Day In The Life | Body Image Chat + Non-Toxic Beauty Routine

[@Booksarebetterthanreallife]

one of my favorite quotes I discovered this year was "How you look is the LEAST most interesting thing about you." I try to remind myself of that when I'm having a bad body image day. Chronic illness definitely complicates things, ( I have chronic lyme + POTS + connective tissue disorder) it be difficult to accept your body when you feel like it's working against you. I'm still working on accepting the body God gave me each day. Thank you so much for being vulnerable!

[@fernandobatas2878]

I really love this and thank you for opening my eyes to how I am so negative about my body . Your right God gave us this body and we should appreciate it . Saying I am enough is really powerful! Your such an inspiration 💗

[@pamboatwright8281]

Thank you, Mandy, for the real talk. It doesn't matter what age you are, it never completely goes away!

[@clairemarie4722]

Well said, Mandy! We all need to definitely get to the place where we know we matter and we take care of all that has been given to us and this includes our health and well being. It's just the right thing to do. To eat well and to live well...no one will do that for us. I believe as we do, others will be drawn to learn from our experiences. We are all on this journey of discovering HIS ways and plans for us. They are always GOOD, VERY GOOD!

[@lyssasletters3232]

Been binge-watching your videos! Thank you for sharing your wisdom. I’m so grateful for your vulnerability and authenticity.

[@samtaylor4206]

I love how open and real you are. I’ve struggled for over 20 years but since I became a Christian it’s definitely been so much better as I know my body doesn’t define me. Thanks for your honesty ❤️

[@Janarae18]

This brought tears to my eyes. I used to lift weights faithfully before I got Cirs and hashimotos/ low t3 syndrome . Also my dad is a Nazarene minister and I shared one of your previous videos with him and my mom and they really enjoyed it.

[@kathystoner5239]

Great video! I know I used to love exercising, specifically lifting weights. I used to be obsessed with how my body looked in the past. Then I got this illness and havent been able to excercise in over 3 1/2 yrs. I still really miss exercising. For a while in the early times in my illness, I couldn't eat much and lost weight. Recently I have gained weight(maybe 10- 15 lbs), because I dont move and lay in bed a whole lot. I can do gentle stretches that's it. Right now I'm so much more concerned with getting my health back though .

[@Quick_Silver305]

Kathy Stoner I can relate to you a lot, I’ve had cfs for at least two years and I loved exercising and just improving my body as much as I can, now we have to just focus on pacing

[@kathystoner5239]

Exactly!

[@acionnaanassa4042]

Word!

[@camillawolfson4180]

I loved this and resonated so much with it. Thank you for preaching something different to the norm that actually makes sense

[@tamsinfrostmusic]

wow, thanks for sharing such a personal experience. I feel so inspired 💖

[@bevcase1884]

Really enjoyed this video Mandy! Thanks for being brave and talking about it!

[@jenniferjay8255]

Second part is spot on for me! This is exactly where I’m at with body image and activity level. I’m trying so hard to just accept and be thankful for where I’m at, and I’m definitely making progress. I know I cannot get thru this without my precious Lord and Savior. He literally goes before me everyday paving the way. From someone that used to be relentless, never missing a workout to barely making it thru a twenty minute session one day per week! It is so frustrating because I literally have one good day, decide to workout and have three to four bad days. My body now gets so exhausted so quickly that I can’t do anything that will jeopardize losing the fuel I need just to get thru each day. This to say that I can totally relate to the second part of your video. I am eight mos out from the sickness I went thru and my body has definitely never been the same.

[@roxybalboa2790]

Hi Mandy! You mentioned that you wanted to start incorporating movement into your life but you were not sure how exactly to go about it. Sometimes you can do the amount of exercise that you did today. Other days you can’t. For someone who has autoimmune disease or chronic illness t approach for exercise has to be a little bit different than what we were used to before our illnesses. Exercise is a stressor and because with chronic illness when we are at rest our bodies are still under stress because they are fighting the invisible illness our capacity for stress of exercise is not the same as it was pre-illness. And everyone is different, your capacity might be different than mine. A few months ago I came across this KZbin channel dedicated to exercise for people with autoimmune diseases/chronic illness. The videos are created by Andrea, a lady who has several autoimmune diseases (including fibromyalgia) and they are very informative. And she explains the connection between autoimmune disease and exercise. She explains the importance of exercise for someone with chronic illness and how to find your own capacity. And little by little you build on that. There isn’t a lot of info like this out there. I highly recommend you watch/listen to her videos. She has also created an exercise program specifically for those with chronic illness. This program is what she created for herself (in her videos she explains her story and how she went to school to be a personal trainer so that she can learn how to exercise properly with chronic illness) and then she decided to share it with the world. She is now able to lift weights and do cardio. I started this program a month ago consistently. I can’t do a lot of exercise because it causes flare ups. Right now I am doing about 8 mins a day. I do an abdominal exercise for a few seconds and I foam roll for the rest of the time. The foam rolling is good for detoxifying the lymph system and for it helps with the dull pain all over my body. The abdominal bracing is to strengthen the deep core muscles which is important for our organs. Whether you decide to try out her program or do your own workout with ballet her videos are still very informative and can be applied to the type of exercise you choose. There are some workouts she mentions that she loves but are not necessarily helping for the healing of the body until later on when you can handle more. I get so excited talking about this exercise and autoimmunity because it’s just simply amazing to me that there is a way for us to exercise. Let me know what you think if you decide to listen to her videos :). Here is a link to her first video where she explains the connection between stress and chronic illness and exercise. kzbin.info/www/bejne/r32Yf5Kqh5aUnbM And here is a link to her program if you are interested in learning about it. www.getautoimmunestrong.com/ I hope you find all of this info helpful!

