Did you know that one of the primary functions of a fat cell is to remove toxins from your blood stream, store that toxin someplace that is non-essential to survival and keep you up and running? Instead of toxins slogging through your bloodstream and clogging up vital organs, it is safely tucked away in a hip or a butt or a belly. Amazing. Yay fat cells! Woo Hoo – thanks for protecting my organs and keeping my blood a little cleaner!

If you are carrying extra weight that has shown up as fat, your emotions may be all clogged up around those certain “unacceptable” areas of your body.  I, too, have heard that internal scream of, “Argh where did that come from? And why won’t it go away?!” The only way to truly quiet that scream is to shift from fat phobic to fat receptive.

Acknowledge your fat for what it is – a life saver; a temporary fix to a larger issue that is waiting, ever so patiently, for your attention. Fat is, after all, a symptom that something is not working the way it should be. So, take a quiet moment in praise of fat cells. From this vantage point of grateful acceptance, your judgment subsides, clarity prevails and you can begin to listen with a compassionate ear for what your body needs from you to be healthy, vital, strong and confident.