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I remember the picture on the left so clearly. โฃโฃ
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It was exactly a year ago, and I was in search of spring clothing for an upcoming trip to Punta Cana. โฃโฃ
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I felt so uncomfortable in my skin that day, left the store, and texted my best friend that nothing fit right and I felt huge. โฃโฃ
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I was working out a lot and making progress. โฃโฃ
I was eating well during the week. โฃโฃ
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But I was still struggling with emotional eating on the weekends. โฃโฃ
I was still unhappy with the way I looked. โฃโฃ
I was still battling the emotions that kept me lacking confidence. โฃโฃ
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Shortly after, the pandemic hit, and I decided enough was enough. โฃโฃ
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I chipped through my weight loss journey slowly and strategically. โฃโฃ
I started eating MORE to avoid the weekend struggles. โฃโฃ
I stopped buying food I knew would trigger me. โฃโฃ
I started keeping myself accountable with daily weigh-ins. โฃโฃ
I started working out LESS but more efficiently. โฃโฃ
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I occasionally hear that Iโm too skinny now, or too focused on the way I look, or not living a healthy lifestyle, and I want to remind you that it is really difficult to tell the most important piece of a transformation from a picture. โฃโฃ
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๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐๐ญ. โฃโฃ
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The biggest thing that transformed over the past year was my mindset. โฃโฃ
I was able to regain control of my nutrition. โฃโฃ
I was able to learn and understand what was truly keeping me from making progress. โฃโฃ
I was able to get my body to a place where I felt comfortable and confident so that I could start to address the internal piece. โฃโฃ
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And to be fully honest my mindset isnโt where I want it to be just yet. โฃโฃ
But those action steps were the first piece of the puzzle to get me closer to confidence. โฃโฃ
Closer to addressing the underlying struggles of body image. โฃโฃ
Closer to transforming my relationship with food and my body. โฃโฃ
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๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฉ ๐๐ญ ๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐. โฃโฃ