Our plus womens bodies are designed to move. We are built to move freely to and fro but too often we have decided to place ourselves in “cages” by making the decision not to move our bodies on a daily or even weekly basis. Then months and years pass and we settle to live in that cage that we’ve built for ourselves.

We are built to race across the Savannahs, but our day consists of migrating from the bed to the breakfast table; to the subway train seat or car seat for those who live in the suburbs; to the office; to the restaurant booth and/or to the living room couch and back to bed.

We then do this the next day.

It wasn’t always this way. Not long ago in America, a farmer did the equivalent of jogging 15 miles every day while his wife did the equivalent of 7 miles of jogging.

Things have certainly changed and we have seemed to not evolve on a physical level compared to our technology but we seem to have regressed physically.

Today our daily plus womens obligations take precedent over our physical well-being. And if we have a little inkling of desire to workout we make great effort to seek it out. It is almost a Herculean task for us Curvy Goddess.

Mind you, a lap or two in the swimming pool or even a jog around the school track will not offset a daily regimen of poor eating habits. You may be able to prevent fat gain over even lose just a couple of pounds for a bit if you stick to the new routine.

The plus womens challenge of getting regular exercise to maintain weight and feel healthy and fit is a difficult one but the more times your exercise consistently the easier it gets.

Here are a few tips to do every day to make sure you have the time for the needed exercise.

Get some sleep: good sleep habits are conducive to exercise. If you feel fatigued during the day, you’re probably not going to get any exercise during the day.

Additionally, there’s evidence that individuals who are tired tend to eat more, using food as a substance for the rest they need.

Build up to 30 minutes of walking: Walking is a great start to incorporating an exercise plan. You want to work up to 5 times a week. Brisk walks themselves have health and psychological advantages that are well worth the while.

When the weather is bad, you might not feel like going outdoors. But if you have a treadmill in the TV room, you can catch up on your favorite shows while you’re doing your daily good turn for your weight-maintenance plan.

Most of us watch television anyway, and a treadmill at home enables anyone to turn a sedentary activity into a healthy walk.

The plus womens challenge of getting exercise can be solved. Excuses aside, lack of time is certainly a limiting factor for a healthy and fit lifestyle. That’s why health experts suggest a basic guideline for adding exercise into your schedule.

Because I seek solutions that lead to greater understanding and healthier relationships, I focus on attacking the problem, not the person.

I recognize that we are all affected by a multitude of factors, and any number of things could be contributing to the issue at hand.

I am mature enough to set aside any initial hurtful desires so that I can take the time to gain understanding of the issues involved.

I value my relationships for the richness they add to my life. The quality of these relationships greatly enhances my enjoyment of life as well as my productivity.

Quality relationships are carefully crafted over time. Because I want my relationships to be of the highest quality possible, I take the time and make the effort to nurture and develop them, even when it’s difficult.

I recognize that others have feelings and ideas as valid as my own.

Since I know that life only moves forward, and we cannot turn back the clock, I am careful to speak only words that lead to greater understanding and better relationships.

Self-Reflection Questions:

1. Do I try to understand the factors that may be causing a conflict in my plus womens world?

2. Do I take time to consider the impact of my words before I speak them?

3. Which is more important to me; my need to prove myself right or my relationships with people?

How do we lead happy lives in the present moment while being on the path to being healthy and fit Curvy Goddesses?

Listed are five things that you can to do help address the plus womens challenge and bring you peace and acceptance while still working on being healthy, fit, and firm no matter what size.

1. Write down what gives you unrest and then another list of things that you like about your body. The “Unrest” list can be about your big butt, love handles, a large belly, and or just being overweight.

The “Body Love” list can be about your curvy butt, your round breasts, your beautiful eyes, your soft skin, or even the strength of your body.

I suggest you focus your time more on what you love about your body more than what you dislike about it. This will help you get into a better-feeling emotional state.

2. Find a healthy eating plan that you can stick to the rest of your life. I understand about kick-start diet plans. It sometimes inspires you to make more changes when you see results more quickly but make sure that you understand that these quick starters aren’t great lifetime plans.

Make sure you have a plan “B” after the kick-starts.

Lifestyle plans are all about balance and moderaton that support your long-term health and fitness goals.

3. Set a reasonable goal for your weight loss. If you set it too high you may find it is too hard to reach. However, if you set it for say 20 pounds at a time, then each 20 pounds will seem attainable to your mind, and help motivate you.

