Most of us know the famous Hans Christian Andersen tale about an emperor who unwittingly hires two con men to create a new suit of clothes for him.
These men convince the Emperor that the supposed ‘clothes’ he will be wearing are of the finest silk and invisible to anyone who is either stupid or unfit for his position in society. The Emperor cannot see the non-existent cloth, but pretends that he can, for fear of appearing stupid.
When the con men tell the Emperor that his new suit is finished, they dress him in mime. The Emperor, proud of his ‘outfit’, goes on a procession through his Kingdom showing off his new “clothes”, all the while really naked!
Now, I’m not calling you stupid or unfit for society, but what I am saying is this…
Suppose, like the Emperor, you had to walk around town, completely and utterly stark-naked!
How would you feel, besides being embarrassed to be naked in the first place?
Would you feel confident in your own skin?
Would you wear it well and with pride?
Would you try and cover up parts of your body that you didn’t like?
The TRUTH is, that if a law were past that declared us all be naked as we went about our daily lives, we would ALL work MUCH harder at tightening up those saggy bits and trimming some of the excess fat off our tummies, thighs and hips.
But, like the Emperor, we ‘hide’ behind our clothes. We pretend to see what ISN’T there. Fully clothed, many of us kid ourselves that we are lean, mean fighting machines underneath, healthy and not needing more exercise or a better diet to solve our problems.
SO MANY people live in denial.
They tell themselves that they’re as fit as a fiddle, despite larger fittings and feeling underpar.
They listen to those around them who tell them that they’re fine the way they are, that they shouldn’t change and that exercise and healthy eating is for boring people.
These people are like the con men. They get you to believe that nothing needs to change and that you’re fine the way you are.
If you are unhealthy or ill because of your current weight, you need to take ACTION and listen to your body.
Take off your clothes and look in the mirror.
Do you like what you see?
If not, don’t be like the Emperor and kid yourself into believing that what you see is all good.
Expose what lies beneath your clothes and work on your ‘new clothes’…
