Hey It's Me Again

Hey it's me again on the same BS: but this time with a slightly different angle. For the past couple of years, I've had this urge to create something but I wasn't sure what. If you check my two previous posts, you'll see I attempted a couple times to come back to this blog but I didn't know what to post.

Then slowly, things started to come together. This year, I started listening to body positivity podcasts, reading books, and discovering encouraging content on pages I found on Instagram, going to therapy, and I'm actually going to be in a Zoom talk about body positivity in February! It was then I realised that I feel so passionate about this topic and that I want to put everything I learned somewhere.

I made a small poll on my IG and apparently more of my friends listened to podcasts vs. blogs, but after a conversation with one of my great friends (Hello Lisanne) that I should start with a platform that I'm most comfortable with which is writing—so I'm back here!

MY *NEW* GOAL FOR THIS BLOG

I've been mulling this idea over for a while now— I'm not a nutritionist nor a psychologist, so who am I to talk about body/eating stuff? I needed to settle this so I knew what and what not to write about.

I started this blog (again) because I started noticing body positivity becoming a trending topic all over social media that showed content about the anti-diet culture, insecurities, and other things that make you HUMAN. I got to read a couple books and listened to some podcasts (I will share a curated list in one of my future posts!) that made me realise I had let my self-worth be dictated by my terrible body image and fear of what others thought about me for way too long. Growing up, it wasn't common to talk about insecurities and in fact, speaking negatively about yourself ("OMG I'm so fat" "I gained so much weight over the holidays!"— sound familiar?) was and still is the norm! Although it wasn't the case, I felt like I was the only one that felt "fat" and so uncomfortable in my own skin.

I'm hoping that sharing my vulnerability will help people feel less alone and hopefully, create a safe space where people can talk about their own experiences as well. My goal is to start a conversation for people who are victims of these superficial standards of beauty, that is also so prevalent in Filipino culture. So if in this post or in other future posts you feel strongly about something or against something, I invite you to comment— I'm always up to discuss and learn! 

I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING... BUT WHY A BLOG? ARE WE IN 2006?

Funny! I was actually thinking of making another Instagram, but I manage seven accounts already and I talk a lot so I need more writing space than what Instagram allows.

WHAT YOU WON'T FIND ON SABEEZKNEES

Like I said, I'm not a licensed nutritionist or a food psychologist— I'm just an ordinary girl with lots of feelings and a passion for not feeling like I look like shit all the time. I will never tell you what to eat or how to live. I will share things that have helped me live my best life, but I will NOT give health and fitness advice as I do not have the knowledge and authority to do so. If you need real nutritional/psychological advice, I encourage you to reach out to a licensed professional.

I'm leaving all my old blog posts for memz, feel free to take a look and laugh—  I can get really dramatic! So that's me for now. I can't wait for the convos we might have. Stay tuned!