{"id":16131,"date":"2026-11-03T18:24:15","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T11:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=16131"},"modified":"2026-11-03T18:24:15","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T11:24:15","slug":"the-anti-glow-up-why-your-best-self-isnt-a-checklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=16131","title":{"rendered":"The Anti-Glow-Up: Why Your Best Self Isn&#8217;t a Checklist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fitbottomedgirls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/shutterstock_2486797225-scaled.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-317361 aligncenter lazyload\" alt=\"\" width=\"439\" height=\"246\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-317361 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/fitbottomedgirls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/shutterstock_2486797225-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"439\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fitbottomedgirls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/shutterstock_2486797225-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/fitbottomedgirls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/shutterstock_2486797225-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fitbottomedgirls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/shutterstock_2486797225-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fitbottomedgirls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/shutterstock_2486797225-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fitbottomedgirls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/shutterstock_2486797225-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fitbottomedgirls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/shutterstock_2486797225-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/fitbottomedgirls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/shutterstock_2486797225-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/fitbottomedgirls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/shutterstock_2486797225-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 439px) 100vw, 439px\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">After some casual scrolling on social media, the internet has kindly informed me that I\u2019m not keeping up with the self-optimization I\u2019m supposed to be doing.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m starting my mornings too late to \u201cwin the day.\u201d I\u2019m not always nailing my daily protein intake. I didn\u2019t meditate, nor did I sit down to process any emotions in my journal. My skincare routine doesn\u2019t have enough steps in it for me to look forever young. Also, my purse doesn\u2019t match my shoes.<\/p>\n<p>Everywhere we look, we get bombarded with tips and hacks for becoming our best selves. All the things we need to fix and all the things we need to do in order to get there.<\/p>\n<h2 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">What Does \u201cBeing Your Best Self\u201d Actually Mean?<\/h2>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Can someone please clarify this for me? Is it what\u2019s best for me, or what I\u2019m told the best version of me should look like?<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t get me wrong, I\u2019m all for self-improvement and growth. Tony Robbins talks about growth as more or less a human need, how we need to feel progress and have goals to work towards. That\u2019s what that nagging feeling of wanting something more is, and it\u2019s perfectly normal\u2014necessary, even! But with the constant external input about what is \u201cbetter,\u201d it stops being about what\u2019s better for us personally. It pretty much turns into a competition over who is better at being better, and your best is never quite good enough.<\/p>\n<h2 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">When Self-Improvement Becomes a Competition<\/h2>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">From what I have seen, the more superficial \u201cbest self\u201d competition has a couple of rules:<\/p>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li><strong>Results have to be visible.<\/strong> If nobody can see it, it doesn\u2019t count. Other people should be able to weigh in on whether you\u2019ve become better or not.<\/li>\n<li><strong>It usually means adding or doing more.<\/strong> Better habits, specific products, a certain lifestyle. There\u2019s always something MORE to do or to have.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Setting goals and reaching them is great, and the moving goalpost isn\u2019t the problem. The problem starts when the constant chase makes us feel worse or when we\u2019re doing it for other people rather than our own well-being. It doesn\u2019t help that the internet treats self-improvement as a virtue: the more you work on yourself, the better a person you must be.<\/p>\n<p>So I think we sometimes need to stop and ask: Am I doing things that support my own values, or following a set of choices that are more based on the opinions of others?<\/p>\n<h2 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">There\u2019s No One-Size-Fits-All Version of Your Best Self<\/h2>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">So being our best self isn\u2019t about specific standards, a specific career path, or specific habits. It\u2019s about building a life that supports the person we want to be right now. Maybe that\u2019s being a better wife, a better friend, or a better mother. Maybe it\u2019s simply being happier.<\/p>\n<p>When I competed as an athlete, I went to bed when other people went out, I chose to be very strict about my food, and I planned training sessions even while we were on vacation. But it didn\u2019t feel like a sacrifice because all those choices supported who I wanted to be then.<\/p>\n<p>Since becoming a mom, I train less and have decided to take a step back in my career. From the outside, that can look like going backwards. But as my life and priorities changed, I made choices that I felt helped me be and feel \u201cbetter\u201d at this time. And it will very likely shift again, because priorities do. That doesn\u2019t make any version necessarily better or more virtuous than the other, because the changes I made were still based on my core values\u2014the things I truly find important.<\/p>\n<p>For example, I highly value my health and believe it\u2019s an important investment, but that doesn\u2019t mean I need to train like an elite athlete or be THE BEST at it. I value spending time with my husband and son, but that doesn\u2019t mean every single free moment has to be for them. I\u2019m very much a homebody and enjoy being at home, so I choose not to go out much. Does that mean I\u2019m missing out or worse off than someone who likes to go out? No, we are just different\u2026 that\u2019s all.<\/p>\n<h2 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">The Anti-Glow-Up: Choosing Depth Over Self-Optimization<\/h2>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">For me, that\u2019s what choosing depth means. Being our best self is about living in line with our values and what serves us, not about looking better from the outside or living by a series of \u201cshoulds.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When we feel unhappy, it\u2019s often because deep inside we know we\u2019ve drifted too far from those values. So it\u2019s worth checking: Are the goals and values I\u2019m working towards truly mine, or are they what I feel is expected of me?<\/p>\n<h3 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">3 Questions to Help You Live According to Your Values<\/h3>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">A few questions to start with:<\/p>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li>Where does most of my time and energy go right now?<\/li>\n<li>Is that because it matters to me, or because I\u2019m afraid to be judged if I don\u2019t do it?<\/li>\n<li>What would I do more of, or less of, if nobody was watching?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That doesn\u2019t mean we\u2019ll love every change we make or find it easy. I have a client who doesn\u2019t enjoy exercising that much; it\u2019s not really her thing. But she does it anyway, because she knows that with her condition, her body will decline quite quickly and she won\u2019t be able to stay as active as she wants to be. Exercise is part of her routine because she values independence and quality of life, not because she wants the best body social media says she should have. Her reasons come from deeper values, and the improvements in her strength and body shape are simply the icing on the cake.<\/p>\n<p>Not every step towards our values will feel good 100% of the time. But the more we shift our actions and habits in line with what we truly care about, the more content we\u2019ll be in the long run.<\/p>\n<p><strong>That\u2019s my anti-glow-up. It may not look very fancy from the outside, but it feels a lot better on the inside. And I don\u2019t know about you, but that makes me feel a lot more like my best self. Plus, it goes great with any matching outfit.<\/strong> <em>\u2014Marlene<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/fitbottomedgirls.com\/2026\/11\/anti-glow-up-self-improvement\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After some casual scrolling on social media, the internet has kindly informed me that I\u2019m not keeping up with the self-optimization I\u2019m supposed to be doing. I\u2019m starting my mornings too late to \u201cwin the day.\u201d I\u2019m not always nailing my daily protein intake. 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