Hello Loves!

Our diet culture has forced us to think that the point of working out is to lose weight. Honestly, that was my whole mindset when it came to working out. Until, my anxiety started to get worse and worse especially during the start of the pandemic. I have been on and off diets since I was 18 years old. It was a never ending cycle, I would lose weight and restrict myself from all my favorite foods then gain everything back, over and over again. I would work out but mostly only do cardio like 4 to 5 times a week.  I was terrified of anything to do with weights because I didn’t want to be manly or bulky. (FUNNY, Now I am weight-lifting 4 to 5 times a week 🙂 and even less cardio) Working out always felt like a chore for me or punishment when I ate too much food. REMEMBER, food is FUEL. Now, I am 24 and it took me about a year & a half to realize what I’ve been doing just isn’t healthy. Especially being a female, when you deprive yourself and work out too much your hormones or menstrual cycle can get messed, which of course ALMOST happens to me. The resentment I had towards working out has finally just turned, seriously within the last two months. It’s not a chore and I love it. As I mentioned earlier, I have anxiety and I get really bad heart palpitations when I’m anxious. For me, I didn’t want to have to take anxiety medicine, (If it works for you, then AMAZING). It just didn’t work for me, just made everything much worse. Working out is my LIGHT to helping me MENTALLY, the physical aspects are just another plus but not a GOAL. Now, instead of the term, ‘WORKING OUT’, I want you to try to switch it to ‘MOVEMENT’. Movement doesn’t mean you need to be in a gym, it can be dancing, swimming, literally anything that helps you get your heart rate up and you are actually ENJOYING it. The best kind of movement is when it doesn’t feel like a punishment.