If you say you are going to lose 100 pounds though this thought could be overwhelming. So keep the goals small and easy to reach.

Body Love Through Exercise

Sign up with a gym, get some help from a personal trainer, explore classes that you enjoy. You could also just do an activity you like to do to get some exercise. Dancing is a good workout, or you could join a team sport like softball.

5. Keep a positive attitude. The plus womens challenge around bodyweight and body image can be won. You can find peace and acceptance with your body and remember that you, Curvy Goddess, are NOT your body.

When you take action on the 5 things above, you will conquer this plus womens challenge and finally start finding peace and acceptance. In fact, you will be so proud of yourself as a beautiful Curvy Goddess that your actions will happen effortlessly that support the pride, peace, love and acceptance you have. You’ll find joy around changing your eating habits and exercising consistently. Enjoy your new body and the new view of yourself.

Life is an amazing gift. From the miracle of conception to the mystery of the ever after, life is truly divine.

Embracing the unique plus womens life, I am in charge of how I see my life and I can choose what kind of life I lead. It is up to me and only me to make my life whatever I want it to be. I am able to create and re-create my life; invent and re-invent myself throughout my life. I embrace the process of it all.

My life is an adventure. I choose to see my life as an exciting journey filled with highs and lows. The ups and downs of a plus womens life are more fascinating and are unique to me as an individual. And although I am a part of a community I am at the same time an individual. My life cannot compare to anyone else.

Positive events in my life are sweet times during which I make memories that I can treasure for years to come. The good times serve as motivation during the not so good times to remind me that, once I get over the mountain, the ride will be smooth again.

During the low times in my life, I put on the armor of an optimistic outlook and charge forward. Humor is my powerful weapon that I use to cut through the tough times.

When I have a particularly crazy and stressful day, I take a deep breath and smile to myself focusing on the positive highlights of my day.

Today, I choose to have a good attitude about life. I take the bad with the same attitude of acceptance as I take the good, because it is all part of the journey of life that I love so much.

Self-Reflection Questions:

1. Being a powerful Curvy Goddess, how is my life an adventure?
2. Thinking about having a plus womens optimistic viewpoint, how can I change my attitude about life?
3. How can I bring more fun into my life and my perspective?

I know that for a while I have held onto the notion that my parents created the environment that made me have this weight problem. I have a sister and she was always slim growing up. We lived in the same household with the same parents.

I know that my thinking was irrational but it took me some years to let that story go.

The following are affirmations that will guide you in letting go of the resentment that you have held onto that may block you from health and happiness. Full healing will take place only in a peaceful and forgiving body, mind, and soul.

Keeping resentment inside of me poisons me on my plus womens journey, both mentally and physically. Therefore, I release it. It is no longer a part of my life and I embrace joy and good feelings instead. As I let it go, I feel the healing begin.

My mental attitude is shifting to the positive. I can see the good in people again. I can feel the joy of everyday moments now that my mind is no longer clouded with constant resentment. I feel stress-free, lighter and happier than I have been in a long time!

I can see the beauty that is all around me on my plus womens path and I can focus on what is good. Now that my mind is radiating positive energies, I can feel that I am attracting good things back to me, and I have better hopes and expectations for the future.

My body is clearing itself of the toxins produced by the negative emotions of resentment. I can enjoy better health and a stronger immune system now that it does not have to use its resources to fight those poisons.

Releasing resentment is a cleansing experience. Now that I no longer harbor such darkness, I feel closer to the clean perfection that I am meant to experience and my soul is refreshed!

I let resentment go and I am glad it’s gone.

Today, I plan to approach life with a positive attitude and avoid this plus womens challenge of holding onto resentment for anything that happens. I can let bygones be bygones, and focus on moving forward re-creating my life as I want it to be.

Self-Reflection Questions:

1. Am I harboring resentment from past experiences? How can I let it go?
2. If I resent someone who is currently involved in my life, what can I do to change my attitude?
3. On my plus womens path, how will my life change for the better by releasing my resentment?

The Plus Womens Path can be a challenging one but it definitely is an individual thing based on many factors. This is what Donia and I discuss:

==> 39 y/o Caucasian female, married, mother of two sets of twins.

