Short reflection: Weight and health

Lucy Newport • October 29, 2024

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Originally shared as part of Inbox Reflections - my honest, heartfelt emails to support your binge eating recovery as a highly sensitive woman. 



Our world is so focused on weight, that it’s easy to forget that good health isn’t predominantly reliant on a number on the scales.

It stretches across all of our systems; the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual.


And these systems all tie in together, impacting one another. 


Good health can include:

  • A sense of safety 
  • Feeling calm around food
  • An adaptive nervous system
  • Acceptance of yourself
  • A vivid imagination
  • A good night’s sleep
  • An active sex drive
  • A connection to intuition 
  • An ability to express emotions
  • A lack of aches and pains
  • Strong boundaries 
  • Feeling inspired by life


You get the idea…


How might softening your focus on weight actually support your health?

And where might your focus be more needed right now?






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