Discouraging Words

As soon as you read the title you probably had a picture in your head. Maybe of discouraging words you’ve said to yourself or discouraging words someone else has said to you.

Because we’ve all been there right? We’ve had these moments where we tell ourselves we can’t do this. Where we maybe talk down to ourselves and get into a funk.

And we’ve all had the well meaning friend, the one who knows everything you’re doing to get fit, to push yourself, to make positive changes. Only to have that friend say, “well maybe you’re losing weight but only from your chest and your backside”.

Which, sure, when women start working out we do tend to lose fat and our breasts have a lot of fat tissue. However, unless your goal is to reduce your chest size that’s really something a lot of women would try to avoid, at least I know I do.

So to hear that all this work and effort I’ve been putting in leads to only one visible result, a result I don’t even want. It’s just flat out discouraging.

It really got in my head too, as discouraging words are wont to do.

I know these words are going to get stuck in my head, I know it’s going to be a while before I can let them go. But I also know that I can’t dwell on them.

Dwelling on the discouraging words said to you will make you internalize them and then they’ll mesh with the discouraging words you also tell yourself. And no one wants that.

Part of this journey of becoming a fitter and better version of myself is trying not to let anyone else get in my head. To let discouraging words from not only myself but from others roll off me and not let it affect my progress.

It’s far easier said than done, words can be powerful.

All you can do is let it go, and keep pushing. Eventually you’ll see the changes you actually want to see, and you’ll be glad you didn’t let words of discouragement stop you.