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self love Archives - Just Justice

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Morning skinny/ Body Image

Hello friends!!

Happy summer. I have been going back and forth on whether I should write a blog about this for about 3 months now, but I saw a friend recently who was talking to me about this… and I took that as a sign. Maybe many people must feel this way. 

First of all, how amazing are the human bodies? Pretty freaking incredible. But something that is not talked about enough is the concept of morning skinny. Now if you don’t know what that is. According to Google, morning skinny is “when someone looks or feels slimmer first thing in the morning, before they’ve had anything to eat and, often, after going to the bathroom.” Wonderful right? I think we may have all felt this way at some point in our life. Your girl has IBS and a serious bloating issue, so I look very different in the morning than I do at night. Which this can be very frustrating as I am trying to take care of my body and lift more. But we have to understand that MILLIONS of little microscopic tasks are happening within our bodies every minute, so it’s hardly fair to expect your body to always look the same.

And let me reassure you everyone has felt this way. Lighter when you wake up, and heavier when you go to bed. This is normal. I think this is when self-love comes in. It’s so important to remember that every body is different. God hand created our bodies to look exactly how they look today. We all have different genetics! I have to continuously remind myself it’s okay that I have stretch marks all over my body, God made those. Especially, women, we can have a whole child in us? That just blows my mind. Our bodies can do some incredible things. Next time you start having negative thoughts about your body. “Oh my legs look big. I have stretch marks. I am so fat. I am too thin. I looked better 3 years ago. I wish I had curves.” Or whatever lie your brain is telling you. Remember that the fact that you have a body that can move and dance is a blessing. Stop being so hard on yourself. Start loving your body. I realized I am always thinking oh I will love my body when this is gone. Oh I will love my body when my butt is bigger. Start loving your body now!

This past month I was at the lake with my family, and boy oh boy was there so much food. Jadon and I of course took advantage of the free food and just stuffed our faces 24/7. I am not going to lie, I was pretty down on myself after the trip. I just didn’t feel good about myself. I think a lot of us need to change the way we think about food and working out. Food fuels your body to work, exercise, meet with friends, to go out with friends! This is also something I need to work on, is not feeling bad if I eat a ton of food. I had a family member this past month say, “Dang you eat a lot… how are you so tiny?” I instantly started feeling very self-conscious and embarrassed. I was just thinking oh gosh, I DO EAT A LOT. But I had to remind myself that I should eat when I want to eat, and I should not feel bad about that. Food is fuel friends!!

Another topic I wanted to talk about is our “ideal” body weight. So many athletic trainers that I know are always saying they have more room to grow in their fitness journey. (which is true) But everyone is always wanting to change something about themselves, that is just human nature, my friends. But I think your “ideal” body weight is the weight that allows you to feel strong and energetic and lets you lead a healthy, normal life. Not what you see on Instagram or Tik Tok.

I once told my therapist I feel like I talk down to myself a lot. She told me to get a picture of myself when I was a little girl and put it on my mirror. So now, every time I want to say something bad about myself, I look at that picture and I would never want that little Justice to feel that way. I encourage you to do the same thing! 

I just hope this blog encourages you, that you are so beautiful. God hand-knitted you in your mother’s womb and thinks you are simply perfect. I also want to mention that we are on this journey together. I am not perfect, and I have my days of feeling bloated and bleh. But I am just here to normalize this. EAT THE DAMN COOKIE babe. Take care of yourself mentally and physically. Love you, guys 🙂

Happy/ Mental Health /

Ups & Downs

Happy Summer friends !!

Life has truly been so crazy with graduation and starting a job and just all the things happening.

I first want to start this blog off with the fact that I have been feeling a lot of highs and lows in the past couple of months. Graduating college is scary, and no one prepares you for the anxiety you feel lol!! I think there is this pressure society puts on you to be extremely successful right when you graduate. You should have it all together, right?

I think the biggest thing that I have been struggling with is the fact that I thought I would have it all figured out by now. Let me break it to ya, I don’t think anyone ever feels like they have figured life out. But I always thought I would by now. I think I grew up with this mindset that “by 23 I will have all my shit together.” I will be happy and feel fulfilled and feel all the happy feelings. This is not true people!! I have just been reminding myself that life is all about learning and figuring yourself out. I will always be going through things, that is life! 

I wanted to be honest in the fact that I have just been feeling off these past couple of months, and if that is you that is okay!! I am obviously not the biggest fan lol, but I do trust God and his path for me.  I think we just need to take a deep breath and enjoy the time of life that we are in. Our brains can simply be too hard on ourselves. We must stop believing the lies and anxious thoughts our brain is telling us! I obviously have been loving life at this stage, but a lot of change and uncertainty also creep in sometimes. I was telling my therapist all about these life doubts I have, telling her I just hope this is God’s path. She said, “You know you are such a big believer in God but it really doesn’t seem like you have any faith in him and what he has in store for you and your life.” LOL. I was like welppppp YOU RIGHT!! 

Psalm 20:7 says that many will trust in the world and the things it has to offer, but few will trust in God. My challenge for you today is to just put more trust in him and his plan for your life. 

