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Originally Posted by Azhia
Excellent advice above me, nothing to add, EXCEPT a mental component...
When I freaked out about my triceps, and how "large" (relative term) they were, they stayed "large" b/c I was so focused on them. Get into a healthy regimen utilizing the things mentioned above (that website is really great), adopt a positive attitude and keep busy doing the things you enjoy, and without realizing it, not only your triceps, but the rest of your body will tone quite nicely.
It's always when I'm focused on the undesireable body part that it continues to expand or stay undesireable b/c you manifest where your concentration is.
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YES
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Originally Posted by TediThomas
A *very* good point Azhia. I guess that would be along the same lines of if you always focus on something negative or that bothers you, *that* is where the energy produced by your thinking will go. Better to think about the positive or what would make you happy. I'm much rather any results of thinking/focus go toward that which would make things better.  |
And YES.
I think I was at my lowest with my body image was when I could only focus on all the negative parts. (A big one was my upper arms!)I was like a big conductor of negative energy that just festered beneath the surface and resulted in starvation and hard-core workouts. Performing was a necessary evil and I would much rather stay at home where no one could see me. What changed? I can't tell the exact moment, but I know it has to do with whole body exercise (not just grinding away at the elliptical for 45 minutes with a magazine) but practices where my mind was in touch with my body. Like doing a short meditation to really become "present" in my body before working out or taking a ballet/yoga/pilates class. And also making friends with food instead of thinking it's always the evil enemy. And eventually I just became friends with my upper arms, too.
Yikes...that was a lot of stuff that just came out.
Back to triceps! Hehe.