Usually the left side is the less lean side you're working to get "away" from, right? Well...do you see that face? Does that face look like the proud woman who had just lost 87 pounds after a 60+ pound pregnancy gain? Not so much...I had a jacked up sense of my body. What I see in the mirror when I see this picture now is COMPLETELY different than what I saw when I took it. I thought I still had so much body fat to lose. I thought I needed to gain way more muscle before I would have the toned body I desired. I thought I had to be perfect in order to achieve it....fast forward two years to the pic on the right? I'm PROUD. I see progress. I see empowerment. That picture was two weeks ago, after losing 20 pounds this summer. Because of the mindset I had on the left, I spent almost 2 years digging myself into a hole that I kept pretty private because I was so ashamed. Because I still felt I had to be perfect. That if I wasn't perfect, I couldn't get results. When the REALITY was the I had major lessons to learn. Like the fact that eating 100% in line with your meal plan every single day until you reach your goals is unrealistic and nearly, if not, impossible. Goals that change, goals that evolve, goals that are skewed if you have such a negative mindset around your body image. But when you EMBRACE the fact that this is a LIFEstyle {{for LIFE, not for "till my goals are achieved"}} then you realize that perfection is impossible and eating off plan every so often doesn't have to derail you...doesn't have to send you spiraling for days or weeks...that everything really will be okay and you still WILL make progress toward your goals if you just stand up, brush it off, and resume. Success is never a straight line to the top. Embrace the struggles. Embrace the obstacles. Embrace the LIFEstyle. We got this.💪🏼💕Comment below if you want to join our fit family here on FB-- we love you no matter what and will support you endlessly!👭👭👭
