Are You Living In The Body You Would Love To Have?
Are you living in the body you would loooooove to have?
I know this is a loaded question for many, and there’s a boatload of people that probably will get triggered by this question so let me answer it in the way I think of it for myself…
I’m very grateful to be alive and I hope to be alive and very vibrant and fit for many decades to come.
And… as far as my “bodies” overall health I’m very grateful that as of today, based on a bucketload of yearly exams and at times, extensive medical testing I’m in love with my body medically.
Could it be better, of course everybody’s medical stats can be better, but I’m doing great, and… it’s always going to be my intention to at a minimum stay where I’m at for as long as I can, and… I’ll always look to improve.
As far as my physical body… as defined by size, shape, and body composition (not weight) I’m pleased, I like my body, but if I’m being honest I wouldn’t say I love my body.
And I don’t think I could ever honestly say that I’ve ever loved my body, and I don’t think that’s a bad thing to say. For me it’s my truth. And I’m honestly, truly good with that.
So… I’m not ashamed or shaming myself that I want to and will continue my quest to modify my size, shape, and body composition. Specifically learning how to add at least 15lbs of lean muscle mass, and burn excess body fat to get to about 15% body fat.
But back to the question specifically pointed at me…
Am I living in the body I would love to have?
Nope!
For me, if I could wave a magic wand and have the body I’d love to have its not actually a size, shape or body composition specific, it’s simpler than that… it’s the body that can put on a white t and a pair of jeans with lots of room to spare… you know like a Brad Pitt body. That’s my wave a magic wand body.
I told my daughter Jennifer that one time and she said… “you could have his body”, and I got her point I could, it’s possible, Is it a wish, want, or will?
I know… I know… part of the reason he looks so great in a white t and jeans is because he’s just so damn handsome, but I’m not talking about changing my face and getting a hair transplant, I’m just talking body.
The funny thing is that when I was 18 I actually looked good in a T and jeans, not ripped, not jacked, but pretty good, pretty comfortable, but truth be told I thought I was fat because I’d been carrying that story, that script, that belief for years because once I was labeled as “chubby, husky, and fatso” as a little kid around 6 it never left me until I was probably in my late 20’s. Not that my self-image really changed at that later age, it just softened, but the name calling from others was gone.
Years later these are two of my favorite pics of me in a t. And let me be clear I’m not desiring nor delusional that I want to try to return to an 18 year old body, but I do want to acknowledge that I look pretty damn good in those pictures, and I was clueless then that I did, very clueless.
I asked this simple question to everyone because I’m always curious to hear wherever and whatever people think, believe, and desire as they discover, uncover and share part of “The Tale Of Their Scale.”
This question popped up in my head this morning as I’m deep into discovering, uncovering, and drafting out my own “The Tale Of My Scale” journey over the years.
I would love you to share your thoughts about this question right here in comments, but if you want to keep them private, please email them to shareit@goingbeyondthescale.com and put PRIVATE in the subject line for them to remain private I’m also available to have a chat about it with you if you would like.
BUCKET LIST…
how cool would it be to interview Brad Pitt on my “Going Beyond The Scale” podcast and have him share “The Tale Of His Scale!”
