I'm so excited to post this article written by Cruz. She will be contributing articles here at Nubian Fitness Goddess, I'm so excited to have her! Here's her first article....Enjoy!
This question is addressed to me as well. You see one of the things I find troubling in the African American community is the myth that having extra blessings in the rump area somehow excuses you from getting your health in order. I mean let's face it, most of our men (most, not all) love extra poundage in the booty area and because many of us base our self worth on the feedback we receive from the opposite sex we oftentimes think it's all good to remain overweight cause we fill out a pair of jeans nicely. Now this certainly applies to me. Getting my health on track is no new journey for me, I've been exercising on and off for many years and to be honest I would probably be at my goal weight had I not consistently let others get in my head "girl you look great" "yeah but you carry that extra weight so well" "you are just super curvy", I could go on and on but my point is I constantly gave up on myself because people, men to be specific insisted that what I had going on was the stuff black men's dreams are made of. Now don't get me wrong, I am totally sexy and I am quite fond of my figure but the truth of the matter is that there needs to be a lot less of it if I have any plans on maintaining extended health and vitality as I approach 40 years old in 2 more years.
We live in a world that gets caught up in the hype on a regular basis. The same holds true when it comes to taking charge of our health and our bodies. No one else can tell you what's good for you but you and men drooling at your ample hind parts does not excuse the extra pounds you are carrying around. Don't believe the hype that losing weight will cause you to lose your assets, no way, no how. I have been thinner than I am currently and trust me my milkshake still had boys coming to the yard.
It's nice to be curvy and to celebrate those curves but it's also nice to wake up with energy, to have joints that don't ache, to have control over your body and how you nourish it. You don't have to subscribe to a life of eating trees and berries, just change a little something everyday and move as much as you can. That's all. I'm down 14lbs since June (WHOOO HOOOOO!!!!). Could have been more but as I said, I fell into the "girl your body is hot" hype and lost my focus. Won't happen again.
BOOTYLICIOUS SISTAS UNITE AND GET YOUR WEIGHT RIGHT!
Written By Cruz
6 comments:
Great post. As much as I want to be healthy I do NOT want to lose my butt.I just wouldn't feel the same without lol.
Glenn I feel the same way about my booty but if yours is anything like mine trust me it's not gonna go anywhere, lol.
I want to lose some of my booty but I mostly want to tighten it up. I don't like the jiggle. So I'm with on the weight lost. Keep it up, woman.
I really enjoyed your post. You can still have a nice back side and be in shape! By the way, thank you ladies for putting up this blog. It is by far one of the more positive outlets for black women on the web. And it's saved to my favorites:)
Congrats on the 14lbs since June. I am very tall so everyone always tell me that I didn't look big. So I didn't worry about my weight. I look at the mirrior one day and said, Those people were lying. I myself am glad to wake up feeling good in the morning. I never had an ample booty. I always wanted one though.
I think your last paragraph was stated perfectly. Thats exactly how I feel. Congrats on keep up with your journey to a healthy lifestyle. =)
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