Speaking of my therapist she also said something to me the other day that just made me really think, and I wanted to share it with you. She asked me, “Where are you your happiest? Who are you with? What are all the vibes?” This really made me realize that my happy self is not in Nashville. My most confident, fun-loving, peaceful Justice is at the lake with my family in Michigan. There is something so peaceful about being with your person and the people you love with no worries. My therapist began to explain how it’s sad that I am not the happiest version of myself here in Nashville where I live!  I explained wellllll there is just so much going on here in Nashville. Work is stressful, I am trying to be successful, have good grades, and have a social life and blah blah blah. There is a lot of pressure. I feel like I need to be doing something at all times when I am in Nashville. What if I started treating Nashville like the lake? Taking more time out of the day for me? Being around people that my soul feel happier. Doing things that I want to do!

I have spoken on this before, but I mostly am saying this because I need to also hear it. We are in control of our happiness. If I am being honest I have not been taking care of myself recently. I have just been so anxious about what my life Is going to look like and if I am doing all the right things in the right order, I have not been taking care of myself. 

I encourage you to just realize how beautiful your life is. Lean into spending time with yourself. You get to wake up every morning and be a change in someone’s life. You personally have the ability to do that in someone’s life. You have the ability to make someone feel seen and beautiful. You have friends and family in your life that love you. You have so many wonderful opportunities in life for traveling and being successful. There is just so much to life. So when I start spiraling and freaking out a little inside, I hope I can remind myself of these same things. 

Most importantly you have a God that is so in love with you and only wants you to be happy. He personally hand-made you… how freaking cool. 

Every single day, we have two choices: we can simply react to everything happening around us, or we can take action and create the lives we want to live. Don’t give someone else the keys to your happiness!

Happy/ Mental Health /

Self Affirmations

Hello friends!! I have had so many people request a new blog so here it is. I also love sitting down and writing out my thoughts because my blogs hold me accountable, believe it or not. If I am talking about ways to overcome anxiety, I kinda have to listen to myself. Today I wanted to touch on how important affirmations have been in my life. I know affirmations aren’t a new concept, but I want you guys to consider telling yourself motivating sayings. 

 

In times of stress, anger, or even times that I am disappointed with myself I have been speaking out loud affirmations about myself. Even if you don’t believe it at times, tell yourself these affirmations. 

I find my brain being so negative throughout the week. “You aren’t smart enough, you haven’t been working out long enough, you need to read your bible more.” Whatever your brain is telling you, take a moment to reassure yourself that you are enough.

Telling yourself these affirmations fires up your neural pathways and makes changes to those areas of the brain that make you happy and positive according to studies I found online. 🙂

 Many other studies can confirm that affirmations decrease stress, increase the number of exercise people do, and help you eat more fruits and vegetables. LIKE WHAT? Affirmations help you eat more fruits and vegetables, I’m so down for that. 🙂 

As I was writing this blog, I was of course scrolling through Tik Tok and came across a video of Jennifer Lopez. She was saying, “Your thoughts create your life, you have to force your brain to think positively.” It can honestly be difficult to be positive all the time. Something I have noticed is so many people assume the worst, try shifting your mindset and start assuming the best from people. For example, “She gave me a weird look at work today, so she hates me and thinks I’m ugly.” I know that is a silly example, but so many of us fall into that trap. Assuming the worst all the time. I think we would find growth within ourselves if we shifted that mindset. An affirmation that I have been writing down every day is “Today I am looking forward. As the past has been done, and all we can change is the future. I am worthy of loving myself deeply. I love the person I am becoming. I stand firm in valuing myself.”

Speaking on having healthy brains, I was drawn back to a time when I felt like I was doing everything right. I was waking up early, drinking a lot of water, working out, journaling, and doing all the right things! Let me assure you I wasn’t feeling like I was doing everything right. This all boils down to until you figure out your mind and your feelings you aren’t healthy. If this is you I would just encourage you to start spending time with yourself, figuring yourself out. I am the worst at this because I am a go go go, person. I like to be productive all the time. We have to start slowing down and recapping our day and our feelings. If not we won’t become better! Time to connect with ourselves friends. 

I just wanted to share some different types of affirmations that might be helpful to you this week!

Self-love Affirmations

  • I love myself as I am today
  • I choose to be kind to myself today
  • I deserve happiness and joy
  • I am a positive person who attracts positive things in my life
  • I honor my life

Self-Image Affirmations

  • My body is a gift. I treat it with love and respect
  • I love my body
  • I am beautiful
  • I love myself the way I am today
  • The positivity in my heart reflects on my face

Work/ School Affirmations

  • I am going to have a productive day
  • I choose to learn and grow from hard situations today
  • I am smart
  • I can excel 
  • I have a passion for my job/ classes I am taking

Affirmations I tell myself

  • I am full of endless potential
  • I am open to all the love the universe has to offer
  • I am a good friend
  • I am in good health
  • I am whole
  • Jesus is longing to have a deeper relationship with me
  • I am enough

 

I hope we can start teaching our brains some of these affirmations because they are all true!