Fat girl frame of mind... still?

I clearly know that I’m still in that “fat girl frame of mind” but I realized last night I can’t take a compliment from anyone.The hubs rarely gives compliments unless I ask him how I look and even then I don’t believe him because I feel like he has to tell me nice things because he is my husband and that’s not the case and I need to be nicer and just accept the dang compliments. Poor guy can’t win for losing.

Left Sept 2012

October 2013

  The main thing that brought this to my attention is yesterday I posted this^^ picture on IG (Instagram) and got several positive and motivational comments/likes. One comment in particular that said, “Awesome! Your stomach is so flat.” My first instinct was to make an excuse, AN EXCUSE????,   Yes, an excuse to say that the lighting was really good and that it was just the way I was standing…….but the reality is I don’t see myself how others do so when I get compliments it kind of stops me in my tracks if you will and I know strangers or friends wouldn’t lie like family might.. Cough..my husband..cough

 

But I have learned to say thank you and try to believe them. I personally believe it takes a lot for person to compliment another person especially women, they are easily jealous. Anyways, I just want to thank any of ya’ll if you have expressed compliments towards myself.

I’m really trying to work on myself on the inside just like myself on the outside.

In the above picture I can tell a big difference and even though it took me a little over a year to achieve it I’m still very proud. Believe it or not my weight is heavier in the most recent picture than in the one from last year. Also you should know that in the one from last year I was 7months post-partum. Also I do not post pictures here or on IG to “show off” I post them to motivate myself and hopefully others. Also I named my blog and IG name strong and beautiful because I haven’t ever believed that I’m beautiful or strong but here lately I’m believing the strong part and am still working on the beautiful part. I want to one day know that I’m beautiful and strong.