==> What was the dynamic between mother and daughter growing up

==> How her mother impacted her relationship with food

==> Why she is dying to have weight loss surgery

==> She also discusses her health and fitness levels

==> Some of her diet experiences specifically with hCG diet and phentermine

==> How economic level may contribute to being overweight/obese

==> Why a plus size workout specifically strength training exercise will help Donia if she decides on weight loss surgery

==> And a lot more…

Hope you found The Plus Womens Path interview with Donia, fellow Curvy Goddess to be interesting. Would love to get your input down below. I will definitely reply.

Think about your dreams. Do they reside deep within your heart? Do they mean a great deal to you?

What gets you going? What gets you charged up in fulfilling your dreams?

These are all important questions that you may ask yourself for clarity.

Well, it may only be a very short time before they come to pass. And even if their fulfillment is a long way away, hold on to those dreams as you experience progress towards them.

When the time is right – and when you’re ready – your dreams will be realized.

In the meantime, you can unleash the power that your dreams offer you.

But how do you do that?

Is wealth involved? Health or Love? Something else that I haven’t listed?

Whatever means the most to you and brings you immeasurable joy will often appear in your dreams.

I think many of us don’t even think much of ourselves and may even think that fulfilling our dreams is often selfish.

If that belief is in your life then you may have no clue what your dreams are or even know how to dream.

You must remember that your dreams may not necessarily involve just you. Fulfilling your dreams or going through the process may not affect just you but may affect many people around you.

You can bring joy, love and light to many people by using the power of your dreams for the good of others.

You can teach others to realize their dreams and unleash that power as well through example.

Dream a Powerful Dream Full of Hair Raising Inspiration.

Your big picture goals can keep you going. They provide motivation and fuel for life. Many settle for less than the best life they can live, but you can decide today that you’ll accept no less than the fulfillment of your dreams.

Visualizing what my life looks like in the future totally inspires me. If visualizing is difficult for you, cut out pictures from magazines or find images on the internet that capture your goals visually.

Do this on a consistent basis and you’ll see that your visualization muscle will get stronger and you’ll easily imagine your dreams in your mind.

Mind Mapping is Great Tool for Goal Setting

It took me a long time to trust this idea of taking small actions toward my goals.

My plus womens goals are humongous! But being around successful people and talking to them it made me understand that taking small action steps were vital in re-creating a life I want.

There really is no such thing as luck.

At the same time, continually visualize what your life looks like at the finish line.

As you complete each step along the way, you’ll gain more power and confidence to complete the rest of your journey.

Whenever I complete and succeed in an action step I feel a little more confident.

This strategy takes on a compound affect.

The more action steps you complete and succeed the more likely you’ll move forward toward your goal because you’ll honestly feel more capable in making things happen.

You may have a setback or two before you see your dream completely realized. That’s normal. Roadblocks only serve to show you the strength of your desire for this dream’s fulfillment.

Below is a quick run-through of how You can unleash the power of your dreams by:

• Taking small steps each day toward their fulfillment
• Using them for your own joy and for the joy and good of others
• Turning a small dream into a large one by thinking big
• Staying brave and courageous when challenges come
• Spending time with people who are encouraging and helpful
• Encouraging others to follow their dreams and realize their desires

Always Remember the Plus Womens Power of the Dream

Your plus womens dreams are an extension and expression of who you are, Curvy Goddess. When you dream something, give it everything you’ve got and see it through until your dream is fulfilled. The only thing stopping you from achieving your most important dreams is you!

Be totally “unreasonable”.

Meaning refuse to accept defeat and resolve to keep taking action to get what you want until you achieve the victory you deserve.

Dreams have power, but you must continue to feed them.

Do everything you can to realize your dream by taking massive, consistent action. As you go, notice what is working and isn’t.

Adjust your course continually, and nothing can stop you from experiencing the realization of the dreams that you hold in your heart. The plus womens warrior power is turned on to turbo blast! So go out there Curvy Goddess and take the world by storm.

Having a plus womens mindset of desiring to be physically fit rather than being unrealistically skinny is a healthy mindset.

Below are affirmations that will help you, Curvy Goddess, in getting your mind right ready for the fit path.

I am a Curvy Goddess, fit and firm! Great health affects my quality of life ten-fold. I am happy, energetic, and ready to conquer the world!

I enjoy abundant health because I make smart and better choices. When I make a decision, I am fully aware of the initial impact as well as the long-term effects it will have on my body.

