimist, I joked with the surgeon that I was going to leave the hospital and head straight to the gym. Hah! You think I am kidding right? I AM NOT. I remember coming out of anesthesia and asking to speak to the doctor, saying, “If I cannot go to the gym this week, can I take a long walk by Saturday?” (It was Tuesday.) He answered, “You will see for yourself.” Hah. My doctor knew. By Saturday, I could barely get out of bed, let alone take a walk! This was not even close to reality. In fact, even months later, I’ve had to adjust my exercise regimen DRASTICALLY.

As a body image mastery mentor, you can imagine how important movement is in my life. I LOVE to work out. It is a BIG part of my self-care. It is how I honor my body, the one true home that my soul gets to live in, and it is how I honor my happy spirit. I truly appreciate and own the emotional peace and relief that comes from 60 minutes of exercise a day – so much so that I often do two or three times that much. Not any more though. Now, I basically take all of the effort I used to put into exercising my body, and pour it into being PATIENT with it instead.

I suppose that one of the lessons I am privileged to learn through my injury is a renewed understanding of the issues many of my clients face. Because one of the side effects of not being able to exercise is that I am gaining a little weight. The myriad of feelings around this, and turning my expertise INWARD, has been really meaningful. You see, body image mastery is absolutely NOT about weight. It’s about honoring ourselves from the INSIDE out. It’s about creating enough self-love and self-care that we no longer abuse ourselves with food in any way. No binging. No starving. In fact, after a while, body image mastery leads to a love affair with food – HEALTHY food. It leads to loving your body so much that you WANT to exercise – partly to BE healthy and partly just to CELEBRATE.

My primary work in the world is to be healthy, physically, emotionally and spiritually and I am! However, things like an unexpected weight gain can feel troubling. And even though I know the weight will release itself (and every physical therapist I see tells me the same thing), it is not always easy. I am here to practice what I preach by observing my fearful thoughts and watching them come and go. So yes, I am holding on to my deep love and appreciation for my body and taking care of it while it heals. Every day, I kiss my knee many times and talk to it and let it know it is healing and loved so much. I treat it like I would a little baby. We can do that to every body part we have. Our body will drink it up. Who doesn’t want to be loved up? I do!

So, here I am. Months after my initial fall. And I am busy every day LOVING my body through its process of healing. Some days that means holding the space for the little girl in me to be sad or frustrated or even afraid. My life has changed, and I cannot know what that will mean tomorrow – or even a few years down the road. What I CAN know, however, is that I am willing to create enough self-love and self-care every day to love my body and honor it – even through limited mobility, or pain, or discord. My body is my HOME , and I love it no matter what. For today, that means that I am willing to embrace physical therapy to be as STRONG as I can and to create an energy of healing all around me.

What I have learned louder than anything, is that my body needs to move for my emotional well being. I am naturally a vibrant and happy woman – I have done a TON of inner work to be able to say that with conviction – and exercise makes me even happier. I KNOW that movement and exercise are here to stay – whatever that may mean at the time. Right now, it may mean swimming instead of aerobics, and when I’m ninety, it may mean chasing my partner down the hall in my walker. But whatever it is as each day unfolds, movement makes my life richer, and for that I am grateful. I will get back there, and patience is key. Thank you God and body for allowing me to practice patience.

Laura Fenamore, CPCC, is a gifted Body Esteem and weight loss coach Laura is devoted to helping others find balance in their lives as well as celebrating their bodies and their health. Her vision is living in a world where health and body image are celebrated.

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admin — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:23:17 +0000

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The Prioritization of Self – Every-Day Exercise

admin — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 23:25:48 +0000

Creating global sustainability has become, thankfully, far more than a buzz word. As a people, we are, thankfully, concerned with being respectful of our beautiful, generous home, the planet Earth. After all, without an Earth, where would we live? Sounds simple, right? How ironic that so many of us overlook our more personal home, our own bodies. We must ask ourselves the same simple question: Without a body, where would we live?

Every day, we prioritize everyone and everything before we “treat” ourselves to a good walk or an aerobics class. We act as though movement is a luxury to be earned after our work is finished and the dishes are put away. All week long, we drive our kids from one activity to another, while we literally sit behind the wheel of the car, growing our bodies bigger and bigger, and our personal sustainability more and more unlikely.

My life call, and my occupation, are tied to body image, but that doesn’t necessarily make hitting the gym any easier. Like everyone, my schedule is jam packed. I have clients I mentor, courses I teach, books and articles to write – every single day – not to mention friends, family, and public speaking engagements. But like a loving parent, I cannot speak to my clients endlessly about the prioritization of self and the importance of exercise without living those values. Hypocrisy does not sit well with me.

But what are we to do differently? The to do list is endless, and day after day, so many truly important things just don’t seem to happen. Free time feels more like an oxymoron than a goal.

The simple and encouraging reality though is that the time you invest in caring for yourself, especially exercise, not only comes back to you at the end (exponentially, in fact), but it frees you from countless sorrowful hours you would have spent on illness and pure exhaustion from being inactive and overweight.

Your choice is literally the gym or the doctor.

