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"Unrealistic Standard"

“The ideal weight range for my height is an unrealistic standard for me.”
Truth:  Your mindset is what needs to be adjusted, not the standard.  

I used to say this one A LOT!  I would look at those numbers and it felt like they were on a completely different planet.  At one point, I was 100 pounds heavier than the bottom number for my height, almost double the “recommended” size.  It’s no surprise that those numbers felt impossible.  I had a long list of reasons why those numbers were unrealistic (my weight in high school, my athletic build, prescriptions I was taking, etc.). 

There are a LOT of factors that affect your weight.  That is real.  ANNND that is why the recommended weight is given as a weight range, not a singular number. The range accounts for the variables and factors. 

Don’t be confused, I’m not dismissing your list.  Even today, as a “healthy weight” individual, I still have a list of variables and factors that I believe are affecting the number on the scale.  Your list is valid and is impacting your weight, but the truth that I needed to hear was this: your list is still not enough to make the ideal range impossible.  This is a lie that you are believing, and it’s having HUGE ramifications on your weight loss journey. 

Why is it important?

No one starts a race that they believe
they have zero chance of finishing.

When you buy the lie that this is impossible, you’re affirming a second lie…  You’re telling yourself that you are stuck.  If you believe that healthy is impossible, then you are resigning to a reality where you will always be unhealthy.  If you believe it is out of reach, why even stand up in the first place?  Framing the standard as unreasonable is discouraging you and producing a sense of hopelessness in you. 

You are a unique individual.  Your list counts, but every single body is capable of change.  The personalized application and dismissal of the ideal weight range is crippling you.  You’re adding one more vote to the belief that you are stuck.  You’re not stuck!!

There is a long list of changes that you’re going to have to make; put this one at the top- adjust your mindset.  The ideal range is NOT impossible.  Maybe you can’t convince yourself that it will happen, but at least convince yourself that it could happen.  You might not want to make the sacrifices required.  But convince yourself that it is possible.

Some of us can’t work towards that goal of a healthy weight.  Mentally, it’s too intimidating to commit to that as the goal.  But don’t dismiss the standard and then allow that to cause you to be complacent.  Repeating from last week- let progress be THE goal. 

Most of us overestimate what we can accomplish in the short-term and underestimate what we can accomplish in the long-term.  Consistency over time creates unbelievable, seemingly impossible results.  It is possible.  It is possible for you.  Change your mindset! 




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