My actions are driven by a desire to enjoy a long life with great health. Learning healthy habits are more than a trend or a passing fad for me. It’s about re-creating a new, healthy lifestyle.

Being on the plus womens path of Curvy fit and firm does not only affect me but also those in my life, including my spouse and my children.

The more fun we have together getting fit as a family, the more we enjoy it and the less it feels like work.

Real Food

I work on my health at a safe pace, making improvements to my life each day.

I am conscious of the amount of physical activity I get each day. Every little bit matters. Therefore, I try to insert physical activity everywhere I can.

Today, I choose to be responsible for my body. I make small changes to my diet and level of physical activity so I can be Curvy fit and firm for life!

Self-Reflection Questions:

1. Being on the plus womens fit and firm path, how can I improve my diet without feeling deprived?
2. How can I increase my level of physical activity without having an all-or-nothing mentality?
3. What is one fun physical activity I can try this week?

Would you love to look so irresistible that when you walk into a room, you turn heads of everyone in the room from this energy you possess?

Would you love to feel curvy confident because of this beauty that you own that radiates from within?

We all have this magnificent energy and thankfully you can tap into this extraordinary, beautiful new you, stunning Curvy Goddess.

You have heard the idea/concept of your beauty being a reflection of what’s inside you and how you feel about yourself.

I sometimes have a hard time feeling irresistible but when I make the effort of actually going through the “superficial” act of getting my hair and nails done or making the effort to look fabulous in a beautiful outfit I tap into this inner knowledge that I’m a beautiful and magnificent Curvy Goddess.

Below I’ve listed a few things that will conquer this plus womens challenge and get you in the swing of things to remind yourself that you are downright GORGEOUS!

Start with your skin

Start taking care of your skin. No matter what skin type, make sure to incorporate a daily regimen of cleansing, toning, moisturizing, and protecting. Make-up should enhance your features, not hide skin that is being neglected.

Eat right by cutting out the toxic, processed foods including an excess of sugar and processed carbs will reveal beautiful skin.

Exercise regularly. Yes, we’ve heard it too often. Exercise gives loads of reasons for you, Curvy Goddess to implement it into your daily life and is a big factor for the plus womens beautiful younger-looking skin formula.

As a NYC personal trainer for 11 years I’ve seen the positive effects exercise has in women and men who have incorporated exercise into their lifestyle. Truthfully, exercise IS the fountain of youth so many Curvy Goddesses have not seemed to discover.

Exercise, especially some form of strength training exercise will give you a strong and upright carriage giving others a positive perception of you.

Exercise will also give you control and body awareness. Something vital in your path to Curvy Goddess Glam and Confidence!

Remember, confidence is always BEAUTIFUL.

Curvy Goddess Beauty Regimen

The most important rule to remember is that a little goes a long way.

Again, I think of using makeup to enhance rather than hide. Too much makeup often has the opposite effect. It makes you look as though you’re trying too hard instead of leading people to believe you are truly confident and glamorous.

Plus size fashion is the plus womens major component to the formula to being a stunning and self-expressed Curvy Goddess.

Fashion is an important way of self-expression for the Curvy Goddess and that is so very beautiful.

I personally am re-discovering fashion in my later adult years. It can be fun and a way for me to express how beautiful and magnificent I am.

I comb through not only plus womens fashion blogs but also through the mainstream fashion magazines to find inspiration. I also have Fashionistas as friends who are big influences in helping me re-frame fashion.

I used to think that hiding in my clothing because I am a Curvy Goddess with Amazonian dimensions was how it should be. But I’m starting to appreciate the beauty and art of being seen, expressing who I am. And I’m starting to think that I’m not really a wallflower.

So beautiful Curvy Goddess…

Go sleeveless.

Go short.

Go multi-patterned.

Go bright.

Go maxi…

Accessories pull everything together and can make a blah outfit and blah expression of you into a WOW statement.

I’m not into matching colored bags with shoes and jewelry. And actually this whole matching business spells out DESPERATION!

One or two standout pieces will express the message that you’re a beautiful Curvy Goddess who is making an impact. 

If you carry yourself with confidence and make choices that accentuate the beautiful features of your skin, face, and body; you’ll see jaws drop and eyes follow you whenever you step out the door. Leave the plus womens message of having to be invisible that has followed us for quite sometime to becoming that glamourous curvy chick that is a beautiful magnificent Goddess that everyone can’t ignore.