29/06/2020
Y’all I’ve written this post & rewritten & rewritten again...because progress photos can be a weird thing to 👀 on social. And at different phases of my life have brought up lots of emotions for me.
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What I hope these photos make YOU feel is a deep love for your incredible body!💓
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That if you don’t look like the fitspo babes you see on social & your inner mean girl tries to make you feel bad about—it’s ok! “Healthy” comes in all shapes + sizes + experiences!😘
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Taking progress photos has gotten a lot easier for me over the years...I remember how I used to pick every little thing a part & feel like I was never making *enough* progress.
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My body love muscle was WEAK😩
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I was focusing on where I’d be in my next progress photo & what areas I needed to work on.
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That photo up there on the left...that’s the heaviest I’ve ever been in my entire life but when I look at it I’m so dang proud of that 5 week ago version of me 👏💓
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The one who had been knocked down, who still wonders if this body can safely bring another babe to our fam, who decided that starting again doesn’t have to be the end of the 🌎 or embarrassing {...even for someone who’s been sharing their health journey for years!!😬}
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The self care work I did in 2019 was mostly on loving myself exactly as I was...all my flaws, all my shortcomings, all the ways my life hadn’t gone as I’d hoped.
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Feeling that love COMPLETELY and desiring to improve my habits—side note it’s a delicate balance but you 💯 can love yourself as you are & want to improve!
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2020 is the year of showing up to take care of my physical body like I haven’t before.
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Connecting the self love with the discipline to continue showing up for me. Not letting my inner mean girl’s criticism spiral into not feeling like enough.
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5 weeks ago I decided to start again.
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With the simple habits I teach in my bootcamp💁♀️
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Each day showing up to take care of my body inside + out🧠🏋️♀️💓 These photos only show part of the progress!
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Doesn’t matter why YOU might be starting again...or how far you feel you have to go. I promise with the right tools, support and mindset—you CAN get there!!
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xo,
Alyssa
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ps: info on my July bootcamp in bio