Finding my Confidence
Are you ready for a story?---a personal story---well here it comes!
When I started my health and fitness journey I just wanted to be happier with who I was physically. Little did I know that my transformation would be just as mental as it was physical!!
I started getting into my health and fitness because I was -->sweating for the wedding<-- :D I mean, who doesn't want to look amazing on their wedding day?! I had gotten some results, but after the wedding I started using the 21 day fix and shakeology and this is when things changed for me!
I was a total skeptic at first -- as I am the world's pickiest eater -- but I wanted to give it a whirl as I knew I needed to eat better. So, I joined that first challenge group and BOOM, I was hooked. Those ladies supported me, LOVED me, helped me grow, and taught me how important it is to take care of YOU and your body.
During this first group I learned to love me, who I am and who I am still growing to be! I decided that the love I have for myself far exceeds the pressure I feel to look perfect. I work out because I love my body, not because I hate it. I will keep working out, because my goal is not defined by inches or a number in the scale. It's defined by the way I feel when I try on my clothes and how tall I stand when I walk out of the front door. For knowing I have done more for myself than many have or are. That is why I do this, and that is why I keep it up. For my future, and those not in it yet.
This week I put on a pair of those workout booty shorts -- you all know what I mean -- and realized that I was PROUD of the body I have been working so hard on. I NEVER thought I would be one of people who was able to wear these shorts. I mean they look amazingggg on the ladies in the videos, but I did not think I would ever pull that off. And here I am!! AND feeling great and confident in them....I mean I even wore them in PUBLIC once (so far).
Do I feel perfect? No
Will my body ever be perfect? Absolutely not! --I don't think anyone is perfect!
Am I always going to see a flaw? Yes, I am (as many of us are) my own biggest critic and I just remind myself that it is not about perfection. It is about progress, it is about taking care of me for me.
Working out and fueling my body right isn't just so I can look in the mirror and say "wow" or have others tell me how great I look {which is a bonus, not gonna lie} --- it is that satisfaction in knowing that I am important and worth the time and energy I am putting in to take care of my body for ME. We only have one body and one life to live so you might as well take care of your body and make sure you live to do all those things you are always dreaming about!!
I am happy to say that I have gained so much more than I ever expected both mentally and physically by being a part of a challenge group and then becoming a coach with the amazing beachbody company.
Hello Confident Katie! <3
Thanks for taking the time to read a little more of my story. <3
If you are ready to learn to love you and be a happier, healthier, more confident you --- join me in my next challenge group. Fill out the application below! :)
When I started my health and fitness journey I just wanted to be happier with who I was physically. Little did I know that my transformation would be just as mental as it was physical!!
I started getting into my health and fitness because I was -->sweating for the wedding<-- :D I mean, who doesn't want to look amazing on their wedding day?! I had gotten some results, but after the wedding I started using the 21 day fix and shakeology and this is when things changed for me!
I was a total skeptic at first -- as I am the world's pickiest eater -- but I wanted to give it a whirl as I knew I needed to eat better. So, I joined that first challenge group and BOOM, I was hooked. Those ladies supported me, LOVED me, helped me grow, and taught me how important it is to take care of YOU and your body.
During this first group I learned to love me, who I am and who I am still growing to be! I decided that the love I have for myself far exceeds the pressure I feel to look perfect. I work out because I love my body, not because I hate it. I will keep working out, because my goal is not defined by inches or a number in the scale. It's defined by the way I feel when I try on my clothes and how tall I stand when I walk out of the front door. For knowing I have done more for myself than many have or are. That is why I do this, and that is why I keep it up. For my future, and those not in it yet.
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| rockin' my T25 inspired booty shorts!! |
This week I put on a pair of those workout booty shorts -- you all know what I mean -- and realized that I was PROUD of the body I have been working so hard on. I NEVER thought I would be one of people who was able to wear these shorts. I mean they look amazingggg on the ladies in the videos, but I did not think I would ever pull that off. And here I am!! AND feeling great and confident in them....I mean I even wore them in PUBLIC once (so far).
Do I feel perfect? No
Will my body ever be perfect? Absolutely not! --I don't think anyone is perfect!
Am I always going to see a flaw? Yes, I am (as many of us are) my own biggest critic and I just remind myself that it is not about perfection. It is about progress, it is about taking care of me for me.
Working out and fueling my body right isn't just so I can look in the mirror and say "wow" or have others tell me how great I look {which is a bonus, not gonna lie} --- it is that satisfaction in knowing that I am important and worth the time and energy I am putting in to take care of my body for ME. We only have one body and one life to live so you might as well take care of your body and make sure you live to do all those things you are always dreaming about!!
I am happy to say that I have gained so much more than I ever expected both mentally and physically by being a part of a challenge group and then becoming a coach with the amazing beachbody company.
Hello Confident Katie! <3
Thanks for taking the time to read a little more of my story. <3
If you are ready to learn to love you and be a happier, healthier, more confident you --- join me in my next challenge group. Fill out the application below! :)
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