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Everyone wants to eat and drink whatever they want without gaining weight but not everyone is willing to do the work that needs to happen along side it.

Not everyone will make the sacrifices to get in good shape to begin with. It requires patience, lifestyle changes, effort & accountability.

You want the ‘toned’ look and flat stomach but you won’t commit to the gym 4 x a week. You won’t give up your doom scrolling time to get your steps in. You won’t give up your take away/drinking weekends to count your calories consistently. You won’t give yourself 6 months to build the discipline and learn how to fuel your body and keep yourself in decent shape for your future self.

Put more effort into yourself

Believe it or not, neither could I..

I never used to be someone who could go into a gym wearing a sports bra and shorts. I never ever wore crop tops outside of my house.. even PRE baby. I would have felt too self conscious.. ‘what if I look big’ ‘what if I suddenly get bloated’ ‘what if someone judges me’

Realistically it had nothing to do with anyone else and everything to do with myself. I heard about exposure therapy and started practicing it. I recognised the feelings and thoughts came from my own insecurities involving how I perceived myself to be and setting myself an unrealistic standard.

Who said I had to have abs to wear a crop top?

I started with the gym as I knew that’s where I feel most like myself. I would wear leggings, a sports bra & a jumper. I would wear the jumper until I was unbearably hot and had no choice but to remove it 🫠 I started realising that no one was looking, no one said anything to me, no one cared.. I slowly began feeling comfortable enough to go in without the jumper.

Then I tested it last month.. on a sober night out (drunk me might’ve felt comfortable faster 😂) I remember messing with my fit regularly and looking for my reflection about 50 times on the night. I had multiple people tell me I looked amazing and at some point in the night I just forgot my stomach was out. I’m not saying I felt incredible because it was still a big step for me! But sometimes we need to step out of our comfort zone to collect the data that sometimes it’s just our fears taking over.

It’s easy to stay as we are… but if you’re wanting to make some changes, you must first step out of your comfort zone 😌

Why we video and take photos!!

Despite the obvious difference in my flexibility. I can also see the change in my physique and I can analyse where and what I need to improve/work on.

So while my brain sometimes convinces me that nothing has changed.. everything has quite clearly changed. And while I can stay comfortably doing the same thing week in and week out, I can look at my videos/pictures and see where I need to push more or work on more.

I know some of my clients despise taking their photos and I never make anyone do anything their not comfortable with but the shock on their faces when they try and they can visually see the change is all worthwhile.

If you ever feel like it’s pointless, or it’s embarrassing.. think about the progress you could make and the change in perspective of yourself that could happen if you do it from time to time.

Comparison is the thief of joy.. you should only be competing with your old self 🐯🦁

Last year I was striving for skinny, salads, size 6, low scale weight, purely running
This year I’ve been striving for muscle, nutrition, vitamins, endurance, stamina, knowledge, peace, calm nervous system

You can’t see my biggest transformation because it’s been my mental state.. thanks to therapy. I truly believe everyone needs to experience therapy (not just the gym lol) at least once in their life. To reflect on their patterns and learn about themselves. It’s been a massive game changer for me to the extent I’ve looked into the different kind of therapy you can get to find more that’s best suited for me to keep working on myself. Without opening my mind and pushing my limitations, I wouldn’t have been able to see past many hurdles that was blocking my potential.

Wealth is health, including the mind. You are the priority. Numero uno

Balance ✨

Just me & more time spent with food 🙃it’s a good job I gym and run a lot

For me 🤍

All of this, for me 💁🏽‍♀️

One year ago I started to really focus on my training and food.

In this time I have

💚 ran 3 half marathons (medals still pending lol)
💚 hit 100KG deadlift
💚 hit 180KG hip thrust
💚 survived 90 mins on the stairmaster (now the loml)
💚 lost 10kg in weight
💚 dropped to 54KG
💚 found love in training all over again

The last 12 months have been the best 12 months of my life! Not just training, but personal too. Business is going well, I’ve travelled far more than I imagined I would, I found my girls, I found my hobbies, and most importantly, I found myself ❤️‍🔥

I run for fun, I train hard because I love being strong, I eat nourishing foods because it feels good and I still go out regularly for balance 💃🏼

To be honest, the extent I train and commit around my macros, it practically is a full time job but it’s soooo worth it. If I think about the hours I’ve spent in the gym, meal prepping & running, I’ll have probably spent that doom scrolling or hating on myself. So here’s to prioritising myself 🥂