16/04/2023
I wish I could tell that girl on the left that food is not the enemy.
That girl was afraid to eat. She thought having both plain oats and an egg breakfast was too much, fruit had too much sugar, she could only have protein (which was 2 eggs) on a day when she did body pump.
She was at the gym 6-7 days, doing body pump, Pilates, yoga and Zumba.
Nothing was working even though she though she was doing the right things - eating as little as possible and going to classes consistently.
Months went by, I was hungry in the day, binging at night.
I decided it was time to try it a different way. I started lifting weights, followed a program, started tracking my macros which taught me how I should eat and that I needed to eat more protein and that carbs weren’t the enemy (who would’ve thought?).
I was consistent.
I fell in love with training in this way.
Years later I’m the strongest I’ve ever been. No I’m not the leanest I’ve been in this left photo but I am the strongest, I have the most muscle mass, and I actually treat my body with the respect it deserves. I don’t see food as the enemy anymore. Training isn’t something that is overwhelming but something I look forward to so much.
The biggest transformation is that I can now appreciate that food isn’t the enemy. I move my body because I love being strong not because I want to burn calories. As cringy as it sounds I genuine love myself and appreciate my body for all that it does, which is something that girl on the left never did.
I know this transformation isn’t extreme like ones you find online but I hope you can appreciate that the emotional and mental growth is just as important 🤍