Haha oh my gosh — a whole decade?! Have I been blogging that long?! Guess so! I’m glad this post still resonates! I’m sure many of my mindsets have shifted and some have stayed the same. Perhaps an update is in order!

Oh Nicole, I’m so sorry girl. Sorry that you are feeling this way and it is disrupting your experience — that is a very unsettling feeling to not be comfortable in your own body. Try to give yourself all the compassion you can muster, and sleep! I know when my sleep is out of whack, everything is, and studies show it has such an effect on weight (and sleep can be so disrupted when we travel.) I know it’s been a while since you posted this comment — how are you feeling now?

Hey Jillian! Sadly as far as I have learned fast and healthy don’t really go together when it comes to weight loss. From my experience I would say start doing SOME kind of work out every single day. For me, it is the biggest mentality changer and that is really so important. When I’m working out I feel so positively about what I’m doing for my body I can’t help but be more body positive.

Then, of course, eating well-portioned, protein and veggie healthy meals is what will make the biggest difference in the waistline. Wishing you the best of luck!

I’ve been there with the late-night self-loathing google searches! I think it’s true that your body does just change as you get older, for many women anyway, but there also is a cause and effect and when I’m taking care of myself I DO see the results, even when they aren’t as dramatic or as immediate as I’d like them to be. Best of luck, Jackie!

yeah thank you for sharing. your perspective made me feel so much better right now.

I am also small, and have recently gained some pounds living in the mountains in India, falling out of my yoga practice, and eating whatever I want/am fed… usually with hella rice, and/or a pat of butter on top,,, likely followed by a chai, ugh. life.

I literally googled, in a depressed self loathing frenzy, “I gained weight traveling I’m 26 am I going to be like this forever” (thats how I found you) because I’ve never actually gained weight in some of these places and I hope this is not the moment I just become this big forever.

hopefully if 5-10 lbs shows up easier on my body, it will come off in the same way. quick! and I’m ready. moving into a place in desert climate (where my body feels healthiest) with a kitchen tomorrow.

health is the best investment — I just forget sometimes when there is a ball of sugar and ghee and butter being handed to me…there has to be a balance !!! because I’m getting rid of this jiggle, but I can’t live here and fully give up katchori… chai… or ladu 🙂

haha, much love

Ha okay well I have to admit I have NEVER had to freak out that I am losing weight too fast… that is just not a problem this body of mine has ever had before, ha ha. I think you have a good mindset — seek out fresh healthy options whenever possible, do something active every day, and don’t torture yourself if you want to try a local treat. I am still seeking that perfect balance myself. As much as I love to work out and move and my love of healthy natural foods grows all the time, I find it harder and harder to keep weight off with each passing year. Sorry to end on a low note, but… just keeping it real!