It's time to get vulnerable.
Fitness is something I have become invested in since I was a sophomore in high school. When I decided I wanted to cheer in college I know I was going to have to actually be in shape. That was when I started working out regularly. But when I got into college it wasn't about doing it for my sport anymore. It was about doing it for myself.
In a previous blog post I talked about the effect that physical health has on your mental health and that's one reason that I became invested in it. It helped give me an outlet to relieve my stress, anger, anxiety, etc. But it's not just that.
The confidence that you give yourself when you start to see results is on that builds self esteem. The photo on the left was taken prior to college. The photo on the right was taken just a few days ago.
When I started my official fitness journey during this pandemic, my ultimate goal was to get back to where I was before I got to college. Now that I am there, I am ready to keep working and investing in my health to get even better and look even better.
These photos are proof that just because you fall out of a routine doesn't mean you can't get back into it. I came back from my college slacking and am determined to do even better than I did before.
See, for things like this, it's not just about the outcome. It also has to be about the journey. Watching yourself change, mentally, physically, and emotionally is something that no one can take away from you.
It took me starting this journey to realize that it's not just about the working out. It's also about how you eat how you treat yourself in general, and who you surround yourself with. Eating junk food all the time makes working out that much harder. Telling yourself you're doing terrible makes it that much harder, surrounding yourself with people that are always trying to talk you out of it make it that much harder.
I've completely fallen in love with the idea of finding balance in life. Do I work out for an hour and a half every single day? No. Do I eat perfect all the time? Definitely not. Do I always think positively about myself and never complain about working out? Nope. But I am mindful of the fact that I am doing the best that I can with what I've been given.
I workout with people that want to push themselves and put in the work just like I do. I only give myself certain foods around the house to keep me from snacking on junk food all the time. I make time for working out on days that are possible; about 3-4 times a week. And those are all things that I am content with and things that I am mindful about. I don't beat myself up if I miss a day or eat crappy because shit happens.
It's the journey and the effort that I've fallen in love with, not the outcome.
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