Today, love yourself so much that you choose personal sustainability, and stay HERE, alive and thriving for many years to come.

Make every-day exercise your NUMBER ONE priority. Choose to stick around long enough to do that “to do” list. In fact, why not add a few things to it.

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Crisp, Delicious, Fresh Real Food

admin — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 00:30:49 +0000

You know what I’m talking about. The crunch of a just-picked cucumber. The juice of a freshly-sliced melon dribbling down your chin. The burst of flavor from the most perfect, plump strawberry. Mmm… Bet your mouth is watering now!

If there is any upside to the current financial crisis in America, it is that more people are turning back to the Earth and growing their own fresh, real food. In 2008, there was a 10% increase in the number of Americans growing their own food-a total of 36 million people. This year, the demand for vegetable seeds is even 22% higher than last year, with 19% more households reporting that they will be growing food. Even our First Lady, Michelle Obama, is leading the way with a glorious White House vegetable garden.

But did you know that there is a Food Revolution going on in America right now? From organic chefs to investigative journalists, from celebrities like Oprah Winfrey and Gwyneth Paltrow to entire businesses like Stoneyfield Farm, there is a mass movement to take harmful foods out of our refrigerators and off our tables-and replace them with fresh, locally (or home!) grown foods. Through books, television, governmental action, documentaries and events, these activists are calling for a sustainable world-and sustainable health-through real food.

Though purchasing fresh, organic food can be costly, taking a cue from First Lady Michelle Obama can be something everyone can do to save money and eat well. Even if you live in the city, there are many edibles you can grow indoors. Not only will they cut your grocery bills and nourish your body; they can also improve the air quality of your home.

Let’s hear it for real food!

Laura Fenamore, CPCC, is a gifted Body Esteem and Life Coach.
Laura’s program, Body Image Mastery, is devoted to helping others find balance in their lives as well as celebrating their bodies and their health. Her vision is living in a world where health and body image are celebrated. Please visit, http://www.onepinky.com to receive a free gift today.

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admin — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:27:56 +0000

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Positive Self-Talk Phrases

admin — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:16:41 +0000

Mon: How much thought do we give to what we say and what it really means in this life? I am a HUGE proponent of positive self-talk, as any of my hundreds of clients and course participants can tell you. There’s simply no missing that our bodies are a reflection of our minds. Now this is probably a HUGE contradiction to what you might have learned, heard and grown to believe by this point in your life. The billion-dollar weight loss industry REALLY wants us all to believe that it works the opposite way – that when our BODIES are okay (translated slender), then our minds will follow suit – that there’s no connection between how you take care of yourself and your health or beauty.

Do you think that’s working? I mean really. Look around. Just in case you have not noticed, we are losing the battle to create healthy bodies – and it hurts us inside AND out.

So learning a new way to live – one that creates enough self-care and positive self-talk is really important. But how are we to know which conversations are positive and which ones are negative?

I have four FAVORITE sayings that could be interpreted all different ways. However, I want to use this article to have a great discussion on positivity, discernment and self love!

No way! I love the expression NO WAY. Ask any of my friends and they will tell you. Why? Because, all over the place, it expresses a sense of awe and wonder. You lost ten pounds? NO WAY! You got your MBA? NO WAY? You ran an extra mile. WOW, NO WAY! What NO WAY is saying is YES WAY…it is fun and affirming is what it is…You get the picture. YES WAY?

Tues: You’re kidding me? Equally ambiguous and amazing is the phrase, “Are you kidding me?” I love this phrase, because like all questions, it gets the dialogue started – the other guy is almost compelled to say, “Nope, it’s true.” It takes what is obviously wonderful news and validates it back and forth between two people and then it continues the conversation. It says, I want to hear more! “I stopped being afraid of my fat rear and took an aerobics class.” “Wow, you’re kidding me?”

Wed: No worries. I love the phrase NO WORRIES because it immediately releases another human being from whatever albatross is around their neck (and remember, we often EAT over those things that weigh us down with shame, blame or worry). It is bigger than don’t worry about it somehow, and yet it does not invalidate the person’s struggle. It simply says that in this moment, between you and I, you may let go of your burden. No worries. I picked up NO WORRIES when I was in Australia and it somehow followed me back up here from down under. I notice more and more people in America saying NO WORRIES instead of NO PROBLEM.

Thurs: Get out (of here)! Okay, if you know me personally, my favorite saying is GET OUT (some times I add the “of here”)! It is as sweet and funny as an expression could be, because I don’t want anyone to get out! I want everyone to come on in and join the party! So there’s kind of an inside joke there. For me, it’s the combination of all of the above sayings with a little twist of humor. As I’ve learned with twenty-one years of maintaining a 100-pound weight loss, HUMOR is a wonderful tool in ANY situation. Think of Elaine in Seinfeld. How many times did she scream, “GET OUT OF HERE” as we all cracked up. You must watch some old Seinfeld episodes if you have not watched the show. Elaine is a hoot and this is one of her signature lines.

Fri: The bottom line is that what we say is SO important. It’s important to the person we’re speaking with, but it’s even MORE important to us. Every word is like a bite of food. Ask yourself today: “Am I feeding myself healthy, positive words? Or am I filling my belly with negative self-talk and starving my heart and soul?” The truth is that the more positive we are, the better our lives will be, inside and out.

