If you think this is about appearance, you're wrong.
This isn't about looking like someone in an ad. It's not about wanting to be someone else.
It's about something far more painful:
It's about feeling like I've let my body down.
I know with all my heart and soul that I want what's best for it – and still, I fall.
Again and again.
My soul loves freedom. It dances. It always has. And I want to dance with it – in this physical world.
But my body feels trapped.
Heavy.
Tired.
Filled with the consequences of all those times I couldn't do what I truly wanted to.
I'm proud. Yes, fucking proud.
Not of my past – the bags of candy, chocolate, ice cream, and processed meals.
But proud that I'm in a different place now. Consciously. Humanly. Heartfully.
I'm proud that my work with The Heart Movement – and my focus on truth and health – has awakened me.
Knowledge obliges.
And finally, in my own time and way, I’ve started to act.
Small choices.
Honest choices.
I tune in. I listen.
And I tell myself:
Now you deserve better.
Now you deserve the care your soul has been crying out for.
But that doesn't make it easy. Food is hard. Period.
It's boring to eat the same thing again and again.
Rye bread.
Cheese.
Easy solutions.
I envy those who love salads, who dive into colorful bowls of fresh, crisp nutrition.
If only you knew how many times I've cried over this.
Silently.
For being picky.
For feeling difficult.
For not loving what’s healthy.
And it has hurt – because it feels like being on the outside.
Like I have a body I don’t know how to nourish.
I choose what's easy.
And that's okay. For now. But it's also grief. A grief I want to move out of.
Because habits taste good. And they hold power.
Sweet. Fat. Easy.
It affects us.
Not because we're weak – but because we're saturated.
With stress.
With grief.
With exhaustion.
With life.
So we reach for what soothes.
A moment's pause.
A moment of "self-care" – even if it later feels like self-betrayal.
And it doesn't stop with one habit.
When I break one, another appears.
Maybe prettier.
Still addiction.
Nothing is healthy in excess.
And here I meet the next wall:
The missing brake.
I need something – now.
To fill myself.
Because emptiness feels more dangerous than exhaustion.
My grief isn't about how I look.
It's about not knowing how to care.
I learned to numb.
To put something in my mouth when something hurts.
Chocolate. Ice cream. Candy.
Or beer. Hash. Cigarettes.
Coffee. Milk
Protein bars. Chips.
Even Exercise
Anything can become abuse when we use it as a band-aid.
And let's be honest:
We all have something.
Something we overuse.
Something we don’t want to admit we’re dependent on.
Because the power of habits is bigger than we think.
They run on autopilot.
They control us without us noticing.
We speak of life's entangling, unfolding and unraveling.
And I'm unraveling now.
Not perfectly.
Not finished.
But in motion.
And it has hurt.
Because I have betrayed myself.
But I’m in it – and I’m grateful for every step I take.
And maybe... maybe this is exactly where something new can begin.
My body has never betrayed me. It has carried me.
Danced with me, laughed with me, loved, suffered, held burdens and dreams.
It never gave up – even when I almost did.
Yes, I've cheated you.
Yes, I’ve promised you "gold and green forests" again and again – and failed.
I’ve stolen your energy and covered you in shame.
But I see you now.
I want to start over.
Not as punishment – but as a gift.
A new beginning.
A new alliance.
You and me.
We’re reversing the current now.
Not with shame, but with awareness.
Not with self-hate, but with truth.
Not to be perfect, but to be real.
This isn’t a fight against the body.
This is a tribute to it.
But I’m not stopping here.
Because everything I’ve shared... is just the beginning.
If you want to know how to begin creating your own life – in a way where your heart gets to lead – then stay tuned.
Because what creates your life isn’t just your choices at the grocery store or your eating habits.
It’s your thoughts.
It’s your feelings.
It’s your truth.
And the wildest thing is:
You can change it.
You can direct it.
You can create something entirely new.
Not through control.
But through ownership.
By listening.
Choosing.
Being honest.
This is just the first step.
Next time we’ll go deeper – into life’s real recipe.
Are you ready?
AmalieZenn | Soul Diary – The Heart Movement

When habits win – and hope still lives
I just wanted to do what was best for my body – but I ended up betraying it