As a recovering exercise and diet addict, I was moved almost to tears by this post. I have been doing pilates to the exclusion of other workouts for about a year now, and have been learning about my body in a new, slow, sometimes frustrating, and always challenging way.

I have been doing pilates from the book by Alycea Ungaro and Pilates Anytime for about 2 months now and lost a couple of pounds. The difference is that I enjoy doing pilates and feel better afterwards so I am consistent - almost every day.

Its not how you look, its how you feel which can navigate change. Once we know how to feel good, I mean feel really good about ourselves and adopt those ways into our weekly being, we can begin to love ourselves and give ourselves what our bodies deserve, which is a lot of care and attention. Nobody is going to do it for us, we have to make ourselves feel good, then we can know ourselves a lot better, than just sticking to a gruelling diet and exersise regime. OneLove

I love this!
Thank you Layla.

Perfectly said. Thank you for sharing Sadie's words.

Wonderful! I could´t agree more....

great way to approach this question. thank you

ThankYou for sharing this article. It is what we need to hear more.
Big thumbs up :)

So glad this article has resonated well. It feels good to hear a voice that bolsters understanding.

Hi Layla, I am currently learning to be a health coach through IIN. I completely agree with your wise words displayed above, it makes me even happier to eventually to be able to serve the community as a wellness coach when I know there are other professionals out there in the field of health and wellness like yourself that will supplement my teachings on the community in a wise and honest manner as displayed above.