[@danifriesen9137]

I love the real chat! It really spoke to me. As someone who was always small (still am) and is super into health and fitness, I’ve gained a decent amount of weight since winter (and it freaked me out at first). I have my moments but I’ve realized my body needs to heal, and I need to manage my PCOS, infertility & possible endometriosis. Most people would look at me and not notice the difference, but I do. And if I loose or gain later, I know what I have right now is what I need. Thanks for the real talk ❤️❤️

[@debbiecurtis1454]

Mandy, God bless you for who you are and what you are doing. I found you a year and a half ago during some of my darkest times. My daughter (almost 21) and I have been dealing with chronic health issues due to mold toxins and probably other things. We see a good natural pathetic doctor who is educated in this area so we are working on things like you are, you inspire us to keep going. We function Okay at home, right now, but getting out is difficult. I have always been a Christian but haven't been in the word and in a close relationship with Jesus. Listening to you and your openness about loving Jesus and being a follower lit a fire in me to do the same. I have gained more hope and faith needed to get me through these hard times. I now truly believe the Lord is with me all the time. I know that the stress of being ill has been getting in the way of healing, it becomes a visious circle. Trusting God and knowing that he has a plan for everything (you remind me of this) has helped my stress levels a great deal. I am learning to REALLY TRUST GOD. You inspire me to be open about my faith and not to be afraid like I have been for too many years. Anyway, thank you and keep inspiring people. There are others like me out there that watch you and don't comment like me (took me a year and a half). Sending lots of Love!!! ❤❤❤

[@MrsDoubleDW]

Content but not complacent! Body neutrality! So much good in this video ❤️

[@graceaguirre3655]

Hi Mandy, I don’t binge on KZbin very often but as a new RD striving to expand in functional medicine I found your video on your DNRS experience. I think just watched like 5 of your videos in a row. I believe so strongly in using scripture to guide our research and health practices and think you do a great job at effectively communicating the importance of that. I just want to tell you how encouraging it is to see such a faithful servant sharing very valuable wisdom from above and being so brave to face the world which is so ready to reject the truth that you so confidently proclaim! I was introduced to neuroplasticity research by Dr. Caroline Leaf who spends her career revealing how neuroscience research is starting to catch up to God’s word from thousands of years ago! And how we get to choose to think about holy things to transform us inside and out! So amazing. God has really used her research (and many others) to help heal and transform the lives of so many of his such children. Thank you for being obedient and brave. Thank you for directing your media followers to the one true king! So inspiring 💓💃🏼💪🏼

[@melissamulkey1033]

Happy to hear the love me/love myself movement being recognized as not necessarily a good thing. The world is leaning into this trend, sadly some Christians as well.Our identity is in Christ, yesss♥️

[@audreycastles3672]

Loved the part of being content but not complacent. ❤️

[@Joypontious]

Thank you for your transparency. I can relate to so much of this.

[@ashleesymcox]

I just teared up while you were doing ballet. You’re going to be dancing soon!

[@laurennewman378]

Favorite video of the channel. ♥️

[@jeromeshannacrawford7417]

This is so encouraging! I’m going to show Lydia too.❤️

[@LaciDW]

I've been following you from the beginning as I also struggle with CFS after having 4 brain surgeries. I had a feeling you saw Brandon. That's who I see as well. On his door knob there is a white bracelet with purple writing. That's my awareness bracelet from my brain tumor. I go to life.churc mwc. :) Could you send me some samples? I'm looking for a good clean product.

[@missmical6413]

Yas girl! Preach 🙌!!!!!!! ❤️ I just discovered Dr Henry Wright yesterday and he talks about what you had touched on , in the end of your vid. About what God says about you, not the world. He's a Christian author/doctor and has a lot of cool KZbin vids about how sickness can have a spiritual connection! Rock on sister!

[@blythesmile]

Thank you so much for this! I

[@betsyb1374]

Interesting about body neutrality - it sounds like you have some joy sprinkled in there about the function of your body, which I think is a really healthy and God-filled mindset. I get though that it can be hard to be thankful for what your body can do when you're sick. Hugs!

[@betsyb1374]

Also, I believe that those negative body image feelings are spiritual attack, and would address them with that mindset!

[@family-peace-love]

It's funny because my disordered eating was linked to my health situation and not my body. Although I'd like to be slimmer( for my health) and I WILL get there ! God willing!

[@family-peace-love]

To add, my goal weight is really just the top end of my normal recommended range for my height and age etc I have no desire to be thin lol just healthy. I enjoyed this video xx

[@BenjaminGib]

Yep I’m a dude and have had body image struggles my whole life. I think Brad Pitt did not help this or any other perfectly ripped actor who trained for 12 hard weeks to get in shape for their movie, as all the Christian girls in our youth group swooned LOUDLY at the screen. 😁

[@lipstickandloungewear]

♥️♥️♥️

[@nicolelarochelle1684]

YASSS👏👏👏 content does not mean complacent 💜💜💜 and definitely 💯 with u on dressing rooms! I've struggled with my weight my entire life and some days I just don't have it in mean to face a dressing room, but I've also come a long way with that. Honestly my latest research rabbit hole has actually been the most freeing for me when it comes to my body and weight. Dr Jason Fung's work is amazing if u get a chance to check him out 💜

[@lydiakirby4666]

Loved being content but not complacent! Are Beauty Counter products non toxic and natural?

[@MandyMeehan]

Yes ma’am! www.beautycounter.com/the-never-list

[@lydiakirby4666]

Mandy Meehan I’ll check it out!

[@ELIZABETHmartinez-ft5bu]

You're so beautiful! I see Jesus in you.