I started my fitness journey about a month ago. I had seriously let go and nothing seemed to satisfy me. I was slipping down a long and all to familiar hole back to the person that I used to be all because what I had planned did not come to fruition. However, that story is for another post. So where did I start?
Okay so to begin with I have always been thin, but in my mind I was never thin enough. So to make a long story short I chose to partake in the very unhealthy habit of limiting my food intake. I'm talking 1000 or less calories per day and the least that I could get away with the better. So eventually through my extreme actions I was down to about 97 lbs. Now at 5'7 and 24 years old this weight is considered underweight. Soon everyone began to take notice but no one seemed to understand. They'd joke and say that I needed to eat or even try to give me more food but in my eyes my body was perfect. Well if I was perfect what changed?
Well around my 25th birthday my current boyfriend and I started dating and going out led to me more and eventually I gained weight but it was unhealthy weight. Nothing about this was 'pretty' in my eyes. However, my boyfriend was happy because as he put it, I was no longer starving myself. So he began to hint towards me looking at healthier options if I wasn't happy with my body. So I began researching. Now also around this time the 'curvy movement' was in full effect and I felt as though I was lacking 'back there' if you get what I mean. So I began my journey to get a flat stomach and a bigger butt. Yep, it was all about aesthetics. Aesthetics?! I thought this was a fitness journey.
but so far working out enabled me to become more confident. I am able to do things that never thought I'd be able to do. I can run a mile, I can complete more than half of a push up, and I've managed to make so many friends (my gym friends). With that confidence I stopped focusing on being curvy/skinny and more on being fit because now in my mind fit equals happy. I've added some healthy weight and I'm not done yet. I want to be the best me that I can be. So now the fun part...progress pictures.
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We all have our idea of what our ideal body is and sometimes we need a little push to get us started. I'm here to be that push. Get up and get healthy. Help your body perform at it's optimal level. Do some research, join a gym, find a workout buddy, drink water, move around more, or waste away. If you need help feel free to contact me, I am always willing to help and even do some research for you.
I hope you enjoyed and thank you.