Laura Fenamore, CPCC is a gifted Body Image Mastery Mentor and a celebrated speaker, lecturer and teacher to thousands of people worldwide. Laura´s company, Body Image Mastery, is devoted exclusively to helping people find balance in their lives and learn to value the home they get to live in – their body. Her vision is living in a world where health and body image are celebrated.

With the launch of OnePinky.com, a Body Image Revolution has begun. Through the OnePinky Community and her 12 week program, Loving What You See in the Mirror (Crucial Components to Permanent Weight Loss), Laura offers a safe way for women to explore why we so often put ourselves at the bottom of the “to do list”, and what impact this has on our health and body image. Visit http://www.onepinky.com to find out more and to receive your free gift today.

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Latest body image mastery news – Compass Life Designs » World Food Week, Part 8

admin — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 23:30:00 +0000

If you’ve been keeping up with my blog posts lately you’ll know I’ve come to adding a few news posts from around the web on this subject. I’ve got a couple more today that are new and updated, so let me know what you think of em…

Compass Life Designs » World Food Week, Part 8

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Body Image Mastery Plan Reviews

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Women (and Men) Who Wait to Lose Weight – Or Never Lose Weight

admin — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:01:08 +0000

What is it that keeps some women fit and slender and keeps others 20, 50 or even 100 pounds overweight? Obviously metabolism, lifestyle, everyday diet and movement (or lack thereof) are the roots for this epidemic of overweight women, but this simply cannot be the whole picture.

We know it can’t only be these ingredients, because women all over the world have these same situations everywhere. Yet Americans lead the charge in weight-related health issues.

So what is it? Perhaps the key piece to this big fat puzzle that remains completely ignored (or denied) in our culture is that our weight-loss industry, who should be the harbinger of health and carpe-diem lifestyle changes, is really the messenger of death. Quite simply, it kills us from the inside out. It tells us at every turn that we are no good. That we are fat, lazy, and ultimately, hopeless individuals – but if we try this one last solution, we will be able to “lose it all” and love ourselves.

How’s that working so far? Well, it isn’t. Just look around; as they say, the proof is in the pudding. At least one in every ten people you see, including children, are overweight. And yet we spend billions of dollars every year on weight loss. What is missing? Fortunately, it’s even simpler than adding a “missing” ingredient to our weight loss pie. Easier indeed.

Forget the pie – it’s a lie.

Instead, start to look at weight loss as an inside job. Paradoxically, if you are to lose weight and keep it off, you must learn to love yourself and your body now – before you lose an ounce. As we all know from our Aunt Fannie or our neighbor Big Joe, you can be a phenomenal person at any weight. It is WHO you are, not what you look like that matters.

Does that mean it’s okay to be overweight? Of course not.

Our body is a priceless instrument:

* It carries our soul, so having a healthy body is vital.

* It’s our HOME.

* The old adage, “Health is wealth,” is everything.

* It is the most important thing we can do, because without it, we honestly cannot do anything.

Ask any wealthy person dieing of heart disease or diabetes what they would give for a do over. But that doesn’t come at any price. No do overs. The great news is that today we are running a one-time, special offer on do overs. Do you get what I mean?

Today, do everything right that you can. Eat great food, just because you can. This is the land of opportunity and abundance, and it is a privilege to live here. Does your body work? Then use it. Use it or lose it is your new mantra. In fact, let’s make it, “Use it or lose it, so I will because I LOVE ME.”

Be phenomenal from the INSIDE out and you can’t help but make better choices, make time for your health, and live a better, stronger life.

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Latest body image mastery news – Your Daily Routine

admin — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 23:20:30 +0000

Ok so 3 more posts today that I’ve dug up – I’m an information JUNKIE on this stuff lately. Give em a browse and let me know what ya reckon. They’re just from a few different sites I’ve been surfing lately that are generally good for information like this…

Your Daily Routine

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Well, for those of you who who actually need to enhance your body image, there’sa new exciting solution. Laura Fenamore is the founder creator of the Body Image Mastery Plan which works on the plan she used herself with great success. …

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Latest body image mastery news – Body Image Mastery Program

admin — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 00:31:07 +0000

I hope you’ve been enjoying my posts lately. I thought I might do something different today and rustle up a few bits of info from around the WWW. These are some of the news items and blog posts that have been popular over the last few weeks. Leave me your thoughts.

Body Image Mastery Program

What works about the body image mastery program? Well as I have said it looks at the real issues that you and other people face, and are often the cause for weight gain such as. How To Accept Responsibility For Your Body and Choose …

The Body Image Mastery Plan helps you lose weight and stay slim

You will feel really good about your body image. As she has over 500 delighted patrons to her credit, Laura is so assured about her program that she offers a refund guarantee on the Body Image Mastery Plan. …

Full Responsibility, Full Speed Ahead

The Dalai Lama says that, “In the present circumstances, no one can afford to assume that someone else will solve their problems. Every individual has a responsibility to help guide our global family in the right direction. …

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