One thing that I both agree and disagree with is how society tells you to accept yourself as you are.
You should accept yourself. You should love yourself. But loving yourself, to me anyways, means to try to improve every day. Loving yourself will sometimes require you to do things you don’t want. You need to have the discipline to force yourself to do things that you don’t always feel like doing, but know they will help you in the long run. Sure, you can take time to enjoy things and to splurge every now and then, but don’t mask happiness with pleasure.
Your best life will involve you overcoming obstacles, learning, and growing. But if you use the excuse to “love yourself as you are” as a means of telling yourself that you don’t need to get better, you are doing yourself a disservice.
Recognize where you are in your journey and don’t beat yourself up for where you are compared to where you want to be or where others are. And don’t let that stop you from trying to get better.
If you are 100 pounds overweight, have diabetes, need to be on all sorts of medications, etc., you can and should still love yourself. But the best way to love yourself is to try to improve your diet and exercise regimen, to improve your mindset, etc. Don’t beat yourself up if or when you miss a day, but don’t use the excuse that you love yourself as you are to continue your lifestyle and slowly kill yourself by doing so.