Body Conditions

It is difficult to improve your relationship with your body when you’re subconsciously placing limits on what it can do.

For as long as I can remember, I have always assumed I would "struggle with my weight".  I was told this by family members, girls who felt they were in bigger bodies and even by coaches/teachers. It didn't matter how many compliments I received, how well I did in school or in dancing and swimming. I always thought my body was what people saw before anything else. There is no denying it plays a role in what people think about us. Appearance does matter to some people. Maybe that's why chasing body positivity feels... like an empty promise? A façade? Gaslighting? You can't expect me to always LOVE what I see if I have been told countless times that I need fixing, changing, bouncing back, more makeup or more discipline.  

So a few years ago, I became fed up with tolerating the feelings of inadequacy. I was drowning in what felt like a sea of opinions... but the voice inside my own was the most suffocating. I knew there had to be more for women...more to offer than just... what we look like. And I realized... I don't want to look back 5 years from now and know that I just kept weight off. I want to know that I built something. How can I help other women, moms, parents do the same? How can I teach them to eat well, move their bodies in a way that truly serves them?

The truth is, you have to be willing to try something new. You have to understand that it is significantly more difficult to improve your relationship with your body if you're subconsciously placing limits on what it can do.

"I won’t use a barbell.”

“I can’t eat that much food.”

“That wouldn’t look good on me.”

“I’m just a procrastinator.”

“What if I suck at it?”

“I’m not a runner.”

“But ________ runs in my family.”

“I want to, but I don’t have the mental energy.”

“I’ll try that when I lose XX pounds.”

get 👏🏻 out 👏🏻 of 👏🏻 your 👏🏻 head

Step outside of yourself and ask:

>>is what I’m thinking ACTUALLY TRUE?

>>is this a belief system I have about myself? Did I learn it from someone/somewhere?

>>what could go right?

>>what part of this feels like a big leap forward?

>>what’s the next smallest step I can take to get where I want to go?

>>what would happen if I did it scared shitless anyway? what would that physically feel like and why am I afraid to feel that way?

Whatever it is you are hesitant in doing differently, or doing for the first time… know that there is no deadline. There are no expectations unless you create them.