I Wish My Body Looked Like Hers

I would like to start off talking about my big toe. When I was 20 years old I banged my big toe up against my shoe in an aerobics class and caused my toe nail to get infected with a toenail fungus (I know ewwww). A podiatrist told me I could get on a med called Lamisil, but it was not a guaranteed cure and it could possibly cause liver damage (Let's see toenail fungus or LIVER DAMAGE, wow what a tough choice for me to make!%#). I've tried many different ways to cure it on my own and nothing worked. When I would see people wear cute sandals showing off their freshly manicured toenails, I just drooled longing for the day that I could do the same. I could not wear polish bcs fungus thrive in moist, dark places so wearing polish would make it 10x worse!

I am glad that I stayed optimistic in believing that one day I too would have nice toenails again. I could have felt jealousy towards the women who showed off their toenails and seemed as if they took nice toenails for granted. I could have felt they were just showing off if they decided to add a toe ring. I could have felt as if they thought they were better than others bcs their feet looked so cute. But instead it inspired me to continue to do everything I could to find a solution. I did not want to give up hope. I let it encourage and motivate me to keep looking for a solution.

Now have you ever looked at someone else and said, "I want her body". Have you ever gotten jealous of someone else's body bcs it made you "aware" of your body and caused you to feel as if you didn't measure up? Did you ever feel as if someone was just "showing off" or acted as if they are better than others bcs they were fit? Many times someone else's success just brings out our insecurities. When you see someone's body that you have admiration for, use it as a reminder of your fitness goals. Each time, smile and remind yourself that you will not EVER give up until you are living in your desired body.

I just found a solution to my toenail issue recently. I am soooooooooooooooooooo happy! I had tried everything to make it go away and nothing worked. I had to just look at that pathetic toe nail over and over again. I filed the life out of it to try to make it look halfway descent. I had many failed attempts at failed self-surgeries. So you want to know what finally helped my toenail look normal again? I washed the toenail with soap and water. Then I mixed Clorox bleach and peroxide together and and poured over the Toe nail. I then made a new mixture and let my toenail soak in it for 15 minutes. I dried the toenail and put tea tree oil on a band-aid and put it over it. Continued until my nail looked new again! I just read somewhere that the old Clorox bleach bottles used to have a on their label "Use 1 Table Spoon of bleach in a gallon of water to soak feet as an effective treatment for athletes foot" but the FDA made them remove it - probably because it really worked and a lot of pharmaceutical money was being lost. I've heard that vinegar works for many people but it only gave me insignificant results.