Even as a child, I remember walking with my mom and comparing her legs in the shadows to mine.⁣⁣
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𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘺… 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘮𝘱𝘺.⁣⁣
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2 years ago I had just moved back to Massachusetts. Feeling defeated, out of shape, and not wanting to be around anyone I would walk Sophie every day and consider it my workout.⁣⁣
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I wanted to hide so my eyes were constantly down, and I’d be face to face with my shadow.⁣⁣
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I was quickly reminded of my wide shoulders that I hated. ⁣⁣
My lack of a waist from my nutrition I couldn’t get under control. ⁣⁣
And those short stumpy legs.⁣⁣
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The other day while out for a walk with Sophie, I looked down and caught a glimpse of that same shadow. This time, I didn’t cringe. ⁣⁣
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It was such a good reminder that something seemingly so insignificant could be a true marker of the progress I’ve made over the past few years. ⁣⁣
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𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞.⁣⁣
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This had to do with my mindset, and sure with my body changing, but also in how I see myself. ⁣⁣
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𝘈 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴. ⁣⁣
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𝐄𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐧-𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬. 🙌⁣⁣
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What is one non-scale win you can celebrate? ⁣

On my coaching journey I had a small group of people who didn’t really believe in me.⁣
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𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩.⁣
𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩.⁣
𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩.⁣
𝘐 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴.⁣
𝘐 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘓𝘖𝘖𝘒 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘐 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.⁣
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And for a really long time I let the opinions of those few people really hold me back.⁣
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𝐈 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐲.⁣
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Then I met some very amazing people.⁣
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A boss who helped me through many breakdowns in his office, yet still hired me and taught me everything he knew about fitness. ⁣
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A retired special ed teacher who had built my dream business working from home, and saw something in me I most definitely did not.
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The most amazing fitness friends and coaches who worked right alongside me to get better every day, and sometimes just show up for therapy.⁣
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With time, I slowly learned to stop focusing on the small group of people who doubted me, and started to focus on the larger group of people who loved and supported me. ⁣That’s where my journey changed.
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It can be really easy to focus on the negative people right along with all of the things we think we lack, but I want to challenge you to see past that. ⁣
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Focus on the people who do believe in you, even if you don’t have much faith in yourself just yet. ⁣
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𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰. 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫. ⁣💛